LNG vs NWN
Cheniere Energy, Inc. and Northwest Natural Holding Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LNG | NWN |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $20.0B | $1.3B |
| Net income | $5.3B | $113.3M |
| Gross margin | 64.2% | · |
| Net margin | 34.0% | 8.8% |
| Return on equity | 78.3% | 7.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $24.13 | $2.77 |
| Dividend / share | · | $1.96 |
| Payout ratio | 8.5% | 68.2% |
| Free cash flow | $2.5B | $-197.8M |
| Equity | $7.9B | $1.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.74× | 1.62× |
| Current ratio | 0.94× | 0.72× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 16.4% | 10.8% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 8.1% |
LNG bills 15.5× the revenue of NWN, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (34.0% against 8.8%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | LNG | NWN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $20.0B | $1.3B |
| FY2024 | $15.7B | $1.2B |
| FY2023 | $20.4B | $1.2B |
| FY2022 | $33.4B | $1.0B |
| FY2021 | $17.5B | $860.4M |
| FY2020 | $9.4B | $773.7M |
| FY2019 | $9.7B | $746.4M |
| FY2018 | $8.0B | $706.1M |
| FY2017 | $5.6B | $755.0M |
| FY2016 | $1.3B | $668.2M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LNG | NWN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.3B | $113.3M |
| FY2024 | $3.3B | $78.9M |
| FY2023 | $9.9B | $93.9M |
| FY2022 | $1.4B | $86.3M |
| FY2021 | $-2.3B | $78.7M |
| FY2020 | $-85.0M | $76.8M |
| FY2019 | $648.0M | $61.7M |
| FY2018 | $471.0M | $64.6M |
| FY2017 | $-393.0M | $-55.6M |
| FY2016 | $-610.0M | $58.9M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$18,686,637,000 | LNG |
| FY2024 | +$14,550,006,000 | LNG |
| FY2023 | +$19,196,525,000 | LNG |
| FY2022 | +$32,388,235,000 | LNG |
| FY2021 | +$16,670,600,000 | LNG |
| FY2020 | +$8,584,321,000 | LNG |
| FY2019 | +$8,983,628,000 | LNG |
| FY2018 | +$7,280,857,000 | LNG |
| FY2017 | +$4,889,962,000 | LNG |
| FY2016 | +$614,827,000 | LNG |
LNG has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +25.2 pp | LNG |
| FY2024 | +21.8 pp | LNG |
| FY2023 | +51.3 pp | LNG |
| FY2022 | −0.4 pp | NWN |
| FY2021 | −18.1 pp | NWN |
| FY2020 | −4.6 pp | NWN |
| FY2019 | +4.0 pp | LNG |
| FY2018 | +5.5 pp | LNG |
| FY2017 | +17.3 pp | LNG |
| FY2016 | −60.6 pp | NWN |
The higher net margin has changed hands between LNG and NWN over this period.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LNG's net margin has been more volatile than NWN's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 27.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.9.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between LNG and NWN over these 10 fiscal years — LNG led in 6 and NWN in 4.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.