Cheniere Energy (LNG) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Cheniere Energy's (LNG) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.63% in Q1 2026, down 331.0% year-on-year from 5.04% in Q1 2025, and down 45.65% quarter-over-quarter from 21.4% in Q4 2025.

Cheniere Energy (LNG) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cheniere Energy has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 11.63% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 11.63%, down 331.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.63% (down 331.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 21.72%, up 602.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.63% for Q1 2026 at Cheniere Energy, down from 21.4% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 52.01% in Q3 2023 to a low of 6.78% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 17.15% (2025), against an average of 19.05%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 5718 bps in 2023 and tumbled 3429 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Cheniere Energy's Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.78% in 2022, then jumped by 215 bps to 40.22% in 2023, then plunged by 61 bps to 15.7% in 2024, then surged by 36 bps to 21.4% in 2025, then sank by 46 bps to 11.63% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.63% (Q1 2026), 21.4% (Q4 2025), and 17.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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9 Tc Energy 50.79 Bn 51.99 Bn 2.95 Bn -
10 Cheniere Energy 50.33 Bn 52.53 Bn 5.86 Bn 11.63%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.63%
Dec 31, 2025 21.40%
Sep 30, 2025 17.15%
Jun 30, 2025 17.07%
Mar 31, 2025 14.94%
Dec 31, 2024 15.70%
Sep 30, 2024 17.72%
Jun 30, 2024 20.68%
Mar 31, 2024 23.52%
Dec 31, 2023 40.22%
Sep 30, 2023 52.01%
Jun 30, 2023 38.74%
Mar 31, 2023 35.35%
Dec 31, 2022 12.78%
Sep 30, 2022 -5.17%
Jun 30, 2022 -3.16%
Mar 31, 2022 -6.78%
Dec 31, 2021 -2.00%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.63%
Jun 30, 2021 4.71%