Chevron (CVX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Chevron's (CVX) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $44.7 billion in Q1 2026, up 596.96% YoY from $6.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 504.43% on a QoQ basis from $7.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Chevron (CVX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chevron (CVX) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $44.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 596.96% year-over-year to $44.7 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $137.0 billion (up 32.57% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $28.0 billion, down 84.02% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to $44.7 billion in Q1 2026, from $7.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $178.3 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of $6.0 billion in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $48.0 billion and a median of $44.2 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 976.93% — and 2023, when it tumbled 87.85%.
  • Tracing CVX's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $178.3 billion in 2022, then dropped by 14.18% to $153.0 billion in 2023, then slumped by 69.82% to $46.2 billion in 2024, then slumped by 84.0% to $7.4 billion in 2025, then jumped by 504.43% to $44.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $44.7 billion (Q1 2026), $7.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $44.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 1,308.33 Bn -5,263.99 Bn 11.34 Bn -3.48 Bn
2 ExxonMobil Holdings 651.52 Bn 649.70 Bn - 78.17 Bn
3 Chevron 382.50 Bn 382.83 Bn 20.34 Bn 44.66 Bn
4 Eni Spa 205.81 Bn 195.97 Bn - -
5 Shell 102.19 Bn 62.32 Bn 30.13 Bn 3.02 Bn
6 Equinor Asa 98.30 Bn 89.04 Bn - -22.18 Bn
7 Suncor Energy 78.77 Bn 76.39 Bn 6.68 Bn 1.27 Bn
8 Imperial Oil 61.22 Bn 60.47 Bn - 8.18 Bn
9 TotalEnergies SE 25.61 Bn -6.11 Bn 18.79 Bn 95.00 Mn
10 Ypf Sociedad Anonima 20.09 Bn 18.40 Bn 1.76 Bn -311.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 44.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 44.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 40.68 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 6.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 46.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 44.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 6.61 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 40.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 152.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 6.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 41.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 6.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 178.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 51.84 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 52.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 45.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 41.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 5.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 4.90 Bn