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Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG)

Energy | Oil & Gas Midstream | Houston, United States | NYSE
282.33 USD +1.53 (0.545%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 282.89 +0.56 (0.199%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 8 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:21 a.m. EDT

Cheniere Energy presents a compelling long-term investment case driven by exceptional operational leverage and robust growth metrics. Revenue is expanding at 22.7% annually while earnings growth exceeds 100%, supported by a 39% return on equity that places the company in elite territory for the sector. The balance sheet carries elevated leverage, yet the 16% payout ratio demonstrates that the dividend is a minor fraction of cash flow, ensuring sustainability despite the modest 0.8% yield. Technically, the stock is trading well above its 50 and 200-day averages, confirming a strong upward trend that aligns with the bullish options flow targeting the 300 price level. While the statistical forecast offers only a weak lean, the fundamental and technical signals converge to suggest a high-conviction entry for the near term with a solid foundation for multi-year compounding.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.111243
AutoETS0.111244
MSTL0.115864
AutoTheta0.159956

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 3.60
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.712
Excess Kurtosis -0.42
Attribute Value
Sector Energy
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 243.42
Revenue per Share 98.101
Market Cap 58,310,787,072
Trailing P/E 21.28
Forward P/E 13.60
Beta -0.01
Profit Margins 13.94%
Website https://www.cheniere.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:21 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility remains subdued around 33-37%. Call positioning shows significant open interest concentration at the 300 strike for December expiration, suggesting a speculative target near the 52-week high. Put walls cluster between 250 and 270, indicating a defined downside floor. Unusual volume spikes at the 290 call strike in September hint at active positioning for continued upside momentum.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.21% 0.97% 0.97% —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-10 0.555 0.208898
2026-05-11 0.555 0.230577
2026-02-06 0.555 0.260429
2025-11-07 0.555 0.266955
2025-08-08 0.500 0.216610
2025-05-09 0.500 0.213858
2025-02-07 0.500 0.229917
2024-11-08 0.500 0.243108
2024-08-09 0.435 0.237484
2024-05-09 0.435 0.275700
2024-02-05 0.435 0.272130
2023-11-08 0.435 0.255552
2023-08-08 0.395 0.242064
2023-05-09 0.395 0.264073
2023-02-06 0.395 0.266262
2022-11-07 0.395 0.231726
2022-08-08 0.330 0.223411
2022-05-09 0.330 0.245645
2022-02-04 0.330 0.289347
2021-11-02 0.330 0.312589
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.22
dividendYield 0.79
exDividendDate 2026-08-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.22
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.007905983
lastDividendValue 0.555
lastDividendDate 2026-08-10
dividendDate 2026-08-18

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.1658225
Address1 845 Texas Avenue
Address2 Suite 1250
All Time High 300.89
All Time Low 0.375
Ask 282.92
Ask Size 40
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,445,120
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,915,158
Average Volume 1,915,158
Average Volume10Days 1,445,120
Beta -0.013
Bid 282.07
Bid Size 800
Board Risk 4
Book Value 29.779
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 282.33
Current Ratio 0.871
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 282.98
Day Low 279.85
Debt To Equity 243.42
Display Name Cheniere Energy
Dividend Date 1,787,011,200
Dividend Rate 2.22
Dividend Yield 0.79
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,028,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,028,400
Earnings Growth 1.007
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.887
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 7,827,999,744
Ebitda Margins 0.37418997
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.556
Enterprise To Revenue 4.324
Enterprise Value 90,462,789,632
Eps Current Year 22.80495
Eps Forward 20.76683
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 13.27
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 258.8436
Fifty Day Average Change 23.48639
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.09073583
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 16.58225
Fifty Two Week High 300.89
Fifty Two Week High Change -18.560028
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.061683763
Fifty Two Week Low 186.2
Fifty Two Week Low Change 96.12999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5162728
Fifty Two Week Range 186.2 - 300.89
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 765,466,200,000
Float Shares 205,092,550
Forward Eps 20.76683
Forward P E 13.595237
Free Cashflow 720,875,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,717
Fullday Change 1.53
Fullday Change Percent 0.544871
Fullday Price 282.8906
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.3685
Gross Profits 7,709,000,192
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00657
Held Percent Institutions 0.91931
Implied Shares Outstanding 206,534,158
Industry Oil & Gas Midstream
Industry Disp Oil & Gas Midstream
Industry Key oil-gas-midstream
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=101667&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Last Dividend Value 0.555
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,114,387,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Cheniere Energy, Inc., an energy infrastructure company, primarily engages in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) related businesses in the United States. The company owns and operates the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana; and the Corpus Christi LNG terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas. It also owns and operates the Creole Trail pipeline, a 94-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal with several large interstate and intrastate pipelines; and the Corpus Christi pipeline, a 21-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Corpus Christi LNG terminal with interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines. In addition, the company engages in the LNG and natural gas marketing business. Cheniere Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Long Name Cheniere Energy, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 58,310,787,072
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_374377
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 2,904,999,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 57,994,791,566
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 281.46
Operating Cashflow 6,137,999,872
Operating Margins 0.74996
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.16399999
Peg Ratio 9.46
Phone 713 375 5000
Post Market Change 0.5606079
Post Market Change Percent 0.19856478
Post Market Price 282.8906
Post Market Time 1,787,961,600
Previous Close 280.8
Price Eps Current Year 12.380206
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 9.480842
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.7873225
Profit Margins 0.13944
Quick Ratio 0.519
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.40909
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.53
Regular Market Change Percent 0.544871
Regular Market Day High 282.98
Regular Market Day Low 279.85
Regular Market Day Range 279.85 - 282.98
Regular Market Open 281.46
Regular Market Previous Close 280.8
Regular Market Price 282.33
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 1,300,200
Return On Assets 0.086260006
Return On Equity 0.39116
Revenue Growth 0.227
Revenue Per Share 98.101
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Energy
Sector Disp Energy
Sector Key energy
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 206,534,158
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0214
Shares Short 4,424,594
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 4,232,389
Short Name Cheniere Energy, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0215
Short Ratio 2.63
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol LNG
Target High Price 340.0
Target Low Price 255.0
Target Mean Price 308.90475
Target Median Price 310.0
Total Cash 1,116,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 5.403
Total Debt 27,968,999,424
Total Revenue 20,920,000,512
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.22
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.007905983
Trailing Eps 13.27
Trailing P E 21.275808
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 238.0059
Two Hundred Day Average Change 44.32408
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.18623102
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,300,200
Website https://www.cheniere.com
Zip 77,002