profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Cheniere Energy
$308.75-0.24% today
+44.7% in 1 year
1-year low $188.831-year high $330.32
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $11.83 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Cheniere Energy sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $33.4 billion in 2022 to $20.0 billion in 2025, with $5.33 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Cheniere Energy handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $2.7B
Free cash flow 2025$2.5B
Bought back its own shares$2.7B
Paid as dividends$451M
Cash vs. debt$1.1B vs. $25.5B
Cheniere Energy vs. similar companies
Cheniere Energy grows the fastest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheniere Energy | 11.8× · Cheap | ||
 Enbridge | 20.2× · Fair price | ||
 The Williams Companies | 33.0× · Expensive | ||
 Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | 14.2× · Cheap | ||
 Kinder Morgan | 23.3× · Fair price |
Compare Cheniere Energy with Atmos Energy · Canadian Natural Resources · ConocoPhillips · Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. · Enbridge · EOG Resources · MPLX LP · TotalEnergies
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Cheniere Energy's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,358 | 15,864 | 33,428 | 20,394 | 15,703 | 19,976 | |
| – | – | 4,996 | 16,007 | 6,605 | 9,531 | |
| 2,631 | -701 | 4,559 | 15,489 | 6,128 | 9,112 | |
| 3,001 | 171 | 5,619 | 16,915 | 7,533 | 10,559 | |
| -85 | -2,343 | 1,428 | 9,881 | 3,252 | 5,330 | |
| -0.34 | -9.25 | 5.64 | 40.72 | 14.20 | 24.13 | |
| – | – | 14.9% | 78.5% | 42.1% | 47.7% | |
| 28.1% | -4.4% | 13.6% | 75.9% | 39.0% | 45.6% | |
| -0.9% | -14.8% | 4.3% | 48.5% | 20.7% | 26.7% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 35,697 | 39,258 | 41,266 | 43,076 | 43,858 | 47,882 |
| Cash | 1,628 | 1,404 | 1,353 | 4,066 | 2,638 | 1,099 |
| Total debt | 31,601 | 31,892 | 27,949 | 26,323 | 25,587 | 25,515 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 41,437 | 34,056 | 33,798 | 34,804 |
| -191 | -2,571 | -2,969 | 5,060 | 5,699 | 7,915 | |
| 252 | 253 | 253 | 243 | 229 | 220 | |
| 5.2% | -2.3% | 14.2% | 39.6% | 15.9% | 21.8% | |
| 44.5% | 91.1% | -48.1% | 195.3% | 57.1% | 67.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,265 | 2,469 | 10,523 | 8,418 | 5,394 | 5,539 | |
| 1,839 | 966 | 1,830 | 2,121 | 2,238 | 3,078 | |
| -574 | 1,503 | 8,693 | 6,297 | 3,156 | 2,461 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 85 | 349 | 393 | 412 | 451 |
| 155 | 9 | 1,373 | 1,473 | 2,262 | 2,724 | |
| 110 | 140 | 205 | 250 | 215 | 161 |
Valuation
- 11.8×
- 20.7×
- –
- 7.2×
- 3.2×
- 25.6×
- 8.3×
- 3.9%
- 8.5%
- 0.9%
Profitability
- 47.7%
- 45.6%
- 26.7%
- 57.1%
- 22.4%
- 23.5%
- 23.5%
- 3.1%
- 16.2%
- –
Growth
- +16.4%
- –
- −22.0%
- –
- −4.6%
Financial health
- 2.3×
- 3.22
- 56.4%
- 9.7×
- 0.94
- 0.48
- 0.45
How it ranks in Energy
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 4%of 467
Top 6%of 466
Top 27%of 387
Top 17%of 461
Bottom 42%of 460
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $264.00
- Range
- $220.00 – $340.00
- 4 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 4.77 | 4.25 | +12.2% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 10.71 | 3.80 | +181.8% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 4.75 | 2.91 | +63.2% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 7.30 | 2.49 | +193.2% |
| May 8, 2025 | 1.57 | 2.81 | −44.1% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 4.33 | 2.74 | +58.0% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 3.93 | 1.90 | +106.8% |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 3.84 | 1.72 | +123.3% |
0.9%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$9a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised4 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.33 in 2021 → $2.06 in 2025
How safe it looks
8.5% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 18.3%
News
Cheniere Shipped Its First LNG Cargo in 2016. Here’s What $1,000 Invested Then Is WorthYahoo Finance · Nov 1, 2026Cheniere Energy Partners declares $0.89 dividendSeeking Alpha · Oct 29, 2026QatarEnergy secures 20-year LNG supply from Woodside's Louisiana plantSeeking Alpha · Oct 29, 2026Taiwan agrees to buy 30% of gas from Alaska LNG project, Trump saysCNBC · Oct 14, 2026Trump tells South Korea to sign on to Alaska LNG deal or 'I'll just charge them more'CNBC · Oct 5, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
6/7Passes 6 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
67Pass
Benjamin Graham
51No pass
Philip Fisher
80Pass
Peter Lynch
65Pass
Joel Greenblatt
68Pass
Charlie Munger
76Pass
Terry Smith
67Pass
Questions about Cheniere Energy
Is Cheniere Energy a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. 6 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Cheniere Energy AI analysis
What does Cheniere Energy do?
Cheniere Energy, Inc., an energy infrastructure company, primarily engages in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) related businesses in the United States. It is in Oil & Gas Midstream, based in Houston, TX, United States, with 1,717 employees.
Does Cheniere Energy pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 0.9% a year, about 8% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $451 million in dividends.
Is Cheniere Energy stock halal?
No. Cheniere Energy does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 40% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Cheniere Energy stock done over the past year?
Up 44.7% over the past twelve months, to $308.75. It traded between $188.83 and $330.32 and is 6.5% below its high.
Who are Cheniere Energy's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Enbridge, The Williams Companies, Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and Kinder Morgan. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Cheniere Energy's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.