NYSE$COP
ConocoPhillips Co · Q3 2021 earnings
Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Earnings increased due to higher realized prices and volumes.
ConocoPhillips reported Q3 2021 earnings of $2.4 billion, or $1.78 per share, compared to a loss of $0.5 billion, or ($0.42) per share in Q3 2020. Adjusted earnings were $2.4 billion, or $1.77 per share, compared to an adjusted loss of $0.3 billion, or ($0.31) per share in the same period last year. Production excluding Libya was 1,507 MBOED.
- Delivered strong operational performance across the company’s asset base, including successful planned maintenance turnarounds, resulting in third-quarter production of 1,507 MBOED, excluding Libya.
- Cash provided by operating activities was $4.8 billion.
- Excluding working capital, cash from operations (CFO) of $4.1 billion exceeded capital expenditures and investments of $1.3 billion, generating free cash flow (FCF) of $2.8 billion.
- Ended the quarter with combined cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $10.2 billion and short-term investments of $0.7 billion, totaling $10.9 billion in ending cash and short-term investments.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
ConocoPhillips · Revenue · Quarterly
$11.6B
Forward guidance
Fourth-quarter 2021 production is expected to be 1.53 to 1.57 MMBOED, excluding Libya as well as impacts from the pending Shell Permian acquisition.
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 Q3 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
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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