Cheniere Energy Inc (LNG)
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas MidstreamSnapshot 2026-10-30
$330.32+3.57%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas MidstreamSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Energy is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 22% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 46% growth a year, above the roughly 1% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskCheniere’s liquefaction expansions depend on sustained LNG demand and higher cash generation. Revenue growth accelerated to 39% in Q3 from 24% in Q2. Q3 earnings beat estimates by 35.2%, and full-year guidance rose. Cheniere trades at 18 times earnings versus peers’ 22 times. Its own historical multiple is 15 times; market expectations exceed our growth forecast. A 30% next-quarter miss probability creates a specific execution risk. Its valuation premium must be earned through durable growth. Peer multiples imply a price about 48% below where it trades. Our read remains intact; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. LNG is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 22 analysts currently covering LNG (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for LNG in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Raise full-year 2026 financial guidance
Higher guidance directly advances the tracked 2026 guidance objective; stronger LNG demand supports the growth outlook.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $330.32
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $330.32.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Increase Distributable Cash Flow guidance
2026 EBITDA guidance and 2027 production forecast support cash-flow growth and operating scale.
Advances: Increase Distributable Cash Flow guidance
Forecast increase tied to stronger LNG demand supports cash-flow expectations, though partly driven by external disruption.
Advances: Increase Distributable Cash Flow guidance
Raised full-year guidance confirms stronger cash generation; dividend increase also advances capital returns.
Advances: Liquefaction project expansions and commissioning
QatarEnergy agreement adds long-term LNG sales visibility and supports utilization of Cheniere’s liquefaction capacity.
Advances: Liquefaction project expansions and commissioning
Long-term QatarEnergy agreements support LNG sales visibility and liquefaction utilization.
Advances: Liquefaction project expansions and commissioning
Reported supply agreements extend demand visibility, though the headline largely overlaps event 1.
Advances: Liquefaction project expansions and commissioning
Supports liquefaction project expansions and long-term growth.