Cheniere Energy (LNG) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported Operating Margin of 74.84% for Q2 2026, up 20.33 percentage points from 54.51% a year earlier and up 134.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cheniere Energy (LNG) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Cheniere Energy's Operating Margin came in at 29.89%, down 7.73 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 45.61%, up 6.59 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of +17.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 39.02% in FY2024 (-36.92 pp), 75.95% in FY2023 (+62.31 pp), 13.64% in FY2022 (+18.06 pp) and -4.42% in FY2021 (-32.53 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.32 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 117.32 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2024 (a drop of 82.18 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -59.44% (Q1 2026), 69.80% (Q4 2025) and 40.91% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enbridge | 102.52 Bn | 100.06 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 9.93% |
| 2 | Enterprise Products Partners | 79.27 Bn | 77.71 Bn | - | 12.31% |
| 3 | Energy Transfer | 69.21 Bn | 62.65 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 10.41% |
| 4 | Kinder Morgan | 68.17 Bn | 69.12 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 30.06% |
| 5 | Tc Energy | 61.09 Bn | 64.16 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 135.28% |
| 6 | Targa Resources | 59.48 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 27.80% |
| 7 | Mplx | 58.45 Bn | 52.01 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 41.61% |
| 8 | Oneok | 55.88 Bn | 54.37 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 13.22% |
| 9 | Cheniere Energy | 55.70 Bn | 55.83 Bn | 5.29 Bn | 74.84% |
| 10 | Venture Global | 32.11 Bn | 26.66 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 47.79% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 74.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -59.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 69.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 40.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 54.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 39.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 48.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 50.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 66.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 56.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 109.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 73.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -34.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.62% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -55.16% |
Cheniere Energy Operating Margin API
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