COP Fundamental Analysis & Score

ConocoPhillips Energy Oil & Gas E&P
$128.40
Quote dated October 05, 2026
84/100
Strong Buy

What this score covers. It is a fixed screen of five reported ratios with no valuation input, so a company can score highly while its valuation risk remains elevated. The full report scores valuation separately, as one of nine scored sections. How the score is calculated

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Key Financial Metrics

Market Cap
$154.25B
P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.0x
P/E Forward
13.3x
Revenue Growth
35.5%
Gross Margin
47.6%
Net Margin
14.4%
Return on Equity
14.2%
Debt/Equity
0.36

Rule-Based Financial Screen Summary

ConocoPhillips (COP) is a Energy company in the Oil & Gas E&P industry. It has a 84/100 Strong Buy score on our five-factor fundamentals screen. Key strengths include Revenue Growth (35.5%), Gross Margin (47.6%), Net Margin (14.4%). The score is a five-factor screen — revenue growth, gross margin, net margin, return on equity and debt-to-equity — each scored against fixed thresholds from a neutral starting point of 50 points. The full report scores nine sections, including moat, free cash flow, dilution and valuation, which this screen does not.

Revenue Growth: Strong Gross Margin: Good Net Margin: Good Return on Equity: Good Debt/Equity: Moderate

This page score and the strengths and concerns above are produced by deterministic, rule-based calculations from the available third-party financial inputs documented below. AI does not choose the score, strengths, or concerns. Data and automated summaries can contain errors. This is not personalized investment advice. See our methodology and disclaimer.

How this page score was calculated

The calculation starts at 50 points and applies the five fixed adjustments shown below. Missing or invalid inputs contribute no adjustment. A finite provider-reported zero is treated as a measured value and evaluated against that input's displayed threshold. The pre-clamp result is 84; the published result is clamped to a minimum of 10 and maximum of 98, producing 84/100.

COP score inputs and fixed adjustments
Input Displayed value Threshold applied Adjustment Data status
Revenue Growth 35.5% > 20% +12 Available
Gross Margin 47.6% > 35% to 50% +6 Available
Net Margin 14.4% > 10% to 20% +6 Available
Return on Equity 14.2% > 12% to 20% +6 Available
Debt/Equity 0.36 0.30 to < 0.60 +4 Available

Score bands

80 or higher: Strong Buy; 65–79: Buy; 50–64: Hold; below 50: Caution.

These are fixed names for score ranges. The score is not a success probability, recommendation, or forecast, and 80/100 does not mean an 80% chance of a gain.

Not included in this score

  • Peer results or relative peer ranking
  • Demand zones or liquidity
  • Technical momentum
  • News or market sentiment
  • DCF valuation or the downloadable report score

Sources, freshness, and limitations

This page was generated . The provider identifies the latest underlying financial period as June 30, 2026. The displayed market quote is dated October 05, 2026. Generation time is not the same as the date of the underlying filing or market observation.

Financial inputs may be delayed, restated, differently standardized by the data provider, or unavailable. Missing, invalid, or non-finite values receive no positive or negative adjustment rather than being estimated. A finite provider-reported zero is retained and evaluated against that metric's displayed threshold; it is not treated as missing. This can make a sparse-data score less informative. The screen does not capture every business, market, valuation, or portfolio risk, and investors can lose money.

What the full COP report adds

The 84/100 on this page comes from a fixed screen of 5 ratios. The downloadable report is a separate analysis with its own score, built from 9 weighted sections.

This page: fixed screen

  • Revenue Growth
  • Gross Margin
  • Net Margin
  • Return on Equity
  • Debt/Equity

Each factor is scored against fixed thresholds from a starting point of 50 points. No factor prices the stock, so valuation is not part of the 84/100.

Full report: 9 scored sections

  1. Business Moat weight 15 of 100
  2. Revenue Growth Consistency weight 14 of 100
  3. Margin Quality weight 12 of 100
  4. Free Cash Flow Strength weight 12 of 100
  5. Balance Sheet Safety weight 12 of 100
  6. Returns on Capital weight 12 of 100
  7. Dilution vs Self-Funded Growth weight 8 of 100
  8. Valuation vs Growth weight 10 of 100
  9. Structural vs Cyclical Growth weight 5 of 100

When the inputs allow, the report also shows a fair-value estimate with its discounted cash flow (DCF) assumptions and a 3×3 sensitivity table, a confidence figure, and the data limitations that reduced that confidence. Its headline label can add a valuation-risk flag next to the fundamental-quality rating.

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Supplementary Metrics for COP

5 data points drawn from analyst targets, consensus estimates, and ownership data. These are supplementary observations, not event predictions or causal explanations:

The current provider record reports earnings growth of 107.0%.
The provider-reported analyst mean target is $145.85 (+13.6% from the displayed price), based on 26 estimates. This is third-party opinion, not a StrongBuyAnalytics target.
The provider-reported third-party analyst consensus category is Buy; it is not a StrongBuyAnalytics recommendation.
The current provider record reports institutional ownership of 87.0%.
The current provider record reports a dividend yield of 2.62%.

COP vs. EOG, OXY, DVN, MPC

Compared against the Oil & Gas E&P companies we cover, topped up with the closest Energy names by market capitalisation.

Comparison context only: this peer set is selected statically from our covered companies using industry and company-size context. Peer data and peer selection do not change the COP page score.

Ticker Price Market Cap P/E Rev Growth Net Margin ROE
COP $128.40 $154.25B 17.0x 35.5% 14.4% 14.2%
EOG $144.08 $75.57B 11.2x 58.7% 25.7% 22.5%
OXY $58.31 $58.29B 16.6x 53.4% 30.3% 10.6%
DVN $47.98 $52.78B 10.5x 64.2% 17.5% 11.5%
MPC $433.47 $121.73B 15.0x 53.7% 5.5% 42.1%

Risk Indicators for COP

1 measurable indicator visible in ConocoPhillips's reported numbers. These are market and valuation risk metrics — not a comprehensive list of business risks, which would require qualitative analysis beyond this data:

The provider-reported beta is 0.24. A beta below 1 reflects smaller historical price moves relative to the provider's benchmark; it does not cap future gains or losses.

COP Balance Sheet & Cash Flow

ConocoPhillips's liquidity and cash generation as of the most recent filing — note the cash position of $7.69B against $23.29B of debt:

Total Cash
$7.69B
Total Debt
$23.29B
Current Ratio
1.54
FCF Yield
5.0%
EBITDA
$26.78B
Operating Margin
31.5%

These are provider-normalized figures and may differ from the issuer's as-filed presentation, units, or latest amendment. Use source filings for verification.

COP Valuation Snapshot

Trailing P/E
17.0x
Fairly valued
Forward P/E
13.3x
Earnings growth expected
Price / Book
2.4x
Reasonable
PEG Ratio
1.07
Fairly valued
Analyst Target (Mean)
$145.85
Range: $126 – $189
Dividend Yield
2.62%
5Y avg: 2.26%
52-Week Price Range — COP is trading at 76% of its range
$85.57 (52W Low) $141.62 (52W High)

Who Holds COP? — Institutional 13F Filings

Institutional investment managers with >$100 M in qualifying assets must disclose their equity positions quarterly on SEC Form 13F — typically within 45 days of quarter-end. Search those filings below to see which hedge funds, mutual funds, and asset managers reported COP as a holding, how many shares they held, and how positions changed quarter over quarter.

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Data limitation
13F reports covered long positions for the filing's stated reporting period, typically a quarter-end—not on its later submission date. Short positions, full derivatives, and current intent are not disclosed.

How to Interpret the COP Fundamentals Score

COP rates 84/100 on our five-factor fundamentals screen, which puts it in the "Strong Buy" band. The band name describes a fixed range in this model; it is not a recommendation or prediction. The calculation above shows how each reported input affected the result.

84/100 · Strong Buy band

ConocoPhillips clears our thresholds on most of what we measure. The strongest readings are revenue growth (35.5%) and gross margin (47.6%). Nothing in the data we score currently works against it.

COP Earnings & Revenue Outlook

ConocoPhillips reported revenue growth of 35.5% year over year, against a Oil & Gas E&P peer set where scale and pricing power vary widely. Growth at that level is the single largest positive contributor to the COP score.

Earnings grew 107.0% over the same period, outpacing revenue — a sign of operating leverage.

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COP Fundamental Factors to Monitor

This is a review of reported fundamentals, not a price target or an estimate of future returns. These are the current figures that may be useful to monitor as new filings become available.

Current reading: Revenue growth of 35.5% is above the model's 10% threshold. Future filings may change either figure and the resulting score.

Positive Fundamental Inputs for COP

These are the ConocoPhillips figures that push the score up, taken straight from the most recent reported financials:

  • Revenue Growth (35.5%)
  • Gross Margin (47.6%)
  • Net Margin (14.4%)
  • Return on Equity (14.2%)

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How the financial statements behind this page fit together.

Understanding P/E Ratio

What COP's 17.0x multiple does and does not tell you.

Return on Equity (ROE)

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Stock Valuation Methods

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DCF Assumptions and Limitations

What a discounted cash flow estimate for COP depends on, and where it breaks down.

How to Read an AI Stock Report

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How to Read Earnings Reports

Where the COP growth and margin figures on this page come from.

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COP SEC Filing News

Latest SEC filings for COP explained in plain English — insider buys/sells (Form 4), proposed sales (Form 144), material events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports.

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Frequently Asked Questions about COP

What are key support and resistance levels for COP?
Support and resistance are technical levels, so they are not part of the fundamentals score. Our demand zones page tracks semiconductor stocks; coverage does not extend to every ticker. Use the chart tool to identify price levels for COP manually.
Which companies are COP's closest peers?
On this page COP is compared with EOG, OXY, DVN, MPC. Compared against the Oil & Gas E&P companies we cover, topped up with the closest Energy names by market capitalisation. The table puts COP's a gross margin of 47.6%, an ROE of 14.2%, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36 next to the same figures for each peer.
Is the COP analysis PDF report free?
Your first COP report is free and does not require a card. The score on this page is a five-factor screen; the report scores nine sections, adding moat, free cash flow, share dilution and valuation work that is not on this page. Further reports are covered by a subscription; see pricing for the current plans.

This COP analysis is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Figures come from third-party feeds and can be delayed, standardized, incomplete, or inaccurate; verify material facts in primary filings and identified sources. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Read our full disclaimer.