Chevron (CVX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Chevron's (CVX) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026, down 222.74% YoY from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 128.04% on a QoQ basis from $5.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Chevron (CVX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Chevron (CVX) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 222.74% year-over-year to -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $13.8 billion (up 1.58% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $16.6 billion, up 10.29% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow eased to -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026, from $5.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $12.3 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $5.1 billion and a median of $4.9 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow jumped 148.78% — and 2026, when it slumped 222.74%.
- Tracing CVX's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $8.7 billion in 2022, then slipped by 6.81% to $8.1 billion in 2023, then sank by 46.03% to $4.4 billion in 2024, then gained by 26.81% to $5.5 billion in 2025, then plunged by 128.04% to -$1.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$1.5 billion (Q1 2026), $5.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $4.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro | 1,308.33 Bn | -5,263.99 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 35,952.51 Bn |
| 2 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 651.52 Bn | 649.70 Bn | - | 2.24 Bn |
| 3 | Chevron | 382.50 Bn | 382.83 Bn | 20.34 Bn | -1.55 Bn |
| 4 | Eni Spa | 205.81 Bn | 195.97 Bn | - | 1.67 Bn |
| 5 | Shell | 102.19 Bn | 62.32 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 11.44 Bn |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 98.30 Bn | 89.04 Bn | - | 12.34 Bn |
| 7 | Suncor Energy | 78.77 Bn | 76.39 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 2.59 Bn |
| 8 | Imperial Oil | 61.22 Bn | 60.47 Bn | - | 204.91 Mn |
| 9 | TotalEnergies SE | 25.61 Bn | -6.11 Bn | 18.79 Bn | 6.63 Bn |
| 10 | Ypf Sociedad Anonima | 20.09 Bn | 18.40 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.36 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.07 Bn |