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Gotrade News - Cheniere Energy (LNG) reported third-quarter 2026 revenues of $6.17 billion and net income of $1.17 billion on Thursday, October 29, 2026, according to Cheniere's official release, raised its full-year 2026 guidance and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.625 per share, an increase of over 12% from the prior quarter.
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Cheniere Energy Earnings Details
For the three months ended September 30, 2026, Cheniere reported revenues of $6,173 million, compared with $4,441 million in the same period of 2025, a 39% change, according to the release, published at 7:31 a.m. ET. Net income attributable to Cheniere was $1,170 million, against $1,049 million a year earlier, and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $1,900 million, compared with $1,608 million. Distributable Cash Flow, also non-GAAP, was $1.23 billion for the quarter.
The company raised its full-year 2026 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA guidance to a range of $8.75 billion to $9.25 billion, from $7.90 billion to $8.40 billion previously, and its Distributable Cash Flow guidance to $6.05 billion to $6.55 billion, from $5.30 billion to $5.80 billion.
The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.625 per common share, which the company said is an increase of over 12% from the prior quarter. During the third quarter, Cheniere paid dividends of $0.555 per share and repurchased approximately 2.8 million shares for approximately $731 million, the release said.
Why It Matters for LNG
The company attributed the higher quarterly net income to higher total margins on LNG delivered, driven by higher volumes and higher margins per MMBtu, as well as lower provisions for income tax. Cheniere exported 188 LNG cargoes in the quarter, compared with 163 a year earlier. In August, it reached substantial completion of Midscale Train 7 of the CCL Stage 3 Project at Corpus Christi, which the company said expanded its LNG production capacity by over 20%.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, net income was $736 million, compared with $3,028 million a year earlier, a decrease the company said was primarily due to $3.6 billion of unfavorable variances related to changes in the fair value of its derivative instruments. "We achieved key milestones across the Cheniere platform in the third quarter of 2026," said Jack Fusco, Cheniere's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
What to watch next: Cheniere pays its $0.625 quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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