ConocoPhillips COP
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
ConocoPhillips is a large-cap company in the Energy sector (Oil & Gas E&P), with a market value of $152.3B, based in the USA.
It employs about 9,600 people and has been listed since Dec 31, 1981.
ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and natural gas liquids. It operates in five segments: Alaska; Lower 48; Canada; Europe, Middle East and North Africa; and Asia Pacific. The company's portfolio includes unconventional plays in North America; conventional assets in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia; global LNG developments; oil sands assets in Canada; and an inventory of global exploration prospects.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 16.8 versus 20.5 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 36% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 12.7 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 145.85, 15% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 75% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 20 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (4% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (19 vs 0).
- ✅ Revenue is growing 36% a year.
- ✅ Pays a dividend (2.6% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock fell 0.4% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLE +1.3%).
This week's news
- Energy sector overshadows in Q3 as seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- Energy sector outperforms S&P 500 in Q3 as oil prices rise seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- Sector Update: Energy Stocks Fall in Early Trading Friday finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- ConocoPhillips Signs 20-Year LNG Deal With Venture Global finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Venture Global signs 20-year LNG supply deal with ConocoPhillips seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-01
- Venture Global jumps on ConocoPhillips LNG supply deal finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.