Companies: 10,795·Total market cap: $144.5T
Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

LNGNYSEEnergy● Active
$237.35
$-1.47(-0.62%)
Market Cap$49.7B
P/E Ratio—
52W High$300.89
52W Low$186.2
Free Cash FlowFinancialsRevenue

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) Free Cash Flow & Analysis

Annual & trailing free cash flow, FCF margin, YoY change, valuation ratios, and peer context.

LNG · free cash flow · updated Jun 8, 2026

Core FCF metrics

Free cash flow was $2.46B for FY2025 (fiscal year ending 2025-12-31), down 22.0% year-over-year The FCF margin was 12.5%.

FY2025 Free Cash Flow$2.46B▼ -22.0% YoY
Trailing 12M (TTM)$4.53Btrailing 4 quarters sum
FCF Margin12.5%$2.46B ÷ revenue
3-Year CAGR-34.3%FY2022 → FY2025
5-Year CAGRN/AN/A — contains negative FCF
FormulaFCF = Operating Cash Flow − Capital ExpendituresTTM = trailing 4 quarters sumCAGR → N/A if either endpoint ≤ 0
Source: FMP /cash-flow-statement · SEC 10-K / 10-Q · USDUpdated: Jun 8, 2026

Annual free cash flow history

Positive FCFNegative FCF
Free Cash Flow
YoY Growth %
lng free cash flow history · lng free cash flow chart · lng free cash flow growth rate · lng free cash flow last 10 years

Annual free cash flow data

Fiscal YearFree Cash FlowYoY ChangeFCF Margin
FY2025Latest$2.46B▼ 22.0%12.5%
FY2024$3.16B▼ 49.9%20.0%
FY2023$6.30B▼ 27.6%31.0%
FY2022$8.69B▲ +478.4%25.8%
FY2021$1.50B▲ +361.8%8.5%
FCF = Operating Cash Flow − Capital Expenditures · CapEx shown as (negative) · Source: SEC filings via FMP
lng free cash flow 2025 · lng free cash flow 2024 · lng free cash flow 2023 · lng operating cash flow

FCF valuation metrics

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) trades at a FCF yield of 9.12% and a price-to-free-cash-flow ratio of 11.5x. FCF per share stands at $20.64, calculated using trailing twelve-month FCF divided by basic weighted-average shares outstanding.

FCF Yield (TTM)
9.12%
Free Cash Flow ÷ Market Cap
per FMP freeCashFlowYieldTTM definition
FCF per Share (TTM)
$20.64
TTM FCF ÷ Shares Outstanding
Price / FCF
x11.5
Share Price ÷ FCF per Share
EV / FCF (TTM)
x16.4
Enterprise Value basis
Source: FMP /key-metrics-ttm · /cash-flow-statement Q · /income-statementFY2025 · 2025-12-31
lng price to free cash flow · lng free cash flow yield · lng free cash flow per share · lng price to cash flow ratio

Cash flow statement summary

For FY2025, Cheniere Energy, Inc. generated $5.54B in operating cash flow and spent 3.08B in capital expenditures, yielding $2.46B in free cash flow.

Operating Activities
+$5.54B
Cash from core business operations
2025-12-31
Investing Activities
−$2.89B
CapEx, acquisitions & investments
2025-12-31
Financing Activities
−$4.25B
Buybacks, dividends & debt
2025-12-31
FCF FormulaOperating CF ($5.54B) − |CapEx| (3.08B) = FCF ($2.46B)

For the complete Operating / Investing / Financing line-item breakdown:

View Full Cash Flow Statement →
lng cash flow statement · lng cash flow statement 2025 · lng operating cash flow · lng cash flow from operations

Free cash flow vs peers (Energy)

#CompanyFree Cash FlowYoY
#1
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
Cheniere Energy, Inc.YOU
LNG
$2.46B-22.0%
#2
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Exxon Mobil Corporation
XOM
$23.61B-23.1%#3
Shell plc
Shell plc
SHEL
$21.82B-37.8%#4
Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation
CVX
$16.59B+10.3%#5
TotalEnergies SE
TotalEnergies SE
TTE
$10.81B-32.2%#6
Enbridge Inc.
Enbridge Inc.
ENB.TO
$3.98B-29.8%
Energy · Sorted by FCF · FMP /cash-flow-statementFull FCF Rankings →

About Free Cash Flow & Methodology

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) reported free cash flow of $2.46B for FY2025 (fiscal year ending 2025-12-31), down 22.0% year-over-year. The FCF margin was 12.5%.

Based on available data, Cheniere Energy, Inc. has maintained positive free cash flow for at least 5 fiscal year(s). FCF peaked at $8.69B in FY2022.

Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s FCF yield is 9.12% and price-to-FCF ratio is 11.5x for FY2025, based on the latest available data.

Data sourced from FMP /cash-flow-statement · SEC 10-K / 10-Q · USD.

Q&A and summaries align with SEC 10-K/10-Q cash flow disclosures and FMP /cash-flow-statement where noted.
RevenueFinancial statementsNet incomeEarningsForecastPrice historyMarket capCash on handP/E ratio

Frequently asked questions

LNG free cash flow · 8 questions

Cheniere Energy, Inc. free cash flow was $2.46B for FY2025, down 22.0% year-over-year. On a trailing twelve-month (TTM) basis, free cash flow stands at $4.53B.

LNG free cash flowLNG FCFLNG FCF 2025LNG free cash flow TTM

▸ Source: FMP /cash-flow-statement · US GAAP · Cheniere Energy, Inc. · Cheniere Energy, Inc. SEC 10-K & 10-Q filings · US GAAP · Last updated: Jun 8, 2026