Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Debt

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Debt
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt DEBT
Debt consisted of the following (in millions): 
March 31, December 31,
2026 2025
SPL:
Senior Secured Notes:
5.875% due 2026
 $ —  $ 200 
5.00% due 2027
 1,500  1,500 
4.200% due 2028
 1,350  1,350 
4.500% due 2030
 2,000  2,000 
due 2037 with weighted average rate of 4.748% and 4.747% at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively (1)
 1,677  1,730 
Total SPL Senior Secured Notes
 6,527  6,780 
Revolving credit and guaranty agreement (the “SPL Revolving Credit Facility”)
—  — 
Total debt - SPL
 6,527  6,780 
CQP:
Senior Notes:
4.500% due 2029
 1,500  1,500 
4.000% due 2031
 1,500  1,500 
3.25% due 2032
 1,200  1,200 
5.950% due 2033
1,400  1,400 
5.750% due 2034
 1,200  1,200 
5.550% due 2035
1,000  1,000 
Total CQP Senior Notes
 7,800  7,800 
Revolving credit and guaranty agreement (the “CQP Revolving Credit Facility”)
—  — 
Total debt - CQP
 7,800  7,800 
CCH:
Senior Secured Notes:
5.125% due 2027
 1,201  1,201 
3.700% due 2029
 1,125  1,125 
3.788% weighted average rate due 2039 (1)
 2,539  2,539 
Total CCH Senior Secured Notes
 4,865  4,865 
Term loan facility agreement (the “CCH Credit Facility”)
—  550 
Working capital facility agreement (the “CCH Working Capital Facility”)
—  — 
Total debt - CCH
 4,865  5,415 
Cheniere:
Senior Notes:
4.625% due 2028
 1,500  1,500 
5.650% due 2034
1,500  1,500 
5.200% due 2036 (the “2036 Cheniere Senior Notes”) (2)
1,000  — 
6.000% due 2056 (the “2056 Cheniere Senior Notes”) (2)
750  — 
Total Cheniere Senior Notes
 4,750  3,000 
Revolving credit agreement (the “Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility”)
—  — 
Total debt - Cheniere
 4,750  3,000 
Total debt 23,942  22,995 
Current debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs (1) (1,606) (306)
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs (193) (182)
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs $ 22,143  $ 22,507 
(1)Includes notes that amortize based on a fixed amortization schedule as set forth in their respective indentures.
(2)Issued in March 2026, pursuant to a base indenture dated as of the issuance date, supplemented by the first and second supplemental indentures for the 2036 Cheniere Senior Notes and 2056 Cheniere Senior Notes, respectively. See our
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 for additional information regarding the guarantee, security and redemption option of the CEI Senior Notes.
Credit Facilities

Below is a summary of our committed credit facilities outstanding as of March 31, 2026 (in millions):
SPL Revolving Credit Facility
CQP Revolving Credit Facility
CCH Credit Facility
CCH Working Capital Facility
Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility
Total facility size $ 1,000  $ 1,000  $ 3,260  $ 1,500  $ 1,250 
Less:
Outstanding balance —  —  —  —  — 
Commitments prepaid or terminated (1) —  —  1,150  —  — 
Letters of credit issued 169  —  —  110  — 
Available commitment $ 831  $ 1,000  $ 2,110  $ 1,390  $ 1,250 
Priority ranking Senior secured Senior unsecured Senior secured Senior secured Senior unsecured
Interest rate on available balance (2)
SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.0% - 1.75% or base rate plus 0.0% - 0.75%
SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.125% - 2.0% or base rate plus 0.125% - 1.0%
SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.5% or base rate plus 0.5%
SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.1%, plus margin of 1.0% - 1.5% or base rate plus 0.0% - 0.5%
SOFR plus margin of 1.075% - 2.00% or base rate plus 0.075% - 1.00%
Commitment fees on undrawn balance (2)
0.075% - 0.30%
0.10% - 0.30%
0.525%
0.10% - 0.20%
0.090% - 0.300%
Letter of credit fees (2)
1.0% - 1.75%
1.125% - 2.0%
N/A
1.0% - 1.5%
1.075% - 2.00%
Maturity date June 23, 2028 June 23, 2028 (3) June 15, 2027 August 1, 2030
(1)In March 2026, we prepaid $550 million of outstanding borrowings under the CCH Credit Facility using proceeds from the issuance of the 2036 Cheniere Senior Notes and 2056 Cheniere Senior Notes and concurrently canceled $600 million of unused commitments.
(2)The margins on the interest rate, the commitment fees and the letter of credit fees are subject to change based on the applicable entity’s credit rating. The interest rate and the commitment fees of the Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility are also based on the achievement of certain methane emissions management standards.
(3)The CCH Credit Facility matures the earlier of June 15, 2029 or two years after the substantial completion of the last Train of the Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project.
Restrictive Debt Covenants

The agreements governing our and our subsidiaries’ indebtedness contain customary terms and events of default and certain covenants that, among other things, may limit our and our subsidiaries’ ability to make certain investments or pay dividends or distributions. For example, SPL and CCH are restricted from making distributions under agreements governing their respective indebtedness generally until, among other requirements, appropriate reserves have been established for debt service using cash or letters of credit and a historical and projected debt service coverage ratio of at least 1.25:1.00 is satisfied.
As of March 31, 2026, we were, and each of our subsidiaries was, in compliance with all covenants related to our respective debt agreements.

Interest Expense

Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest, consisted of the following (in millions):
  Three Months Ended March 31,
2026 2025
Total interest cost $ 310  $ 295 
Capitalized interest (55) (66)
Total interest expense, net of capitalized interest $ 255  $ 229 
Fair Value Disclosures

The following table shows the carrying amount and estimated fair value of our senior notes (in millions):
  March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025
  Carrying
Amount (1)		 Estimated
Fair Value (2)		 Carrying
Amount (1)		 Estimated
Fair Value (2)
Senior notes
 $ 23,942  $ 23,628  $ 22,995  $ 22,313 
(1)Carrying amounts exclude unamortized discount and debt issuance costs.
(2)As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, $3.0 billion and $3.1 billion, respectively, of the fair value of our senior notes were classified as Level 3 since these senior notes were valued by applying an unobservable illiquidity adjustment to the price derived from trades or indicative bids of instruments with similar terms, maturities and credit standing. The remainder of the fair value of our senior notes was classified as Level 2, based on prices derived from trades or indicative bids of the instruments.

The estimated fair value of any outstanding borrowings under our credit facilities approximates the principal amount outstanding because the interest rates are indexed to market rates and the debt may be repaid, in full or in part, at any time without penalty.