Conocophillips (COP)
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Rating:77Outperform
Price Target:
$148.00
â–²(13.39% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/06/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial performance (strong cash generation and moderate leverage) and a constructive technical setup (price above key moving averages with positive MACD). Earnings-call guidance further supports the outlook via lower 2026 capex/opex and a clear multi-year free-cash-flow improvement plan, while valuation appears reasonable with a ~3% dividend yield but not obviously cheap. Key offsetting risk remains commodity-driven cyclicality and sensitivity to oil/gas prices.
Positive Factors
Cash generation & free cash flow
Consistent operating cash flow near $17–20B and mostly positive free cash flow provide durable funding for reinvestment, dividends and buybacks. This cash generation supports capital discipline through cycles and underpins multi-year return targets, reducing reliance on external financing.
Negative Factors
Commodity-price cyclicality
Revenue and earnings are highly tied to volatile oil and gas benchmarks, meaning long-term cash flows and margins can swing materially with commodity moves. This structural exposure limits earnings durability and makes capital returns and investment plans sensitive to commodity cycles.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash generation & free cash flow
Consistent operating cash flow near $17–20B and mostly positive free cash flow provide durable funding for reinvestment, dividends and buybacks. This cash generation supports capital discipline through cycles and underpins multi-year return targets, reducing reliance on external financing.
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Conocophillips (COP) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$159.54B
Dividend Yield3.43%
Average Volume (3M)10.87M
Price to Earnings (P/E)14.1
Beta (1Y)0.48
Revenue Growth8.41%
EPS Growth-16.12%
CountryUS
Employees11,800
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.02
Shares Outstanding1,222,339,100
10 Day Avg. Volume12,059,443
30 Day Avg. Volume10,867,976
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.75
Price to Book (P/B)1.74
Price to Sales (P/S)1.88
P/FCF Ratio6.68
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.11
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.00
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit12.10
Enterprise Value/Ebitda7.05
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$129.50Price Target Upside-0.78% Downside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering18
EPS Forecast (FY)7.13
Revenue Forecast (FY)$60.80B
Conocophillips Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and natural gas liquids worldwide. It primarily engages in the conventional and tight oil reservoirs, shale gas, heavy oil...
How the Company Makes Money
ConocoPhillips primarily makes money by producing hydrocarbons (oil, natural gas, and NGLs) from its operated and non-operated upstream assets and selling those volumes under a mix of market-based sales and contractual arrangements. Revenue is gen...
Conocophillips Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Geography
Breaks down revenue across different regions, revealing where the company is strongest and where it may face risk or growth potential due to local economic conditions or market share shifts.
Breaks down revenue across different regions, revealing where the company is strongest and where it may face risk or growth potential due to local economic conditions or market share shifts.
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The FlyConocophillips Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 05, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Apr 30, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized numerous operational and financial accomplishments — production growth, strong Q4 CFO, disciplined capital allocation, successful Marathon integration, robust liquidity and balance sheet improvements, multi-year reserve replacement, substantial progress on LNG and Willow projects, and clear 2026 cost and capital efficiency targets. The lowlights were largely manageable: single-year reserve replacement slightly below 100%, remaining pre-productive capital keeping breakeven elevated until projects ramp, an unresolved Venezuela recovery process, an incomplete divestiture target, one rig incident (no injuries), and ongoing commodity-price sensitivities. Overall, positive operational momentum and financial position materially outweigh the manageable risks and near-term headwinds.Positive Updates
Full-Year Production Growth and Q4 Delivery
Pro forma production grew 2.5% in 2025. Q4 production was 2,320,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, consistent with the midpoint of guidance; 2026 production guidance set at 2,330,000–2,260,000 boe/d (modest growth).
Negative Updates
Reserve Replacement Slightly Below 100% in 2025
Organic reserve replacement for 2025 came in just under 100% (though multi-year metrics remain strong); price-related revisions reduced the single-year metric below 100%.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Full-Year Production Growth and Q4 Delivery
Pro forma production grew 2.5% in 2025. Q4 production was 2,320,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, consistent with the midpoint of guidance; 2026 production guidance set at 2,330,000–2,260,000 boe/d (modest growth).
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Company Guidance
ConocoPhillips guided 2026 capex of about $12 billion (down ~$600M y/y) and operating costs of about $10.2 billion (down ~$400M), targeting a combined ~$1 billion reduction versus 2025, with full‑year production guided to 2.33–2.26 million boe/d (Q1 2.30–2.34 million boe/d including weather downtime). The company reiterated returning roughly 45% of CFO to shareholders (continuing buybacks and a base dividend growing at a top‑quartile S&P 500 rate), starting 1) a multiyear free‑cash‑flow improvement of about $1 billion per year in 2026–2028 and 2) a $7 billion FCF inflection by 2029 (including ~$4 billion from Willow), which management says should push FCF breakeven into the low‑$30s/boe WTI by decade end; additional metrics noted include ~10 mtpa LNG offtake, continued Lower‑48 D&C efficiency gains (2025 >15%), and a strong liquidity position (cash & ST investments $7.4B plus $1.1B long‑term liquid investments).Conocophillips Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 59.67B | 54.61B | 56.14B | 78.58B | 46.06B |
| Gross Profit | 20.98B | 16.03B | 18.20B | 29.63B | 14.73B |
| EBITDA | 25.04B | 24.43B | 25.78B | 37.13B | 21.09B |
| Net Income | 7.93B | 9.22B | 10.92B | 18.62B | 8.08B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 121.94B | 122.78B | 95.92B | 93.83B | 90.66B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 6.98B | 6.11B | 6.61B | 9.24B | 6.59B |
| Total Debt | 23.44B | 25.35B | 19.63B | 17.19B | 19.93B |
| Total Liabilities | 57.45B | 57.98B | 46.65B | 45.83B | 45.26B |
| Stockholders Equity | 64.49B | 64.80B | 49.28B | 48.00B | 45.41B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 16.77B | 8.01B | 8.72B | 18.16B | 11.67B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 19.80B | 20.12B | 19.96B | 28.31B | 17.00B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -8.84B | -11.15B | -12.00B | -8.74B | -8.54B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -10.10B | -8.84B | -8.66B | -18.05B | -6.33B |
Conocophillips Technical Analysis
Positive
130.52
Price Trends
114.68
Positive
103.33
Positive
97.17
Positive
Market Momentum
5.10
Positive
66.44
Neutral
56.88
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For COP, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 130.52 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 125.23, above the 50-day MA of 114.68, and above the 200-day MA of 97.17, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 5.10 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 66.44 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 56.88 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for COP.
Conocophillips Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | $54.54B | 26.12 | 4.34% | 2.70% | 60.29% | -17.62% | |
79 Outperform | $76.53B | 11.37 | 16.76% | 3.79% | -5.15% | -19.06% | |
77 Outperform | $159.54B | 14.13 | 12.25% | 3.43% | 8.41% | -16.12% | |
75 Outperform | $30.68B | 10.12 | 17.47% | 2.64% | 11.14% | -21.32% | |
74 Outperform | $397.02B | 24.67 | 7.33% | 4.54% | -3.44% | -22.05% | |
73 Outperform | $62.11B | 16.93 | 6.43% | 2.39% | -2.48% | -65.26% | |
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% |
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