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Cheniere Energy

LNG
64
Oil & Gas Midstream · Energy
Also trades as: 0HWH.L GBP 2.86 (+2.37%)
Price
$289.43
+10.28 (+3.68%)
Market Cap
$59.78B
Winston Score
64
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Exceptional
30/30
Growth
Mixed
8/20
Cash Flow
Strong
8/10
Stability
Strong
7/10
Valuation
Good
6/10
Ownership
Weak
2/15
Dividends
Good
3/5

64 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 64.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−13.1% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 253.4M (2021) → 220.3M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Cheniere Energy is the largest producer and exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the United States. The company takes natural gas from pipelines, freezes it into liquid form at its terminals, loads it onto special ships, and sells it to customers around the world. Its main facilities are the Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana and the Corpus Christi terminal in Texas.

Cheniere makes money primarily through long-term contracts with utilities, energy companies, and governments in Europe, Asia, and beyond. Most of its revenue is locked in under 20-year agreements, which gives the business very predictable cash flows — that contract structure is its biggest competitive advantage. The main risk is that a prolonged drop in global natural gas demand, or new LNG supply from competitors in Qatar, Australia, or Canada, could pressure future contract prices when existing deals expire.

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Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+26.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+100.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.7%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Cheniere Energy grew revenue 26% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
92.3%
Premium pricing power — 92.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
74.8%
Excellent — 74.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
95.7%
Exceptional — 95.7% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+22.4%
Fast-growing sales (+22.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-21.5%
Earnings shrinking (-21.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
210%
Turns 210% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
10.2%
Modest free cash flow (10.2%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.63
Moderate — manageable debt (0.63)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
9.45x
Comfortably covers interest (9.5x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
21.4x
Growth-priced — P/E 21.4

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (21.4 → 17.7)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.83%
Small dividend — 0.83% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+11.0%
Dividend growing fast (11.0% YoY)
Payout Ratio
16%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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