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

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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