Cheniere Energy Declares $0.555 Quarterly Dividend for Q4 2025
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE: LNG), a leading liquefied natural gas producer, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.555 per share for the fourth quarter of 2025. The dividend is payable February 27, 2026.
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE: LNG), a leading liquefied natural gas producer, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.555 per share for the fourth quarter of 2025, payable February 27, 2026. The dividend matches the company's previous quarterly payment of $0.555 per share. Read more dividend announcements.
The dividend was announced in January 2026 alongside the company's fourth quarter 2025 results. For the full year 2025, Cheniere paid quarterly dividends totaling $2.055 per share, representing approximately $451 million in aggregate shareholder distributions.
| Dividend Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Amount | $0.555 per share |
| Type | Quarterly cash dividend |
| Payment Date | February 27, 2026 |
| Record Date | Not disclosed |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Not disclosed |
Capital Allocation and Share Repurchases
During 2025, Cheniere deployed $6.1 billion toward growth investments, balance sheet management and shareholder returns. The company repurchased 12.1 million shares for approximately $2.7 billion during the year, with an additional 4.8 million shares bought back in the fourth quarter alone for $1.0 billion.
In February 2026, Cheniere's board approved a substantial expansion of its share repurchase authorization to over $10 billion through 2030, adding $9 billion to the $1.2 billion remaining under the previous program. The company projects run-rate distributable cash flow of $30 per share after fully deploying the expanded repurchase authorization and achieving positive investment decisions on its Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi expansion projects.
Debt Reduction and Credit Upgrades
Cheniere repaid $652 million of consolidated long-term debt during 2025. In November 2025, S&P Global Ratings upgraded both Cheniere and its subsidiary Cheniere Energy Partners from BBB to BBB+ with stable outlooks. S&P also upgraded Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings to BBB+ from BBB in October 2025.
2026 Financial Guidance
The company provided full year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $6.75 billion to $7.25 billion and distributable cash flow guidance of $4.35 billion to $4.85 billion.
Operational Updates
Cheniere achieved substantial completion of Train 4 at its Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project in December 2025, following earlier completions of Trains 1, 2 and 3 during the year. The company filed an application with federal regulators in December 2025 to increase LNG production capacity at its Corpus Christi facilities by approximately 5 million tonnes per annum.