NextDecade Corporation

NasdaqCM:NEXT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.9b

NextDecade Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

NextDecade's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -38.4%, while the Oil and Gas industry saw earnings growing at 8% annually.

Key information

-38.39%

Earnings growth rate

-19.90%

EPS growth rate

Oil and Gas Industry Growth33.67%
Revenue growth raten/a
Return on equity-16.08%
Net Marginn/a
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article Jun 17

NextDecade (NEXT) Stock Could Be 16.9% Undervalued After CFO Appointment

NextDecade (NEXT) stock is in focus after the company confirmed a new Chief Financial Officer, John Zuklic, and the election of Class C directors at its annual meeting on June 3, 2026. See our latest analysis for NextDecade. Those leadership updates come as NextDecade’s recent share price momentum has cooled, with the stock down 20.29% over the past month but still showing a 35.13% year to date share price return, compared with a weaker 1 year total shareholder return. If this kind of energy...
New Narrative Apr 17

Early LNG Volumes And Long Term Demand Will Support Expanding Liquefaction Capacity

Catalysts About NextDecade NextDecade is developing and building the Rio Grande LNG export facility, focused on long-term LNG supply from multiple liquefaction trains on the U.S. Gulf Coast. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
New Narrative Apr 03

Long Term LNG Expansion And Early Cash Flows Will Transform Future Earnings Potential

Catalysts About NextDecade NextDecade is developing and constructing liquefied natural gas export capacity at its Rio Grande LNG facility in South Texas. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
New Narrative Mar 20

Early LNG Margin Dependence And Contract Risks Will Restrain Long Term Cash Generation

Catalysts About NextDecade NextDecade is a liquefied natural gas company developing and constructing the Rio Grande LNG export facility in the U.S. Gulf Coast, with plans for up to 10 liquefaction trains. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
Analysis Article May 01

We Think NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, although Amazon.com made...
Analysis Article Jan 11

Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About NextDecade's (NASDAQ:NEXT) Cash Burn Situation

Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, although...
Analysis Article Nov 22

Does This Valuation Of NextDecade Corporation (NASDAQ:NEXT) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of NextDecade Corporation ( NASDAQ:NEXT ) by...
Seeking Alpha Sep 15

NextDecade announces $85M private placement of common stock

NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) will sell $85M of company's common stock to 10 institutional investors. The shares will be sold at $5.50/share, and the private placement is expected to close on September 19, 2022. The company intends to use the proceeds from the private placement to continue development activity in preparation for its anticipated positive final investment decision on the first three trains at its Rio Grande LNG project. Press Release
Seeking Alpha Jul 27

NextDecade announces 1.0 MTPA LNG sale and purchase agreement with ExxonMobil

NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) enters a 20-year sale and purchase agreement with ExxonMobil LNG Asia Pacific, an ExxonMobil affiliate, for the supply of liquefied natural gas from company’s Rio Grande LNG export project in Brownsville, Texas. Under the agreement, EMLAP will purchase 1M metric tonnes per annum of LNG. The LNG will be supplied from the first two trains of Rio Grande LNG, with the first train expected to start commercial operations as early as 2026.
Analysis Article Feb 17

Companies Like NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) Are In A Position To Invest In Growth

We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, although Amazon.com made...
Analysis Article Jan 11

Calculating The Fair Value Of NextDecade Corporation (NASDAQ:NEXT)

Does the January share price for NextDecade Corporation ( NASDAQ:NEXT ) reflect what it's really worth? Today, we will...
Seeking Alpha Jan 10

NextDecade: More Rio Grande Delays

LNG markets continue to be hot, but contractual agreements for new supply still remain elusive. NextDecade has delayed its FID on Rio Grande again into the latter part of this year, likely due to a lack of productive discussions on offtake agreements. If the situation does not change soon, LNG shortfalls likely persist with demand set to only grow from here.
Seeking Alpha Jun 21

NextDecade names Ivan Van der Walt as chief operating officer

NextDecade (NEXT) has appointed Ivan Van der Walt as the company's Chief Operating Officer effective July 1, 2021.The company also named Vera de Gyarfas as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective July 12, 2021.Van der Walt joined NextDecade in July 2018 serving as Senior Vice President, Engineering and Construction. He has nearly thirty years of experience in the global energy industry, including senior roles with Chicago Bridge & Iron and Chevron.de Gyarfas joins NextDecade with nearly thirty years of legal experience in the global energy industry

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How NextDecade makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqCM:NEXT Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 260-35420710
31 Dec 250-3062028
30 Sep 250-1932145
30 Jun 250-2071915
31 Mar 250-1791636
31 Dec 240-621508
30 Sep 240-25713910
30 Jun 240-261309
31 Mar 240-1201247
31 Dec 230-1831115
30 Sep 230-791092
30 Jun 230-212892
31 Mar 230-101733
31 Dec 220-84504
30 Sep 220-72365
30 Jun 220-51244
31 Mar 220-50203
31 Dec 210-40182
30 Sep 210-33150
30 Jun 210-40180
31 Mar 210-34160
31 Dec 200-29220
30 Sep 200-40300
30 Jun 200-36290
31 Mar 200-34290
31 Dec 190-49340
30 Sep 190-44340
30 Jun 190-49400
31 Mar 190-45380
31 Dec 180-44420
30 Sep 180-47470
30 Jun 180-50500
31 Mar 180-49490
31 Dec 170-35350
30 Sep 170-21210
30 Jun 170-990
31 Mar 170-980
31 Dec 160-880

Quality Earnings: NEXT is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: NEXT is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NEXT is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 38.4% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare NEXT's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: NEXT is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Oil and Gas industry (6.3%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: NEXT has a negative Return on Equity (-16.08%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/22 16:18
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/18 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

NextDecade Corporation is covered by 10 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Julien Dumoulin-SmithBofA Global Research
Wade SukiCapital One Securities, Inc.
Spiro DounisCitigroup Inc