ConocoPhillips (COP) Q3 2025 Financial Results Summary
Houston—Nov. 6, 2025—ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today reported its third-quarter 2025 financial results. Below is a summary of key metrics and announcements from the report.
Financial Performance Highlights
- Earnings:
- Reported earnings were $1.7 billion, or $1.38 per share. This reflects a decrease of 21.6% in earnings per share compared to $2.1 billion, or $1.76 per share in Q3 2024.
- Adjusted earnings for Q3 2025 were $2.0 billion, or $1.61 per share, compared to $2.1 billion, or $1.78 per share in the same quarter a year ago, showing a decrease of 9.6% in adjusted earnings per share.
- Cash Flow:
- Generated cash provided by operating activities of $5.9 billion.
- Cash from operations (CFO) stood at $5.4 billion, after excluding a $0.5 billion change in operating working capital.
- Dividends:
- Raised the ordinary dividend by 8% to $0.84 per share, payable on Dec. 1, 2025, to stockholders of record on Nov. 17, 2025.
- Share Repurchases:
- Distributed over $2.2 billion to shareholders, including $1.3 billion through share repurchases.
Production Metrics
- Total company production was 2,399 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBOED), representing an increase of 482 MBOED or 25.1% from 1,917 MBOED in Q3 2024.
- For the Lower 48 region, production was 1,528 MBOED, with significant contributions from:
- Delaware Basin: 686 MBOED
- Midland Basin: 196 MBOED
- Eagle Ford: 403 MBOED
- Bakken: 200 MBOED
Cost Efficiency and Guidance
- Operating Costs:
- Adjusted operating costs are projected to be $10.6 billion for the full year 2025, a reduction from previous guidance of $10.7 to $10.9 billion.
- Production Guidance:
- Raised full-year 2025 production guidance to 2.375 million BOED from an earlier forecast of 2.35 to 2.37 MMBOED.
- Preliminary guidance for 2026 anticipates $12 billion in capital expenditures and adjusted operating costs of $10.2 billion. Expected underlying production growth is estimated at 0 to 2%.
Major Developments and Project Updates
- Projects:
- The capital guidance for the Willow project in Alaska has been updated to $8.5 to $9.0 billion due to general inflation and cost escalation.
- The company is advancing its LNG strategy, signing long-term sales and purchase agreements for projects commencing in 2030 and 2031.
- Asset Dispositions:
- Executed dispositions exceeding $3 billion in 2025 and remains on track to meet a target of $5 billion in dispositions by year-end 2026.
Nine-Month Review
- For the first nine months of 2025:
- Total earnings were $6.5 billion, or $5.18 per share, compared to $6.9 billion, or $5.91 per share during the same period in 2024, representing a decrease of 12.4% in earnings per share.
- The production for the period averaged 2,393 MBOED, an increase of 472 MBOED or 24.5% from 1,921 MBOED in the first nine months of 2024.
- The total average realized price during this period was $48.49 per BOE, 13% lower than $55.77 per BOE in the same period last year.
Summary
ConocoPhillips’ third-quarter results highlight solid performance despite a decrease in earnings per share year-over-year due to market conditions. The company is committed to returning capital to shareholders, evidenced by a raised dividend and share repurchases, while maintaining strong operational production and strategic investments in long-term projects.
| 3Q25 | Per share | 3Q24 | Per share | YTD | Per share | YTD | Per share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings | $1,726 | 1.38 | $2,059 | 1.76 | $6,546 | 5.18 | $6,939 | 5.91 |
| Adjustments | ||||||||
| (Gain) loss on asset sales | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tax adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Transaction expenses | $277 | -65 | $212 | 0.18 | $388 | -89 | $299 | 0.23 |
| (Gain) loss in interest rate hedges | 6 | -2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pending claims and settlements | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other corporate charges | $82 | -17 | $65 | 0.05 | $82 | -17 | $65 | 0.05 |
| Adjusted earnings | $2,007 | 1.61 | $2,081 | 1.78 | $6,479 | 5.12 | $6,819 | 5.80 |



