Cheniere Energy (LNG) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Cheniere Energy (LNG) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.34 for Q1 2026, up 485.06% sequentially from 0.06 in Q4 2025, and up 105.26% YoY from 0.17 in Q1 2025.
Cheniere Energy (LNG) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cheniere Energy has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.34 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 105.26% year-over-year to 0.34 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.08 (down 29.52% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.08, up 8.06% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 0.34 in Q1 2026 per LNG's latest filing, from 0.06 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.43 in Q3 2023 and troughed at 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio jumped 613.28% in 2023, then tumbled 196.57% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.28 in 2022, then slipped by 13.41% to 0.24 in 2023, then plunged 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.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.34, 0.06, and 0.08 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 1 | Kinder Morgan | 112.69 Bn | 112.57 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 0.68 |
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| 4 | Energy Transfer | 72.76 Bn | 71.73 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 0.46 |
| 5 | Tc Energy | 65.92 Bn | 58.36 Bn | 1.24 Bn | -0.14 |
| 6 | Oneok | 60.17 Bn | 60.01 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 0.47 |
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| 8 | Targa Resources | 59.64 Bn | 59.50 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 0.63 |
| 9 | Cheniere Energy | 56.21 Bn | 54.95 Bn | 5.29 Bn | 0.48 |
| 10 | Venture Global | 34.31 Bn | 31.09 Bn | 2.92 Bn | -0.02 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.48 |
| 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 |