ConocoPhillips (COP) Misses Q4 EPS by 16c; offers outlook
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) reported Q4 EPS of $1.02, $0.16 worse than the analyst estimate of $1.18.
Outlook
Guidance for 2026 includes capital expenditures of approximately $12 billion and adjusted operating costs of $10.2 billion, consistent with preliminary guidance issued last quarter.
The company’s 2026 production guidance is 2.33 to 2.36 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMBOED). First-quarter 2026 production is expected to be 2.30 to 2.34 MMBOED, inclusive of weather-related downtime.
Depreciation, depletion and amortization is expected to be $11.7 to $11.9 billion and adjusted corporate and other segment net loss is expected to be approximately $0.9 billion. Guidance excludes special items.
Consistent with its long-term track record, ConocoPhillips expects to return 45% of CFO to shareholders in 2026.
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