Cheniere Energy (LNG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Cheniere Energy's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 15.54% in Q2 2026, down 1.61 percentage points from 17.15% a year earlier but up 5.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cheniere Energy (LNG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Cheniere Energy came in at 21.76%, up 5.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +14.44 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 15.81% in FY2024 (-28.82 pp), 44.63% in FY2023 (+30.38 pp), 14.25% in FY2022 (+15.79 pp) and -1.53% in FY2021 (-8.85 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -7.14% (Q3 2022) and 51.30% (Q3 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.65 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 58.43 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 33.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LNG's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 9.93% (Q1 2026), 21.46% (Q4 2025) and 17.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enbridge | 103.53 Bn | 99.13 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 5.02% |
| 2 | Williams Companies | 82.50 Bn | 79.53 Bn | 2.59 Bn | - |
| 3 | Enterprise Products Partners | 79.39 Bn | 77.75 Bn | - | 12.57% |
| 4 | Kinder Morgan | 68.14 Bn | 66.99 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 6.34% |
| 5 | Energy Transfer | 65.55 Bn | 61.38 Bn | 6.57 Bn | 8.84% |
| 6 | Tc Energy | 65.45 Bn | 62.21 Bn | - | 10.22% |
| 7 | Cheniere Energy | 59.68 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 15.49% |
| 8 | Targa Resources | 58.63 Bn | 58.09 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 13.71% |
| 9 | Mplx | 57.55 Bn | 51.58 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 13.59% |
| 10 | Oneok | 54.31 Bn | 53.71 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 8.77% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.49% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 39.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 51.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 40.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -6.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.63% |
API Access
Cheniere Energy Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LNG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "LNG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LNG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();