LNG vs EPD vs CQP Stock Comparison

Cheniere Energy, Enterprise Products Partners and Cheniere Energy Partners Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.
$298.99 +9.2% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$62.84B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.49B
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cheniere Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cheniere Energy 5, Enterprise Products Partners 4, Cheniere Energy Partners 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLNGEPDCQPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.84B $79.97B $31.88B EPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.5x 12.7x 10.2x CQP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.6x 12.9x 14.2x EPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +6.8% +15.4% LNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.6% 10.8% 27.3% CQP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.5% 12.2% — LNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 3.2x 3.1x LNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.06% CQP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.0% +19.8% +21.2% LNG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.2%/yr +8.7%/yr +8.5%/yr LNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 18.5% 30.0% EPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 53/100 50/100 EPD

Percentile Scorecard

LNGEPDCQP

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

AxisLNGEPDCQP
Valuation 50 #18 of 35 77 #9 of 35 53 #17 of 35
Growth 12 #30 of 34 24 #26 of 34 30 #24 of 34
Profitability 73 #10 of 34 49 #18 of 34 79 #8 of 34
Financial Health 65 #13 of 35 68 #12 of 35 53 #17 of 35
Shareholder Returns 67 #11 of 31 50 #16 of 31 37 #20 of 31
Overall 53 53 50
  • LNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • EPD ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • CQP 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

PeriodLNGEPDCQPSPY
1 month +9.2%-1.3%+2.9% -1.0%
3 months +10.9%-4.3%+0.4% +2.9%
6 months +16.3%-2.4%+5.2% +6.4%
Year to date +53.8%+15.7%+23.6% +11.4%
1 year +35.0%+19.8%+21.2% +13.1%
3 years +78.0%+34.6%+18.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.2%+10.4%+5.9% +21.5%
5 years +184.0%+51.8%+50.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +23.2%+8.7%+8.5% +10.9%
10 years +622.4%+38.6%+132.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +21.9%+3.3%+8.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLNGEPDCQPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%18.5%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.5%18.1%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.62-0.31-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.201.070.71 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.6%-19.5%-30.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-6.8%-7.2% -2.5%
52-week high $298.99$39.80$71.22 $779.14
52-week low $188.83$30.22$50.91 $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.

MultipleLNGEPDCQP
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 21.3x 12.7xmedian 21.3x 10.2xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.7x 1.4xmedian 2.7x 2.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 11.0x 11.0xmedian 11.0x 10.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 16.4x 23.1xmedian 16.4x 11.5xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 42.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.83median 1.93 2.39median 1.93 —median 1.93

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 monthsLNGEPDCQP
Revenue $21.49B $58.47B $11.50B
Gross profit $10.27B – $5.72B
Operating income $6.42B $7.85B $3.87B
Net income $4.37B $6.37B $3.14B
Free cash flow $2.79B $3.46B $2.79B
EPS (diluted) $13.92 $2.89 –
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $246.00M $443.00M
Total debt $24.04B $133.45B $14.44B
Shares (diluted) 209.50M 2.19B –
Enterprise value $57.67B $78.35B $30.85B

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
MetricLNGEPDCQP
P/E 21.4x 12.7x 10.2x
P/FCF 22.1x 23.1x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 9.0x 10.1x
P/S 2.9x 1.4x 2.8x
P/B 5.4x 2.6x 42.4x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 3.0x 42.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 11.0x 10.0x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 14.4x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 1.9x 4.0x
EV/FCF 30.3x 32.7x 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 12.8x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.83 2.39 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLNGEPDCQP
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 6.8% 15.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 3.8% -7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% – 11.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.6% – -7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.6% 7.5% 21.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -22.9% 5.0% -10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.6% 7.5% 28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 4.7% -11.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.6% 7.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.9% 5.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.6% 0.6% 13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.0% 6.9% -8.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% -17.8% 8.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -9.0% -9.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLNGEPDCQP
Gross margin 47.8% – 49.8%
EBITDA margin 36.8% 17.6% 39.9%
Operating margin 29.9% 13.4% 33.6%
Pretax margin 25.2% 10.9% 27.3%
Net margin 13.6% 10.8% 27.3%
FCF margin 13.0% 5.9% 24.2%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 15.2% 27.4%
Return on equity 44.2% 20.7% 755.0%
Return on assets 9.4% 7.8% 18.1%
Return on invested capital 15.5% 12.2% –
Return on capital employed 15.0% 12.3% 23.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLNGEPDCQP
Debt / assets 50.1% 40.6% 81.7%
Debt / equity 2.1x 1.1x 19.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 3.2x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 8.6x 9.6x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 62.0% 95.7%
Equity / assets 24.0% 38.0% 4.3%
Interest coverage 6.3x 5.2x 5.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.23 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLNGEPDCQP
Dividend yield 0.7% 5.9% 4.9%
Net buyback yield 5.1% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 6.5% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 74.4% 65.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 136.9% 73.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% 0.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% -11.7%

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.

ConsensusLNGEPDCQP
Forward P/E 27.6xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.85FY2026 $2.87FY2026 $4.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -55.0%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.6% +17.1% -11.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.36BFY2026 $66.68BFY2026 $11.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.0% +2.5% -1.4%
LNG estimates →EPD estimates →CQP estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLNGEPDCQP
Held by institutions 88.1% 24.8% 46.8%
Institutions holding 1,331 1,580 200
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +0.8% 0.0%
Institutions buying 685 670 79
Institutions selling 464 435 47
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.54 1.68
LNG holders →EPD holders →CQP holders →

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.

LNGEPDCQP
LNG 1.00 0.43 0.58
EPD 0.43 1.00 0.49
CQP 0.58 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LNG, EPD and CQP?

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheniere Energy (LNG) $62.84B, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) $79.97B, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) $31.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, LNG, EPD and CQP?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 21.5x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.7x, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) is cheapest (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 27.6x, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.9x, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cheniere Energy (LNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheniere Energy (LNG) +17.5%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +6.8%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +15.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) has the highest net margin (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 13.6%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 10.8%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 27.3%). On return on invested capital, Cheniere Energy (LNG) leads (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 15.5%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheniere Energy (LNG) returned the most: Cheniere Energy (LNG) +35.0%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +19.8%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +21.2%. Over five years, Cheniere Energy (LNG) compounded fastest (Cheniere Energy (LNG) +23.2%/yr, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) +8.7%/yr, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) has the highest dividend yield: Cheniere Energy (LNG) 0.00%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 0.06%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 0.06%. Cheniere Energy (LNG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has been the steadiest (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.1%, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) 18.5%, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LNG, EPD and CQP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cheniere Energy (LNG) 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.