AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-08-06 — Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
Total revenues rose $128 million to $2,583 million while net income jumped $608 million to $1,161 million, driven by $367 million of favorable IPM derivative fair value changes and higher production volume.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
LNG revenues (third-party)$1,902M+$45M YoY
$305 million increase from higher production volume, partially offset by $167 million decrease from lower pricing per MMBtu on decreased Henry Hub pricing
LNG revenues—affiliate$631M+$82M YoY
Cheniere Marketing Agreements; 70% of affiliate LNG revenue was variable consideration
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $2.58B+$128M YoY
LNG revenues (third-party)$1,902M+$45M YoY
$305 million increase from higher production volume, partially offset by $167 million decrease from lower pricing per MMBtu on decreased Henry Hub pricing
LNG revenues—affiliate$631M+$82M YoY
Cheniere Marketing Agreements; 70% of affiliate LNG revenue was variable consideration
Regasification revenues$34Mflat YoY
Terminal use agreements; only 8% variable consideration
Other revenues$16M+$1M YoY
Largest Expense Items
Cost of sales$765M-$431M YoY
$367 million of favorable changes in fair value of derivative agreements, primarily long-term IPM agreements, of which $512 million related to NPNS-designated agreements pre-designation
Operating and maintenance expense$230M-$59M YoY
Planned large-scale maintenance activities occurred in Q2 2025 but did not recur in Q2 2026
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest$183M-$5M YoY
Total interest cost of $185 million less $2 million capitalized
Depreciation and amortization expense$174M+$3M YoY
Margins: Income from operations rose $625 million to $1,340 million. Beyond derivative swings, revenues net of cost of sales rose $192 million on higher margins from increased production volume as prior-year planned maintenance did not recur.
Watch Items from the Filing
Customer concentration: five customers were 21%, 15%, 14%, 13% and 10% of Q2 revenues; Customer A fell from 23% and Customer B from 18% year over year.
June 2026 NPNS designation removes IPM agreements from fair value accounting; $520 million net deferred balance amortizes into cost of sales through beyond 2030, mitigating future earnings volatility.
SPL Expansion Project (up to ~20 mtpa) remains pre-FID with FERC and non-FTA authorizations pending; FID targeted 2026/2027 after Bechtel EPC contract and $99 million spent year-to-date.
Total debt of $14,577 million against $754 million partners' equity; June refinancing swapped 5.00% 2027 SPL notes for 5.350% 2036 and 6.050% 2056 CQP notes.
Contracted backlog of $41.3 billion unsatisfied transaction price, roughly 90% of anticipated production contracted through the mid-2030s with ~12 years weighted average remaining life.
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
Mccain Ellis LDirectorGrant or award · May 29, 2026
Pagano Vincent JrDirectorGrant or award · Dec 7, 2025
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