Growth Metrics

Cheniere Energy (LNG) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Cheniere Energy's Return on Capital Employed history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 21.4% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 570.0% to 21.4% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 21.4%, a 570.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 21.72%, up 602.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 21.4% in Q4 2025 for Cheniere Energy, up from 17.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for LNG hit a ceiling of 52.01% in Q3 2023 and a floor of 6.78% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.97% across 5 years, with a median of 16.39% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: skyrocketed 5718bps in 2023 and later tumbled -3429bps in 2024.
  • Tracing LNG's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 2.0% in 2021, then surged by 739bps to 12.78% in 2022, then surged by 215bps to 40.22% in 2023, then plummeted by -61bps to 15.7% in 2024, then soared by 36bps to 21.4% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for LNG at 21.4% in Q4 2025, 17.15% in Q3 2025, and 17.07% in Q2 2025.