Cheniere Energy (LNG) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $3.02
- Estimate
- $3.15
- Surprise
- -4.3%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $5.68B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.7 → 5.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Cheniere Energy (LNG) missed the $3.15 estimate with diluted EPS of $3.02 — a clear 4.3% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.7/10) to Sell at 5.7/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LNG Sell at 6.4/10.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -4.3% surprise compares with a +13.4% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Energy): +1.2
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (3.3% away)
- Leverage penalty (D/E 2.4): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $290.27
- Price target
- $334.48
- Stop
- $275.93
- Upside to target
- +15.2%
The stock trades at 22.3× trailing but 14.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.5× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LNG at TrendMatrix's latest read
Energy results are commodity-price arithmetic first; the operational beat or miss is read net of what the strip already told the market.
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Midstream
- Market cap
- $61.11B
- P/E (fwd)
- 14.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 22.3
- 52-week range
- $186.20–$300.89
- Off 52-week high
- 3.5%
- RSI (14)
- 68
- Volume vs avg
- 1.50×
- Score today
- 6.4/10