Cheniere Energy (LNG) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Cheniere Energy (LNG) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 68.62% sequentially from 0.05% in Q4 2025, and down 1.0% YoY from 0.01% in Q1 2025.
Cheniere Energy (LNG) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cheniere Energy has reported Return on Invested Capital for 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.01% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.01% (down 1.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.23%, up 11.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.01% in Q1 2026 per LNG's latest filing, from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.12% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 0.08% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.03% and a median of 0.04% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Invested Capital declined 17 bps in 2022, then gained 19 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.08% in 2022, then decreased by 21 bps to 0.06% in 2023, then slumped by 59 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then soared by 76 bps to 0.05% in 2025, then sank by 69 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.01%, 0.05%, and 0.04% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinder Morgan | 112.69 Bn | 112.57 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Enbridge | 111.13 Bn | 109.64 Bn | 5.23 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Enterprise Products Partners | 83.42 Bn | 82.51 Bn | - | 0.01% |
| 4 | Energy Transfer | 72.55 Bn | 71.52 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 1.64% |
| 5 | Tc Energy | 66.17 Bn | 58.61 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Mplx | 60.16 Bn | 59.13 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Oneok | 60.05 Bn | 59.89 Bn | 2.81 Bn | 0.01% |
| 8 | Targa Resources | 59.27 Bn | 59.14 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Cheniere Energy | 56.13 Bn | 54.88 Bn | 5.29 Bn | 0.01% |
| 10 | Venture Global | 34.44 Bn | 31.22 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 0.03% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.01% |