Cheniere Energy (LNG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported Share-based Compensation of $78.0 million for Q1 2026, up 39.29% year-over-year from $56.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 271.43% sequentially from $21.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cheniere Energy (LNG) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cheniere Energy's Share-based Compensation history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $78.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 39.29% year-over-year to $78.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $183.0 million (down 20.78% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $161.0 million, down 25.12% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $78.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cheniere Energy, up from $21.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $122.0 million in Q4 2023 to a low of $21.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • Median Share-based Compensation over the past 5 years was $48.0 million (2024), compared with a mean of $53.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation surged 83.67% in 2022 and tumbled 72.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $90.0 million in 2022, then soared by 35.56% to $122.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 38.52% to $75.0 million in 2024, then sank by 72.0% to $21.0 million in 2025, then surged by 271.43% to $78.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LNG's Share-based Compensation at $78.0 million in Q1 2026, $21.0 million in Q4 2025, and $35.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Enbridge 1,308.38 Bn 1,309.08 Bn 6.70 Bn -
2 Kinder Morgan 112.34 Bn 113.42 Bn 3.08 Bn -
3 Enterprise Products Partners 79.55 Bn 78.40 Bn - -
4 Energy Transfer 65.78 Bn 65.07 Bn 6.62 Bn 42.00 Mn
5 Targa Resources 57.60 Bn 57.63 Bn 1.70 Bn 23.20 Mn
6 Mplx 57.17 Bn 55.67 Bn 2.54 Bn -
7 Oneok 54.83 Bn 54.70 Bn 2.57 Bn -
8 Cheniere Energy Partners 29.50 Bn 29.22 Bn 838.00 Mn -
9 Venture Global 27.41 Bn 27.36 Bn 4.33 Bn 12.00 Mn
10 Cheniere Energy - - 5.86 Bn 78.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 78.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 78.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 21.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 35.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 35.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 49.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 49.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 56.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 56.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 75.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 75.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 48.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 48.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 52.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 52.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 122.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 122.00 Mn