ET vs GLNG vs LNG Stock Comparison

Energy Transfer, Golar Lng and Cheniere Energy Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ET Energy Transfer LP
$19.51 -5.4% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$67.18B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
6.91%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins
GLNG Golar Lng Ltd
$44.88 -9.8% 1M +10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.55B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$523.38M
Div. yield
2.23%
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
5 wins
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.
$291.97 +6.2% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$59.62B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.22B
Div. yield
0.76%
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 5, Golar Lng 5, Cheniere Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETGLNGLNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.18B $4.55B $59.62B ET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.3x 28.3x 20.1x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 40.4x 27.0x ET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.3% +109.6% +22.5% GLNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 31.3% 13.1% GLNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% 204.1% 15.5% GLNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 5.3x 2.7x LNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.91% 2.23% 0.76% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.9% +10.7% +41.2% LNG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.0%/yr +27.0%/yr +22.1%/yr GLNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.0% 27.5% 31.1% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 64/100 55/100 GLNG

Percentile Scorecard

ETGLNGLNG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisETGLNGLNG
Valuation 94 #3 of 35 27 #26 of 35 62 #14 of 35
Growth 52 #17 of 34 94 #3 of 34 9 #31 of 34
Profitability 30 #24 of 34 82 #7 of 34 76 #9 of 34
Financial Health 50 #18 of 35 82 #7 of 35 65 #13 of 35
Shareholder Returns 70 #10 of 31 37 #20 of 31 63 #12 of 31
Overall 59 64 55
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • GLNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • LNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodETGLNGLNGSPY
1 month -5.4%-9.8%+6.2% -1.0%
3 months -4.0%-10.6%+14.6% -0.4%
6 months -1.8%-17.9%+11.7% +4.5%
Year to date +18.3%+20.6%+50.2% +12.4%
1 year +17.9%+10.7%+41.2% +13.6%
3 years +42.8%+94.5%+68.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +12.6%+24.9%+18.9% +20.8%
5 years +109.8%+230.5%+170.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +16.0%+27.0%+22.1% +10.4%
10 years +41.4%+114.0%+692.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +3.5%+7.9%+23.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureETGLNGLNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.0%27.5%31.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.6%27.7%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.250.12-0.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.000.391.33 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.8%-34.1%-25.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-21.8%-11.5% -1.6%
52-week high $21.74$57.36$330.00 $779.14
52-week low $16.21$35.33$188.83 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleETGLNGLNG
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 18.1x 28.3xmedian 18.1x 20.1xmedian 18.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.5x 8.7xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 10.7x 18.8xmedian 10.7x 10.2xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 15.1x 7.8xmedian 15.1x 15.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 5.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.91median 1.65 1.86median 1.65 -0.58median 1.65

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsETGLNGLNG
Revenue $107.38B $523.38M $23.22B
Gross profit $25.32B $343.33M $10.55B
Operating income $10.78B $273.22M $6.52B
Net income $7.04B $226.50M $4.56B
Free cash flow $5.22B $583.87M $3.79B
R&D – $14.62M –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $1.49 $14.50
Cash & equivalents $1.02B $870.50M $1.66B
Total debt $68.41B $2.68B $23.93B
Shares (diluted) 3.46B 109.49M 209.50M
Enterprise value $60.62B $1.16B $59.19B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricETGLNGLNG
P/E 13.3x 28.3x 20.1x
P/FCF 12.9x 7.8x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 10.8x 8.3x
P/S 0.6x 8.7x 2.6x
P/B 1.3x 2.3x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.3x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 18.8x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 12.5x 23.2x 12.5x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 12.1x 3.5x
EV/FCF 25.8x 10.9x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 15.0x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.91 1.86 -0.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETGLNGLNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.3% 109.6% 22.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 23.3% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% 147.7% -2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 19.9% -19.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.5% 1,754% -7.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 104.0% -30.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 894.0% -11.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 18.5% -33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 2,539% -20.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 15.2% -34.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 1.1% 40.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 11.3% -9.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.5% -5.5% 70.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 60.4% -21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETGLNGLNG
Gross margin 23.6% 65.6% 45.4%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 64.6% 34.6%
Operating margin 10.0% 52.2% 28.1%
Pretax margin 7.1% 62.0% 23.6%
Net margin 4.7% 31.3% 13.1%
FCF margin 4.9% 111.6% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 80.8% 30.9%
Return on equity 14.0% 1,387% 39.6%
Return on assets 4.8% 4.2% 9.6%
Return on invested capital 8.4% 204.1% 15.5%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 5.6% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 1.9% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETGLNGLNG
Debt / assets 46.2% 50.1% 49.0%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.4x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.0x 5.3x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 13.1x 4.6x 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 63.6% 75.5%
Equity / assets 34.1% 36.4% 24.5%
Interest coverage 2.9x 16.5x 6.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 2.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETGLNGLNG
Dividend yield 6.9% 2.2% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.8% 4.8%
Shareholder yield 6.9% 3.0% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 67.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 91.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusETGLNGLNG
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 40.4xFY2026 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.80FY2026 $1.11FY2026 $10.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.8%FY2026 -27.5%FY2026 -55.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.4% -53.2% +53.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $124.23BFY2026 $409.44MFY2026 $24.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% -2.6% -1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETGLNGLNG
Held by institutions 31.4% 81.5% 88.2%
Institutions holding 1,284 312 1,335
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -0.4% +2.5%
Institutions buying 630 153 687
Institutions selling 342 106 466
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.44 1.47

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ETGLNGLNG
ET 1.00 0.37 0.53
GLNG 0.37 1.00 0.44
LNG 0.53 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ET, GLNG and LNG?

Energy Transfer (ET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Energy Transfer (ET) $67.18B, Golar Lng (GLNG) $4.55B, Cheniere Energy (LNG) $59.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, ET, GLNG and LNG?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Energy Transfer (ET) 13.3x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 28.3x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Energy Transfer (ET) is cheapest (Energy Transfer (ET) 10.8x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 40.4x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 27.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Golar Lng (GLNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +109.6%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +22.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Golar Lng (GLNG) has the highest net margin (Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 31.3%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 13.1%). On return on invested capital, Golar Lng (GLNG) leads (Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 204.1%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheniere Energy (LNG) returned the most: Energy Transfer (ET) +17.9%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +10.7%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +41.2%. Over five years, Golar Lng (GLNG) compounded fastest (Energy Transfer (ET) +16.0%/yr, Golar Lng (GLNG) +27.0%/yr, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +22.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Energy Transfer (ET) 6.91%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 2.23%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 0.76%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Energy Transfer (ET) 18.0%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 27.5%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ET, GLNG and LNG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Energy Transfer (ET) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.