Energy Transfer LP vs Cheniere Energy Inc

Energy Transfer LP (ET) is undervalued and Cheniere Energy Inc (LNG) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, LNG trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +50%, against +40% for ET.

Values as of the 19 Oct 2026 close.

Energy Transfer LP (ET)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $33.71; the price of $20.11 is 40% below that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 49/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Cheniere Energy Inc (LNG)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $574.99; the price of $286.60 is 50% below that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 73/100 on 11 of 12 signals

MetricETLNG
VerdictUndervaluedUndervalued
Price$20.11$286.60
Intrinsic value$33.71$574.99
Margin of safety+40%+50%
Leak Score49/100 (10/12)73/100 (11/12)
Market cap$69.2B$59.2B
Revenue growth, 5 years—15.9%
Operating margin—30.2%
Net margin—13.2%
Return on equity—45.1%
Debt to equity—4.29
P/E13.8x21.3x
Forward P/E12.0x16.2x
P/B2.2x9.6x
Dividend yield6.8%0.8%

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