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Cheniere Energy, Inc. LNG

NYSE · stock · Natural Gas Distribution · website · IPO 2001-03-05 · LEI

Cheniere Energy, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$50.6B
P / E9.5×
P / S2.5×
P / B3.9×
P / FCF20.6×
Dividend yield0.89%
Net margin26.7%
Return on equity41.2%
FCF margin12.3%
Net debt$21.4B
Net debt / EBITDA2.1×
Enterprise value USD$72.0B
EV / EBITDA6.9×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV12.6%
Return on capital20.7%
Graham number -33.4%$178.59

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($178.59); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-47.50% -7.00% 5.90% 6.70% -0.90% -13.40% 4.30% 48.50% 20.70% 26.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-2.30% 24.60% 25.30% 24.30% 28.10% -4.00% 13.60% 75.90% 39.00% 45.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
24.40% 26.60% -3.80% 109.50% 32.30% 41.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
238.0M 237.6M 257.0M 258.1M 252.4M 253.6M 253.4M 242.6M 229.1M 220.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$20.81B $24.61B $27.20B $28.30B $28.84B $28.05B $22.70B $19.33B $19.92B $21.41B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-2.60% -1.40% 1.50% 1.80% -0.20% -6.00% 3.50% 22.90% 7.40% 11.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-371.00% -37.70% -20.70% -12.60% -6.10% 8.60% 26.00% 30.90% 20.10% 12.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
14.61× 12.64× 13.74× 2.59× 2.24× 1.74× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$2.67 -$1.68 $1.90 $2.51 -$0.34 -$9.25 $5.64 $40.72 $14.20 $24.13 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Cheniere Energy, Inc. trades at about 11.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 4×–34.6×, median 23.6×).

4× 34.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4×–34.6×); dot = today's 11.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin45.6%39.0%75.9%13.6%-4.0%28.1%24.3%25.3%24.6%-2.3%
Net margin26.7%20.7%48.5%4.3%-13.4%-0.9%6.7%5.9%-7.0%-47.5%
FCF margin12.3%20.1%30.9%26.0%8.6%-6.1%-12.6%-20.7%-37.7%-371.0%
Return on assets11.1%7.4%22.9%3.5%-6.0%-0.2%1.8%1.5%-1.4%-2.6%
Return on equity41.2%32.3%109.5%-48.1%91.1%-3.8%26.6%24.4%22.3%43.7%
Debt / equity1.74×2.24×2.59×-8.10×-11.45×13.74×12.64×14.61×-14.36×-15.54×
Current ratio0.941.081.630.831.081.442.252.432.692.08

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.