Tools: Canva for visualisation, data compiled from public market sources
Data: 2025 annual returns for 21 publicly traded LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) shipping companies that comprise a sector tracking index.
Key findings:
- – Range: 122 percentage points (from +29.31% to -92.64%)
- – Sector aggregate: -3.43%
- – Median stock: +1.2%
- – 12 stocks finished positive, nine negative
- – Only five stocks achieved double-digit gains
Interesting pattern: Pure-play LNG carriers (companies exclusively focused on LNG transport) generally outperformed diversified shipping companies. The extreme underperformer, New Fortress Energy (down 93%), faced company-specific operational challenges beyond typical shipping cyclicality.
Colour coding: Green = positive returns, red = negative returns, with intensity indicating magnitude.
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