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Cheniere Energy, Inc. LNG
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.89% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $20.0B at a 26.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-24 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-16 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-15 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-06-17 | Bernstein | Market Outperform (init) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
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Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.005 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.256 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.19 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.372 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | 7/9 | 2.47 | 9.5 | +27.2% |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | 6/9 | — | 9.8 | +23.6% |
| ATO | ATMOS ENERGY CORP | 5/9 | 1.83 | 24.4 | +12.9% |
| SR | SPIRE INC | 5/9 | 0.06 | 17.6 | -4.5% |
| NFG | NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO | 8/9 | 1.57 | 14.4 | +17.1% |
| NFE | New Fortress Energy Inc. | — | -5.74 | — | -36.2% |
| NJR | NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP | 6/9 | 1.38 | 17.3 | +9.9% |
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About Cheniere Energy, Inc.
Cheniere Energy, Inc., an energy infrastructure company, primarily engages in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) related businesses in the United States. The company owns and operates the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana; and the Corpus Christi LNG terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas. It also owns and operates the Creole Trail pipeline, a 94-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal with several large interstate and intrastate pipelines; and the Corpus Christi pipeline, a 21-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Corpus Christi LNG terminal with interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines. In addition, the company engages in the LNG and natural gas marketing business. Cheniere Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
FAQ
Is LNG financially healthy?
Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does LNG pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Cheniere Energy, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 0.89% with a 8.5% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is LNG?
In FY2025, Cheniere Energy, Inc. had a net margin of 26.7% and a return on equity of 41.2%.
Is LNG overvalued or undervalued?
Cheniere Energy, Inc. trades at about 11.1× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.0×–34.6×, median 23.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for LNG?
The average Wall-Street price target for Cheniere Energy, Inc. is $305.05, about 13.8% above the recent price, from 22 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is LNG a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Cheniere Energy, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 9.5×, a dividend yield of 0.89%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.