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CONOCOPHILLIPS — the full picture

Earnings window · 2026-08-06 to 2026-11-09 · 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. Acquisition / Partnership / Divestiture · M&A and divestituresPriority 91
    +15.6% assets; 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 10 forward row(s); structured_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.
  2. Capital Expenditure Guidance · Capital expenditurePriority 91
    -8.4% cash; 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 2 forward row(s); structured_verified
    Our 2026 operating plan capital expenditure guidance is currently expected to be approximately $12 to $12.5 billion.
  3. Capital Return Program · Buybacks & dividendsPriority 87
    -6.8% cash; 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 6 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.
  4. Net Income and Profitability · Operating income & profitabilityPriority 83
    +23.3% revenue (realized); 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 2 forward row(s); structured_verified
    ConocoPhillips reported Q3 2026 earnings of $4.0 billion, or $3.34 per share, compared with $1.7 billion, or $1.38 per share, in Q3 2025.
  5. Revenue Performance and Mix · Revenue growth & mixPriority 83
    +99.9% revenue (realized); 3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); structured_verified
    Net income for Q2 2026 doubled to $3.9 billion (Yahoo Finance UK / Reuters reporting).
  6. Free Cash Flow Outlook · Cash flow generationPriority 78
    +4.8% cash; 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 1 forward row(s); structured_verified
    Company reaffirmed a $7 billion free-cash-flow inflection by 2029 (reaffirmation discussed on Q2 earnings call / Zacks analysis).
  7. Operating Expense Trends · Operating expenses (SG&A)Priority 76
    -18.5% operating_income (realized); 2 sources (sec_filing, transcript); 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.
  8. Liquidity and Cash Position · Liquidity & cash positionPriority 75
    -10.0% cash (realized); 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); structured_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.
  9. Guidance and Outlook · Guidance & outlookPriority 74
    +2.8% cash; 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 4 forward row(s); quote_verified
    ConocoPhillips is on track to deliver a $7 billion free cash flow inflection by 2029, effectively doubling last year's total free cash flow.
  10. Free Cash Flow Outlook · UnclassifiedPriority 73
    2 sources (news, transcript); 4 forward row(s); quote_verified
    CONOCOPHILLIPS expected its free cash flow to reach $7 billion by 2029, approximately double its 2025 free cash flow at $70-per-barrel WTI.
  11. LNG Purchase Obligations · Commitments & obligationsPriority 71
    -4.8% liability; 2 forward row(s); structured_verified
    In 2026, CONOCOPHILLIPS increased future contractual purchase obligations related to long-term LNG offtake contracts and vessels, and certain other capacity obligations, by approximately $9 billion.
  12. Upstream Production Volume · Demand, orders & backlogPriority 68
    4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); quote_verified
    Production in the second quarter of 2026: 2,248 MBOED, a decrease of 143 MBOED from the same period a year ago.

Threads by pillar

Revenue & Demand Priority 89 · 5 threads

Costs & Margins Priority 92 · 6 threads

Capital & Balance Sheet Priority 98 · 8 threads

Strategy & Portfolio Priority 96 · 7 threads

Legal, Regulatory & Policy Priority 43 · 1 thread

Guidance & Outlook Priority 76 · 2 threads

Macro & Market Conditions Priority 66 · 3 threads

Management & Governance Priority 37 · 2 threads

Unclassified Priority 94 · 5 threads

Expected impact by metric

metricforward netforward grossrealized
assets+25.4%+27.1%+4.1%
cash-8.3%+24.7%-16.6%
liability-5.1%+5.1%+2.4%
revenue+1.6%+1.6%+123.3%
operating_income——-16.0%
net_income——+19.5%