LNG vs MPC vs GLNG Stock Comparison

Cheniere Energy, Marathon Petroleum and Golar Lng Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc.
$299.81 +11.7% 1M +36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$62.54B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.49B
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$435.81 +10.8% 1M +122.1% 1Y
Market cap
$126.76B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
6 wins
GLNG Golar Lng Ltd
$45.64 -8.0% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.71B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$523.38M
Div. yield
–
LNG and Gas Processing Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 6, Golar Lng 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLNGMPCGLNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.54B $126.76B $4.71B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x 14.8x 28.8x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 6.4x 41.1x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +15.9% +109.6% GLNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.6% 5.5% 31.3% GLNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.5% 19.7% 22.6% GLNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.5x 5.3x MPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.4% +122.1% +9.9% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.5%/yr +45.6%/yr +28.6%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 36.9% 27.2% GLNG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 59/100 62/100 GLNG

Percentile Scorecard

LNGMPCGLNG

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

AxisLNGMPCGLNG
Valuation 47 #19 of 35 32 #16 of 23 29 #25 of 35
Growth 12 #30 of 34 67 #7 of 19 91 #4 of 34
Profitability 73 #10 of 34 94 #2 of 18 85 #6 of 34
Financial Health 65 #13 of 35 57 #11 of 24 79 #8 of 35
Shareholder Returns 63 #12 of 31 47 #10 of 18 27 #23 of 31
Overall 52 59 62
  • LNG ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • GLNG 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

PeriodLNGMPCGLNGSPY
1 month +11.7%+10.8%-8.0% -0.2%
3 months +18.9%+42.4%-6.2% +3.9%
6 months +13.1%+87.4%-13.6% +8.2%
Year to date +54.2%+168.0%+22.7% +12.9%
1 year +36.4%+122.1%+9.9% +12.3%
3 years +79.7%+198.5%+103.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.6%+44.0%+26.7% +23.3%
5 years +186.7%+553.7%+251.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.5%+45.6%+28.6% +10.9%
10 years +659.6%+918.0%+93.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.5%+26.1%+6.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLNGMPCGLNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%36.9%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.4%36.5%27.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.62-0.270.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.253.310.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.6%-45.9%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-10.2%-20.4% -1.2%
52-week high $300.66$485.05$57.36 $779.14
52-week low $188.83$162.63$35.33 $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.

MultipleLNGMPCGLNG
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 20.9x 14.7xmedian 9.2x 28.8xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.7x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 8.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 11.0x 8.5xmedian 7.0x 19.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 16.5x 9.5xmedian 8.9x 7.9xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.6x 4.8xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.83median 1.95 -14.33median 0.34 1.90median 1.95

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 monthsLNGMPCGLNG
Revenue $21.49B $156.18B $523.38M
Gross profit $10.27B $21.79B $343.33M
Operating income $6.42B $14.13B $273.22M
Net income $4.37B $10.31B $226.50M
Free cash flow $2.79B $12.90B $583.87M
R&D – – $14.62M
EPS (diluted) $13.92 $29.50 $1.49
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $7.77B $870.50M
Total debt $24.04B $33.26B $2.68B
Shares (diluted) 209.50M 290.00M 109.49M
Enterprise value $57.37B $110.52B $1.07B

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
MetricLNGMPCGLNG
P/E 21.5x 14.7x 28.8x
P/FCF 22.2x 9.5x 7.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 7.1x 10.9x
P/S 2.9x 0.8x 8.8x
P/B 5.4x 4.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 5.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 8.5x 19.0x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 10.5x 23.5x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 0.9x 12.3x
EV/FCF 30.4x 11.5x 11.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 8.6x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.83 -14.33 1.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLNGMPCGLNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 15.9% 109.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -0.6% 23.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% 71.5% 147.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -5.4% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.6% 163.0% 1,754%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -22.9% -9.1% 104.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.6% 174.5% 894.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.7% -10.4% 18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.6% 324.1% 2,539%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.9% -1.0% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.6% 164.9% 1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.0% 4.8% 11.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% 253.7% -5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 1.0% 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLNGMPCGLNG
Gross margin 47.8% 14.0% 65.6%
EBITDA margin 36.8% 11.2% 64.6%
Operating margin 29.9% 9.0% 52.2%
Pretax margin 25.2% 8.2% 62.0%
Net margin 13.6% 5.5% 31.3%
FCF margin 13.0% 8.3% 111.6%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 11.0% 80.8%
Return on equity 44.2% 42.0% 1,387%
Return on assets 9.4% 11.3% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 15.5% 19.7% 22.6%
Return on capital employed 15.0% 22.1% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLNGMPCGLNG
Debt / assets 50.1% 35.3% 50.1%
Debt / equity 2.1x 1.3x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.5x 5.3x
Debt / FCF 8.6x 2.6x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 76.0% 72.7% 63.6%
Equity / assets 24.0% 27.3% 36.4%
Interest coverage 6.3x 10.4x 16.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 2.23 3.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLNGMPCGLNG
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 5.1% 4.0% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 4.9% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% –

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.

ConsensusLNGMPCGLNG
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 6.4xFY2026 41.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.83FY2026 $68.44FY2026 $1.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -55.1%FY2026 +539.6%FY2026 -27.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +53.6% -13.2% -53.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.37BFY2026 $192.95BFY2026 $409.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.0% -9.3% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLNGMPCGLNG
Held by institutions 88.1% 75.7% 81.4%
Institutions holding 1,331 1,931 311
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -0.3% -0.4%
Institutions buying 685 856 153
Institutions selling 464 699 105
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.22 1.46

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.

LNGMPCGLNG
LNG 1.00 0.40 0.43
MPC 0.40 1.00 0.28
GLNG 0.43 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LNG, MPC and GLNG?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheniere Energy (LNG) $62.54B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $126.76B, Golar Lng (GLNG) $4.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, LNG, MPC and GLNG?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 21.4x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.8x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 27.7x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.4x, Golar Lng (GLNG) 41.1x). 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: Cheniere Energy (LNG) +17.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +109.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Golar Lng (GLNG) has the highest net margin (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 13.6%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 31.3%). On return on invested capital, Golar Lng (GLNG) leads (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 15.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Cheniere Energy (LNG) +36.4%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +122.1%, Golar Lng (GLNG) +9.9%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Cheniere Energy (LNG) +23.5%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +45.6%/yr, Golar Lng (GLNG) +28.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cheniere Energy (LNG) 0.00%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 0.00%. Cheniere Energy (LNG) and Golar Lng (GLNG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Golar Lng (GLNG) has been the steadiest (Cheniere Energy (LNG) 29.1%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.9%, Golar Lng (GLNG) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads on 6. 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.