Cheniere Energy (LNG) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2019 - 2026)
Cheniere Energy (LNG) posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $12 million for Q1 2026, down 33.3% from $18 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Cheniere Energy (LNG) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since Q4 2019, Cheniere Energy has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax for 26 quarters.
- Annual Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -52.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cheniere Energy's Long-Term Deferred Tax was $19 million in FY2024 (-26.9%), $26 million in FY2023 (-97.0%), $864 million in FY2022 (-28.2%) and $1.2 billion in FY2021 (+146.2%).
- Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax has run from a low of $12 million in Q4 2025 to a high of $2.36 billion in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined in each of the last 15 quarters, with an average decline of 32.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Deferred Tax in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 470.3%; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a decline of 98.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax for the three prior quarters was $12 million (Q4 2025), $17 million (Q3 2025) and $18 million (Q2 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enbridge | 101.53 Bn | 99.08 Bn | 4.84 Bn |
| 2 | Enterprise Products Partners | 76.92 Bn | 75.35 Bn | - |
| 3 | Energy Transfer | 67.97 Bn | 61.41 Bn | 7.40 Bn |
| 4 | Kinder Morgan | 67.10 Bn | 68.05 Bn | 3.07 Bn |
| 5 | Tc Energy | 60.19 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 2.81 Bn |
| 6 | Targa Resources | 57.97 Bn | 57.59 Bn | 2.14 Bn |
| 7 | Mplx | 57.16 Bn | 50.72 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
| 8 | Cheniere Energy | 55.61 Bn | 55.74 Bn | 5.29 Bn |
| 9 | Oneok | 53.75 Bn | 52.24 Bn | 2.81 Bn |
| 10 | Venture Global | 31.49 Bn | 26.04 Bn | 2.92 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 40.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 864.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 497.00 Mn |
API Access
Cheniere Energy Long-Term Deferred Tax API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=LNG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "ticker": "LNG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=LNG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();