EarningsQ2 2026 Earnings Report
MX:BPN Q2 2026 EPS Results
Actual EPS$38.00
Consensus EPS$32.12
Beat/MissBeat by +$5.88
One Year Ago EPS$15.47
MX:BPN Q2 2026 Revenue Results
Actual Revenue$1.19T
Expected Revenue$1.07T
Beat/MissBeat by +$119.99B
YoY Revenue Growth+46.66%
Earnings Announcement Details
QuarterQ2 2026
Date08/04/2026
TimeBefore Open
Conference CallTuesday, August 4, 2026
MX:BPN Upcoming Earnings
BP's next earnings date is estimated for November 3, 2026, based on past reporting schedules.
Q2 2026 Earnings Call Audio
MX:BPN Q2 2026 Earnings Call
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Q2 2026 Earnings Slide Deck
Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call balanced clear, measurable financial progress against material operational and structural challenges. Positives include a sizable quarter-on-quarter increase in underlying profit and strong cash generation that reduced net debt and financial obligations, plus a 4% dividend increase and concrete portfolio actions to simplify the company. Offsetting these gains are serious safety shortcomings (including a fatality and increased Tier 1 events), QoQ production and throughput declines, inventory losses and impairments, and structural cost reduction progress that has not yet translated into visible earnings improvements. Management set out a detailed plan with priorities (balance sheet strengthening, portfolio simplification, capital discipline, cost efficiency and culture), indicating intent and a pathway to address the lowlights while building on the financial momentum.Company Guidance
Strong Quarter Profit and Earnings Growth
Group underlying profit increased materially versus Q1, with management citing a 78% increase quarter-on-quarter. Group underlying replacement cost profit before interest and tax was $10.3 billion (vs $6.3 billion in Q1, ~+63%), and group underlying replacement cost profit (after interest and tax) was $5.7 billion, $2.5 billion higher than the prior quarter. IFRS profit for the quarter was $3.9 billion after adjusting items and inventory impacts.
Robust cash generation and reduction in financial obligations
Total sources of cash were $13.5 billion and underlying cash generation $12.9 billion; reported operating cash flow was $10.9 billion (after $1 billion interest and a $1 billion working capital build). Net debt reduced by around $3.1 billion to $22.3 billion in the quarter and overall financial obligations (net debt, hybrids and Gulf of America settlement liabilities) reduced by ~ $7 billion compared with Q1.
Shareholder distribution and disciplined capital guidance
BP announced a 4% increase in the dividend per share. Full-year CapEx guidance was set at $13.5–$14.0 billion and full-year divestment proceeds are expected at $8–$9 billion (including around $6 billion from the announced Castrol transaction). Management targets further reduction in financial obligations (guidance to around $39–$41 billion by end-2026) and aims to deliver the $14–$18 billion net debt target ahead of plan.
Strong trading and downstream performance
Customers & Products segment underlying operating profit increased by about $1.8 billion driven by seasonally higher volumes, higher fuel margins, stronger Castrol performance and significantly stronger realized refining margins. BP highlighted long-term trading uplift (around 4 percentage points to return on capital employed over the last six years) and improved trading contributions this quarter.
Active portfolio optimization and capital discipline
Management has initiated several portfolio actions to simplify and high-grade the business: launched processes to market Archaea Energy (U.S. renewable natural gas) and the North Sea business, completed the sale of Gelsenkirchen refinery and Austria mobility & convenience, and exited Bay du Nord — cited as examples of disciplined capital allocation and focus on higher-return assets.
Material operating scale retained
Upstream production remained substantial at 2.2 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, reflecting material positions in advantaged basins (U.S. and Middle East) and scale that management views as a platform to deliver future returns.
MX:BPN Earnings History
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