• Reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings per share of $1.17 and adjusted earnings per share of $1.02.
• Provided 2026 guidance, including full-year capital expenditures of approximately $12 billion and full-year adjusted operating costs of $10.2 billion.
• Declared first-quarter 2026 ordinary dividend of $0.84 per share.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings of $1.4 billion, or $1.17 per share, compared with fourth-quarter 2024 earnings of $2.3 billion, or $1.90 per share. Excluding special items, fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings were $1.3 billion, or $1.02 per share, compared with fourth-quarter 2024 adjusted earnings of $2.4 billion, or $1.98 per share. Special items for the quarter primarily relate to a gain on asset sales and restructuring costs.

Full-year 2025 earnings were $8.0 billion, or $6.35 per share, compared with full-year 2024 earnings of $9.2 billion, or $7.81 per share. Excluding special items, full-year 2025 adjusted earnings were $7.7 billion or $6.16 per share, compared with full-year 2024 adjusted earnings of $9.2 billion, or $7.79 per share.

“ConocoPhillips delivered another year of strong performance in 2025, achieving our CFO-based return of capital target and growing our base dividend at a top-quartile S&P 500 rate, in line with our returns-focused value proposition. We outperformed our initial production, capital and cost guidance; successfully integrated Marathon Oil, doubling our synergy capture; and made strong progress on our incremental cost reduction and margin enhancement efforts,” said Ryan Lance, chairman and chief executive officer. “Looking ahead, we’re focused on driving a $1 billion reduction in our capital and costs in 2026, while returning 45% of our CFO to shareholders. Our best-in-class asset base remains a distinct competitive advantage, with the deepest and most capital-efficient Lower 48 inventory and a diverse, global portfolio of advantaged major projects and legacy assets. We are well positioned to deliver an expected $7 billion in incremental free cash flow by 2029, including $1 billion each year from 2026 through 2028.”

Full-year summary and recent announcements

• Generated cash provided by operating activities of $19.8 billion and cash from operations (CFO) of $19.9 billion.
• Distributed $9.0 billion, or 45% of CFO, to shareholders, including $5.0 billion through share repurchases and $4.0 billion through the ordinary dividend.
• Ended the year with cash and short-term investments of $7.4 billion and long-term investments of $1.1 billion.
• Delivered full-year total company and Lower 48 production of 2,375 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBOED) and 1,484 MBOED, respectively, both consistent with guidance; reflects 2.5% total company underlying growth.
• Completed the integration of Marathon Oil and doubled synergy capture to more than $1 billion on a run-rate basis in 2025; achieved an additional ~$1 billion of one-time benefits.
• On track to achieve incremental cost reductions and margin enhancements of more than $1 billion on a run-rate basis by year-end 2026.
• Closed $3.2 billion in dispositions in 2025 and on track to meet $5 billion total disposition target by year-end 2026.
• Continued to advance Willow project in Alaska and equity LNG projects at North Field East (NFE) and North Field South in Qatar and Port Arthur LNG (PALNG) on the U.S. Gulf Coast; all projects remain on schedule with NFE startup expected in the second half of 2026.
• Achieved Lower 48 drilling and completion efficiency improvements of more than 15% year over year.
• Advanced commercial LNG strategy by placing initial 5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of PALNG Phase 1 offtake; secured additional offtake of 5 MTPA to bring total commercial offtake portfolio to 10 MTPA.
• Signed an agreement to extend the Waha Concession in Libya through 2050, with new fiscal terms, subject to normal regulatory approvals.
• Achieved first oil at Surmont Pad 104W-A in the fourth quarter, ahead of schedule.

Return of capital update

ConocoPhillips announced its planned 2026 return of capital to shareholders of 45% of CFO. The company declared a first-quarter ordinary dividend of $0.84 per share payable March 2, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 18, 2026.

Fourth-quarter review

Production for the fourth quarter of 2025 was 2,320 MBOED, an increase of 137 MBOED from the same period a year ago. After adjusting for impacts from closed acquisitions and dispositions, fourth-quarter 2025 production decreased 63 MBOED or 2.6% from the same period a year ago.

Lower 48 delivered production of 1,439 MBOED, including 673 MBOED from the Delaware Basin, 194 MBOED from the Midland Basin, 370 MBOED from the Eagle Ford and 198 MBOED from the Bakken.

Earnings and adjusted earnings decreased from the fourth quarter of 2024 primarily due to the impact of lower prices, partially offset by higher volumes.

The company’s total average realized price was $42.46 per BOE, 19% lower than the $52.37 per BOE realized in the fourth quarter of 2024.

For the fourth quarter, cash provided by operating activities and CFO were $4.3 billion. The company received $1.6 billion of disposition proceeds, funded $3.0 billion of capital expenditures and investments, repurchased $1.0 billion of shares and paid $1.0 billion in ordinary dividends.

Full-year review

Production for 2025 was 2,375 MBOED, an increase of 388 MBOED from the same period a year ago. After adjusting for impacts from closed acquisitions and dispositions, production increased 57 MBOED or 2.5% from the same period a year ago.

The company’s total average realized price during this period was $47.01 per BOE, 14% lower than the $54.83 per BOE realized in 2024.

In 2025, cash provided by operating activities was $19.8 billion. Excluding a $0.1 billion change in operating working capital, ConocoPhillips generated CFO of $19.9 billion. In addition, ConocoPhillips received $3.2 billion of disposition proceeds, funded $12.6 billion in capital expenditures and investments, repurchased shares of $5.0 billion, paid $4.0 billion in ordinary dividends and retired debt of $0.7 billion at maturity.

The company achieved 10% return on capital employed, and 10% on a cash-adjusted basis.

Reserves update

2025 year-end proved reserves are 7.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BBOE), with a reserves replacement ratio (RRR) of 80%. Excluding closed acquisitions and dispositions, the organic RRR was 99%. The company’s three-year RRR and organic RRR were 145% and 106%, respectively.

Final information related to the company’s 2025 oil and gas reserves will be provided in ConocoPhillips’ Annual Report on Form 10-K, to be filed with the SEC in February.

Outlook

Guidance for 2026 includes capital expenditures of approximately $12 billion and adjusted operating costs of $10.2 billion, consistent with preliminary guidance issued last quarter.

The company’s 2026 production guidance is 2.33 to 2.36 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMBOED). First-quarter 2026 production is expected to be 2.30 to 2.34 MMBOED, inclusive of weather-related downtime.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization is expected to be $11.7 to $11.9 billion and adjusted corporate and other segment net loss is expected to be approximately $0.9 billion. Guidance excludes special items.

Consistent with its long-term track record, ConocoPhillips expects to return 45% of CFO to shareholders in 2026.

ConocoPhillips will host a conference call today at noon Eastern time to discuss this announcement. To listen to the call and view related presentation materials and supplemental information, go to www.conocophillips.com/investor. A recording and transcript of the call will be posted afterward.

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information – To supplement the presentation of the company’s financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this news release and the accompanying supplemental financial information contain certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, including adjusted earnings (calculated on a consolidated and on a segment-level basis), adjusted earnings per share (EPS), free cash flow (FCF), cash from operations (CFO), adjusted operating costs, adjusted corporate and other segment loss, and cash adjusted ROCE.

The company believes that the non-GAAP measure adjusted earnings (both on an aggregate and a per-share basis) is useful to investors to help facilitate comparisons of the company’s operating performance associated with the company’s core business operations across periods on a consistent basis and with the performance and cost structures of peer companies by excluding items that do not directly relate to the company’s core business operations. Adjusted earnings is defined as earnings removing the impact of special items. Adjusted EPS is a measure of the company’s diluted net earnings per share excluding special items. The company further believes that the non-GAAP measure CFO is useful to investors to help understand changes in cash provided by operating activities excluding the timing effects associated with operating working capital changes across periods on a consistent basis and with the performance of peer companies. The company believes that the above-mentioned non-GAAP measures, when viewed in combination with the company’s results prepared in accordance with GAAP, provides a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the company’s business and performance. The company’s Board of Directors and management also use these non-GAAP measures to analyze the company’s operating performance across periods when overseeing and managing the company’s business.

Each of the non-GAAP measures included in this news release and the accompanying supplemental financial information has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of the company’s results calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations, the company’s presentation of non-GAAP measures in this news release and the accompanying supplemental financial information may not be comparable to similarly titled measures disclosed by other companies, including companies in our industry. The company may also change the calculation of any of the non-GAAP measures included in this news release and the accompanying supplemental financial information from time to time in light of its then existing operations to include other adjustments that may impact its operations.

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Other Terms – This news release also contains the term proforma underlying production. Proforma underlying production reflects the impact of closed acquisitions and closed dispositions as of Dec. 31, 2025. The impact of closed acquisitions and dispositions assumes a closing date of Jan. 1, 2024. The company believes that underlying production is useful to investors to compare production reflecting the impact of closed acquisitions and dispositions on a consistent go-forward basis across periods and with peer companies. Return of capital is defined as the total of the ordinary dividend and share repurchases. References to earnings refer to net income.

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