ConocoPhillips (COP) Tops Q1 EPS by 18c

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ConocoPhillips Reports First-Quarter 2021 Results; Declares Quarterly Dividend; Announces Debt-Reduction Plan and Intention to Begin Sales of Cenovus Shares with Proceeds to Fund Incremental Buybacks;

May 4, 2021 7:00 AM EDT

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today reported first-quarter 2021 earnings of $1.0 billion, or $0.75 per share, compared with a first-quarter 2020 loss of $1.7 billion, or ($1.60) per share. Excluding special items, first-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings were $0.9 billion, or $0.69 per share, compared with first-quarter 2020 adjusted earnings of $0.5 billion, or $0.45 per share. Special items for the current quarter included an unrealized gain on Cenovus Energy shares and a gain associated with the Australia-West divestiture following the buyers final investment decision on the Barossa development project. Partially offsetting these benefits were previously announced transaction and restructuring expenses related to... More