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

Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.59 for Q1 2026, up 217.2% year-over-year from 0.19 in Q1 2025, and up 616.67% sequentially from 0.11 in Q4 2025.

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

Cheniere Energy's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.59 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 217.2% year-over-year to 0.59 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.25 (up 185.09% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.18, up 40.38% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.59 for Q1 2026 at Cheniere Energy, up from 0.11 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.59 in Q1 2026 to a low of 1.49 in Q2 2025.
  • Median FCF Payout Ratio over the past 5 years was 0.19 (2025), compared with a mean of 0.09.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 1073.43% in 2024 and slumped 557.37% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.11 in 2022, then jumped by 130.92% to 0.24 in 2023, then sank by 189.89% to 0.22 in 2024, then surged by 48.37% to 0.11 in 2025, then jumped by 616.67% to 0.59 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LNG's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.59 in Q1 2026, 0.11 in Q4 2025, and 0.27 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Enbridge 1,308.38 Bn 1,309.08 Bn 6.70 Bn -1.10
2 Kinder Morgan 112.34 Bn 113.42 Bn 3.08 Bn 0.03
3 Enterprise Products Partners 79.55 Bn 78.40 Bn - 0.05
4 Energy Transfer 65.78 Bn 65.07 Bn 6.62 Bn 0.80
5 Targa Resources 57.60 Bn 57.63 Bn 1.70 Bn -1.37
6 Mplx 57.17 Bn 55.67 Bn 2.54 Bn 1.42
7 Oneok 54.83 Bn 54.70 Bn 2.57 Bn 9.63
8 Cheniere Energy Partners 29.50 Bn 29.22 Bn 838.00 Mn 0.59
9 Venture Global 27.41 Bn 27.36 Bn 4.33 Bn -0.07
10 Cheniere Energy - - 5.86 Bn 0.59

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.59
Dec 31, 2025 -0.11
Sep 30, 2025 0.27
Jun 30, 2025 -1.49
Mar 31, 2025 0.19
Dec 31, 2024 -0.22
Sep 30, 2024 0.23
Jun 30, 2024 0.33
Mar 31, 2024 0.42
Dec 31, 2023 0.24
Sep 30, 2023 0.43
Jun 30, 2023 0.08
Mar 31, 2023 0.04
Dec 31, 2022 0.11
Sep 30, 2022 0.12
Jun 30, 2022 0.20
Mar 31, 2022 0.03
Dec 31, 2021 -1.92
Sep 30, 2021 0.44
Jun 30, 2021 5.65