---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000003570-26-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LNG"
cik: "0000003570"
company_name: "Cheniere Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:11:20.842009+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cheniere Q1 net loss $3.5B on non-cash derivatives; raises 2026 EBITDA guidance to $7.25-7.75B

## Summary
- Q1 revenues $5.87B (+8% YoY); net loss $3.5B vs net income $353M in Q1 2025, driven by $5.4B non-cash unfavorable fair value changes on IPM derivatives.
- Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA $2.33B (+25% YoY); Distributable Cash Flow $1.67B.
- Full year 2026 guidance raised: Adjusted EBITDA $7.25-7.75B (prev. $6.75-7.25B); Distributable Cash Flow $4.75-5.25B (prev. $4.35-4.85B).
- Record 187 LNG cargoes exported in Q1; Train 5 of CCL Stage 3 substantially completed; Train 6 first LNG expected imminently.
- Repurchased ~2.7M shares for $537M; paid $0.555 dividend per share; Moody's upgraded senior unsecured notes to Baa2.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000003570-26-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LNG
- cik: 0000003570
- company_name: Cheniere Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357026000016/0000003570-26-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357026000016/lng-20260507.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000003570-26-000016
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000003570-26-000016.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000003570-26-000016.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: b7e6e2a087ac39003fecbdb111e894d4f1c46a02
  claim: Cheniere Energy, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $5.87 billion, net income ($3.50) billion. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: Cheniere Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s results of operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/3570/000000357026000016/0000003570-26-000016-index.htm

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