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

Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.63% for Q1 2026, down 331.0% year-over-year from 5.04% in Q1 2025, and down 45.65% sequentially from 21.4% in Q4 2025.

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

Cheniere Energy's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.63% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 331.0% year-over-year to 11.63% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.63% (down 331.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 21.72%, up 602.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 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.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 17.15% (2025), compared with a mean of 19.05%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 5718 bps in 2023 and slumped 3429 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.78% in 2022, then soared by 215 bps to 40.22% in 2023, then tumbled by 61 bps to 15.7% in 2024, then jumped by 36 bps to 21.4% in 2025, then plunged by 46 bps to 11.63% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LNG's Return on Capital Employed at 11.63% in Q1 2026, 21.4% in Q4 2025, and 17.15% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Enbridge 1,308.38 Bn 1,309.08 Bn 6.70 Bn 5.26%
2 Kinder Morgan 112.34 Bn 113.42 Bn 3.08 Bn 7.42%
3 Enterprise Products Partners 79.55 Bn 78.40 Bn - 11.93%
4 Energy Transfer 65.78 Bn 65.07 Bn 6.62 Bn 7.59%
5 Targa Resources 57.60 Bn 57.63 Bn 1.70 Bn 3.63%
6 Mplx 57.17 Bn 55.67 Bn 2.54 Bn 14.56%
7 Oneok 54.83 Bn 54.70 Bn 2.57 Bn 9.98%
8 Cheniere Energy Partners 29.50 Bn 29.22 Bn 838.00 Mn 22.68%
9 Venture Global 27.41 Bn 27.36 Bn 4.33 Bn 10.22%
10 Cheniere Energy - - 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%