Free Cash Flow StrengthBP's step-up to roughly $13bn adjusted FCF in 2025, with operating cash flow near $24.5bn, provides durable internal funding. That cash generation supports dividend funding, disciplined capex, divestments and the targeted deleveraging pathway, improving resilience across commodity cycles.

Structural Cost And Capex DisciplineMaterial and growing structural cost savings plus tightened capex guidance increase long-term margin sustainability and cash conversion. Persistent opex reductions and disciplined investment lower breakeven needs and reduce cyclicality sensitivity, improving long-run profitability potential.

Project Execution And Reserves ReplacementConsistent project delivery and improved reserves replacement boost future production optionality and reduce growth execution risk. Meeting start-up targets and exploration success underpin medium-term volumes and cash flows, supporting strategic targets beyond short-term price moves.

Bears Say

Elevated Leverage And ObligationsRising leverage and large absolute debt reduce financial flexibility in a cyclical industry, increasing refinancing and covenant risk. Sizeable total financial obligations (~$58bn reported elsewhere) mean deleveraging must continue to avoid constrained capital allocation during downturns.

Volatile, Weak ProfitabilityEarnings swung to near zero despite positive EBITDA, indicating weak earnings quality and volatile bottom-line performance. This reduces predictability of returns and complicates long-term planning for dividends, buybacks and strategic investments if cash flows are price-sensitive.

Transition/renewables Impairments & UncertaintySignificant impairments in low-carbon assets highlight uncertain returns in parts of the transition portfolio. That forces high-grading, slows near-term growth in renewables, and creates strategic trade-offs between higher-return hydrocarbon projects and lower-return transition investments.

BP.A FAQ

What was BP plc’s price range in the past 12 months?

BP plc lowest share price was 130.00p and its highest was 162.00p in the past 12 months.

What is BP plc’s market cap?

BP plc’s market cap is £72.19B.

When is BP plc’s upcoming earnings report date?

BP plc’s upcoming earnings report date is Apr 28, 2026 which is in 63 days.

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Does BP plc pay dividends?

BP plc pays a Semiannually dividend of 4p which represents an annual dividend yield of 5.37%. See more information on BP plc dividends here

What is BP plc’s EPS estimate?

BP plc’s EPS estimate for its next earnings report is not yet available.

How many shares outstanding does BP plc have?

BP plc has 7,232,838 shares outstanding.

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Company Description

BP plc

BP p.l.c. provides carbon products and services. The company operates through Gas & Low Carbon Energy, Oil Production & Operations, and Customers & Products segments. It engages in the production of natural gas, and integrated gas and power; trading of gas; operation of onshore and offshore wind power, as well as hydrogen and carbon capture and storage facilities; trading and marketing of renewable and non-renewable power; and production of crude oil. In addition, the company involved in convenience and retail fuel, EV charging, Castrol lubricant, aviation, B2B, and midstream businesses; refining and oil trading; and bioenergy business. Further, it engages in power and storage, digital transformation, carbon management, and bio and low carbon related products, as well as energy and environmental commodities and mobility businesses. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.