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Earnings window · 2026-07-16 to 2026-08-09 · anchored on the 10-Q report

One earnings window, everything merged: the filing, the call, press releases and news digests, folded into ranked threads.

What to look at first

  1. Capital Expenditure Guidance · Capital expenditurePriority 87
    -8.4% cash; 2 sources (press_release, sec_filing); 2 forward row(s); structured_verified
    Our 2026 operating plan capital expenditure guidance is currently expected to be approximately $12 to $12.5 billion.
  2. Capital Return Program · Buybacks & dividendsPriority 86
    -6.8% cash; 3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); 5 forward row(s); structured_verified
    In October 2024, the Board approved an increase from the previous repurchase authorization of $45 billion by the lesser of $20 billion or the number of shares issued in our acquisition of Marathon Oil such that the company is not to exceed $65 billion in aggregate repurchases.
  3. Revenue Performance and Mix · Revenue growth & mixPriority 79
    +99.9% revenue (realized); 2 sources (news, sec_filing); structured_verified
    Net income for Q2 2026 doubled to $3.9 billion (Yahoo Finance UK / Reuters reporting).
  4. Net Income and Profitability · Operating income & profitabilityPriority 77
    +18.0% net_income (realized); 2 sources (press_release, sec_filing); structured_verified
    Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2026: $3,931 million; for the three months ended June 30, 2025: $1,971 million; for the six months ended June 30, 2026: $6,114 million; for the six months ended June 30, 2025: $4,820 million.
  5. Operating Expense Trends · Operating expenses (SG&A)Priority 70
    -18.5% operating_income (realized); quote_verified
    Purchased commodities increased by $1,627 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, and $1,722 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, primarily due to higher crude prices partly offset by lower gas prices.
  6. Guidance and Outlook · Guidance & outlookPriority 69
    2 sources (press_release, sec_filing); 2 forward row(s); quote_verified
    Company is on track to achieve $7 billion free cash flow inflection by 2029.
  7. Purchase Commitments and Obligations · Commitments & obligationsPriority 69
    -4.8% liability; 2 forward row(s); structured_verified
    In 2026, we increased future contractual purchase obligations related to long-term LNG offtake contracts and vessels, as well as certain other capacity obligations, by approximately $7 billion.
  8. Acquisitions and Divestitures · M&A and divestituresPriority 68
    3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); 5 forward row(s); quote_verified
    In July 2026, ConocoPhillips entered into an agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of BP to acquire a percent direct equity holding in a non-operated joint venture supporting redevelopment of four large-scale currently producing oil fields in the Kirkuk area of northern Iraq; the purchase price is $0.4 billion before closing adjustments and includes deferred payments of $0.2 billion payable no later than three years from the date of close; the transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026 subject to regulatory approvals with an effective date of July 1, 2026.
  9. Oil and Gas Price Sensitivity · Commodity & energy pricesPriority 62
    2 sources (news, sec_filing); quote_verified
    Average realized oil and gas prices rose 36%, which primarily drove higher second-quarter profits.
  10. Africa Expansion Strategy · Strategic & business-model shiftsPriority 59
    quote_verified
    ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil are Silver Partners for African Energy Week 2026 after a multi-billion-dollar Africa expansion, strengthening presence in Libya and Equatorial Guinea.
  11. Upstream Production Volume · Demand, orders & backlogPriority 55
    3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); quote_verified
    Production in the second quarter of 2026: 2,248 MBOED, a decrease of 143 MBOED from the same period a year ago.
  12. Liquidity and Cash Position · Liquidity & cash positionPriority 52
    +2.0% assets (realized); 3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); quote_verified
    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (statement of cash flows) at June 30, 2026: $6,965 million; at June 30, 2025: $5,226 million.

Threads by pillar

Revenue & Demand Priority 85 · 4 threads

Costs & Margins Priority 86 · 3 threads

Capital & Balance Sheet Priority 96 · 7 threads

Strategy & Portfolio Priority 85 · 7 threads

Legal, Regulatory & Policy Priority 52 · 1 thread

Guidance & Outlook Priority 69 · 1 thread

Macro & Market Conditions Priority 69 · 2 threads

Management & Governance Priority 38 · 2 threads

Unclassified Priority 47 · 3 threads

Expected impact by metric

metricforward netforward grossrealized
cash-15.4%+15.4%-12.2%
assets+9.7%+9.7%+2.0%
liability-5.1%+5.1%+0.3%
operating_income——-18.5%
net_income——+18.0%
revenue——+99.9%