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Cheniere Energy (FRA:CHQ1) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 15.53 (As of Jul. 17, 2025)


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What is Cheniere Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-07-17), Cheniere Energy's share price is €201.90. Cheniere Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was €13.00. Hence, Cheniere Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.53.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cheniere Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:CHQ1' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.91   Med: 11.32   Max: 85.48
Current: 16.55

During the past 13 years, Cheniere Energy's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 85.48. The lowest was 3.91. And the median was 11.32.

FRA:CHQ1's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
68.94% of 615 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 9.43 vs FRA:CHQ1: 16.55

Cheniere Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €2.50. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €13.00.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Cheniere Energy was -19.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 32.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Cheniere Energy's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 72.40% per year. The lowest was -479.50% per year. And the median was 12.90% per year.


Cheniere Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cheniere Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Cheniere Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Cheniere Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 17.10 4.37 6.58 15.60

Cheniere Energy Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.28 11.70 13.44 15.60 16.54

Competitive Comparison of Cheniere Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Cheniere Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cheniere Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Cheniere Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cheniere Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Cheniere Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Cheniere Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=201.90/12.998
=15.53

Cheniere Energy's Share Price of today is €201.90.
Cheniere Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €13.00.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Cheniere Energy  (FRA:CHQ1) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Cheniere Energy Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
845 Texas Avenue, Suite 1250, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Cheniere Energy is a liquified natural gas, or LNG, producer with two facilities in Corpus Christi, Texas and Sabine Pass, Louisiana. It generates most of its revenue through long-term contracts with customers on a fixed and variable fee payout structure. It also generates revenue by selling uncontracted LNG to customers on a short or one-time basis. A subsidiary, Cheniere Energy Partners, owns the Sabine Pass facility and trades as a master limited partnership.

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