CQP
Premium GrowerAI pickCheniere Energy Partners, L.P. · Energy · United States · $32.0B cap · $7.0M/day traded
$57.36 +0.2% · close 6 Nov · scored 7 Nov
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
Full research report (Nov 2026), freeAround its 29 Oct results, analysts left next year's EPS estimate little changed.
As of 7 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (CQP) is 68/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 73, Value 38, Momentum 53, each scored against its sector).
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Cheniere Energy Partners owns the Sabine Pass LNG export terminal, one of the largest in the world, selling most of its output under long-term, fee-based contracts to utilities and energy traders. With Middle East disruption tightening LNG supply and Europe entering winter with low gas storage, demand for reliable US LNG is structurally higher, and the parent company raised full-year 2026 guidance at its second-quarter results. The contracted model provides steady cash flow and distributions, while uncontracted volumes give upside when global gas prices spike, and the gap between cheap US gas and higher-priced overseas gas supports the long-term case for new capacity.
ABOUT CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
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Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. owns and operates the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving and regasification terminal in Louisiana. The partnership secures highly predictable cash flows through long-term, take-or-pay liquefaction tolling agreements with creditworthy global utilities. It is a premier, large-scale midstream energy partnership and a key player in US LNG export infrastructure.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 17.2B | 9.7B | 8.7B | 10.8B | -14.5% | 11.7B | 10.6B | 11.2B | 2.2% |
| EPS | 3.27 | 6.95 | 4.25 | 5.17 | 16.5% | 5.72 | 5.75 | 5.82 | 6.1% |
| Shares | 484.0M | 484.0M | 484.0M | 484.1M | +0.0% | 484.1M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 16.3B | 15.9B | 15.1B | 14.5B | -3.9% | 14.4B | — | — | — |
| Equity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 4.1B | 3.1B | 3.0B | 2.8B | -12.6% | 3.4B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -451.0M | -227.0M | -162.0M | -204.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -3.7B | -3.2B | -3.1B | -2.7B | — | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Calmer than 70% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 31% a year).
How this is worked out
The MoatMap Score weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Energy, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of CQP are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.(you) | $32.0B | 68 |
| PAA | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | $18.8B | 75 |
| ET | Energy Transfer LP | $70.4B | 60 |
| VG | Venture Global, Inc. | $35.0B | 45 |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | $61.7B | 48 |
| VNOM | Viper Energy, Inc. | $16.9B | 46 |
| PAGP | Plains GP Holdings, L.P. | $6.7B | 72 |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | $80.1B | 51 |
| OKE | ONEOK, Inc. | $60.4B | 44 |
| HESM | Hess Midstream LP | $6.3B | 63 |
Peer medians: ROE 10.2% · P/E 14.1x · Gross margin 45.5%
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