Cheniere Energy (LNG) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.34 for Q1 2026, up 105.26% on a YoY basis from 0.17 in Q1 2025, and up 485.06% sequentially from 0.06 in Q4 2025.

Cheniere Energy (LNG) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cheniere Energy (LNG) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.34 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 105.26% year-over-year to 0.34; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.08 (down 29.52% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.08, up 8.06% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 0.34 in Q1 2026, from 0.06 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.43 in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.42 in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.11 and a median of 0.08 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 613.28% in 2023 and sank 196.57% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LNG's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.28 in 2022, then fell by 13.41% to 0.24 in 2023, then sank by 85.84% to 0.03 in 2024, then soared by 67.65% to 0.06 in 2025, then soared by 485.06% to 0.34 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LNG's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.34 in Q1 2026, 0.06 in Q4 2025, and 0.08 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 DHT Holdings 2,706.13 Bn 2,706.00 Bn 167.16 Mn -0.67
2 Flex LNG 1,674.16 Bn 1,673.77 Bn 61.79 Mn -3.19
3 Kinder Morgan 112.74 Bn 113.82 Bn 3.07 Bn 0.68
4 Enbridge 89.82 Bn 89.03 Bn 6.70 Bn -21.81
5 Enterprise Products Partners 83.97 Bn 82.82 Bn - 0.05
6 Tc Energy 72.76 Bn 73.95 Bn 1.36 Bn -0.27
7 Energy Transfer 70.27 Bn 69.30 Bn 6.62 Bn 0.80
8 Targa Resources 61.30 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.70 Bn -1.37
9 Oneok 61.15 Bn 61.02 Bn 8.98 Bn 9.63
10 Cheniere Energy 57.25 Bn 55.92 Bn 5.86 Bn 0.34

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.34
Dec 31, 2025 0.06
Sep 30, 2025 0.08
Jun 30, 2025 0.03
Mar 31, 2025 0.17
Dec 31, 2024 0.03
Sep 30, 2024 -0.42
Jun 30, 2024 0.19
Mar 31, 2024 0.20
Dec 31, 2023 0.24
Sep 30, 2023 0.43
Jun 30, 2023 0.08
Mar 31, 2023 0.04
Dec 31, 2022 0.28
Sep 30, 2022 -0.08
Jun 30, 2022 0.20
Mar 31, 2022 0.03
Dec 31, 2021 3.14
Dec 31, 2020 -4.78
Sep 30, 2020 -0.22