Cheniere Energy, Inc.

Consolidated results of operations

Volumes loaded and recognized from the Liquefaction Projects

Components of LNG revenues and corresponding LNG volumes delivered

(1)Long-term agreements include agreements with an initial tenor of 12 months or more.

(2)Includes volumes sold under short-term agreements and volumes sold from natural gas procured under IPM agreements.

2025 vs. 2024

Net income attributable to Cheniere increased by $2.1 billion during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024 primarily due to $2.3 billion of favorable changes in the fair value of agreements accounted for as derivative instruments (before tax and the impact of NCI), largely associated with our derivatives related to IPM agreements, and an $876 million increase in revenues, net of cost of natural gas feedstock, from increased volume of LNG loaded and recognized between the years. Partially offsetting these favorable changes was an increased tax provision of $677 million. The following is an expanded discussion of the significant drivers of the variance in net income attributable to Cheniere by line item:

Total revenues

The $4.3 billion increase in total revenues during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024 was primarily attributable to:

•$2.9 billion increase due to higher pricing per MMBtu primarily from increased Henry Hub pricing, to which the majority of our long-term LNG sales contracts are indexed;

•$1.2 billion increase due to higher volumes of LNG delivered between the periods, primarily as a result of increased production volume due to the substantial completions of the first four Trains of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project in 2025;

•$417 million increase in gains from agreements accounted for as derivative instruments included in revenues, largely due to the impact of declines in global gas prices and volatility within our derivatives related to financial positions to economically hedge the purchase and sale of physical LNG, of which the gain between the years was attributable to a $223 million gain from favorable changes in fair value of agreements accounted for as derivatives and a $194 million gain from the settlement of previously entered derivative instruments; partially offset by

•$243 million decrease in sublease and subcharter income from our LNG vessels due to fewer days the LNG vessels were subcontracted out and at lower rates in the current year as compared to the same period of 2024.

Total operating costs and expenses

The $1.3 billion increase in total operating costs and expenses during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024 was primarily attributable to:

•$3.1 billion increase in the cost of natural gas feedstock, largely due to the increase in U.S. natural gas prices and to a lesser degree, increased volume of LNG delivered;

•$109 million increase in depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, primarily as a result of the substantial completions of the first four Trains of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project;

•$109 million increase in operating and maintenance expense primarily due to the completion of planned large-scale maintenance activities on two Trains at the SPL Project and additional expenses from the substantial completions of the first four Trains of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project in 2025; partially offset by:

•$2.1 billion of gains from changes in fair value of agreements accounted for as derivative instruments included in cost of sales, largely due to favorable changes on our IPM agreements from the narrowing of global and U.S. domestic natural gas spreads, the effect of which is minimized by the relative change in volatilities of applicable global and U.S. domestic natural gas prices, partially offset by changes in market-based locational forward price differentials for North American natural gas deliveries.

As further discussed in Liquidity and Capital Resources, we will recognize a $370 million reduction to cost of sales due to the realization of certain excise tax credits during the three months ending March 31, 2026.

Total other expense

The $5 million increase in total other expense during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024 was primarily attributable to:

•$83 million decrease in interest and dividend income as a result of decreased interest rates and lower average cash and cash equivalents balances between the periods; partially offset by

•$62 million decrease in interest expense, net of capitalized interest, due to a $33 million increase in capitalized interest costs given the higher carrying value of assets under construction and additionally due to $29 million lower gross interest costs due to debt reduction activities associated with our long-term capital allocation plan; and

•$15 million increase in other income, net, primarily from a $26 million gain recognized on the sale of our equity interests in an equity method investment during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Income tax provision

The $677 million unfavorable variance during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024 was substantially all attributable to a higher income tax expense due to a $3.0 billion increase in pre-tax income. The effect of the change in our effective tax rate between the comparable periods was not material to our income tax provision.

On July 4, 2025, the OBBBA was signed into law with significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code that impact us, including, among other provisions, reinstating 100% accelerated tax bonus depreciation on qualifying assets acquired after January 19, 2025 and modifying the export-promoting Foreign Derived Intangible Income (“FDII”) deduction rules, renamed to the Foreign Derived Deduction Eligible Income(“FDDEI”) under the OBBBA beginning in 2026.

The legislation did not have a material impact on our income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2025, and it did not materially change our effective income tax rate for 2025; however, commencing with its effectiveness in 2026, we expect that the FDDEI regime will favorably impact our effective tax rate relative to prior policy, as a larger portion of our export-related income is projected to be eligible for a preferential tax rate despite an increase in the tax rate on qualifying sales. The FDDEI regime provides for an effective tax rate of 14%, a rate lower than the statutory corporate tax rate of 21%, on eligible sales of property or services to a foreign person for foreign use. Relative to the prior FDII tax rules, the FDDEI regime increases the effective tax rate on eligible sales but broadens qualifying income by eliminating certain asset-based eligibility constraints and removing the requirement to reduce eligible income by specified allocable expenses.

See Liquidity and Capital Resources for discussion of the impacts of the OBBBA on our liquidity.

Net income attributable to NCI

The $224 million increase during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the same period of 2024 was primarily attributable to a $477 million increase in CQP’s consolidated net income primarily from favorable changes in fair value of agreements accounted for as derivative instruments.

Significant factors affecting our results of operations

Below are significant factors that affect our results of operations.

Gains and losses on derivative instruments

Derivative instruments, which we use to manage certain risks, are reported at fair value in our Consolidated Financial Statements, unless they satisfy criteria for, and we elect, the normal purchases and normal sales exception which applies the accrual method of accounting, as described in Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. For commodity derivative instruments, including those related to our IPM agreements, the underlying LNG sales being economically hedged are accounted for under the accrual method of accounting, whereby revenues expected to be derived from the future LNG sales are recognized only upon delivery or realization of the underlying transaction. Notwithstanding the operational intent to mitigate risk exposure over time, the recognition of derivative instruments at fair value has the effect of recognizing gains or losses relating to future period exposure, and given the significant volumes, long-term duration and volatility in price basis for certain of our derivative contracts, the use of derivative instruments may result in continued volatility of our results of operations based on changes in market pricing, counterparty credit risk and other relevant factors that may be outside of our control. For example, as described in Note 6—Derivative Instruments of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the fair value of the Liquefaction Supply Derivatives incorporates, as applicable, market participant-based assumptions pertaining to certain contractual uncertainties, including those related to the availability of market information for delivery points, which may require future development of infrastructure, as well as the timing of satisfaction of certain events or development of infrastructure to support natural gas gathering and transport. We may recognize changes in fair value through earnings that could significantly impact our results of operations if and when such uncertainties are resolved.

Commissioning volumes

Prior to substantial completion of a Train, amounts received from the sale of commissioning volumes from that Train are offset against LNG terminal construction-in-process, because these amounts are earned or loaded during the testing phase for the construction of that Train and are necessary activities to bring the asset to the condition for its intended use. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we realized offsets to LNG terminal costs of $187 million corresponding to 23 TBtu of LNG that was related to the sale of commissioning volumes associated with the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project. We did not record any offsets to LNG terminal costs during the year ended December 31, 2024.

Additional liquefaction capacities

The Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project and CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project are currently under construction and are expected to add over 15 mtpa of operational liquefaction capacity, inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities, once all Trains reach substantial completion, of which over 9 mtpa is still under construction as of December 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2025, the first four Trains of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project were in operation, with substantial completions for each Train achieved in March, August, October and December 2025, respectively. The operation and maintenance of these Trains and increased LNG volumes produced are expected to result in higher revenues and operating costs and expenses. However, prior to the commencement of long-term SPAs associated with these volumes, the additional volumes will be sold by our integrated marketing function at prevailing market prices. Additionally, potential expansion projects that increase the amount of LNG volumes produced, including those discussed in Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties, would also be expected to result in higher revenues and operating costs and expenses.

Additionally, see Items 1. and 2. Business and Properties for discussion of our business seasonality.