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ConocoPhillips Co · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

ConocoPhillips reported first-quarter earnings and announced debt-reduction plan.

ConocoPhillips reported first-quarter 2021 earnings of $1.0 billion, or $0.75 per share, compared with a first-quarter 2020 loss of $1.7 billion, or ($1.60) per share. Excluding special items, first-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings were $0.9 billion, or $0.69 per share, compared with first-quarter 2020 adjusted earnings of $0.5 billion, or $0.45 per share.

  • Completed the Concho acquisition, enhancing both asset portfolio and financial framework.
  • Generated free cash flow (FCF) of $0.9 billion.
  • Produced 1,488 MBOED excluding Libya during the first quarter despite incurring approximately 50 MBOED of unplanned production downtime throughout Lower 48 caused by Winter Storm Uri.
  • Ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaling $3.2 billion and short-term investments of $4.1 billion, equaling $7.3 billion in ending cash and short-term investments.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$10.6B

Previous: $4.81B+119.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.69

Previous: $0.45+53.3%
Free Cash Flow

$982M

Previous: -$1.74B+156.5%
Net Income

$982M

Previous: -$1.74B+156.5%
Operating Income

$4.62B

Previous: $1.02B+351.6%
Gross Profit

$6.08B

Previous: $2.15B+182.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.83B

Previous: $3.91B-27.6%
Total Assets

$83.7B

Previous: $65B+28.7%

Revenue & EPS history

ConocoPhillips · Revenue · Quarterly

$10.6B

Q1 2021+119.5%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Second-quarter 2021 production excluding Libya is expected to be 1.50 to 1.54 MMBOED, reflecting the impact of seasonal turnarounds planned in Europe and the Asia Pacific region. All other guidance items are unchanged.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

-0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.7%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

33 / 73 earnings

Positive

+7.6%

Q3 2016

Best reaction

-14.8%

Q4 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.1%-3.8%-11.1%
Q4 2025-2.4%-0.1%+8.8%
Q3 2025-2.4%+3.4%+6.8%
Q2 2025-0.5%+1.6%-0.2%
Q1 2025+1.3%+7.4%-0.6%
Q4 2024-0.3%+1.5%-9.6%
Q3 2024+4.7%+6.0%+5.2%
Q2 2024-4.9%-4.9%+2.3%
Q1 2024-1.7%-0.6%-6.3%
Q4 2023-1.0%-2.3%+0.6%
Q3 2023+2.6%-1.2%-1.2%
Q2 2023-1.6%+0.0%+5.7%
Q1 2023+4.5%+5.7%+6.5%
Q4 2022-8.1%-4.8%-7.7%
Q3 2022+4.6%+6.3%-3.4%
Q2 2022+1.7%+4.6%+20.7%
Q1 2022+3.7%-5.6%+13.7%
Q4 2021-0.4%-1.0%+8.7%
Q3 2021-2.5%+1.2%-4.5%
Q2 2021-0.8%+2.0%+2.2%
Q1 2021+5.1%+8.3%+12.8%
Q4 2020+6.1%+9.1%+36.6%
Q3 2020-0.6%+1.8%+48.6%
Q2 2020-6.4%-5.8%-3.9%
Q1 2020-7.3%-3.1%-0.1%
Q4 2019-0.7%-2.0%-19.4%
Q3 2019-1.1%+2.6%+8.4%
Q2 2019+1.5%-3.0%-10.1%
Q1 2019+0.0%-1.0%-5.9%
Q4 2018+4.6%+5.4%+4.9%
Q3 2018+4.2%+5.8%-2.9%
Q2 2018-0.1%+0.9%+1.5%
Q1 2018-0.2%+1.0%+0.6%
Q4 2017-1.9%-4.9%-8.1%
Q3 2017+2.5%+2.4%+1.0%
Q2 2017+3.6%+2.4%-0.3%
Q1 2017-0.8%-1.5%-5.5%
Q4 2016+4.0%+1.9%-1.4%
Q3 2016+7.6%+4.2%+9.4%
Q2 2016+1.9%-0.7%+5.6%
Q1 2016-0.7%
Q4 2015-14.8%
Q3 2015+0.0%
Q2 2015-4.8%
Q1 2015-0.9%
Q4 2014+0.6%
Q3 2014+2.0%
Q2 2014-4.6%
Q1 2014+3.0%
Q4 2013-1.3%
Q3 2013-0.2%
Q2 2013+3.7%
Q1 2013+1.1%
Q4 2012-5.9%
Q3 2012+2.4%
Q2 2012-0.4%
Q1 2012+1.1%
Q4 2011+1.1%
Q4 2008+1.1%
Q3 2011-0.8%
Q2 2011-2.0%
Q1 2011-1.2%
Q4 2010+0.9%
Q3 2010+0.8%
Q4 2009-0.9%
Q2 2010-0.9%
Q1 2009-4.9%
Q1 2010+1.5%
Q4 2007-0.7%
Q3 2009+2.5%
Q3 2008+2.5%
Q2 2009-0.9%
Q2 2008-0.9%

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