BP vs COP
BP PLC and ConocoPhillips, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BP | COP |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $192.5B | $58.9B |
| Net income | $55.0M | $8.0B |
| Gross margin | · | 62.1% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 13.6% |
| Return on equity | 0.1% | 12.4% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $6.35 |
| Dividend / share | $0.33 | $3.18 |
| Payout ratio | 9198.2% | 50.0% |
| Free cash flow | · | · |
| Equity | $53.1B | $64.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.40× | 0.26× |
| Current ratio | 1.26× | 1.30× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.0% | 25.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
BP bills 3.3× the revenue of COP, and COP keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (13.6% against 0.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BP | COP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $192.5B | $58.9B |
| FY2024 | $194.6B | $54.7B |
| FY2023 | $213.0B | $56.1B |
| FY2022 | $248.9B | $78.5B |
| FY2021 | $164.2B | $45.8B |
| FY2020 | $109.1B | $18.8B |
| FY2019 | $163.5B | $36.7B |
| FY2018 | $303.7B | $38.7B |
| FY2017 | $244.6B | $32.6B |
| FY2016 | $186.6B | $24.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BP | COP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $55.0M | $8.0B |
| FY2024 | $381.0M | $9.2B |
| FY2023 | $15.2B | $11.0B |
| FY2022 | $-2.5B | $18.7B |
| FY2021 | $7.6B | $8.1B |
| FY2020 | $-20.3B | $-2.7B |
| FY2019 | $4.0B | $7.2B |
| FY2018 | $9.4B | $6.3B |
| FY2017 | $3.4B | $-855.0M |
| FY2016 | $115.0M | $-3.6B |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$133,605,000,000 | BP |
| FY2024 | +$139,884,000,000 | BP |
| FY2023 | +$156,891,000,000 | BP |
| FY2022 | +$170,397,000,000 | BP |
| FY2021 | +$118,367,000,000 | BP |
| FY2020 | +$90,294,000,000 | BP |
| FY2019 | +$126,856,000,000 | BP |
| FY2018 | +$265,011,000,000 | BP |
| FY2017 | +$211,998,000,000 | BP |
| FY2016 | +$162,246,000,000 | BP |
| FY2015 | +$195,047,000,000 | BP |
BP has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −12.9 pp | COP |
| FY2024 | −16.3 pp | COP |
| FY2023 | −12.1 pp | COP |
| FY2022 | −24.3 pp | COP |
| FY2021 | −12.5 pp | COP |
| FY2020 | −4.9 pp | COP |
| FY2019 | −17.2 pp | COP |
| FY2018 | −13.1 pp | COP |
| FY2017 | +3.9 pp | BP |
| FY2016 | +14.7 pp | BP |
| FY2015 | +11.3 pp | BP |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BP and COP over this period.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
COP's net margin has been more volatile than BP's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 14.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.5.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BP and COP over these 11 fiscal years — BP led in 3 and COP in 8.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
COP's return on equity has been more volatile than BP's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 15.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.9.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BP and COP over these 11 fiscal years — BP led in 3 and COP in 8.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.