Cheniere Energy vs NextDecade
LNG and NEXT side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LNG and NEXT compare
Cheniere Energy is the larger company, worth 35 times as much as NextDecade ($62.2B against $1.8B).
Cheniere Energy pays a dividend yielding 0.55%; NextDecade does not pay one.
Cheniere Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 0 for NextDecade), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LNG | NEXT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $62.2B | $1.8B |
| Share price | $304.51 | $6.54 |
| Change, 1 year | 43.9% | 13.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 192% | 75.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.41 | 1.21 |
| Employees | 1,717 | 360 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 21.2× | – |
| P/S | 2.7× | – |
| P/B | 9.5× (better) | 15.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.2× | – |
| P/FCF | 16.4× | – |
| PEG | 0.34 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.1% (better) | −306% |
| Fair value | $268.99 | – |
| Margin of safety | −13.2% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 22.5% | – |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.4% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −24.1% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −20.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 45.4% | – |
| Operating margin | 28.1% | – |
| Net margin | 13.1% | – |
| FCF margin | 16.3% | – |
| Return on equity | 45.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 19.5% (better) | −2.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.65 (better) | 107.19 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.78 | – |
| Interest coverage | 6.1× (better) | −0.8× |
| Current ratio | 0.90 (better) | 0.36 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.28 (better) | −0.11 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 1 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.55% | – |
| Payout ratio | 15.3% | – |
| Buyback yield | 4.6% (better) | 0.35% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.1% (better) | 0.35% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.0% | 40.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.60% | 29.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$29.4M | $22.6M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.3% | 11.9% |
Go deeper
- LNG stock overview
- LNG income statement
- LNG valuation and score
- NEXT stock overview
- NEXT income statement
- NEXT valuation and score
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