Cheniere Energy (LNG) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2026)

Cheniere Energy's (LNG) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$385.0 million in Q1 2026, down 1113.16% year-on-year from $38.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 160.92% quarter-over-quarter from $632.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cheniere Energy (LNG) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cheniere Energy has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 8 years of filings, most recently posting -$385.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 came in at -$385.0 million, down 1113.16% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.4 billion (up 283.96% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.9 billion, up 463.33% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes came in at -$385.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cheniere Energy, down from $632.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of -$824.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is $237.0 million (2024), against an average of $272.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes soared 1386.54% in 2025 and sank 1113.16% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Cheniere Energy's Deferred Taxes stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then plunged by 71.14% to $374.0 million in 2023, then sank by 36.63% to $237.0 million in 2024, then soared by 166.67% to $632.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 160.92% to -$385.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$385.0 million (Q1 2026), $632.0 million (Q4 2025), and $773.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Enbridge 88.33 Bn 89.03 Bn 6.70 Bn 197.61 Mn
2 Enterprise Products Partners 80.83 Bn 79.68 Bn - 14.00 Mn
3 Kinder Morgan 69.66 Bn 70.75 Bn 3.08 Bn 281.00 Mn
4 Energy Transfer 65.60 Bn 64.88 Bn 6.62 Bn 93.00 Mn
5 Scorpio Tankers 59.17 Bn 58.19 Bn - -
6 Mplx 57.43 Bn 55.92 Bn 2.54 Bn -
7 Targa Resources 56.68 Bn 56.71 Bn 1.70 Bn 123.90 Mn
8 Oneok 55.34 Bn 55.21 Bn 2.57 Bn 256.00 Mn
9 Tc Energy 50.79 Bn 51.99 Bn 2.95 Bn 86.05 Mn
10 Cheniere Energy 50.33 Bn 52.53 Bn 5.86 Bn -385.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -385.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 632.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 773.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 416.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 237.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 52.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 47.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 374.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 434.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 349.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -824.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 174.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -206.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -94.00 Mn