Cheniere Energy (LNG) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)
Cheniere Energy (LNG) posted Operating Income of -$3.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 191.69% sequentially from $3.8 billion in Q4 2025, and down 462.96% YoY from $961.0 million in Q1 2025.
Cheniere Energy (LNG) Operating Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cheniere Energy has reported Operating Income for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$3.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Income fell 462.96% year-over-year to -$3.5 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.7 billion (down 21.43% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $9.1 billion, up 48.69% from the prior year.
- Operating Income slipped to -$3.5 billion in Q1 2026 per LNG's latest filing, from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Income peaked at $8.0 billion in Q1 2023 and troughed at -$3.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $1.9 billion and a median of $1.7 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Income jumped 1428.7% in 2022, then sank 462.96% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Operating Income stood at $6.7 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 63.72% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then slipped by 28.58% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then jumped by 118.75% to $3.8 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 191.69% to -$3.5 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Income over the past three periods registered -$3.5 billion, $3.8 billion, and $1.8 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 961.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -613.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 439.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.35 Bn |