Cheniere Energy vs Venture Global
LNG and VG 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 VG compare
Cheniere Energy is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Venture Global ($68.2B against $37.0B).
On earnings, Venture Global is cheaper: it trades at 11.6× trailing earnings, against 24.6× for Cheniere Energy.
Venture Global grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (101% versus 17.5% for Cheniere Energy).
Both pay dividends: Cheniere Energy yields 0.67% and Venture Global 0.63%.
Cheniere Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 8 for Venture Global), 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 | VG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $68.2B | $37.0B |
| Share price | $330.32 | $14.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 56.5% | 68.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 206% | 41.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.38 | 0.36 |
| Employees | 1,717 | 2,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.6× | 11.6× (better) |
| P/S | 3.2× | 2.2× (better) |
| P/B | 11.0× | 4.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.3× | 10.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 24.4× | – |
| PEG | 0.39 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.1% (better) | −18.9% |
| Fair value | $268.68 | $23.50 |
| Margin of safety | −22.9% | 37.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.5% | 101% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.4% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −24.2% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −21.5% | 170% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 47.8% | 53.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | 29.9% | 37.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 13.6% | – |
| FCF margin | 13.0% (better) | −41.2% |
| Return on equity | 45.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 18.7% (better) | 13.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.88 (better) | 4.88 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.92 (better) | 5.27 |
| Interest coverage | 6.3× (better) | 3.5× |
| Current ratio | 0.87 | 1.19 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.33 (better) | 1.23 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.67% (better) | 0.63% |
| Payout ratio | 15.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Buyback yield | 4.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.3% (better) | 0.63% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.9% | 18.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.59% | 81.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$28.4M (better) | −$410M |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.3% | 9.2% |
Go deeper
- LNG stock overview
- LNG income statement
- LNG valuation and score
- VG stock overview
- VG income statement
- VG valuation and score
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