Cheniere Energy Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
Cheniere Energy is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.96% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
1.0%
Dividend yield
5.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 6.1% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.1% |
| Dividend Growth | -2.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$2.000 |
| Payout ratio | 11% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Is Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) A Risky Investment?
Dec 09
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Cheniere Energy's (NYSE:LNG) Returns On Capital
Nov 21Cheniere Energy Remains A Strong Buy Wide-Moat Powerhouse
Nov 03Cheniere Energy, Inc. Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Nov 03Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.50
Nov 01Cheniere Energy: Strong Returns Through Expansion And Capital Returns
Sep 29Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:LNG) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors
Sep 27Cheniere Energy, Inc.: A Strong Company With Great Prospects
Sep 18Is Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) A Risky Investment?
Sep 06Cheniere Energy: Long-Term Contracts, Global Demand, Rising Returns
Aug 19Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) Is Very Good At Capital Allocation
Aug 16Cheniere Energy: A Wide-Moat LNG Fortress With Accelerating Dividend Growth
Aug 11An Intrinsic Calculation For Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) Suggests It's 41% Undervalued
Jul 29Cheniere Energy: Buybacks And Attractive Valuation To Propel The Share Price
Jun 11We Think Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Jun 06Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:LNG) Low P/E
May 22Cheniere Energy Is About To Become A Wide-Moat Dividend Growth Powerhouse
May 08Cheniere Energy: Expect The Same In Q1 Earnings, Growth Story Still Intact
Apr 29Cheniere Energy: Sales Up But Prices Down, Leading To Hold
Mar 24Investors Should Be Encouraged By Cheniere Energy's (NYSE:LNG) Returns On Capital
Mar 21Cheniere Energy - Not Even Qatar Can Derail This Bull Case
Mar 06Is Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) Trading At A 30% Discount?
Feb 26Cheniere Energy Is Transforming Into A Stable Dividend Growth Stock
Feb 13Does Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Feb 05Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, LNG has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: LNG's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 3 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Cheniere Energy Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (LNG) | 1.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.6% |
| Industry Average (Oil and Gas) | 4.3% |
| Analyst forecast (LNG) (up to 3 years) | 1.1% |
Notable Dividend: LNG's dividend (0.96%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: LNG's dividend (0.96%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.56%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (11.4%), LNG's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (14.4%), LNG's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 23:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Cheniere Energy, Inc. is covered by 46 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Theresa Chen | Barclays |
| Kannan Venkateshwar | Barclays |