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Venture Global, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 2 March 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 7 new, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Full-year revenue and EBITDA rose sharply: Full-year 2025 revenue was $13.8 billion, up 177%, and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was $6.3 billion, up 198%. Income from operations was $5.2 billion, up 192%. Source
  • Plaquemines commissioning and start-up: Temporary power was permitted and incorporated to mitigate power plant construction delays, enabling initial start-up of all 36 trains at Plaquemines. Source
  • Record 2025 cargo exports and sales: The company exported 380 cargos in 2025 and sold 1,409 TBtu of LNG, a record, with TBtu sold up 181% from 2024. Source
  • Lower prices net of feed gas cut income: Lower LNG sales prices net of feed gas cost reduced income by $1.0 billion in Q4 and $1.9 billion for the year, mainly at Calcasieu after post-COD SPAs began in April 2025. Source
  • Swap and interest items lowered net income: Non-cash unfavorable interest rate swap changes were $476 million in Q4 and $994 million for the year. Higher interest expense added $330 million in Q4 and $870 million for the year. Source
  • CP2 Phase I construction on budget: Construction at CP2 Phase I is progressing well, on budget, and on track for first production in late 2027. Source

“At the beginning of 2025, we set a number of ambitious operational targets and I am pleased to be able to say that the team has exceeded every one of those targets in just one year”

Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Sourcefull year 2026$5.20 billion - $5.80 billionNew
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA SourceQ1 2026$1.15 billion - $1.25 billionNew
Non-controlling interest share of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Source2026$160 million - $180 millionNew
Total exported cargos Source2026486 - 527New
Calcasieu Project cargos Source2026145 - 156New
Plaquemines Project cargos Source2026341 - 371New
Exported cargos Source2026over 500New
Fixed liquefaction fee on unsold cargos Sourceremaining unsold 2026 cargos$5.00/MMBtu - $6.00/MMBtu
Sensitivity of 2026 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to liquefaction fee Sourcefull year 2026$575 million - $625 million
Plaquemines Project commercial operation date SourcePhase I Q4 2026; Phase II mid 2027Q4 2026; mid 2027Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Release sets out 2026 guidance, including full-year and first-quarter Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA ranges. Source
  • New: Hanwha Aerospace agreed a 20-year LNG sales agreement of 1.5 MTPA starting in 2030, announced February 26, 2026. Source
  • New: Trafigura agreed to a binding purchase of about 0.5 MTPA of U.S. LNG for five years from 2026, announced March 2, 2026. Source
  • New: Four additional LNG SPAs were signed in Q4 2025, bringing new contracted quantities from 2025 to date to about 9.75 MTPA. Source
  • New: Filings with FERC sought to raise peak authorized liquefaction capacity of Plaquemines and CP2 to 35 MTPA. Source
  • New: Application filed for permitting and approval of a 31.0 MTPA bolt-on expansion, with FERC and the Department of Energy. Source
  • New: Venture Global LNG, Inc. secured a $2.0 billion corporate revolving credit facility with 18 banks. Source
  • New: Plaquemines closed a $3.0 billion senior secured notes offering in December 2025 and prepaid $3.2 billion of its construction term loan. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Full-year revenue and EBITDA rose sharply: Full-year 2025 revenue was $13.8 billion, up 177%, and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was $6.3 billion, up 198%. Income from operations was $5.2 billion, up 192%. Source
  • Fourth-quarter operating income up 189%: Q4 2025 income from operations was $1.7 billion, up 189% from $594 million, on revenue of $4.4 billion against $1.5 billion a year earlier. Source
  • Net income rose; quarterly growth smaller: Net income attributable to common stockholders was $2.3 billion for 2025, up 53%, and $1.1 billion for Q4, up 23%. Diluted EPS was $0.86 for the year and $0.41 for Q4. Source

Segments and projects

  • Plaquemines volumes rose on commissioning: Higher LNG sales volumes of $6.2 billion for the year were predominantly at Plaquemines, which management linked to commissioning progress. Source
  • Calcasieu reported reliable post-COD performance: Management said reliable performance at the Calcasieu Project after commercial operation date is part of the 2026 cargo expectations. Source
  • Plaquemines commissioning and start-up: Temporary power was permitted and incorporated to mitigate power plant construction delays, enabling initial start-up of all 36 trains at Plaquemines. Source

“We are anticipating an even more productive year in 2026, with exported cargos growing to over 500, securing more mid-term and long-term SPAs as recently announced”

Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel

Demand and cargo volumes

  • Record 2025 cargo exports and sales: The company exported 380 cargos in 2025 and sold 1,409 TBtu of LNG, a record, with TBtu sold up 181% from 2024. Source
  • Fourth-quarter exports up 288%: Q4 2025 exports were 128 cargos, up 288% from 33 a year earlier, and 478 TBtu of LNG sold, up 275%. Source
  • Export volumes in TBtu also rose: LNG exported was 1,415.4 TBtu for 2025, up 178%, and 479.2 TBtu for Q4, up 297%, measured in TBtu rather than cargos. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Lower prices net of feed gas cut income: Lower LNG sales prices net of feed gas cost reduced income by $1.0 billion in Q4 and $1.9 billion for the year, mainly at Calcasieu after post-COD SPAs began in April 2025. Source
  • Swap and interest items lowered net income: Non-cash unfavorable interest rate swap changes were $476 million in Q4 and $994 million for the year. Higher interest expense added $330 million in Q4 and $870 million for the year. Source
  • Cost of sales rose to $5.9 billion: Cost of sales was $5,920 million for 2025 against $1,351 million, and $2,054 million in Q4 against $414 million. Source
  • Development expense declined: Development expense was $344 million for 2025, down from $635 million, and $52 million in Q4 against $124 million a year earlier. Source

Balance sheet and shareholder items

  • Total assets and property grew: Total assets were $53.4 billion, up $10.0 billion. Property, plant and equipment, net was $46.6 billion against $34.7 billion at year-end 2024. Source
  • Cash balance fell: Cash and cash equivalents were $2,355 million at December 31, 2025, against $3,608 million a year earlier. Restricted cash was $195 million. Source
  • Long-term debt increased: Long-term debt, net was $33.4 billion against $29.1 billion. The current portion was $812 million against $190 million. Source
  • Class B shares issued; Class A reduced: Class B common stock was 1,969 million shares at year-end 2025, against none a year earlier. Class A was 488 million, against 2,350 million. Source
  • Preferred dividends rose sharply: Dividends on VGLNG Series A Preferred Shares were $270 million for 2025, against $68 million, and $68 million for Q4, against $67 million. Source

Strategy and project development

  • CP2 Phase I construction on budget: Construction at CP2 Phase I is progressing well, on budget, and on track for first production in late 2027. Source
  • CP2 Phase II FID process advancing: The company is working toward a final investment decision on CP2 Phase II, including additional long-term SPAs and finalizing construction financing. Source
  • Carbon capture projects at each facility: The company is developing Carbon Capture and Sequestration projects at each of its LNG facilities. Source
  • Three projects in Louisiana: The first three projects are Calcasieu Pass, Plaquemines LNG and CP2 LNG, with over 100 MTPA of capacity in production, construction, or development. Source

Coming up, as management said on 2 March 2026

  • CP2 Phase II investment decision: Management expects a final investment decision on CP2 Phase II in the first half of 2026. Source
  • Plaquemines Phase I commercial operation: Phase I commercial operation is anticipated in Q4 2026, following commissioning, assurance testing and any required remediation or rectification work. Source
  • Plaquemines Phase II commercial operation: Phase II commercial operation is targeted for mid 2027. Source

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Management described construction and commissioning of the Plaquemines project as involving challenges, addressed through mitigations and additional spending. Source
  • External: First-quarter 2026 guidance reflects Winter Storm Fern and margin compression in the first quarter. Source
  • External: The domestic and international gas and LNG price spread was compressed in January and February 2026, and management said it has since stabilized at higher levels. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management said the team exceeded every operational target set at the beginning of 2025, within one year. Source
  • On track: Management said CP2 Phase I construction is on budget and on track for first production in late 2027. Source
  • Not stated: Management reaffirmed the Phase I COD target of Q4 2026 that it had previously communicated to customers. Source
  • Not stated: Management referred to its earlier statement that natural gas price changes could affect Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA guidance. Source

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Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.