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

Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported Deferred Taxes of -$385.0 million for Q1 2026, down 1113.16% year-over-year from $38.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 160.92% sequentially from $632.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Cheniere Energy's Deferred Taxes history runs 8 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$385.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes fell 1113.16% year-over-year to -$385.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.4 billion (up 283.96% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.9 billion, up 463.33% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was -$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.
  • Median Deferred Taxes over the past 5 years was $237.0 million (2024), compared with a mean of $272.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes surged 1386.54% in 2025 and plunged 1113.16% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 71.14% to $374.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 36.63% to $237.0 million in 2024, then surged by 166.67% to $632.0 million in 2025, then sank by 160.92% to -$385.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LNG's Deferred Taxes at -$385.0 million in Q1 2026, $632.0 million in Q4 2025, and $773.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Enbridge 1,308.38 Bn 1,309.08 Bn 6.70 Bn 197.61 Mn
2 Kinder Morgan 112.34 Bn 113.42 Bn 3.08 Bn 281.00 Mn
3 Enterprise Products Partners 79.55 Bn 78.40 Bn - 14.00 Mn
4 Energy Transfer 65.78 Bn 65.07 Bn 6.62 Bn 93.00 Mn
5 Targa Resources 57.60 Bn 57.63 Bn 1.70 Bn 123.90 Mn
6 Mplx 57.17 Bn 55.67 Bn 2.54 Bn -
7 Oneok 54.83 Bn 54.70 Bn 2.57 Bn 256.00 Mn
8 Cheniere Energy Partners 29.50 Bn 29.22 Bn 838.00 Mn -
9 Venture Global 27.41 Bn 27.36 Bn 4.33 Bn 97.00 Mn
10 Cheniere Energy - - 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