Conocophillips (COP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Conocophillips (COP) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $2.3 billion in Q1 2026, down 13.16% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025, and down 9.18% on a YoY basis from $2.5 billion in Q1 2025.

Conocophillips (COP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Conocophillips' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 9.18% year-over-year to $2.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.1 billion (up 9.29% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $10.3 billion, up 18.06% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $2.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Conocophillips, down from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $2.6 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of $1.6 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $2.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.0 billion in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Expenses rose 29.52% in 2022, then retreated 9.18% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then rose by 7.85% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then gained by 13.67% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 13.41% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then dropped by 13.16% to $2.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.3 billion (Q1 2026), $2.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Woodside Energy 631.53 Bn 625.59 Bn - -
2 Canadian Natural Resources 402.73 Bn 402.73 Bn 6.72 Bn 1.04 Bn
3 Conocophillips 145.39 Bn 139.02 Bn 9.48 Bn 2.28 Bn
4 Eog Resources 74.61 Bn 70.76 Bn - 4.32 Bn
5 Occidental Petroleum 57.00 Bn 53.82 Bn 4.87 Bn 1.12 Bn
6 Diamondback Energy 56.03 Bn 62.20 Bn 4.22 Bn 4.12 Bn
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 36.26 Bn 35.65 Bn 472.36 Mn -52.32 Mn
8 Eqt 33.02 Bn 36.36 Bn 2.98 Bn 54.87 Mn
9 Vermilion Energy 32.76 Bn 32.57 Bn 370.10 Mn 103.33 Mn
10 Devon Energy 27.78 Bn 27.78 Bn 3.61 Bn 3.64 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.31 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 2.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.89 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.80 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.38 Bn