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How Cheniere Energy, Inc. stacks up
LNG · against 34 other Energy companies of similar size
Valuation
38/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #22 of 35 · scores higher than 35% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score8 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including LNG · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 38?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, earnings yield and free cash flow yield, which are weaker than most Energy peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 76% of peers. EBITDA yield: 9.0% vs peer median 12.1%
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 61% of peers. Earnings yield: 6.8% vs peer median 5.2%
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 61% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 4.3% vs peer median 6.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LNG, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LNG | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 36 reported | 4.2% | 7.0% | 20% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 34 reported | 8.1% | 10.4% | 27% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 30 reported | 4.3% | 5.9% | 28% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 33 reported | 9.6% | 38.0% | 3% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LNG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.92T INR (≈$35.0B) | 86 | 56 | |
| 2 | 108.0B USD | 79 | 55 | |
| 3 | 60.4B USD | 77 | 77 | |
| 4 | 32.3B EUR (≈$35.5B) | 75 | 59 | |
| 5 | 33.9B USD | 71 | 71 | |
| 18 | 83.6B USD | 47 | 41 | |
| 19 | 111.6B USD | 43 | 70 | |
| 20 | 81.0B USD | 41 | 47 | |
| 21 | 52.4B USD | 39 | 47 | |
| 22 | 64.3B USD | 38 | 43 | |
| 22 | 58.3B USD | 38 | 51 | |
| 24 | 109.0B USD | 35 | 58 | |
| 25 | 58.0B USD | 34 | 48 | |
| 26 | 66.8B USD | 32 | 49 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score