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LNG (Cheniere Energy) Profitability Rank : 7 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Cheniere Energy Profitability Rank?

Cheniere Energy has the Profitability Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Cheniere Energy's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 17.65%. As of today, Cheniere Energy's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of Cheniere Energy's Profitability Rank

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Cheniere Energy's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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 Profitability Rank Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Cheniere Energy's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cheniere Energy's Profitability Rank falls into.


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Cheniere Energy Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates superior profitability, with companies rated 7 or above considered to have more robust and sustainable profit generation. Conversely, a score of 3 or lower suggests challenges in generating consistent profits.

Cheniere Energy has the Profitability Rank of 7.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Cheniere Energy's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=961 / 5444
=17.65 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Cheniere Energy has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Cheniere Energy Business Description

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.
Executives
G Andrea Botta director 14 EAST 75TH ST #8A, NEW YORK NY 10021
Anatol Feygin officer: SVP - Strategy & Corp. Dev. 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Denise Gray director 7450 N. MCCORMICK BLVD., SKOKIE IL 60076
Matthew Jk Runkle director 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Vicky A Bailey director 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVNUE, NW, SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Grindal Corey officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Brian E Edwards director 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Aaron D. Stephenson officer: SVP, Operations 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Scott Bennett Peak director 1200 SMITH STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Neal A Shear director 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
David L Slack officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Lorraine Mitchelmore director 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Patricia K Collawn director 414 SILVER AVE SW MS 1275, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87102-3289
David B Kilpatrick director 35 HARBOR RIDGE DR., SUITE 4800, NEWORT BEACH CA 92660
Andrew Teno director C/O FIR TREE INC., 55 WEST 46TH STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036