Cheniere Energy, Inc.
LNG · Natural Gas Distribution · 209.6M shares · -2%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $1.2B (gross $1.5B, SBC $250M)
Reference price $300.00 · est. market cap ~$62.9B — last insider sale, 2026-03-30 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
A86Dominant LNG export franchise with top-decile operating margin, ROE, ROIC and strong free cash flow.
Strengths
- Operating margin 47% (100th pct), ROE 67% (100th), ROIC 23% (93rd)
- FCF $2.5B (90th pct), net income growth +64% (91st), net margin 27% (91st)
Risks
- High leverage: debt/equity 2.88 (93.5th pct) and current ratio <1
- Capital-intensive, contract-dependent model exposed to LNG demand cycles
Notable findings
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Operating margin
45.6%
Net margin
26.7%
Return on equity
67.3%
Return on assets
11.1%
ROIC
23.4%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
20.9%
Net-income growth
63.9%
Debt / equity
2.9×
Net debt / EBITDA
2.1×
Current ratio
0.9×
Free cash flow
$2.5B
EBITDA
$10.4B
Tangible book value
$7.8B
Cash & investments
$1.1B
Stock comp / revenue
0.8%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | COLLAWN PATRICIA K | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-05-14 | Edwards Brian E | Grant | 809 | — |
| 2026-05-14 | SHEAR NEAL A | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-05-14 | MORELAND W BENJAMIN | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-05-14 | Mitchelmore Lorraine | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-05-14 | Gray Denise | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-05-14 | Robillard Donald F JR | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-05-13 | Mitchelmore Lorraine | Tax withheld | 394 | $239.38 |
| 2026-03-30 | Davis Zach | Sell | 29K | $300.00 |
| 2026-03-27 | BOTTA G ANDREA | Sell | 5.0K | $296.47 |
| 2026-03-26 | Feygin Anatol | Gift | 6.0K | — |
| 2026-03-26 | Feygin Anatol | Sell | 30K | $290.89 |
| 2026-03-26 | Feygin Anatol | Sell | 10K | $291.24 |
| 2026-03-26 | Markowitz Sean N | Sell | 8.8K | $290.50 |
| 2026-03-26 | Markowitz Sean N | Sell | 13K | $291.30 |
| 2026-03-02 | SHEAR NEAL A | Sell | 4.1K | $248.71 |
| 2026-02-15 | Mitchelmore Lorraine | Tax withheld | 53 | $220.79 |
| 2026-02-11 | Fusco Jack A | Disposition | 8.1K | $200.04 |
| 2026-02-11 | Hinz Maas | Option exercise | 2.1K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Hinz Maas | Disposition | 1.3K | $200.04 |
| 2026-02-11 | Hinz Maas | Tax withheld | 823 | $200.04 |
| 2026-02-11 | Slack David L | Option exercise | 1.5K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Slack David L | Tax withheld | 579 | $219.41 |
| 2026-02-11 | Davis Zach | Option exercise | 3.3K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Davis Zach | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $219.41 |
| 2026-02-11 | Feygin Anatol | Option exercise | 2.9K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Feygin Anatol | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $219.41 |
| 2026-02-11 | Markowitz Sean N | Option exercise | 2.9K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Markowitz Sean N | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $219.41 |
| 2026-02-11 | Fusco Jack A | Option exercise | 13K | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Fusco Jack A | Tax withheld | 5.2K | $200.04 |
| 2026-02-09 | Feygin Anatol | Option exercise | 3.8K | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Hinz Maas | Option exercise | 1.6K | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Hinz Maas | Disposition | 999 | $199.65 |
| 2026-02-09 | Hinz Maas | Tax withheld | 649 | $199.65 |
| 2026-02-09 | Slack David L | Option exercise | 3.0K | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Slack David L | Tax withheld | 723 | $215.65 |
| 2026-02-09 | Davis Zach | Option exercise | 3.9K | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Feygin Anatol | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $215.65 |
| 2026-02-09 | Markowitz Sean N | Option exercise | 3.8K | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Markowitz Sean N | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $215.65 |
| 2026-02-09 | Davis Zach | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $215.65 |
| 2026-02-09 | Fusco Jack A | Option exercise | 17K | — |
| 2026-02-09 | Fusco Jack A | Disposition | 10K | $199.65 |
| 2026-02-09 | Fusco Jack A | Tax withheld | 6.7K | $199.65 |
| 2026-02-08 | Hinz Maas | Tax withheld | 850 | $199.65 |
| 2026-02-08 | Feygin Anatol | Tax withheld | 923 | $213.11 |
| 2026-02-08 | Feygin Anatol | Option exercise | 3.7K | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Davis Zach | Tax withheld | 980 | $213.11 |
| 2026-02-08 | Markowitz Sean N | Option exercise | 3.7K | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Markowitz Sean N | Tax withheld | 923 | $213.11 |
| 2026-02-08 | Davis Zach | Option exercise | 4.0K | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Slack David L | Tax withheld | 417 | $213.11 |
| 2026-02-08 | Fusco Jack A | Option exercise | 17K | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Fusco Jack A | Disposition | 11K | $199.65 |
| 2026-02-08 | Fusco Jack A | Tax withheld | 5.9K | $199.65 |
| 2026-02-08 | Slack David L | Option exercise | 1.6K | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Hinz Maas | Option exercise | 3.3K | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Hinz Maas | Disposition | 2.5K | $199.65 |
| 2026-01-01 | Hinz Maas | Option exercise | 2.0K | — |
| 2026-01-01 | Hinz Maas | Tax withheld | 530 | $194.39 |
| 2025-12-26 | Feygin Anatol | Gift | 8.5K | — |
| 2025-11-15 | Mitchelmore Lorraine | Tax withheld | 58 | $215.19 |
| 2025-11-04 | MORELAND W BENJAMIN | Buy | 3.9K | $208.06 |
| 2025-11-04 | MORELAND W BENJAMIN | Buy | 1.1K | $208.77 |
| 2025-08-15 | Mitchelmore Lorraine | Tax withheld | 61 | $230.14 |
| 2025-06-05 | SHEAR NEAL A | Sell | 4.3K | $245.93 |
| 2025-05-15 | Gray Denise | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Mitchelmore Lorraine | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Edwards Brian E | Grant | 828 | — |
| 2025-05-15 | COLLAWN PATRICIA K | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | BOTTA G ANDREA | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | MORELAND W BENJAMIN | Grant | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | SHEAR NEAL A | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Robillard Donald F JR | Grant | 1.5K | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Mitchelmore Lorraine | Tax withheld | 564 | $233.25 |
| 2025-05-12 | Fusco Jack A | Gift | 362K | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Fusco Jack A | Gift | 362K | — |
| 2025-02-27 | BOTTA G ANDREA | Sell | 9.0K | $219.51 |
| 2025-02-26 | Feygin Anatol | Sell | 23K | $216.43 |
| 2025-02-15 | Mitchelmore Lorraine | Tax withheld | 63 | $213.52 |
| 2025-02-11 | Slack David L | Grant | 1.8K | $219.20 |
| 2025-02-11 | Slack David L | Tax withheld | 714 | $219.20 |
| 2025-02-10 | Fusco Jack A | Disposition | 13K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-10 | Fusco Jack A | Tax withheld | 8.5K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-10 | Slack David L | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-10 | Slack David L | Disposition | 2.3K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-10 | Slack David L | Option exercise | 3.8K | — |
| 2025-02-10 | Davis Zach | Disposition | 3.1K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-10 | Davis Zach | Tax withheld | 2.0K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-10 | Davis Zach | Option exercise | 5.0K | — |
| 2025-02-10 | Markowitz Sean N | Tax withheld | 2.1K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-10 | Markowitz Sean N | Disposition | 3.2K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-10 | Feygin Anatol | Disposition | 3.1K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-10 | Feygin Anatol | Option exercise | 5.1K | — |
| 2025-02-10 | Feygin Anatol | Tax withheld | 2.0K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-10 | Hinz Maas | Option exercise | 2.7K | — |
| 2025-02-10 | Hinz Maas | Disposition | 1.6K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-10 | Hinz Maas | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-10 | Markowitz Sean N | Option exercise | 5.2K | — |
| 2025-02-10 | Fusco Jack A | Option exercise | 22K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Feygin Anatol | Disposition | 2.4K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-09 | Davis Zach | Option exercise | 3.9K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Davis Zach | Disposition | 2.5K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-09 | Davis Zach | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-09 | Hinz Maas | Option exercise | 1.6K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Hinz Maas | Disposition | 998 | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-09 | Hinz Maas | Tax withheld | 649 | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-09 | Fusco Jack A | Option exercise | 17K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Fusco Jack A | Disposition | 10K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-09 | Fusco Jack A | Tax withheld | 6.7K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-09 | Slack David L | Option exercise | 3.0K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Slack David L | Disposition | 2.2K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-09 | Slack David L | Tax withheld | 734 | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-09 | Markowitz Sean N | Option exercise | 3.8K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Markowitz Sean N | Disposition | 2.4K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-09 | Markowitz Sean N | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-09 | Feygin Anatol | Option exercise | 3.8K | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Feygin Anatol | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-08 | Fusco Jack A | Disposition | 11K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-08 | Markowitz Sean N | Disposition | 2.8K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-08 | Markowitz Sean N | Tax withheld | 921 | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-08 | Davis Zach | Disposition | 3.0K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-08 | Davis Zach | Option exercise | 4.0K | — |
| 2025-02-08 | Slack David L | Option exercise | 1.6K | — |
| 2025-02-08 | Fusco Jack A | Tax withheld | 6.0K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-08 | Markowitz Sean N | Option exercise | 3.7K | — |
| 2025-02-08 | Fusco Jack A | Option exercise | 17K | — |
| 2025-02-08 | Hinz Maas | Tax withheld | 923 | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-08 | Hinz Maas | Disposition | 2.4K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-08 | Feygin Anatol | Option exercise | 3.7K | — |
| 2025-02-08 | Feygin Anatol | Disposition | 2.8K | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-08 | Feygin Anatol | Tax withheld | 922 | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-08 | Hinz Maas | Option exercise | 3.3K | — |
| 2025-02-08 | Davis Zach | Tax withheld | 980 | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-08 | Slack David L | Tax withheld | 414 | $223.29 |
| 2025-02-08 | Slack David L | Disposition | 1.2K | $223.29 |
| 2025-01-21 | MORELAND W BENJAMIN | Grant | 404 | — |
| 2025-01-01 | Hinz Maas | Option exercise | 2.0K | — |
| 2025-01-01 | Hinz Maas | Tax withheld | 525 | $214.87 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Material agreementExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-27 | Material agreementReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-15 | Shareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-28 | Reg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-06 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-19 | Material agreementDebt obligationExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-06 | Material agreementReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-09 | 2026-06-09 | 0001193125-26-263943 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-27 | 2026-05-26 | 0001193125-26-240568 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-15 | 2026-05-14 | 0000003570-26-000019 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-07 | 0000003570-26-000016 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-07 | 2026-03-31 | 0000003570-26-000014 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-28 | 2026-04-28 | 0000003570-26-000010 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-06 | 2026-04-02 | 0000003570-26-000008 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-19 | 2026-03-19 | 0001193125-26-115956 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-06 | 2026-03-05 | 0001193125-26-095013 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-26 | 2026-02-26 | 0000003570-26-000006 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-26 | 2025-12-31 | 0000003570-26-000005 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-01-27 | 2026-01-27 | 0000003570-26-000002 ↗ |