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Cheniere Energy stock falls 0.56 percent as earnings miss estimates

Published on 09/22/2026 at 13:43 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Cheniere Energy stock closed at USD 268.34 on September 18, 2026, below its USD 300.89 yearly high. Second-quarter EPS was USD 3.02.

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Cheniere Energy, Inc. (ISIN US16411R2085) closed at USD 268.34 on the NYSE on September 18, 2026, down 0.56 percent from the prior close of USD 269.85. The LNG stock remains 10.8 percent below its 52-week high of USD 300.89, while its year-to-date return stood at 39.03 percent.

Second quarter missed estimates

Cheniere reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings per share of USD 3.02, compared with the USD 3.11 consensus estimate, a shortfall of USD 0.09, according to MarketBeat on September 21, 2026. Revenue increased 23.5 percent year over year in the quarter, but the earnings miss leaves quarterly profitability as the immediate counterweight to the stronger sales figure.

Yahoo Finance reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of USD 5.73 billion and earnings of USD 3.07 billion, with a listed profit margin of 53.52 percent. The different earnings figures reflect the distinction between the reported EPS measure and the earnings measure shown in the financial-data presentation.

Targets remain above the stock

Scotiabank maintained its Sector Outperform rating and raised its price target from USD 290 to USD 312 on September 10, 2026, according to Yahoo Finance. The USD 22 increase represents a 7.6 percent rise in the target and places the revised level 16.3 percent above the September 18 closing price.

MarketBeat listed a consensus price target of USD 305.65 and a Moderate Buy rating on September 21, 2026. Its target was 13.9 percent above the USD 268.34 close, while the stock traded within a 52-week range of USD 186.20 to USD 300.89. That gap leaves analyst expectations dependent on the company converting higher LNG demand and infrastructure capacity into repeatable earnings.

Stock holds a wide valuation range

Cheniere Energy had a market capitalization of USD 55.421 billion and trading volume of 3,021,342 shares as of September 18, 2026. The trailing twelve-month revenue shown by Yahoo Finance was USD 20.92 billion, while diluted trailing EPS was USD 13.20.

The next estimated earnings date listed by Yahoo Finance was October 29, 2026. The date is an estimate rather than a confirmed company reporting announcement, so the next quarterly release remains the key checkpoint for testing whether the second-quarter revenue growth can be sustained without another earnings shortfall.