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Base4Base 4GAAP revenue YoY -2.45% → base 4. The base score is anchored to the GAAP revenue YoY band before transcript, EPS, and guidance adjustments.+Transcript+2
Management’s own words, often on a non-GAAP, constant-currency, or adjusted basis — so these can differ from the GAAP figures above (e.g. constant-currency revenue growth excludes currency swings).
EPS
“$1.89 per share in adjusted earnings”
Revenue
“generated $5.4 billion of CFO”
Guidance
“midpoint of our annual guidance is updated to 2.31 million barrels of oil equivalent per day”
Key metric
“Lower 48 produced 1.453 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, representing 4% year-over-year growth on an underlying basis”
Transcript +2Energy/Commodities Tier 2: GAAP revenue decline of -2.45% is commodity-price driven. Lower 48 delivered 4% YoY underlying production growth, cost reduction program ahead of schedule ($400M reduction, on track for $1B run rate), and Willow at 50% completion. Operational execution is strong despite commodity headwinds. GAAP revenue structurally understates management execution.
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EPS0EPS 0Energy sector rule: EPS adjustment skipped (set to 0) when Tier 2 revenue adjustment is applied. The same commodity price factor that depresses GAAP revenue also depresses GAAP EPS (EPS YoY -20.18%, oi_yoy -19.89%). Penalizing EPS separately would double-count the commodity distortion.
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Guidance0Guidance 0Production guidance updated to 2.31 million BOE/d midpoint (down 20 MBOE/d for Qatar, 15 MBOE/d for Surmont royalty adjustment) — but per Energy sector rules, production/volume targets are NOT guidance for scoring. CapEx raised from ~$12B to $12-12.5B midpoint (+$250M) for Permian operational continuity — this is spend commitment with no explicit growth-metric linkage. $1B cost savings target, 45% CFO return commitment, and $7B FCF inflection by 2029 were all reiterated, not new. No financial metric guidance changed.
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How this score was built
Base4Base 4GAAP revenue YoY -2.45% → base 4. The base score is anchored to the GAAP revenue YoY band before transcript, EPS, and guidance adjustments.+Transcript+2Transcript +2Energy/Commodities Tier 2: GAAP revenue decline of -2.45% is commodity-price driven. Lower 48 delivered 4% YoY underlying production growth, cost reduction program ahead of schedule ($400M reduction, on track for $1B run rate), and Willow at 50% completion. Operational execution is strong despite commodity headwinds. GAAP revenue structurally understates management execution.+EPS0EPS 0Energy sector rule: EPS adjustment skipped (set to 0) when Tier 2 revenue adjustment is applied. The same commodity price factor that depresses GAAP revenue also depresses GAAP EPS (EPS YoY -20.18%, oi_yoy -19.89%). Penalizing EPS separately would double-count the commodity distortion.+Guidance0Guidance 0Production guidance updated to 2.31 million BOE/d midpoint (down 20 MBOE/d for Qatar, 15 MBOE/d for Surmont royalty adjustment) — but per Energy sector rules, production/volume targets are NOT guidance for scoring. CapEx raised from ~$12B to $12-12.5B midpoint (+$250M) for Permian operational continuity — this is spend commitment with no explicit growth-metric linkage. $1B cost savings target, 45% CFO return commitment, and $7B FCF inflection by 2029 were all reiterated, not new. No financial metric guidance changed.=Final6
Macro Signals
↓Oil Energy↓Regulation Policy↓Supply Chain
ConocoPhillips generated $5.4 billion in CFO with adjusted earnings of $1.89 per share as Lower 48 production of 1,453,000 boe/d represented 4% year-over-year underlying growth despite overall production being adjusted down for Qatar Middle East conflict disruptions and Surmont royalty changes. The cost reduction program tracked ahead of schedule, and the company maintained its durable shareholder returns framework. Willow reached the 50% completion milestone, LNG markets structurally tightened, and management characterized the global oil supply shortfall as creating demand rationing conditions.
Key Themes7
positive📊 company
Lower 48 Capital Efficiency Drives Organic Growth
Lower 48 produced 1.453 million BOE/d, representing 4% year-over-year growth on an underlying basis. Completion efficiencies outpacing drilling led to adding another Permian rig.
Revenue GrowthCapex Investment
positive📊 company
Willow Project Reaches 50% Completion Milestone
Willow is 50% complete with full winter gravel scope achieved. Process modules on the Gulf Coast are slightly better than 50% complete in fabrication, on track for early oil in 2029.
Capex InvestmentInnovation & R&D
negative🌍 macro
Middle East Conflict Disrupts Qatar Production
Qatar volumes shut in due to the conflict, with QG3 representing roughly 80 thousand BOE/d or roughly 3% of total company production. Qatar removed from second-quarter production guidance.
Supply ChainMacroeconomic
mixed🏢 sector
LNG Market Structurally Tightened
Roughly 20% of global LNG not flowing with about 200 cargoes not delivered. Two trains struck at Ras Laffan taking just under 12 mtpa off the market for upwards of three to five years.
Supply ChainMacroeconomic
positive📊 company
Cost Reduction Program Ahead Of Schedule
Full-year operating cost guidance of $10.2 billion reflects a $400 million reduction from 2025. First-quarter results reinforce confidence in realizing the full $1 billion run rate by year end.
Cost PressureMargin
positive📊 company
Shareholder Returns Framework Remains Durable
Returned $2 billion in the first quarter: $1 billion in ordinary dividends and $1 billion of share repurchases. Committed to returning 45% of CFO consistent with long-term track record.
Capital AllocationGuidance Reliability
negative🌍 macro
Global Oil Supply Shortfall Creating Demand Rationing
About 10 million barrels a day of production offline. Global refinery run cuts amount to around 8 million barrels a day. Over a dozen countries implementing policies to ration or reduce demand.
If you could just comment on the trajectory from here, and then is there anything other than maybe conservatism that keeps you from bringing the full-year guide down?
Are you seeing strengthening valuations for these non-core assets given the higher pricing? Does it make you want to be more aggressive in selling assets into this market?
Where do you stand in terms of Willow construction, and what are the big milestones as we continue to derisk this project and get to that free cash flow inflection?
What COP and other companies said about each other on FY2026 Q1 earnings calls — extracted verbatim from public transcripts. Mentions from the newest quarter are a Pro feature.
Companies COP discussed
2 mentions
Marathonnot trackedFY2026 Q1Acquisition
“The EG LNG asset came to us through the Marathon acquisition with a strong reputation of performance.”
ConocoPhillips notes its Equatorial Guinea LNG asset was acquired via the Marathon Oil acquisition and has performed well, validating that deal's asset quality.
QatarEnergynot trackedFY2026 Q1Partner
“As you would expect, QatarEnergy executed a very controlled ramp down and ultimately largely a shutdown across most of their trains at Ras Laffan for both security and process integrity reasons, but also because with the Strait closed, there is limited capacity, if any, to lift cargoes.”
QatarEnergy, ConocoPhillips's partner in the QG3 LNG venture, largely shut its Ras Laffan trains amid the Middle East conflict, taking significant Qatari LNG offline for an extended period.
Industry Peersas of Q1 2026 · 1 peer not yet reported
ConocoPhillips generated $5.4 billion in CFO with adjusted earnings of $1.89 per share as Lower 48 production of 1,453,000 boe/d represented 4% year-over-year underlying growth despite overall production being adjusted down for Qatar Middle East conflict disruptions and Surmont royalty changes
Diamondback went straight to Q&A and used the call to activate its green light framework, adding 2 to 3 rigs and a fifth completion crew in response to $100 oil and what management called the world's largest oil supply disruption in history, establishing 520,000-plus barrels per day of oil as the new baseline
Occidental reported adjusted earnings of $1.06 per diluted share and reported earnings of $3.13 per diluted share, the difference largely driven by the gain on the OxyChem sale