Cheniere Energy, Inc. filed its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2026, with the SEC, disclosing consolidated financial results for both the three and nine months ended on that date.

Key Highlights

  • Total revenues of $6,173 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared with $4,441 million in the same period of 2025, according to the filing.
  • LNG revenues of $17,461 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, up from $14,122 million in the prior-year nine-month period.
  • Net income attributable to Cheniere of $1,170 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, versus $1,049 million in the comparable 2025 quarter.
  • Net income attributable to Cheniere of $736 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with $3,028 million for the same period of 2025.
  • Basic earnings per share of $5.67 and diluted earnings per share of $5.65 for the three months ended September 30, 2026, as reported in the filing.
  • 204,203,914 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 23, 2026, per the cover page of the filing.
  • Cash and cash equivalents of $1,663 million as of September 30, 2026, compared with $1,099 million as of December 31, 2025.

Cheniere Energy's Third-Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Segment Activity

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG), a Houston, Texas-based liquefied natural gas company, reported total revenues of $6,173 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, driven primarily by LNG revenues of $6,099 million during that quarter. The company's LNG operations involve cooling natural gas into liquid form at export terminals for delivery to customers under sale and purchase agreements, with pricing structures that include references to Henry Hub and global LNG indices, according to the filing.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, total revenues reached $17,773 million, while total operating costs and expenses were $15,056 million, resulting in income from operations of $2,717 million, the filing disclosed. Cost of sales for the nine-month period was $11,964 million, compared with $6,438 million in the prior-year nine-month period. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was $1,716 million in total, with $980 million attributable to non-controlling interests and $736 million attributable to Cheniere. The filing noted that in January 2026, the company redeemed the remaining redeemable non-controlling interest in its consolidated variable interest entity that owns the Gregory Power Plant, which affected the per-share computation methodology under the two-class method prior to that redemption.

Basic net income per share attributable to common stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was $3.52, and diluted net income per share was $3.51, based on weighted average shares outstanding of 208.6 million (basic) and 209.1 million (diluted), as stated in the consolidated statements of operations. The company's restricted cash and cash equivalents stood at $393 million as of September 30, 2026, down from $485 million at December 31, 2025, according to the balance sheet included in the filing.

What Was Disclosed

Cheniere Energy filed a Form 10-Q covering the quarter ended September 30, 2026, reporting quarterly LNG revenues of $6,099 million, net income attributable to Cheniere of $1,170 million for the three-month period, and $736 million for the nine-month period, along with updated balance sheet data and share count information.