Growth Metrics

Cheniere Energy (LNG) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Cheniere Energy's FCF Payout Ratio history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.36 for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 94.51% to 0.36 in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.33, a 47.11% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.33, up 21.72% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.36 in Q4 2025 for Cheniere Energy, up from 0.09 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for LNG hit a ceiling of 5.65 in Q2 2021 and a floor of 1.49 in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.42 across 5 years, with a median of 0.15 in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: plummeted 1005.41% in 2023 and later surged 387.0% in 2024.
  • Tracing LNG's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 3.14 in 2021, then plummeted by 98.73% to 0.04 in 2022, then plummeted by 1005.41% to 0.36 in 2023, then surged by 151.23% to 0.18 in 2024, then skyrocketed by 94.51% to 0.36 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for LNG at 0.36 in Q4 2025, 0.09 in Q3 2025, and 1.49 in Q2 2025.