Cheniere Energy (LNG) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Cheniere Energy (LNG) posted Return on Capital Employed of 11.63% for Q1 2026, down 45.65% sequentially from 21.4% in Q4 2025, and down 331.0% YoY from 5.04% in Q1 2025.
Cheniere Energy (LNG) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cheniere Energy has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 11.63% in 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 declined to 11.63% in Q1 2026 per LNG's latest filing, from 21.4% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 52.01% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 6.78% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 19.05% and a median of 17.15% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 5718 bps in 2023, then tumbled 3429 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.78% in 2022, then soared by 215 bps to 40.22% in 2023, then plunged by 61 bps to 15.7% in 2024, then jumped by 36 bps to 21.4% in 2025, then sank by 46 bps to 11.63% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 11.63%, 21.4%, and 17.15% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.05% |
| 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% |