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% on a YoY basis 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 (LNG) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.63% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 331.0% year-over-year to 11.63%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.63% (down 331.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 21.72%, up 602.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 11.63% in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 19.05% and a median of 17.15% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 5718 bps in 2023 and sank 3429 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LNG's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 12.78% in 2022, then soared by 215 bps to 40.22% in 2023, then sank by 61 bps to 15.7% in 2024, then jumped by 36 bps to 21.4% in 2025, then slumped 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 DHT Holdings 2,706.13 Bn 2,706.00 Bn 167.16 Mn 22.21%
2 Flex LNG 1,674.16 Bn 1,673.77 Bn 61.79 Mn 14.37%
3 Kinder Morgan 112.74 Bn 113.82 Bn 3.07 Bn 7.68%
4 Enbridge 89.82 Bn 89.03 Bn 6.70 Bn 5.26%
5 Enterprise Products Partners 83.97 Bn 82.82 Bn - 11.93%
6 Tc Energy 72.76 Bn 73.95 Bn 1.36 Bn -
7 Energy Transfer 70.27 Bn 69.30 Bn 6.62 Bn 7.59%
8 Targa Resources 61.30 Bn 61.34 Bn 1.70 Bn 15.97%
9 Oneok 61.15 Bn 61.02 Bn 8.98 Bn 9.98%
10 Cheniere Energy 57.25 Bn 55.92 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%