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title: "LNG equipment maker Chart's Q4 sales fall"
description: "Chart Industries reported a 2.5% decline in Q4 sales, falling short of analyst expectations, with orders down 23.8% due to a lack of large LNG orders. However, the company's backlog grew by 21.5% to $"
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locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/277251751.md"
published_at: "2026-02-27T21:40:33.000Z"
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# LNG equipment maker Chart's Q4 sales fall

> Chart Industries reported a 2.5% decline in Q4 sales, falling short of analyst expectations, with orders down 23.8% due to a lack of large LNG orders. However, the company's backlog grew by 21.5% to $5.89 billion, driven by demand in carbon capture, data centers, and other markets. Analysts maintain a 'hold' rating on the stock, with a median 12-month price target of $210.00, reflecting a slight increase from its recent trading price of $207.43.

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Overview

-   Gas equipment maker’s Q4 sales decreased 2.5%, missing analyst expectations
-   Q4 orders declined 23.8% due to absence of large LNG orders
-   Company’s backlog increased 21.5% to $5.89 bln

Outlook

-   Chart Industries anticipates 44% of year-end backlog to ship over the next 12 months

Result Drivers

-   DATA CENTER DEMAND - Increased demand from data center customers, including small-scale LNG solutions, contributed to Q4 results
-   CARBON CAPTURE ORDERS - Specialty Products segment saw strong orders in carbon capture, nuclear, and marine markets, offsetting lower hydrogen orders
-   BACKLOG GROWTH - Backlog increased 21.5% to $5.89 bln, driven by carbon capture, data center, nuclear, marine, and industrial gases markets Company press release:

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

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Estimate

Q4 Sales Miss $1.08 $1.20

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Analysts

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### Q4 EPS $1.01

### Q4 $125.1

Operatin mln

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Analyst Coverage

-   The current average analyst rating on the shares is “hold” and the breakdown of recommendations is no “strong buy” or “buy”, 10 “hold” and no “sell” or “strong sell”
-   The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is “buy.”
-   Wall Street’s median 12-month price target for Chart Industries Inc is $210.00, about 1.2% above its February 26 closing price of $207.43
-   The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 15 three months ago For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact . (This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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