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Chevron · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Chevron's Q4 2024 earnings were reported, showing a decrease in earnings compared to the previous year, but highlighted record production and cash returns to shareholders.

Chevron reported Q4 2024 earnings of $3.2 billion, a decrease from $2.3 billion in Q4 2023. Adjusted earnings were $3.6 billion, compared to $6.5 billion in the prior year. Despite lower earnings, the company achieved record production and returned a record $27 billion in cash to shareholders in 2024.

  • Reported earnings were $3.2 billion, with adjusted earnings of $3.6 billion.
  • Returned a record $27 billion cash to shareholders in 2024.
  • Increased worldwide and U.S. production by 7 and 19 percent, respectively, reaching record levels.
  • Advanced key project start-ups and milestones in the U.S. and Kazakhstan.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$52.2B

Previous: $47.2B+10.7%
EPS (adj)

$2.06

Previous: $3.45-40.3%
Oil-equivalent production

3.4M

Previous: 3.4K+98661.8%
Cash from Operations

$8.7B

No prior period
Adj. Free Cash Flow

$8B

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$4.34B

No prior period
ROCE

7.6%

No prior period
Net Income

$3.24B

Previous: $2.26B+43.4%
Operating Income

$6.06B

Previous: $3.49B+73.6%
Gross Profit

$17.1B

Previous: $14.2B+20.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Chevron · Revenue · Quarterly

$52.2B

Q4 2024+10.7%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Chevron · $7.44B total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Upstream
    $5.76B-38.2%
  • Downstream
    $1.68B-33.5%

Forward guidance

Chevron is targeting $2-3 billion of structural cost reductions by the end of 2026.

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 Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+0.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.7%

Avg return

30 days after

51%

38 / 74 earnings

Positive

+7.0%

Q3 2018

Best reaction

-10.3%

Q4 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.4%-4.2%-5.6%
Q4 2025+3.4%+5.9%+9.1%
Q3 2025+0.7%-0.6%-1.6%
Q2 2025+0.2%+1.1%+0.6%
Q1 2025+1.5%-0.3%+0.3%
Q4 2024-4.6%-2.1%+1.5%
Q3 2024+3.5%+6.0%+8.8%
Q2 2024-5.2%-6.7%-3.1%
Q1 2024+0.6%-3.4%-4.6%
Q4 2023+3.0%+2.9%+3.3%
Q3 2023-5.6%-7.0%-6.4%
Q2 2023+2.5%+0.0%-0.3%
Q1 2023+0.2%-6.1%-7.7%
Q4 2022-7.2%-8.7%-13.5%
Q3 2022+1.7%+0.3%+3.3%
Q2 2022+6.7%+3.3%+8.7%
Q1 2022-1.3%+3.6%+10.2%
Q4 2021-3.0%+0.0%+3.7%
Q3 2021+1.2%-0.1%+1.2%
Q2 2021-0.9%-2.2%-3.8%
Q1 2021-1.3%+1.9%-2.9%
Q4 2020-2.9%-0.1%+12.3%
Q3 2020+4.9%+4.3%+32.7%
Q2 2020-1.7%+1.1%-0.7%
Q1 2020-0.6%-2.1%-0.3%
Q4 2019-4.6%-1.0%-16.2%
Q3 2019+4.7%+3.2%+0.9%
Q2 2019-1.7%-1.4%-2.5%
Q1 2019-0.2%-0.1%+0.7%
Q4 2018+4.4%+3.7%+6.4%
Q3 2018+7.0%+8.7%+7.0%
Q2 2018+3.1%+1.2%-4.0%
Q1 2018+0.7%+1.0%-1.6%
Q4 2017-10.3%-8.2%-11.1%
Q3 2017-3.4%-2.1%-1.6%
Q2 2017+2.9%+4.1%+2.0%
Q1 2017+0.4%+1.2%-0.7%
Q4 2016-4.1%-4.8%-5.5%
Q3 2016+4.8%+5.5%+11.1%
Q2 2016-2.6%-1.2%-0.5%
Q1 2016+0.9%
Q4 2015-0.7%
Q3 2015+5.6%
Q2 2015-8.0%
Q1 2015-2.5%
Q4 2014+3.0%
Q3 2014-0.4%
Q2 2014-0.8%
Q1 2014+0.3%
Q4 2013-4.6%
Q3 2013-1.6%
Q2 2013-1.9%
Q1 2013+2.4%
Q4 2012+0.0%
Q3 2012-2.0%
Q2 2012+1.4%
Q1 2012+3.1%
Q4 2011+1.5%
Q3 2011+1.8%
Q2 2011-5.0%
Q1 2011+0.3%
Q4 2010-0.2%
Q3 2010-0.4%
Q2 2010-0.4%
Q1 2010+1.8%
Q4 2009-0.1%
Q4 2007-0.1%
Q3 2009+1.6%
Q3 2008+1.6%
Q2 2009-0.4%
Q2 2008-0.4%
Q1 2008+3.3%
Q1 2009+3.3%
Q4 2008+3.3%

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