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Cheniere Energy, Inc.
LNGCIK 0000003570NYSELarge AcceleratedNatural Gas DistributionDelawareFY ends Dec 31
Period
FY 2025
Revenue
$19.98B
Net Income
$5.33B
Total Assets
$47.88B
Equity
$7.92B
Shares Out
210.20M
Op. Cash Flow
$5.54B
Business
Cheniere Energy, Inc. is a publicly listed company in Natural Gas Distribution, incorporated in Delaware. Common stock trades on NYSE under the ticker LNG.
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Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 19,976 | 15,703 | 20,394 | 33,428 | 15,864 | |
| Cost of sales (excluding operating and maintenance expense and depreciation, amortization and accretion expense shown separately below) | 7,150 | 6,021 | 1,356 | 25,632 | 13,773 | |
| Operating and maintenance expense | 1,966 | 1,857 | 1,835 | 1,681 | 1,444 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 383 | 441 | 474 | 416 | 325 | |
| Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense | 1,329 | 1,220 | 1,196 | 1,119 | 1,011 | |
| Other operating costs and expenses | 36 | 36 | 44 | 21 | 12 | |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 10,864 | 9,575 | 4,905 | 28,869 | 16,565 | |
| Income from operations | 9,112 | 6,128 | 15,489 | 4,559 | −701 | |
| Interest expense, net of capitalized interest | −948 | −1,010 | −1,141 | −1,406 | — | |
| Gain (loss) on modification or extinguishment of debt | −8 | −9 | 15 | −66 | −116 | |
| Interest and dividend income | 106 | 189 | 211 | 57 | 3 | |
| Other income, net | 20 | 5 | 4 | −50 | −26 | |
| Total other expense | −830 | −825 | −911 | −1,465 | −1,577 | |
| Income before income taxes and NCI | 8,282 | 5,303 | 14,578 | 3,094 | −2,278 | |
| Less: income tax provision | 1,488 | 811 | 2,519 | 459 | −713 | |
| Net income | 6,794 | 4,492 | 12,059 | 2,635 | −1,565 | |
| Less: net income attributable to NCI | 1,464 | 1,240 | 2,178 | 1,207 | 778 | |
| Net income attributable to Cheniere | 5,330 | 3,252 | 9,881 | 1,428 | −2,343 | |
| Net income per share attributable to common stockholdersbasic (1) | 24.19 | 14.24 | 40.99 | 5.69 | −9.25 | |
| Net income per share attributable to common stockholdersdiluted (1) | 24.13 | 14.2 | 40.72 | 5.64 | −9.25 | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstandingbasic | 220 | 228 | 241 | 251 | 253 | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstandingdiluted | 220 | 229 | 243 | 253 | 253 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,099 | 2,638 | 4,066 | 1,353 | 1,404 | |
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 485 | 552 | 459 | 1,134 | 413 | |
| Trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses | 1,380 | 727 | 1,106 | 1,944 | — | |
| Inventory | 524 | 501 | 445 | 826 | 706 | |
| Current derivative assets | 9 | 155 | 141 | 120 | 55 | |
| Margin deposits | 76 | 128 | 18 | 134 | 765 | |
| Other current assets, net | 119 | 100 | 96 | 97 | 207 | |
| Total current assets | 3,692 | 4,801 | 6,331 | 5,608 | 5,056 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 35,755 | 33,552 | 32,456 | 31,528 | 30,288 | |
| Operating lease assets | 2,700 | 2,684 | 2,641 | 2,625 | 2,102 | |
| Derivative assets | 4,663 | 1,903 | 863 | 35 | 69 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 12 | 19 | 26 | 864 | 1,204 | |
| Other non-current assets, net | 1,060 | 899 | 759 | 606 | 462 | |
| Total assets | 47,882 | 43,858 | 43,076 | 41,266 | 39,258 | |
| Accounts payable | 123 | 171 | 181 | 124 | 155 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 2,081 | 2,179 | 1,780 | 2,679 | 2,299 | |
| Current debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | 306 | 351 | 300 | 813 | 366 | |
| Deferred revenue | 150 | 163 | 179 | 234 | 155 | |
| Current operating lease liabilities | 539 | 592 | 655 | 616 | 535 | |
| Current derivative liabilities | 618 | 902 | 750 | 2,301 | 1,089 | |
| Other current liabilities | 99 | 83 | 43 | 28 | 94 | |
| Total current liabilities | 3,916 | 4,441 | 3,888 | 6,795 | 4,693 | |
| Long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs | 22,507 | 22,554 | 23,397 | 24,055 | 29,449 | |
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 2,163 | 2,090 | 1,971 | 1,971 | 1,541 | |
| Derivative liabilities | 1,208 | 1,865 | 2,378 | 7,947 | 3,501 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 3,698 | 1,856 | 1,545 | 0 | — | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 1,312 | 992 | 877 | 175 | 50 | |
| Total liabilities | 34,804 | 33,798 | 34,056 | — | — | |
| Commitments and contingencies (see Note 19) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Redeemable NCI | 136 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |
| Preferred stock: $0.0001 par value, 5.0 million shares authorized, none issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock: $0.003 par value, 480.0 million shares authorized; 279.2 million shares and 278.7 million shares issued at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Treasury stock: 66.8 million shares and 54.7 million shares at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, at cost | −8,852 | −6,136 | −3,864 | −2,342 | −928 | |
| Additional paid-in-capital | 4,523 | 4,452 | 4,377 | 4,314 | 4,377 | |
| Retained earnings | 12,243 | 7,382 | 4,546 | −4,942 | −6,021 | |
| Total Cheniere stockholders equity | 7,915 | 5,699 | 5,060 | −2,969 | −2,571 | |
| NCI | 5,027 | 4,354 | 3,960 | 2,798 | 2,538 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 12,942 | 10,053 | 9,020 | −171 | −33 | |
| Total liabilities, redeemable NCI and stockholders equity | 47,882 | 43,858 | 43,076 | 41,266 | 39,258 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share-based compensation expense | 161 | 215 | 250 | 205 | 140 | |
| Amortization of discount and debt issuance costs | 38 | 42 | 44 | 57 | 72 | |
| Reduction of right-of-use assets | 623 | 670 | 623 | 607 | 393 | |
| Total gains on derivative instruments, net | −3,844 | −1,315 | −7,890 | 6,531 | 5,989 | |
| Net cash provided by (used for) settlement of derivative instruments | 289 | −100 | −79 | −904 | −1,579 | |
| Deferred taxes | 1,859 | 330 | 2,389 | 440 | −715 | |
| Other, net | 25 | 28 | 3 | 79 | 52 | |
| Trade and other receivables | −640 | 380 | 840 | −502 | −799 | |
| Inventory | −32 | −57 | 377 | −123 | −409 | |
| Margin deposits | 52 | −111 | 116 | 631 | −741 | |
| Other non-current assets | −156 | −80 | −64 | −43 | — | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | −232 | 248 | −982 | 250 | 1,144 | |
| Total deferred revenue | −41 | −2 | 3 | 124 | 55 | |
| Total operating lease liabilities | −619 | −658 | −607 | −622 | −418 | |
| Other, net | −67 | 92 | 140 | −22 | −87 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 5,539 | 5,394 | 8,418 | 10,523 | 2,469 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net of proceeds from commissioning sales of LNG of $174 million, zero and zero, respectively | −3,078 | −2,238 | −2,121 | −1,830 | −966 | |
| Investments in equity method investments | −2 | −12 | −61 | −15 | 0 | |
| Other, net | 68 | −29 | −20 | 1 | −14 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −3,012 | −2,279 | −2,202 | −1,844 | −912 | |
| Proceeds from issuances of debt and borrowings | 1,987 | 2,725 | 1,397 | 1,575 | 5,911 | |
| Redemptions and repayments of debt | −2,092 | −3,521 | −2,598 | −6,771 | −6,810 | |
| Distributions to NCI | −803 | −846 | −1,016 | −947 | −649 | |
| Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation | −51 | −46 | −63 | −63 | −48 | |
| Repurchase of common stock, inclusive of excise taxes paid | −2,724 | −2,262 | −1,473 | −1,373 | −9 | |
| Dividends to stockholders | −451 | −412 | −393 | −349 | −85 | |
| Other, net | −118 | −95 | −34 | −86 | −127 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −4,130 | −4,451 | −4,180 | −8,014 | −1,817 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | −3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | −1,606 | −1,335 | 2,038 | 670 | −260 |
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