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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enbridge | 88.33 Bn | 89.03 Bn | 6.70 Bn | 5.26% |
| 2 | Enterprise Products Partners | 80.83 Bn | 79.68 Bn | - | 11.93% |
| 3 | Kinder Morgan | 69.66 Bn | 70.75 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 7.42% |
| 4 | Energy Transfer | 65.60 Bn | 64.88 Bn | 6.62 Bn | 7.59% |
| 5 | Scorpio Tankers | 59.17 Bn | 58.19 Bn | - | 13.21% |
| 6 | Mplx | 57.43 Bn | 55.92 Bn | 2.54 Bn | 14.56% |
| 7 | Targa Resources | 56.68 Bn | 56.71 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.63% |
| 8 | Oneok | 55.34 Bn | 55.21 Bn | 2.57 Bn | 9.98% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |