GLNG vs KMI vs LNG Stock Comparison

Golar Lng, Kinder Morgan and Cheniere Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLNG Golar Lng Ltd
$45.60 -6.5% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.62B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$523.38M
Div. yield
2.19%
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
5 wins
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc.
$33.57 +9.6% 1M +28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$74.78B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.34B
Div. yield
3.53%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
5 wins
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.
$297.67 +10.4% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.48B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.49B
Div. yield
0.75%
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kinder Morgan leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kinder Morgan 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.

QuestionGLNGKMILNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.62B $74.78B $61.48B KMI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x 20.7x 21.3x KMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.1x 20.6x 27.5x KMI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +109.6% +11.7% +17.5% GLNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.3% 19.6% 13.6% GLNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% 6.3% 15.5% GLNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 4.1x 2.9x LNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.19% 3.53% 0.75% KMI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.1% +28.7% +37.8% LNG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.5%/yr +14.9%/yr +23.6%/yr GLNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.1% 21.2% 29.0% KMI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 40/100 52/100 GLNG

Percentile Scorecard

GLNGKMILNG

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

AxisGLNGKMILNG
Valuation 24 #27 of 35 29 #25 of 35 44 #20 of 35
Growth 91 #4 of 34 58 #15 of 34 12 #30 of 34
Profitability 82 #7 of 34 52 #17 of 34 73 #10 of 34
Financial Health 79 #8 of 35 41 #21 of 35 65 #13 of 35
Shareholder Returns 27 #23 of 31 20 #25 of 31 67 #11 of 31
Overall 60 40 52
  • GLNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • KMI 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

PeriodGLNGKMILNGSPY
1 month -6.5%+9.6%+10.4% +0.9%
3 months -3.7%+5.4%+15.1% +5.9%
6 months -15.4%+5.4%+9.3% +8.5%
Year to date +22.5%+22.1%+53.1% +13.3%
1 year +11.1%+28.7%+37.8% +12.4%
3 years +103.2%+105.1%+78.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.7%+27.1%+21.3% +23.5%
5 years +250.0%+100.4%+187.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +28.5%+14.9%+23.6% +11.0%
10 years +101.7%+64.3%+668.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.3%+5.1%+22.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGLNGKMILNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.1%21.2%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%20.5%28.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.13-0.22-0.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.411.361.30 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-20.4%-25.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-2.5%-1.0% -0.9%
52-week high $57.36$34.44$300.66 $779.14
52-week low $35.33$25.84$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.

MultipleGLNGKMILNG
P/E now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 19.6x 20.7xmedian 19.6x 21.3xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 2.7x 4.1xmedian 2.7x 2.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 10.9x 13.7xmedian 10.9x 10.7xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 16.6x 24.3xmedian 16.6x 22.0xmedian 16.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.5x 2.3xmedian 2.5x 5.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.89median 1.72 1.54median 1.72 -0.82median 1.72

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 monthsGLNGKMILNG
Revenue $523.38M $18.34B $21.49B
Gross profit $343.33M $12.18B $10.27B
Operating income $273.22M $5.31B $6.42B
Net income $226.50M $3.71B $4.37B
Free cash flow $583.87M $3.08B $2.79B
R&D $14.62M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.49 $1.62 $13.92
Cash & equivalents $870.50M $918.00M $1.10B
Total debt $2.68B $33.07B $24.04B
Shares (diluted) 109.49M 2.23B 209.50M
Enterprise value $1.23B $74.87B $61.61B

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
MetricGLNGKMILNG
P/E 28.8x 20.7x 21.3x
P/FCF 7.9x 24.3x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 11.1x 10.0x
P/S 8.8x 4.1x 2.9x
P/B 2.4x 2.3x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.4x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.0x 13.7x 10.7x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 20.1x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 12.3x 5.8x 3.9x
EV/FCF 11.0x 34.7x 30.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 15.9x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.89 1.54 -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLNGKMILNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 109.6% 11.7% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.3% 4.9% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 147.7% 9.8% -3.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 5.7% -10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,754% 18.9% -6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 104.0% 7.6% -22.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 894.0% 30.8% -13.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 13.1% -25.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,539% 31.9% -19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 13.5% -25.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.1% 17.4% 20.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 6.5% -16.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.5% 11.8% 18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% -3.3% -31.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLNGKMILNG
Gross margin 65.6% 66.4% 47.8%
EBITDA margin 64.6% 42.6% 36.8%
Operating margin 52.2% 29.0% 29.9%
Pretax margin 62.0% 25.8% 25.2%
Net margin 31.3% 19.6% 13.6%
FCF margin 111.6% 16.8% 13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 80.8% 36.7% 28.6%
Return on equity 1,387% 11.3% 44.2%
Return on assets 4.2% 5.0% 9.4%
Return on invested capital 22.6% 6.3% 15.5%
Return on capital employed 5.6% 7.6% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLNGKMILNG
Debt / assets 50.1% 43.9% 50.1%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.0x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 4.1x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 10.7x 8.6x
Liabilities / assets 63.6% 56.5% 76.0%
Equity / assets 36.4% 43.5% 24.0%
Interest coverage 16.5x – 6.3x
Current ratio 2.3x 0.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.33 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLNGKMILNG
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.5% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.7% – 5.1%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 3.5% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 71.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 85.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.5% –

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.

ConsensusGLNGKMILNG
Forward P/E 41.1xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $1.63FY2026 $10.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -27.5%FY2026 +25.4%FY2026 -55.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -53.2% -11.0% +53.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $409.44MFY2026 $17.89BFY2026 $24.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +0.4% -1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLNGKMILNG
Held by institutions 81.4% 69.3% 88.1%
Institutions holding 311 1,812 1,331
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +3.3% +2.5%
Institutions buying 153 899 685
Institutions selling 105 647 464
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.39 1.48

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.

GLNGKMILNG
GLNG 1.00 0.25 0.43
KMI 0.25 1.00 0.46
LNG 0.43 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLNG, KMI and LNG?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Golar Lng (GLNG) $4.62B, Kinder Morgan (KMI) $74.78B, Cheniere Energy (LNG) $61.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLNG, KMI and LNG?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Golar Lng (GLNG) 28.8x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.7x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kinder Morgan (KMI) is cheapest (Golar Lng (GLNG) 41.1x, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 20.6x, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 27.5x). 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: Golar Lng (GLNG) +109.6%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +11.7%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Golar Lng (GLNG) has the highest net margin (Golar Lng (GLNG) 31.3%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 19.6%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 13.6%). On return on invested capital, Golar Lng (GLNG) leads (Golar Lng (GLNG) 22.6%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 6.3%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheniere Energy (LNG) returned the most: Golar Lng (GLNG) +11.1%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +28.7%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +37.8%. Over five years, Golar Lng (GLNG) compounded fastest (Golar Lng (GLNG) +28.5%/yr, Kinder Morgan (KMI) +14.9%/yr, Cheniere Energy (LNG) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kinder Morgan (KMI) has the highest dividend yield: Golar Lng (GLNG) 2.19%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 3.53%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 0.75%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kinder Morgan (KMI) has been the steadiest (Golar Lng (GLNG) 27.1%, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 21.2%, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLNG, KMI 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, Kinder Morgan (KMI) 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.