ConocoPhillips

COP

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

Also trades as: 0QZA.L

Price

$134.87

-0.02 (-0.01%)

Market Cap

$164.31B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Exceptional

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Good

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Share count falling — buybacks

−5.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.33B (2021) → 1.25B (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

ConocoPhillips finds oil and natural gas underground, pulls it out of the earth, and sells it to refineries and energy companies. Its main products are crude oil, natural gas, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). It is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world, meaning it does not own refineries or gas stations — just the drilling and extraction side.

The company makes money by selling the oil and gas it produces, so its revenue rises and falls with commodity prices. ConocoPhillips operates across the United States, Canada, Australia, Norway, Qatar, and several other countries, giving it a geographically diverse production base. Its large, low-cost asset portfolio — including major positions in the Permian Basin and Alaska — helps it stay profitable even when oil prices drop. The biggest risk the company faces is a sustained decline in global oil and gas prices, which would directly shrink its earnings and cash flow.

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Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+39.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+107.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$78M/ year

→ Flat (-4% vs prior year)

0.1% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$18.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

ConocoPhillips grew revenue 40% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

65.6%

Premium pricing power — 65.6% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

53.2%

Excellent — 53.2% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

20.8%

Exceptional — 20.8% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+10.7%

Steady sales growth (+10.7% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+1.3%

Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

236%

Turns 236% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

9.9%

Modest free cash flow (9.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.36

Conservative — low debt load (0.36)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

18.69x

Comfortably covers interest (18.7x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

17.8x

Fair value — P/E 17.8

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+5.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (17.8 → 12.8)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.75%

Moderate income — 2.75% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+5.8%

Dividend growing modestly (5.8% YoY)

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