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FLEX LNG Ltd. (FLNG)

Energy | Oil & Gas Midstream | Hamilton, Bermuda | NYSE
28.21 USD -0.43 (-1.501%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 1:11 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:12 a.m. EDT

The most critical issue here is the unsustainable dividend payout ratio of 158%. The company is paying out significantly more in dividends than it earns, which is a classic sign of capital erosion rather than shareholder value creation. While the 9.5% yield looks attractive on the surface, it is a trap built on borrowed money and retained earnings that cannot sustain this level indefinitely. Fundamentally, the balance sheet is fragile with debt-to-equity exceeding 250x, and despite recent earnings growth, the market consensus remains 'underperform' with a target price below the current trading level. The options market confirms this caution, with heavy put positioning near the current price acting as a floor against further declines. This is a speculative high-yield play with deteriorating financial health, not a core investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.017851
AutoARIMA0.018908
AutoETS0.018908
MSTL0.019162

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 0.28
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.649
Excess Kurtosis 0.17
Attribute Value
Sector Energy
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-02
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-02
Debt to Equity Ratio 255.333
Revenue per Share 6.664
Market Cap 1,525,945,856
Trailing P/E 15.17
Forward P/E 13.06
Beta 0.24
Profit Margins 28.50%
Website https://www.flexlng.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:12 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound or slightly lower scenario. Call Open Interest is heavily skewed out-of-the-money (OTM), suggesting bets on a rally to $33-$35, while Put Open Interest concentrates just below the current price ($28-$31), acting as a hedge against a dip. The massive IV spike on deep OTM calls for November 2026 indicates specific speculation on a distant upside event, but the overall flow lacks the aggressive call buying required to drive a strong short-term trend.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.40% 10.62% 12.32% 12.09%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-03 0.750 2.400768
2026-05-29 0.750 2.519315
2026-02-27 0.750 2.745242
2025-11-28 0.750 2.956247
2025-09-05 0.750 2.906977
2025-06-06 0.750 3.131524
2025-06-05 0.750 3.031528
2025-02-19 0.750 3.038898
2024-11-26 0.750 2.912621
2024-08-28 0.750 2.767528
2024-06-07 0.750 2.673797
2024-02-22 0.750 2.975010
2023-11-27 0.875 2.905046
2023-08-30 0.750 2.427184
2023-05-30 0.750 2.467105
2023-02-22 1.000 2.973535
2022-11-30 0.750 1.993620
2022-09-07 1.250 3.992335
2022-05-24 0.750 2.825923
2022-03-01 0.750 3.206499
2021-12-01 0.750 3.605769
2021-09-01 0.400 2.672011
2021-06-01 0.400 2.675585
2021-03-02 0.300 3.496504
2020-12-02 0.100 1.269841
2020-03-10 0.100 1.904762
2019-12-04 0.100 1.098660
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.0
dividendYield 10.47
exDividendDate 2026-09-03
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.10474861
lastDividendValue 0.75
lastDividendDate 2026-09-03
dividendDate 2026-09-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.13922036
Address1 Par-La-Ville Place
Address2 14 Par-La-Ville Road
All Time High 38.243
All Time Low 3.4
Ask 28.25
Ask Size 200
Average Analyst Rating 4.2 - Underperform
Average Daily Volume10 Day 354,190
Average Daily Volume3 Month 358,475
Average Volume 358,475
Average Volume10Days 354,190
Beta 0.243
Bid 28.2
Bid Size 100
Book Value 12.987
City Hamilton
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country Bermuda
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 28.21
Current Ratio 2.685
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 28.89
Day Low 28.07
Debt To Equity 255.333
Display Name FLEX LNG
Dividend Date 1,789,603,200
Dividend Rate 3.0
Dividend Yield 10.47
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,787,144,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,787,144,400
Earnings Growth 1.591
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.531
Earnings Timestamp 1,787,142,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,787,142,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,787,142,600
Ebitda 239,064,992
Ebitda Margins 0.6632
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.321
Enterprise To Revenue 8.171
Enterprise Value 2,945,491,712
Eps Current Year 2.36517
Eps Forward 2.16065
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.86
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,393,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 441 295 3494
Fifty Day Average 31.1762
Fifty Day Average Change -2.9662018
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.09514315
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 13.922035
Fifty Two Week High 33.4
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.1900024
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1553893
Fifty Two Week Low 24.14
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.0699997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16859983
Fifty Two Week Range 24.14 - 33.4
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,560,778,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 10.05
Float Shares 30,894,861
Forward Eps 2.16065
Forward P E 13.056255
Free Cashflow 143,191,744
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 9
Fullday Change -0.4300003
Fullday Change Percent -1.5013977
Fullday Price 28.21
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.73345
Gross Profits 264,388,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.42885
Held Percent Institutions 0.29819
Implied Shares Outstanding 54,092,376
Industry Oil & Gas Midstream
Industry Disp Oil & Gas Midstream
Industry Key oil-gas-midstream
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,393,600
Last Dividend Value 0.75
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary FLEX LNG Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the seaborne transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide. As of December 31, 2025, its fleet consists of 13 LNG carriers in operation. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Long Name FLEX LNG Ltd.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,525,945,856
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_36151890
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 102,730,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,674,699,960
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 28.84
Operating Cashflow 160,136,992
Operating Margins 0.55682
Payout Ratio 1.5789
Phone 441 295 6935
Previous Close 28.64
Price Eps Current Year 11.92726
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.172172
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.2331767
Profit Margins 0.28499
Quick Ratio 2.594
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key underperform
Recommendation Mean 4.2
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.4300003
Regular Market Change Percent -1.5013977
Regular Market Day High 28.89
Regular Market Day Low 28.07
Regular Market Day Range 28.07 - 28.89
Regular Market Open 28.84
Regular Market Previous Close 28.64
Regular Market Price 28.21
Regular Market Time 1,792,170,685
Regular Market Volume 265,900
Return On Assets 0.042940002
Return On Equity 0.14029
Revenue Growth 0.242
Revenue Per Share 6.664
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Energy
Sector Disp Energy
Sector Key energy
Shares Outstanding 54,092,376
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0798
Shares Short 4,316,055
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,098,758
Short Name FLEX LNG Ltd.
Short Percent Of Float 0.13949999
Short Ratio 10.39
Source Interval 15
Symbol FLNG
Target High Price 30.0
Target Low Price 24.5
Target Mean Price 26.125
Target Median Price 25.0
Total Cash 397,382,016
Total Cash Per Share 7.346
Total Debt 1,793,667,968
Total Revenue 360,472,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.10474861
Trailing Eps 1.86
Trailing P E 15.166666
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 29.8767
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.6667004
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.05578596
Type Disp Equity
Volume 265,900
Website https://www.flexlng.com
Zip HM08