Bp (BPAQF) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2026)

Bp (BPAQF) posted quarterly Change in Working Capital of -$10.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 107.97% year-over-year from $132.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 690.59% on a QoQ basis from $1.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Bp (BPAQF) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bp (BPAQF) has reported Change in Working Capital for 15 consecutive years, with -$10.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Working Capital fell 107.97% year-over-year to -$10.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$10.3 billion (down 1092.57% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$4.8 billion, down 221.26% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital came in at -$10.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Bp, down from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Working Capital was $6.8 billion in Q3 2022, with the low at -$10.5 billion in Q1 2026.
  • Average Change in Working Capital over 5 years is -$1.0 billion, with a median of -$762.5 million recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Working Capital tumbled 266.88% in 2022 and surged 329.63% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Working Capital stood at -$6.3 billion in 2022, then surged by 130.97% to $1.9 billion in 2023, then soared by 41.71% to $2.8 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 35.14% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 690.59% to -$10.5 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Working Capital over the past three periods registered -$10.5 billion, $1.8 billion, and $494.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Working Cap. (Qtr)
1 Exxon Mobil 6,326.01 Bn 6,324.19 Bn - 1.76 Bn
2 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 3,284.86 Bn 3,284.86 Bn 11.34 Bn -1.80 Bn
3 Bp 558.99 Bn 524.30 Bn 51.83 Bn -10.54 Bn
4 TotalEnergies SE 523.98 Bn 523.98 Bn 26,816.00 164.00
5 Chevron 328.11 Bn 333.77 Bn 20.34 Bn -
6 Equinor Asa 77.88 Bn 70.78 Bn - -806.00 Mn
7 National Fuel Gas 7.37 Bn 7.34 Bn 650.52 Mn -
8 Diversified Energy 1.02 Bn 860.11 Mn -3.35 Mn -
9 Stabilis Solutions 74.76 Mn 64.12 Mn 367,000.00 -
10 Bp - - 51.83 Bn -10.54 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -10.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -10.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 494.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 494.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -5.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -5.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.56 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -2.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -2.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.94 Bn