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FLEX LNG Ltd

$FLNG·$1.7B·Marine Shipping·Industrials
$31.66+0.6%1Y+18.5%
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FLFLNG
$FLNGFLEX LNG Ltd
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $FLNG, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-31

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

FLEX LNG — LNG carrier Q2 EPS beat 26.6%, high-yield with underrated margin of safety, revenue +24% YoY, sits at 80% of 52w range.

FLEX LNG is a specialized LNG-shipping company operating modern MEGI/XDF LNG carriers on time charters. The equity is a high-yield dividend-plus-cycle name whose Q2 print materially beat consensus on both charter rates and vessel utilization.

  • Q2 2026 EPS $0.79 beat $0.62 consensus by 26.6% on revenue $107M — the beat cadence has recovered strongly (+26.6%, -14.2%, -0.9%, -29.7%), with the two-quarter turn from a big Q4 2025 miss to a big Q2 2026 beat driven by improving LNG shipping day-rates.
  • Revenue growth accelerated in Q2 2026: $107M (+24% YoY), a sharp reversal from Q1 2026 $80M (-9%), Q4 2025 $88M (-3.7%), Q3 2025 $86M (-5.3%) — the LNG carrier tape flipped decisively positive in mid-2026.
  • Fundamentals are yield-plus-cycle: P/E 16.9, P/S 4.8, ROIC 7.1%, ROE 14.4%, EV/EBITDA 12.0, gross margin 52%, op margin 49%, debt/equity 2.55 (typical for shipping-with-vessels-as-collateral), FCF yield 8.8%, beta 0.16 (defensive tape) — the FCF yield is the specific bull-case anchor for the high-yield thesis.
  • The Aug 19 Seeking Alpha piece captures the framing: 'FLEX LNG: A High-Yield Opportunity With An Underrated Margin Of Safety' — meaning the P/E and P/S multiples aren't extended for a franchise generating this much operating cash from long-dated charters.
  • Analyst FY26 EPS consensus $2.28 vs FY27 $2.15 and FY28 $2.33 — the Street models a modest cycle taper but the multi-year EPS floor is relatively flat, supporting the dividend-payout durability.

What extends the run is Q3 spot LNG rates staying above current levels plus a specific new time-charter announcement — both ratify the dividend-durability thesis. What breaks it is a Chinese LNG import step-down or a specific charterer counterparty default, either of which compresses the operating-cash yield the dividend depends on.

Agrees with X sentimentSentiment data was empty for this window, but the Aug 19 Seeking Alpha 'High-Yield Opportunity With An Underrated Margin Of Safety' framing plus the Q2 EPS beat of 26.6% are the actual catalysts anchoring institutional focus.

What to watch: Q3 spot LNG rates above current levels plus a new time-charter announcement extends the run; a Chinese LNG import step-down or a specific charterer counterparty default compresses the operating-cash yield.

On the calendar: 2026-11-27 — Q3 2026 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Flex LNG owns and operates modern LNG tankers, mostly on long-term charters to major energy companies.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Marine Shipping sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $FLNG.

Marine Shipping · Industrials

Container shipping rates — driven by Red Sea rerouting disruptions and seasonal demand — are the core earnings variable. Rerouting-driven ton-mile demand has sustained elevated freight rates that were expected to normalize.

What this means for $FLNG

Partial — fee-based midstream revenue has limited direct commodity price exposure but volume ties to upstream production activity.

Top industry ETF

$SEAU.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF
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+37.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
16.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
7.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
49.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
8.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
14.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
51.7%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
2.6Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 19, 2026$0.79$0.62+26.6%
Q1 2026May 13, 2026$0.31$0.36-14.2%
Q4 2025Feb 11, 2026$0.43$0.43-0.9%
Q3 2025Nov 12, 2025$0.43$0.61-29.7%
Next earningsFri, Nov 27·consensus EPS $0.66

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$106.8M+24.2%57.5%55.7%$0.83$76.6M
Q1 FY26$80.5M-9.0%45.7%42.5%$0.36$9.7M
Q4 FY25$87.5M-3.7%50.6%48.7%$0.40$29.0M
Q3 FY25$85.7M-5.3%51.2%49.0%$0.31$37.2M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$357.5M$340.2M – $370.4M$2.28$2.14 – $2.394
FY27$351.7M$326.0M – $369.1M$2.15$1.73 – $2.585
FY28$358.8M$325.5M – $383.3M$2.33$1.64 – $2.924
FY29$353.0M$336.0M – $365.8M$2.42$2.26 – $2.532

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.2.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.81%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+3.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+9.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 30.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.165-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 243
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 243
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 193
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
+ 5 other (5 6-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

FLEX LNG Ltd. (FLNG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·13d agoFlex LNG Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·13d agoFLEX LNG: A High-Yield Opportunity With An Underrated Margin Of Safetyseekingalpha.com·13d agoContrasting Flex LNG (NYSE:FLNG) and Inplay Oil Cp (OTCMKTS:IPOOF)defenseworld.net·21d ago20 July Ideal 'Safer' Russell Index Buys You Might Choose To Hold Foreverseekingalpha.com·54d ago

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