Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

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AboutCheniere Energy, Inc., an energy infrastructure company, primarily engages in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) related businesses in the United States. It owns and operates the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana; and the Corpus Christi LNG terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas. The company also owns Creole Trail pipeline, a 94-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal with several interstate and intrastate pipelines; and operates Corpus Christi pipeline, a 21.5-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Corpus Christi LNG terminal with various interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines. It is also involved in the LNG and natural gas marketing business. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.Show more

Revenue $15.78B -22.2%
EBITDA $6.74B -28.8%
Net Income $3.25B -67.1%
EPS (Diluted) 14.20 -65.1%
Gross Margin 33.53% -16.2%
EBITDA Margin 42.72% -8.4%
Operating Margin 30.74% -18.4%
Net Margin 20.61% -57.7%
ROE 34.09% -84.7%
ROIC 11.31% -43.1%
Debt/Equity 2.54 -12.8%
Interest Coverage 4.80 -28.3%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 128.7%
✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 38.1%
✓FCF machine: 20.0% free cash flow margin
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 11.1%
✓Share count reduced 5.6% through buybacks

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.5x
✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 20 (bottom 20%)

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y50.24%

5Y11.15%

3Y-3.65%

TTM17.76%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y38.08%

3Y-

TTM9.67%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y41.42%

3Y-

TTM14.7%

ROCE

10Y Avg10.61%

5Y Avg17.72%

3Y Avg21.75%

Latest12.34%

Peer Comparison

LNG Terminal Operators

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
LNGCheniere Energy, Inc.	41.64B	193.44	13.62	-22.22%	21.26%	34.94%	7.58%	2.54
CQPCheniere Energy Partners, L.P.	26.03B	53.78	12.65	-9.93%	22.54%		10.81%
VGVenture Global, Inc.	3.54B	7.38	12.10	-37.04%	21.51%	21.56%		4.68

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	270.24M	1.29B	5.65B	8B	9.3B	9.39B	17.64B	33.76B	20.28B	15.78B
Revenue Growth %	0%	3.76%	3.39%	0.42%	0.16%	0.01%	0.88%	0.91%	-0.4%	-0.22%
Cost of Goods Sold+	197.01M	1.01B	3.86B	5.55B	7.05B	6.46B	12.02B	22.23B	12.17B	10.49B
COGS % of Revenue	0.73%	0.79%	0.68%	0.69%	0.76%	0.69%	0.68%	0.66%	0.6%	0.66%
Gross Profit+	73.22M	272.12M	1.78B	2.45B	2.25B	2.92B	5.62B	11.53B	8.12B	5.29B
Gross Margin %	0.27%	0.21%	0.32%	0.31%	0.24%	0.31%	0.32%	0.34%	0.4%	0.34%
Gross Profit Growth %	-0.38%	2.72%	5.56%	0.37%	-0.08%	0.3%	0.92%	1.05%	-0.3%	-0.35%
Operating Expenses+	405.67M	268.37M	266M	296M	319M	308M	332M	432M	474M	441M
OpEx % of Revenue	1.5%	0.21%	0.05%	0.04%	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	0.03%
Selling, General & Admin	363.09M	259.69M	256M	289M	310M	302M	325M	416M	474M	441M
SG&A % of Revenue	1.34%	0.2%	0.05%	0.04%	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	0.03%
Research & Development	42.14M	6.84M	10M	7M	9M	6M	7M	16M	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	0.16%	0.01%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	431K	1.84M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating Income+	-332.44M	3.74M	1.52B	2.15B	1.93B	2.62B	5.29B	11.1B	7.64B	4.85B
Operating Margin %	-1.23%	0%	0.27%	0.27%	0.21%	0.28%	0.3%	0.33%	0.38%	0.31%
Operating Income Growth %	-0.22%	1.01%	404.82%	0.42%	-0.1%	0.36%	1.02%	1.1%	-0.31%	-0.37%
EBITDA+	-249.76M	177.78M	1.88B	2.6B	3.07B	3.84B	6.7B	12.82B	9.46B	6.74B
EBITDA Margin %	-0.92%	0.14%	0.33%	0.33%	0.33%	0.41%	0.38%	0.38%	0.47%	0.43%
EBITDA Growth %	-0.2%	1.71%	9.55%	0.39%	0.18%	0.25%	0.74%	0.92%	-0.26%	-0.29%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	82.68M	174.04M	356M	449M	1.14B	1.22B	1.4B	1.73B	1.82B	1.89B
EBIT	-775.33M	-174.49M	1.31B	2.1B	2.15B	2.07B	-840M	4.5B	15.72B	6.31B
Net Interest Income+	-322.08M	-488.39M	-747M	-875M	-1.43B	-1.52B	-1.44B	-1.41B	-930M	-821M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	211M	189M
Interest Expense	322.08M	488.39M	747M	875M	1.43B	1.52B	1.44B	1.41B	1.14B	1.01B
Other Income/Expense	-764.97M	-666.63M	-953M	-926M	-1.21B	-2.07B	-7.57B	-8B	6.93B	454M
Pretax Income+	-1.1B	-662.88M	566M	1.23B	715M	544M	-2.28B	3.09B	14.58B	5.3B
Pretax Margin %	-4.06%	-0.52%	0.1%	0.15%	0.08%	0.06%	-0.13%	0.09%	0.72%	0.34%
Income Tax+	0	2M	3M	27M	-517M	43M	-713M	459M	2.52B	811M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.89%	0.92%	-0.69%	0.38%	0.91%	-0.16%	1.03%	0.46%	0.68%	0.61%
Net Income+	-975M	-610M	-393M	471M	648M	-85M	-2.34B	1.43B	9.88B	3.25B
Net Margin %	-3.61%	-0.47%	-0.07%	0.06%	0.07%	-0.01%	-0.13%	0.04%	0.49%	0.21%
Net Income Growth %	-0.78%	0.37%	0.36%	2.2%	0.38%	-1.13%	-26.56%	1.61%	5.92%	-0.67%
Net Income (Continuing)	-1.1B	-664.79M	563M	1.2B	1.23B	501M	-1.56B	2.63B	12.06B	4.49B
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	2.46B	2.23B	3B	2.46B	2.45B	2.41B	2.54B	2.8B	3.96B	4.36B
EPS (Diluted)+	-4.30	-2.67	-1.69	1.90	2.51	-0.34	-9.25	5.64	40.73	14.20
EPS Growth %	-0.76%	0.38%	0.37%	2.12%	0.32%	-1.14%	-26.21%	1.61%	6.22%	-0.65%
EPS (Basic)	-4.30	-2.67	-1.69	1.92	2.53	-0.34	-9.25	5.69	40.73	14.24
Diluted Shares Outstanding	226.9M	228.77M	233.1M	248M	258.1M	252.4M	253.4M	253.4M	242.6M	229.1M
Basic Shares Outstanding	226.9M	228.77M	233.1M	245.6M	256.2M	252.4M	253.4M	251.1M	242.6M	228.4M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.24%	0.04%	0.13%

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	1.78B	2.24B	3.37B	4.23B	4.21B	3.17B	5.06B	5.61B	6.33B	4.8B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	1.2B	876M	722M	981M	2.47B	1.63B	1.4B	1.35B	4.07B	2.64B
Cash Only	1.2B	876M	722M	981M	2.47B	1.63B	1.4B	1.35B	4.07B	2.64B
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	5.75M	209M	371M	585M	491M	647M	1.51B	1.94B	1.11B	727M
Days Sales Outstanding	7.76	59.29	23.98	26.71	19.27	25.16	31.16	21.02	19.9	16.82
Inventory	18.13M	160M	243M	316M	312M	292M	706M	826M	445M	501M
Days Inventory Outstanding	33.58	57.56	22.97	20.8	16.14	16.49	21.45	13.56	13.35	17.44
Other Current Assets	557.6M	984M	2.03B	2.35B	935M	602M	1.44B	1.49B	714M	935M
Total Non-Current Assets+	17.03B	21.46B	24.54B	27.75B	31.28B	32.53B	34.2B	35.66B	36.74B	39.06B
Property, Plant & Equipment	16.19B	20.64B	23.98B	27.25B	30.11B	31.18B	32.39B	34.15B	35.1B	36.24B
Fixed Asset Turnover	0.02x	0.06x	0.24x	0.29x	0.31x	0.30x	0.54x	0.99x	0.58x	0.44x
Goodwill	76.82M	77M	77M	77M	77M	77M	77M	77M	77M	77M
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long-Term Investments	20.3M	10M	64M	94M	108M	81M	56M	16M	111M	129M
Other Non-Current Assets	735.45M	743M	418M	329M	454M	701M	475M	548M	1.43B	2.6B
Total Assets+	18.81B	23.7B	27.91B	31.99B	35.49B	35.7B	39.26B	41.27B	43.08B	43.86B
Asset Turnover	0.01x	0.05x	0.20x	0.25x	0.26x	0.26x	0.45x	0.82x	0.47x	0.36x
Asset Growth %	0.5%	0.26%	0.18%	0.15%	0.11%	0.01%	0.1%	0.05%	0.04%	0.02%
Total Current Liabilities+	2.19B	1.08B	1.25B	1.74B	1.87B	2.2B	4.69B	6.79B	3.89B	4.44B
Accounts Payable	22.82M	49M	25M	58M	66M	35M	155M	124M	181M	171M
Days Payables Outstanding	42.28	17.63	2.36	3.82	3.41	1.98	4.71	2.04	5.43	5.95
Short-Term Debt	1.67B	297M	0	239M	0	372M	367M	813M	300M	351M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	184.88M	378M	178M	262M	245M	438M	1.69B	2.57B	1.06B	1.27B
Current Ratio	0.82x	2.08x	2.69x	2.43x	2.25x	1.44x	1.08x	0.83x	1.63x	1.08x
Quick Ratio	0.81x	1.93x	2.50x	2.25x	2.08x	1.31x	0.93x	0.70x	1.51x	0.97x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-0.93	99.22	44.59	43.69	32	39.66	47.9	32.55	27.82	28.31
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	15.06B	21.79B	25.41B	28.32B	31.18B	31.28B	34.6B	34.64B	30.17B	29.36B
Long-Term Debt	14.92B	21.73B	25.34B	28.18B	30.77B	30.47B	29.45B	24.05B	23.4B	22.55B
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	57M	247M	654M	1.6B	2.46B	1.97B	2.09B
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54B	1.86B
Other Non-Current Liabilities	132.46M	94M	78M	80M	162M	158M	3.55B	8.12B	3.25B	2.86B
Total Liabilities	17.25B	22.86B	26.67B	30.06B	33.06B	33.48B	39.29B	41.44B	34.06B	33.8B
Total Debt+	16.59B	21.93B	25.34B	28.48B	31.26B	31.66B	31.95B	27.95B	26.32B	25.59B
Net Debt	15.39B	21.06B	24.61B	27.49B	28.78B	30.03B	30.55B	26.6B	22.26B	22.95B
Debt / Equity	10.63x	26.14x	20.43x	14.76x	12.84x	14.27x	-	-	2.92x	2.54x
Debt / EBITDA	-	123.38x	13.51x	10.94x	10.18x	8.25x	4.77x	2.18x	2.78x	3.80x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-	118.45x	13.13x	10.57x	9.37x	7.82x	4.56x	2.07x	2.35x	3.41x
Interest Coverage	-1.03x	0.01x	2.03x	2.46x	1.35x	1.71x	3.68x	7.89x	6.70x	4.80x
Total Equity+	1.56B	839M	1.24B	1.93B	2.44B	2.22B	-33M	-171M	9.02B	10.06B
Equity Growth %	-0.38%	-0.46%	0.48%	0.56%	0.26%	-0.09%	-1.01%	-4.18%	53.75%	0.12%
Book Value per Share	6.88	3.67	5.32	7.78	9.43	8.79	-0.13	-0.67	37.18	43.91
Total Shareholders' Equity	-901.85M	-1.4B	-1.76B	-526M	-14M	-191M	-2.57B	-2.97B	5.06B	5.7B
Common Stock	708K	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M
Retained Earnings	-3.62B	-4.23B	-4.63B	-4.16B	-3.51B	-3.59B	-6.02B	-4.94B	4.55B	7.38B
Treasury Stock	-353.93M	-374M	-386M	-406M	-674M	-872M	-928M	-2.34B	-3.86B	-6.14B
Accumulated OCI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	2.46B	2.23B	3B	2.46B	2.45B	2.41B	2.54B	2.8B	3.96B	4.36B

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	-483M	-404M	1.23B	1.99B	1.83B	1.26B	2.47B	10.52B	8.42B	5.39B
Operating CF Margin %	-1.79%	-0.31%	0.22%	0.25%	0.2%	0.13%	0.14%	0.31%	0.42%	0.34%
Operating CF Growth %	-0.84%	0.16%	4.05%	0.62%	-0.08%	-0.31%	0.95%	3.26%	-0.2%	-0.36%
Net Income	-1.1B	-665M	563M	1.2B	1.23B	501M	-1.56B	2.63B	12.06B	4.49B
Depreciation & Amortization	-82.68M	174M	356M	449M	794M	932M	1.01B	1.12B	1.2B	1.22B
Stock-Based Compensation	172M	101M	91M	113M	131M	110M	140M	205M	250M	215M
Deferred Taxes	0	120M	-3M	-5M	-521M	40M	-715M	440M	2.39B	330M
Other Non-Cash Items	492M	218M	218M	241M	500M	181M	4.85B	6.43B	-7.3B	-675M
Working Capital Changes	-50M	-232M	6M	-8M	-303M	-499M	-1.25B	-307M	-177M	-188M
Change in Receivables	-1M	-207M	-141M	-133M	1M	-154M	-799M	-502M	840M	380M
Change in Inventory	-28M	-119M	-73M	-73M	11M	21M	-409M	-123M	377M	-57M
Change in Payables	2M	64M	225M	188M	52M	54M	1.14B	250M	-982M	248M
Cash from Investing+	-6.98B	-4.41B	-3.38B	-3.65B	-3.16B	-1.95B	-912M	-1.84B	-2.2B	-2.28B
Capital Expenditures	-6.85B	-4.36B	-3.36B	-3.64B	-3.06B	-1.84B	-966M	-1.83B	-2.12B	-2.24B
CapEx % of Revenue	25.36%	3.39%	0.59%	0.46%	0.33%	0.2%	0.05%	0.05%	0.1%	0.14%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-131M	-57M	17M	14M	-2M	-8M	54M	1M	-20M	-29M
Cash from Financing+	6.42B	4.91B	2.94B	2.21B	1.17B	-235M	-1.82B	-8.01B	-4.18B	-4.45B
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	-85M	-349M	-393M	-412M
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	-589M	-266M	-274M	-667M	-652M	-920M	-824M	-1.1B	-1.11B	-981M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	-7.34B	-4.76B	-2.13B	-1.65B	-1.22B	-574M	1.5B	8.69B	6.3B	3.16B
FCF Margin %	-27.15%	-3.7%	-0.38%	-0.21%	-0.13%	-0.06%	0.09%	0.26%	0.31%	0.2%
FCF Growth %	-1.37%	0.35%	0.55%	0.22%	0.26%	0.53%	3.62%	4.78%	-0.28%	-0.5%
FCF per Share	-32.33	-20.81	-9.12	-6.67	-4.74	-2.27	5.93	34.31	25.96	13.78
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	0.50x	0.66x	-3.13x	4.23x	2.83x	-14.88x	-1.05x	7.37x	0.85x	1.66x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	707M	1.13B	1.4B	1.36B	891M	1.03B	1.07B
Taxes Paid	0	0	0	14M	24M	2M	4M	30M	117M	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-47.99%	-50.82%	-37.81%	29.73%	29.7%	-3.65%	-214.46%	-	223.32%	34.09%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-1.81%	0.01%	4.77%	5.84%	4.77%	6.18%	12.65%	29.23%	19.87%	11.31%
Gross Margin	27.1%	21.15%	31.62%	30.63%	24.15%	31.14%	31.88%	34.15%	40.02%	33.53%
Net Margin	-360.79%	-47.41%	-6.96%	5.89%	6.97%	-0.91%	-13.28%	4.23%	48.71%	20.61%
Debt / Equity	10.63x	26.14x	20.43x	14.76x	12.84x	14.27x	-	-	2.92x	2.54x
Interest Coverage	-1.03x	0.01x	2.03x	2.46x	1.35x	1.71x	3.68x	7.89x	6.70x	4.80x
FCF Conversion	0.50x	0.66x	-3.13x	4.23x	2.83x	-14.88x	-1.05x	7.37x	0.85x	1.66x
Revenue Growth	0.37%	376.11%	338.82%	41.6%	16.34%	0.94%	87.9%	91.36%	-39.91%	-22.22%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Liquefied Natural Gas	-	-	-	7.57B	9.25B	8.92B	15.39B	112B	19.57B	14.97B
Liquefied Natural Gas Growth	-	-	-	-	22.11%	-3.48%	72.51%	627.51%	-82.53%	-23.49%
Product and Service, Other	-	-	-	142M	218M	165M	200M	-	690M	669M
Product and Service, Other Growth	-	-	-	-	53.52%	-24.31%	21.21%	-	-	-3.04%
Regasification Service	-	-	-	2.6B	2.4B	-	-	800M	135M	135M
Regasification Service Growth	-	-	-	-	-7.69%	-	-	-	-83.13%	0.00%
Suspension Fees and LNG Cover Damages Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	38M	-	-	-	-
Suspension Fees and LNG Cover Damages Revenue Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Derivative Instruments	-	-	-	132M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Derivative Instruments Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Product And Service Other, Related Party	-	-	-	12M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Product And Service Other, Related Party Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LNG terminal business	269.28M	803.48M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LNG terminal business Growth	-	198.38%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LNG and natural gas marketing business	66K	520.64M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LNG and natural gas marketing business Growth	-	788756.06%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Non-US	-	514.3M	4B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-US Growth	-	-	677.76%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UNITED STATES	-	-	1.6B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UNITED STATES Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JAPAN	-	161.7M	1.2B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JAPAN Growth	-	-	642.12%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IRELAND	-	-	787M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IRELAND Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	-	-	762M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.6x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) reported $18.84B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 6441% increase from $288.0M in 2011.

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) saw revenue decline by 22.2% over the past year.

Yes, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) is profitable, generating $4.00B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (20.6% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.93%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) has a return on equity (ROE) of 34.1%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) generated $4.56B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

LNG • • Industrial / General

EnergyMidstream Oil & GasLNG Infrastructure & ShippingLNG Terminal Operators

Revenue $15.78B -22.2%
EBITDA $6.74B -28.8%
Net Income $3.25B -67.1%
EPS (Diluted) 14.20 -65.1%
Gross Margin 33.53% -16.2%
EBITDA Margin 42.72% -8.4%
Operating Margin 30.74% -18.4%
Net Margin 20.61% -57.7%
ROE 34.09% -84.7%
ROIC 11.31% -43.1%
Debt/Equity 2.54 -12.8%
Interest Coverage 4.80 -28.3%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 128.7%
✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 38.1%
✓FCF machine: 20.0% free cash flow margin
✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 11.1%
✓Share count reduced 5.6% through buybacks

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.5x
✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 20 (bottom 20%)

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y50.24%

5Y11.15%

3Y-3.65%

TTM17.76%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y38.08%

3Y-

TTM9.67%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y41.42%

3Y-

TTM14.7%

ROCE

10Y Avg10.61%

5Y Avg17.72%

3Y Avg21.75%

Latest12.34%

Peer Comparison

LNG Terminal Operators

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
LNGCheniere Energy, Inc.	41.64B	193.44	13.62	-22.22%	21.26%	34.94%	7.58%	2.54
CQPCheniere Energy Partners, L.P.	26.03B	53.78	12.65	-9.93%	22.54%		10.81%
VGVenture Global, Inc.	3.54B	7.38	12.10	-37.04%	21.51%	21.56%		4.68

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	270.24M	1.29B	5.65B	8B	9.3B	9.39B	17.64B	33.76B	20.28B	15.78B
Revenue Growth %	0%	3.76%	3.39%	0.42%	0.16%	0.01%	0.88%	0.91%	-0.4%	-0.22%
Cost of Goods Sold+	197.01M	1.01B	3.86B	5.55B	7.05B	6.46B	12.02B	22.23B	12.17B	10.49B
COGS % of Revenue	0.73%	0.79%	0.68%	0.69%	0.76%	0.69%	0.68%	0.66%	0.6%	0.66%
Gross Profit+	73.22M	272.12M	1.78B	2.45B	2.25B	2.92B	5.62B	11.53B	8.12B	5.29B
Gross Margin %	0.27%	0.21%	0.32%	0.31%	0.24%	0.31%	0.32%	0.34%	0.4%	0.34%
Gross Profit Growth %	-0.38%	2.72%	5.56%	0.37%	-0.08%	0.3%	0.92%	1.05%	-0.3%	-0.35%
Operating Expenses+	405.67M	268.37M	266M	296M	319M	308M	332M	432M	474M	441M
OpEx % of Revenue	1.5%	0.21%	0.05%	0.04%	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	0.03%
Selling, General & Admin	363.09M	259.69M	256M	289M	310M	302M	325M	416M	474M	441M
SG&A % of Revenue	1.34%	0.2%	0.05%	0.04%	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%	0.02%	0.03%
Research & Development	42.14M	6.84M	10M	7M	9M	6M	7M	16M	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	0.16%	0.01%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	431K	1.84M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating Income+	-332.44M	3.74M	1.52B	2.15B	1.93B	2.62B	5.29B	11.1B	7.64B	4.85B
Operating Margin %	-1.23%	0%	0.27%	0.27%	0.21%	0.28%	0.3%	0.33%	0.38%	0.31%
Operating Income Growth %	-0.22%	1.01%	404.82%	0.42%	-0.1%	0.36%	1.02%	1.1%	-0.31%	-0.37%
EBITDA+	-249.76M	177.78M	1.88B	2.6B	3.07B	3.84B	6.7B	12.82B	9.46B	6.74B
EBITDA Margin %	-0.92%	0.14%	0.33%	0.33%	0.33%	0.41%	0.38%	0.38%	0.47%	0.43%
EBITDA Growth %	-0.2%	1.71%	9.55%	0.39%	0.18%	0.25%	0.74%	0.92%	-0.26%	-0.29%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	82.68M	174.04M	356M	449M	1.14B	1.22B	1.4B	1.73B	1.82B	1.89B
EBIT	-775.33M	-174.49M	1.31B	2.1B	2.15B	2.07B	-840M	4.5B	15.72B	6.31B
Net Interest Income+	-322.08M	-488.39M	-747M	-875M	-1.43B	-1.52B	-1.44B	-1.41B	-930M	-821M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	211M	189M
Interest Expense	322.08M	488.39M	747M	875M	1.43B	1.52B	1.44B	1.41B	1.14B	1.01B
Other Income/Expense	-764.97M	-666.63M	-953M	-926M	-1.21B	-2.07B	-7.57B	-8B	6.93B	454M
Pretax Income+	-1.1B	-662.88M	566M	1.23B	715M	544M	-2.28B	3.09B	14.58B	5.3B
Pretax Margin %	-4.06%	-0.52%	0.1%	0.15%	0.08%	0.06%	-0.13%	0.09%	0.72%	0.34%
Income Tax+	0	2M	3M	27M	-517M	43M	-713M	459M	2.52B	811M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.89%	0.92%	-0.69%	0.38%	0.91%	-0.16%	1.03%	0.46%	0.68%	0.61%
Net Income+	-975M	-610M	-393M	471M	648M	-85M	-2.34B	1.43B	9.88B	3.25B
Net Margin %	-3.61%	-0.47%	-0.07%	0.06%	0.07%	-0.01%	-0.13%	0.04%	0.49%	0.21%
Net Income Growth %	-0.78%	0.37%	0.36%	2.2%	0.38%	-1.13%	-26.56%	1.61%	5.92%	-0.67%
Net Income (Continuing)	-1.1B	-664.79M	563M	1.2B	1.23B	501M	-1.56B	2.63B	12.06B	4.49B
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	2.46B	2.23B	3B	2.46B	2.45B	2.41B	2.54B	2.8B	3.96B	4.36B
EPS (Diluted)+	-4.30	-2.67	-1.69	1.90	2.51	-0.34	-9.25	5.64	40.73	14.20
EPS Growth %	-0.76%	0.38%	0.37%	2.12%	0.32%	-1.14%	-26.21%	1.61%	6.22%	-0.65%
EPS (Basic)	-4.30	-2.67	-1.69	1.92	2.53	-0.34	-9.25	5.69	40.73	14.24
Diluted Shares Outstanding	226.9M	228.77M	233.1M	248M	258.1M	252.4M	253.4M	253.4M	242.6M	229.1M
Basic Shares Outstanding	226.9M	228.77M	233.1M	245.6M	256.2M	252.4M	253.4M	251.1M	242.6M	228.4M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.24%	0.04%	0.13%

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	1.78B	2.24B	3.37B	4.23B	4.21B	3.17B	5.06B	5.61B	6.33B	4.8B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	1.2B	876M	722M	981M	2.47B	1.63B	1.4B	1.35B	4.07B	2.64B
Cash Only	1.2B	876M	722M	981M	2.47B	1.63B	1.4B	1.35B	4.07B	2.64B
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	5.75M	209M	371M	585M	491M	647M	1.51B	1.94B	1.11B	727M
Days Sales Outstanding	7.76	59.29	23.98	26.71	19.27	25.16	31.16	21.02	19.9	16.82
Inventory	18.13M	160M	243M	316M	312M	292M	706M	826M	445M	501M
Days Inventory Outstanding	33.58	57.56	22.97	20.8	16.14	16.49	21.45	13.56	13.35	17.44
Other Current Assets	557.6M	984M	2.03B	2.35B	935M	602M	1.44B	1.49B	714M	935M
Total Non-Current Assets+	17.03B	21.46B	24.54B	27.75B	31.28B	32.53B	34.2B	35.66B	36.74B	39.06B
Property, Plant & Equipment	16.19B	20.64B	23.98B	27.25B	30.11B	31.18B	32.39B	34.15B	35.1B	36.24B
Fixed Asset Turnover	0.02x	0.06x	0.24x	0.29x	0.31x	0.30x	0.54x	0.99x	0.58x	0.44x
Goodwill	76.82M	77M	77M	77M	77M	77M	77M	77M	77M	77M
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long-Term Investments	20.3M	10M	64M	94M	108M	81M	56M	16M	111M	129M
Other Non-Current Assets	735.45M	743M	418M	329M	454M	701M	475M	548M	1.43B	2.6B
Total Assets+	18.81B	23.7B	27.91B	31.99B	35.49B	35.7B	39.26B	41.27B	43.08B	43.86B
Asset Turnover	0.01x	0.05x	0.20x	0.25x	0.26x	0.26x	0.45x	0.82x	0.47x	0.36x
Asset Growth %	0.5%	0.26%	0.18%	0.15%	0.11%	0.01%	0.1%	0.05%	0.04%	0.02%
Total Current Liabilities+	2.19B	1.08B	1.25B	1.74B	1.87B	2.2B	4.69B	6.79B	3.89B	4.44B
Accounts Payable	22.82M	49M	25M	58M	66M	35M	155M	124M	181M	171M
Days Payables Outstanding	42.28	17.63	2.36	3.82	3.41	1.98	4.71	2.04	5.43	5.95
Short-Term Debt	1.67B	297M	0	239M	0	372M	367M	813M	300M	351M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Current Liabilities	184.88M	378M	178M	262M	245M	438M	1.69B	2.57B	1.06B	1.27B
Current Ratio	0.82x	2.08x	2.69x	2.43x	2.25x	1.44x	1.08x	0.83x	1.63x	1.08x
Quick Ratio	0.81x	1.93x	2.50x	2.25x	2.08x	1.31x	0.93x	0.70x	1.51x	0.97x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-0.93	99.22	44.59	43.69	32	39.66	47.9	32.55	27.82	28.31
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	15.06B	21.79B	25.41B	28.32B	31.18B	31.28B	34.6B	34.64B	30.17B	29.36B
Long-Term Debt	14.92B	21.73B	25.34B	28.18B	30.77B	30.47B	29.45B	24.05B	23.4B	22.55B
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	57M	247M	654M	1.6B	2.46B	1.97B	2.09B
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54B	1.86B
Other Non-Current Liabilities	132.46M	94M	78M	80M	162M	158M	3.55B	8.12B	3.25B	2.86B
Total Liabilities	17.25B	22.86B	26.67B	30.06B	33.06B	33.48B	39.29B	41.44B	34.06B	33.8B
Total Debt+	16.59B	21.93B	25.34B	28.48B	31.26B	31.66B	31.95B	27.95B	26.32B	25.59B
Net Debt	15.39B	21.06B	24.61B	27.49B	28.78B	30.03B	30.55B	26.6B	22.26B	22.95B
Debt / Equity	10.63x	26.14x	20.43x	14.76x	12.84x	14.27x	-	-	2.92x	2.54x
Debt / EBITDA	-	123.38x	13.51x	10.94x	10.18x	8.25x	4.77x	2.18x	2.78x	3.80x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-	118.45x	13.13x	10.57x	9.37x	7.82x	4.56x	2.07x	2.35x	3.41x
Interest Coverage	-1.03x	0.01x	2.03x	2.46x	1.35x	1.71x	3.68x	7.89x	6.70x	4.80x
Total Equity+	1.56B	839M	1.24B	1.93B	2.44B	2.22B	-33M	-171M	9.02B	10.06B
Equity Growth %	-0.38%	-0.46%	0.48%	0.56%	0.26%	-0.09%	-1.01%	-4.18%	53.75%	0.12%
Book Value per Share	6.88	3.67	5.32	7.78	9.43	8.79	-0.13	-0.67	37.18	43.91
Total Shareholders' Equity	-901.85M	-1.4B	-1.76B	-526M	-14M	-191M	-2.57B	-2.97B	5.06B	5.7B
Common Stock	708K	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M	1M
Retained Earnings	-3.62B	-4.23B	-4.63B	-4.16B	-3.51B	-3.59B	-6.02B	-4.94B	4.55B	7.38B
Treasury Stock	-353.93M	-374M	-386M	-406M	-674M	-872M	-928M	-2.34B	-3.86B	-6.14B
Accumulated OCI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	2.46B	2.23B	3B	2.46B	2.45B	2.41B	2.54B	2.8B	3.96B	4.36B

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	-483M	-404M	1.23B	1.99B	1.83B	1.26B	2.47B	10.52B	8.42B	5.39B
Operating CF Margin %	-1.79%	-0.31%	0.22%	0.25%	0.2%	0.13%	0.14%	0.31%	0.42%	0.34%
Operating CF Growth %	-0.84%	0.16%	4.05%	0.62%	-0.08%	-0.31%	0.95%	3.26%	-0.2%	-0.36%
Net Income	-1.1B	-665M	563M	1.2B	1.23B	501M	-1.56B	2.63B	12.06B	4.49B
Depreciation & Amortization	-82.68M	174M	356M	449M	794M	932M	1.01B	1.12B	1.2B	1.22B
Stock-Based Compensation	172M	101M	91M	113M	131M	110M	140M	205M	250M	215M
Deferred Taxes	0	120M	-3M	-5M	-521M	40M	-715M	440M	2.39B	330M
Other Non-Cash Items	492M	218M	218M	241M	500M	181M	4.85B	6.43B	-7.3B	-675M
Working Capital Changes	-50M	-232M	6M	-8M	-303M	-499M	-1.25B	-307M	-177M	-188M
Change in Receivables	-1M	-207M	-141M	-133M	1M	-154M	-799M	-502M	840M	380M
Change in Inventory	-28M	-119M	-73M	-73M	11M	21M	-409M	-123M	377M	-57M
Change in Payables	2M	64M	225M	188M	52M	54M	1.14B	250M	-982M	248M
Cash from Investing+	-6.98B	-4.41B	-3.38B	-3.65B	-3.16B	-1.95B	-912M	-1.84B	-2.2B	-2.28B
Capital Expenditures	-6.85B	-4.36B	-3.36B	-3.64B	-3.06B	-1.84B	-966M	-1.83B	-2.12B	-2.24B
CapEx % of Revenue	25.36%	3.39%	0.59%	0.46%	0.33%	0.2%	0.05%	0.05%	0.1%	0.14%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	-131M	-57M	17M	14M	-2M	-8M	54M	1M	-20M	-29M
Cash from Financing+	6.42B	4.91B	2.94B	2.21B	1.17B	-235M	-1.82B	-8.01B	-4.18B	-4.45B
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	-85M	-349M	-393M	-412M
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	-589M	-266M	-274M	-667M	-652M	-920M	-824M	-1.1B	-1.11B	-981M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	-7.34B	-4.76B	-2.13B	-1.65B	-1.22B	-574M	1.5B	8.69B	6.3B	3.16B
FCF Margin %	-27.15%	-3.7%	-0.38%	-0.21%	-0.13%	-0.06%	0.09%	0.26%	0.31%	0.2%
FCF Growth %	-1.37%	0.35%	0.55%	0.22%	0.26%	0.53%	3.62%	4.78%	-0.28%	-0.5%
FCF per Share	-32.33	-20.81	-9.12	-6.67	-4.74	-2.27	5.93	34.31	25.96	13.78
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	0.50x	0.66x	-3.13x	4.23x	2.83x	-14.88x	-1.05x	7.37x	0.85x	1.66x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	707M	1.13B	1.4B	1.36B	891M	1.03B	1.07B
Taxes Paid	0	0	0	14M	24M	2M	4M	30M	117M	0

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	-47.99%	-50.82%	-37.81%	29.73%	29.7%	-3.65%	-214.46%	-	223.32%	34.09%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	-1.81%	0.01%	4.77%	5.84%	4.77%	6.18%	12.65%	29.23%	19.87%	11.31%
Gross Margin	27.1%	21.15%	31.62%	30.63%	24.15%	31.14%	31.88%	34.15%	40.02%	33.53%
Net Margin	-360.79%	-47.41%	-6.96%	5.89%	6.97%	-0.91%	-13.28%	4.23%	48.71%	20.61%
Debt / Equity	10.63x	26.14x	20.43x	14.76x	12.84x	14.27x	-	-	2.92x	2.54x
Interest Coverage	-1.03x	0.01x	2.03x	2.46x	1.35x	1.71x	3.68x	7.89x	6.70x	4.80x
FCF Conversion	0.50x	0.66x	-3.13x	4.23x	2.83x	-14.88x	-1.05x	7.37x	0.85x	1.66x
Revenue Growth	0.37%	376.11%	338.82%	41.6%	16.34%	0.94%	87.9%	91.36%	-39.91%	-22.22%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Liquefied Natural Gas	-	-	-	7.57B	9.25B	8.92B	15.39B	112B	19.57B	14.97B
Liquefied Natural Gas Growth	-	-	-	-	22.11%	-3.48%	72.51%	627.51%	-82.53%	-23.49%
Product and Service, Other	-	-	-	142M	218M	165M	200M	-	690M	669M
Product and Service, Other Growth	-	-	-	-	53.52%	-24.31%	21.21%	-	-	-3.04%
Regasification Service	-	-	-	2.6B	2.4B	-	-	800M	135M	135M
Regasification Service Growth	-	-	-	-	-7.69%	-	-	-	-83.13%	0.00%
Suspension Fees and LNG Cover Damages Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	38M	-	-	-	-
Suspension Fees and LNG Cover Damages Revenue Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Derivative Instruments	-	-	-	132M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Derivative Instruments Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Product And Service Other, Related Party	-	-	-	12M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Product And Service Other, Related Party Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LNG terminal business	269.28M	803.48M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LNG terminal business Growth	-	198.38%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LNG and natural gas marketing business	66K	520.64M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LNG and natural gas marketing business Growth	-	788756.06%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Non-US	-	514.3M	4B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-US Growth	-	-	677.76%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UNITED STATES	-	-	1.6B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UNITED STATES Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JAPAN	-	161.7M	1.2B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JAPAN Growth	-	-	642.12%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IRELAND	-	-	787M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IRELAND Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	-	-	762M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.6x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) reported $18.84B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 6441% increase from $288.0M in 2011.

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) saw revenue decline by 22.2% over the past year.

Yes, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) is profitable, generating $4.00B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (20.6% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.93%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) has a return on equity (ROE) of 34.1%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) generated $4.56B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.