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BP PLC

United Kingdom · Large Cap · Revenue 12 mo. $215.6B

Price as of 11/06/2026

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Price
£5.59
1 Y +12.3%
Market cap
£90.4B
Phase
Decline
revenue shrinking or core business not earning
Revenue −7.7% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 8.2%Payout 40.5% of operating cash flow

BP p.l.c., an integrated energy company, engages in the oil and gas business worldwide.

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BP p.l.c., an integrated energy company, engages in the oil and gas business worldwide. The company operates through Gas & Low Carbon Energy, Oil Production & Operations, and Customers & Products segments. It engages in the production of natural gas, marketing, and trading activities, as well as solar, wind, and hydrogen businesses. The company also offers aviation fuel products and services, such as jet fuel; aviation gasoline; UL91 aviation fuel; and sustainable aviation fuel. In addition, it engages in the convenience and retail fuel; EV charging; Castrol lubricants and fluids; B2B; midstream; crude oil production; refining and oil trading; and bioenergy businesses. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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Summary

BP PLC is around the middle of the Energy sector overall

54.2 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The market value is below the value without growth: the price requires no FCF growth.

Required FCF growth per year

no growth

no growth afterwards

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 4.0×, above its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 3.0× to 3.7×, median 3.3×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

No sign supports the expectation, 2 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Earnings declined earnings −85.6% year on year
  • Volatile earnings 7 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 4 of 4 changes for the better.

  • Revenue, 12 mo.$193.5B → $215.6B+11.4%better
  • FCF, 12 mo.$11.4B → $16.1B+40.9%better
  • FCF margin5.9% → 7.5%+1.6 ppbetter
  • Return on equity5.6% → 9.2%+3.6 ppbetter

4 more unchanged: Gross margin, EBIT margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability31.4below the middleEarns less than the sector: Return on equity 0.10%, sector 11.63%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity0.10%11.63%Rank 2
Return on capital (Greenblatt)12.90%11.00%Rank 57
EBIT margin8.17%14.02%Rank 25
FCF margin5.95%7.36%Rank 41
Gross margin17.71%23.60%Rank 33
Growth49.3around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year2.21%−1.93%Rank 61
Earnings growth, 3 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–−10.72%
Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–14.99%
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)6.98%9.68%Rank 38
Valuation63.6above the middleValued lower than the sector: EV/sales 0.83, sector 2.31.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield0.05%4.80%Rank 2
FCF yield9.30%5.05%Rank 84
EV/saleslower is better0.832.31Rank 85
EV/EBITlower is better10.1515.16Rank 84
Momentum66.8above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 3 months 13.29%, sector 2.95%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year12.35%14.27%Rank 47
Share price, 6 months4.87%−0.91%Rank 64
Share price, 3 months13.29%2.95%Rank 81
Distance from 52-week high−12.39%−17.83%Rank 76
Quality79.8above the middleQuality above the sector: Accruals (Sloan) −4.61%, sector 0.88%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−4.61%0.88%Rank 94
Change in share countlower is better−5.37%−0.04%Rank 93
Dividend streak in years43Rank 67
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted1.59%0.36%Rank 66
Balance sheet & risk34.3below the middleMore risk than the sector: Equity ratio 19.05%, sector 41.22%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio19.05%41.22%Rank 10
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.151.33Rank 54
Debt to equitylower is better1.370.69Rank 25
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better31.78%31.61%Rank 48

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $166.5B (2016) to $189.3B (2025), 1.4% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
2016166.51.5%−$6.0B18.9B34.8
2017250.84.5%$2.4B19.8B37.6
2018283.86.2%$6.2B20.1B43.3
2019279.75.5%$10.4B20.4B55.0
2020112.4−7.9%−$144.0M20.2B52.7
2021154.76.8%$12.7B20.3B39.1
2022240.917.1%$28.9B19.0B26.3
2023213.714.3%$17.8B17.8B35.3
2024185.27.9%$12.0B16.8B37.2
2025189.38.2%$11.3B15.9B36.0

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  • Piotroski F-Score (9-Point Check)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • StockScorer Score
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Mohanram G-Score: Growth Quality
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Moat Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)

BP PLC key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for BP PLC.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio35.720.0
P/B ratio2.32.3
Return on equity (ROE)0.1%11.6%
Equity ratio19.0%41.2%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)1.370.69
Dividend yield4.5%3.5%

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Frequently asked questions about BP PLC stock

How does BP PLC stock (BP.L) score in the StockScorer model?
The StockScorer score for BP PLC is visible with Plus. The stock lies outside the basic universe (Germany 40, Germany Mid 50, Germany Small 70, Eurozone 50, S&P 500, NASDAQ-100).
What is BP PLC's P/E ratio?
BP PLC's P/E ratio is 35.7. The Energy sector median is 20.0.
What sector is BP PLC in?
BP PLC is assigned to the Energy sector. Its rank within the sector is 54.2 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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