Cheniere Energy Cash Flow Statement
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Cheniere Energy free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Cheniere Energy generated $5.54 billion of operating cash flow and spent $3.08 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $2.46 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 12.3% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 22.0% from the prior year's $3.16 billion.
Cheniere Energy returned $3.17 billion to shareholders: $451.0 million in dividends and $2.72 billion in share repurchases, equal to 129% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 5.5 times.
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Cheniere Energy cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 6.79B | 4.49B | 12.06B | 2.63B | -1.56B | 501.00M | 1.23B | 1.20B | 563.00M | -665.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +51.25% | -62.75% | +357.65% | — | -412.38% | -59.33% | +2.67% | +113.14% | — | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.33B | 1.22B | 1.20B | 1.12B | 1.01B | 932.00M | 794.00M | 449.00M | 356.00M | 174.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 161.00M | 215.00M | 250.00M | 205.00M | 140.00M | 110.00M | 131.00M | 113.00M | 91.00M | 101.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -945.00M | 569.00M | 238.00M | -251.00M | -9.00M | -102.00M | 86.00M | 8.00M | 45.00M | -220.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 5.54B | 5.39B | 8.42B | 10.52B | 2.47B | 1.26B | 1.83B | 1.99B | 1.23B | -404.00M |
| Capital Expenditures | -3.08B | -2.24B | -2.12B | -1.83B | -966.00M | -1.84B | -3.06B | -3.64B | -3.36B | -4.36B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.01B | -2.28B | -2.20B | -1.84B | -912.00M | -1.95B | -3.16B | -3.65B | -3.38B | -4.41B |
| Dividends Paid | -451.00M | -412.00M | -393.00M | -349.00M | -85.00M | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Share Repurchases | -2.72B | -2.26B | -1.47B | -1.37B | -9.00M | -155.00M | -249.00M | 0 | 0 | — |
| Debt Issued | 1.99B | 2.73B | 1.40B | 1.57B | 5.91B | 7.55B | 6.43B | 4.29B | 6.85B | 12.87B |
| Debt Repaid | -2.09B | -3.52B | -2.60B | -6.77B | -6.81B | -7.71B | -4.35B | -1.39B | -3.63B | -7.67B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -4.13B | -4.45B | -4.18B | -8.01B | -1.82B | -235.00M | 1.17B | 2.21B | 2.94B | 4.91B |
| Net Change in Cash | -1.61B | -1.33B | 2.04B | 670.00M | -260.00M | -917.00M | -162.00M | 543.00M | 786.00M | 91.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.46B | 3.16B | 6.30B | 8.69B | 1.50B | -574.00M | -1.22B | -1.65B | -2.13B | -4.76B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Cheniere Energy's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow LNG's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?