Chevron (CVX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Chevron (CVX) reported Operating Expenses of $7.7 billion for Q1 2026, down 81.74% on a YoY basis from $42.0 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.88% quarter-over-quarter from $7.4 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Chevron has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $7.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 81.74% year-over-year to $7.7 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $29.3 billion (down 78.95% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $28.0 billion, down 84.02% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $7.7 billion, up from $7.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $46.2 billion in Q4 2024, with the low at -$125.2 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $13.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $7.5 billion in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses plunged 2373.45% — and 2023, when it surged 632.07%.
  • Chevron's Operating Expenses stood at -$125.2 billion in 2022, then soared by 134.9% to $43.7 billion in 2023, then gained by 5.67% to $46.2 billion in 2024, then slumped by 84.0% to $7.4 billion in 2025, then increased by 3.88% to $7.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $7.7 billion (Q1 2026), $7.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $7.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 1,901.04 Bn 1,894.28 Bn 11.34 Bn -3.49 Bn
2 Exxon Mobil 629.96 Bn 628.14 Bn - 78.17 Bn
3 TotalEnergies SE 621.59 Bn 621.59 Bn 26,816.00 -5,222.00
4 Shell 546.31 Bn 505.07 Bn - -
5 Chevron 370.90 Bn 376.56 Bn 20.34 Bn 7.68 Bn
6 Cenovus Energy 354.37 Bn 352.41 Bn 6.46 Bn 1.08 Bn
7 Eni Spa 252.26 Bn 242.70 Bn - -
8 Bp 196.12 Bn 159.56 Bn - 44.00 Mn
9 Suncor Energy 57.67 Bn 55.06 Bn 7.44 Bn 1.27 Bn
10 Imperial Oil 42.92 Bn 42.17 Bn - 8.18 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 7.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 7.53 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 42.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 46.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 6.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 44.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 40.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 43.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 6.30 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 41.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 41.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -125.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 6.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 6.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 5.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 5.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 5.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 4.90 Bn