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Cheniere Energy LNG

US equityMarket cap rank #289Oil & Gas MidstreamESG Investing
$276.18
+$2.57 (+0.94%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $274.88 +0.46%
Open$274.81
Prev close$273.61
Day range$273.09 – $279.70
Volume906.9K
Market cap$57.04B
P/E (TTM)20.9
Dividend yield0.78%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

LNG at a glance

LNG last changed hands at $276.18 (up 0.94%). At $57.04B, Cheniere Energy is ranked #289 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

The 52-week range is $184.88 to $299.54. Today's price is about 80% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 17.9% over twelve months, and up 19.9% across the last three months.

On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($271.04) and 200-day ($243.47) moving averages; RSI is 55, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 28% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported $5.73B in revenue, up 23.5% from a year earlier, with $3.64B of net profit (a 13.6% margin).

Buyers are paying 20.9 times trailing earnings, 388% above its five-year average of 4.3. The median for its industry group is 20.8.

16 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $319.88, sits 15.8% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Cheniere Energy: the business

Cheniere Energy exports liquefied natural gas from terminals on the U.S. Gulf Coast, mostly under long-term contracts.

What tends to move it. Contracted cash flow and expansion projects matter, and LNG price spreads add upside.

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Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.9%
1 week
+3.1%
1 month
-1.6%
3 months
+19.9%
6 months
-5.8%
Year to date
+43.1%
1 year
+17.9%
Day range
$273.09$279.70
52-week range
$184.88$299.54

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bullish

4 bullish · 3 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-1.3%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average+1.9%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average+13.4%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)54.8Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)0.25Bearish
Bollinger band position39%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$276.01 / $276.48
Average price today$277.31
Volume906.9KAvg (90d) 2.02M
Turnover$251.50M
Turnover rate0.44%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.67vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.42%
Market cap$57.04B
Float market cap$56.64B
Shares outstanding205.09M
EPS (TTM)$24.13
P/E (TTM)20.92
P/B9.21
Book value / share$29.98
Earnings yield0.44%
Dividend (TTM)$2.17 / shareYield 0.78%
Net profit (TTM)$4.98B
Net assets$6.19B
30-day volatility28.0%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.85%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-24.1%-6.7% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How LNG ranks on BeStock

Market value#289 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#15 of 283
Dividend yield#193 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#69 of 300
Dollar volume today#137 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$5.73B+23.5% YoY
Operating profit$4.29B+69.6% YoY
Net profit$3.64B+92.0% YoY
Diluted EPS$14.65+100.7% YoY
Free cash flow$398.00M+306.2% YoY
Operating cash flow$1.58B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$3.8BSep '24$4.4BDec '24$5.4BMar '25$4.6BJun '25$4.4BSep '25$5.5BDec '25$5.9BMar '26$5.7BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$1.2BSep '24$1.3BDec '24$668.0MMar '25$1.9BJun '25$1.3BSep '25$2.9BDec '25$-3.4BMar '26$3.6BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin31.8%
Operating margin29.9%
Net margin13.6%
Return on equity45.2%
Return on assets6.3%
Return on invested capital11.4%
Current ratio0.87
Liabilities / assets76.0%
Cash & investments$1.10B
Total debt$25.99B
Net cash (debt)-$24.90B
Free cash flow / sales13.0%
Average move on report day±3.4%last 16 reports
Closed higher9 of 1656% of the time
Best reaction+9.4%
Worst reaction-5.6%

Stock move on the day after each report

+5.2%2024/Q3+3.7%2024/Q4-0.6%2025/Q1-0.3%2025/Q2+0.2%2025/Q3+5.4%2025/Q4-5.6%2026/Q1+4.3%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings21.1x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 90th percentile, 5-year average 4.3x

#1616 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book9.3x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 67th percentile, 5-year average -3.9x

#4810 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales2.7x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 76th percentile, 5-year average 2.1x

#2841 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

-52x-17x17x52xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$268.00
Price vs. fair value+3.1%Close to the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts16
Average target$319.88+15.8% vs. price
  • Buy 100%
Low $279.00Now $276.18Avg $319.88High $444.00

Latest rating actions

  • 10 Sep 2026ScotiabankBUY · PT $312.00
  • 10 Sep 2026Goldman SachsBUY · PT $305.00
  • 4 Sep 2026J.P. MorganBUY · PT $334.00
  • 21 Aug 2026RBC CapitalBUY · PT $319.00
  • 17 Aug 2026Argus ResearchBUY · PT $330.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership91.0%+0.49 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,571-6 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)8 buys / 5 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.02% of floatDays to cover 2.8 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share9.0%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

5%9%13%16%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$55.92M (6 inflow days, 14 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.78%
Last dividend$0.56Ex-date 10 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$0.56
Payments on file20

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.3920221.6220231.8120242.062025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 14.1% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • J.P. Morgan Maintains Cheniere Energy(LNG.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $334Market news · 4 Sep 2026
  • Goldman Sachs Maintains Golar LNG(GLNG.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $67Market news · 11 Sep 2026
  • Goldman Sachs Maintains Cheniere Energy(LNG.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $305Market news · 11 Sep 2026
  • Scotiabank Maintains Cheniere Energy(LNG.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $312Market news · 10 Sep 2026
  • Qatar negotiates long-term U.S. LNG purchases as Iran war undermines supply capacityBreakings · 10 Sep 2026
  • Hokuriku Electric Power: Regarding the Determination of the Output Capacity of LNG Unit No. 2 at the Toyama New Port Thermal Power Plant Under ConstructionJPX · 28 Apr 2026

LNG stock: common questions

What is LNG's latest share price?

$276.18 is the latest print for LNG, a move of +0.94% against yesterday's close of $273.61. Today's low and high so far: $273.09 and $279.70.

What is LNG worth in total?

Equity value comes to $57.04B at the current price. By that measure it is number 289 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is LNG expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 20.9 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $24.13). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 4.3, and today's level ranks in the 90th percentile of its own history.

How far is LNG from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $184.88 and the ceiling $299.54. Shares are 7.8% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Cheniere Energy shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.78% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 10, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like LNG?

Of 16 analysts, 100% say buy, 0% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $319.88, with the most cautious at $279.00 and the most optimistic at $444.00.

How does Cheniere Energy make money?

Cheniere Energy exports liquefied natural gas from terminals on the U.S. Gulf Coast, mostly under long-term contracts.

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