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

Cheniere Energy's (LNG) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.59 in Q1 2026, up 217.2% year-on-year from 0.19 in Q1 2025, and up 616.67% quarter-over-quarter from 0.11 in Q4 2025.

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

Cheniere Energy has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 0.59 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.59, up 217.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.25 (up 185.09% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.18, up 40.38% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.19 (2025), against an average of 0.09.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 1073.43% in 2024 and tumbled 557.37% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Cheniere Energy's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.11 in 2022, then surged by 130.92% to 0.24 in 2023, then slumped by 189.89% to 0.22 in 2024, then soared by 48.37% to 0.11 in 2025, then surged by 616.67% to 0.59 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.59 (Q1 2026), 0.11 (Q4 2025), and 0.27 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Enbridge 88.33 Bn 89.03 Bn 6.70 Bn -1.10
2 Enterprise Products Partners 80.83 Bn 79.68 Bn - 0.05
3 Kinder Morgan 69.66 Bn 70.75 Bn 3.08 Bn 0.03
4 Energy Transfer 65.60 Bn 64.88 Bn 6.62 Bn 0.80
5 Scorpio Tankers 59.17 Bn 58.19 Bn - -
6 Mplx 57.43 Bn 55.92 Bn 2.54 Bn 1.42
7 Targa Resources 56.68 Bn 56.71 Bn 1.70 Bn -1.37
8 Oneok 55.34 Bn 55.21 Bn 2.57 Bn 9.63
9 Tc Energy 50.79 Bn 51.99 Bn 2.95 Bn -1.61
10 Cheniere Energy 50.33 Bn 52.53 Bn 5.86 Bn 0.59

Historic Data

Download Data
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