Chevron Corporation · CVX · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026
Chevron highlights record production, AI value and expansion plans
The supplied analysis supports a constructive operational thesis: low-cost production, AI-enabled efficiencies and capacity expansion could strengthen Chevron's growth profile. That view remains dependent on project execution, commodity conditions and geopolitical outcomes.
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, the current analysis shifts from decreasing to increasing capital spending and adds new emphasis on AI value capture, a Bakken tariff reduction, an Angola discovery, joint-venture expansion and Project Kilby. The current analysis does not identify an acquisition update or provide a guidance sentiment.
Guidance delta
No guidance update was provided in the supplied transcript analysis; capital spending is characterized as increasing.
Key takeaways
- The analysis describes record production and cash flow, with a confident management tone.
- AI initiatives were credited with more than $100 million of incremental 2026 value in the analysis.
- Growth plans include joint-venture expansion, refinery debottlenecking and Project Kilby.
- The main counterweights are geopolitical, permitting, commodity-price and execution risks.
Management priorities
- Expand joint-venture production and refinery capacity
- Scale AI tools across exploration and production
- Advance Project Kilby and international exploration
- Maintain disciplined capital allocation and balance-sheet strength
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 30, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 12, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 8, 2026 |
| HSBC | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 27, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 5, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Apr 22, 2026 |
| BNP Paribas | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Freedom Capital Markets | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Redburn Atlantic | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Truist Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 1, 2024 |
| DZ Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 6, 2024 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Underweight | Upgrade | May 31, 2023 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Apr 4, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 24, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Redburn Partners | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 22, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 12, 2021 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 17, 2021 |
| MKM Partners | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 24, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 24, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Tudor Pickering | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 1, 2019 |
| Societe Generale | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Independent Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 1, 2016 |
| CLSA | Buy | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 15, 2016 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 18, 2016 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 21, 2016 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 7, 2016 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Feb 24, 2015 |
| S&P Capital IQ | Buy | Strong Buy | Downgrade | Jan 31, 2014 |
| Scotia Howard Weil | Sector Perform | Sector Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2014 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 22, 2013 |
| Dahlman Rose | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 4, 2013 |
| Oracle Investment Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 1, 2013 |
| VTB Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Sep 27, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $235.52. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta | $241 | $224.45 | +2.3% | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $234 | $211.98 | -0.6% | Oct 12, 2026 |
| UBS | Manav Gupta | $235 | $205.19 | -0.2% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $205.58 | +6.1% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| HSBC | Kim Fustier | $250 | $205.58 | +6.1% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Phillip Jungwirth | $235 | $211.76 | -0.2% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | John Royall | $243 | $211.76 | +3.2% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $211.76 | -2.3% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $218 | $207.35 | -7.4% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $208 | $200.01 | -11.7% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $209 | $194.66 | -11.3% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $224 | $196.87 | -4.9% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $216 | $196.87 | -8.3% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $207 | $192.98 | -12.1% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Lloyd Byrne | $216 | $174.68 | -8.3% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Doug Leggate | $210 | $165.7 | -10.8% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $230 | $184.69 | -2.3% | May 27, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $213 | $191.43 | -9.6% | May 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott | $214 | $190.51 | -9.1% | May 22, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $204 | $181.45 | -13.4% | May 11, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $216 | $192.66 | -8.3% | May 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Josh Silverstein | $220 | $190.54 | -6.6% | May 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Betty Jiang | $192 | $190.63 | -18.5% | May 4, 2026 |
| BNP Paribas | Lucas Herrmann | $174 | $188.18 | -26.1% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $222 | $190.36 | -5.7% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott | $212 | $211.15 | -10.0% | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Melius Research | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $183.71 | -13.0% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $203 | $177.06 | -13.8% | Feb 3, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $212 | $174.3 | -10.0% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $177.01 | -19.3% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $177.01 | -23.6% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $174 | $167.47 | -26.1% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Betty Jiang | $166 | $167.55 | -29.5% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $168 | $166.98 | -28.7% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Lloyd Byrne | $189 | $167.08 | -19.8% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd | $174 | $155.2 | -26.1% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $172 | $155.87 | -27.0% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $206 | $150.71 | -12.5% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $169 | $151.49 | -28.2% | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $152.92 | -32.1% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $152.57 | -29.9% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Barclays | Betty Jiang | $158 | $154.02 | -32.9% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $191 | $157.31 | -18.9% | Sep 15, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $186 | $151.04 | -21.0% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Roger Read | $178 | $151.64 | -24.4% | Aug 1, 2025 |
| BNP Paribas | Lucas Herrmann | $140 | $134.54 | -40.6% | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd | $184 | $157.79 | -21.9% | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $155 | $153.97 | -34.2% | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $150 | $150.75 | -36.3% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Jean Ann Salisbury | $168 | $148.73 | -28.7% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Paul Cheng | $163 | $149.65 | -30.8% | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Barclays | Betty Jiang | $168 | $149.7 | -28.7% | Oct 2, 2024 |
| Barclays | Betty Jiang | $185 | $144.66 | -21.5% | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta | $177 | $144.77 | -24.8% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Biraj Borkhataria | $180 | $148.55 | -23.6% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Bob Brackett | $138 | $152.62 | -41.4% | Aug 2, 2024 |
| HSBC | Frank Lee | $200 | $160.38 | -15.1% | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Bob Brackett | $167 | $157.77 | -29.1% | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta | $175 | $162.72 | -25.7% | May 17, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Roger Read | $206 | $161.27 | -12.5% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| HSBC | Kim Fustier | $178 | $161.27 | -24.4% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd | $204 | $157.62 | -13.4% | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Paul Cheng | $195 | $162.67 | -17.2% | Apr 11, 2024 |
| UBS | Josh Silverstein | $197 | $161.27 | -16.4% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Lloyd Byrne | $190 | $161.6 | -19.3% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Roger Read | $198 | $160.44 | -15.9% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $200 | $154.55 | -15.1% | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd | $180 | $155.7 | -23.6% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Paul Cheng | $170 | $147.89 | -27.8% | Feb 2, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Lloyd Byrne | $184 | $149.5 | -21.9% | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Bob Brackett | $182 | $147.64 | -22.7% | Nov 2, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta | $187 | $158.87 | -20.6% | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd | $188 | $152.8 | -20.2% | Jun 22, 2023 |
| J.P. Morgan | John M Royall | $170 | $150.62 | -27.8% | May 31, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Justin Jenkins | $212 | $164.04 | -10.0% | Mar 8, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $202 | $176.2 | -14.2% | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Edward Kelly | $87 | $176.56 | -63.1% | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $212 | $178.08 | -10.0% | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $199 | $168.72 | -15.5% | Dec 19, 2022 |
| BNP Paribas | Lucas Herrmann | $190 | $174.08 | -19.3% | Dec 14, 2022 |
| HSBC | Gordon Gray | $177 | $180.9 | -24.8% | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $159.97 | -19.3% | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $193 | $156.55 | -18.1% | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $187 | $166 | -20.6% | Aug 29, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $155.29 | -49.0% | Aug 15, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $163.78 | -21.5% | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $163.78 | -21.5% | Aug 1, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $166 | $141.88 | -29.5% | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $141.43 | -19.3% | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $189 | $139.58 | -19.8% | Jul 19, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $138.92 | -36.3% | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $170 | $146.51 | -27.8% | Jul 5, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Manav Gupta | $202 | $156.87 | -14.2% | Jun 16, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $181 | $180.2 | -23.1% | Jun 8, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Jason Gabelman | $179 | $180.03 | -24.0% | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Analyst unavailable | $179 | $176.83 | -24.0% | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $177.6 | -21.5% | Jun 6, 2022 |
| Barclays | Jeanine Wai | $196 | $177.6 | -16.8% | Jun 6, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $181 | $159.75 | -23.1% | May 3, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $159.24 | -19.3% | May 2, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $181 | $156.67 | -23.1% | May 2, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Sam Margolin | $197 | $159.75 | -16.4% | May 2, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $186 | $156.53 | -21.0% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $188 | $163.85 | -20.2% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $172.53 | -29.9% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| UBS | Luiz Carvalho | $192 | $169.93 | -18.5% | Apr 9, 2022 |
| HSBC | Gordon Gray | $165 | $164.64 | -29.9% | Mar 21, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott | $166 | $166.72 | -29.5% | Mar 14, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Roger Read | $184 | $170.9 | -21.9% | Mar 11, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | John Gerdes | $157 | $158.65 | -33.3% | Mar 4, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Jason Gabelman | $160 | $156.22 | -32.1% | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $160 | $156.22 | -32.1% | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Alastair Syme | $145 | $154.14 | -38.4% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Stephen Richardson | $145 | $154.14 | -38.4% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd | $173 | $154.14 | -26.5% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| DZ BANK AG | Werner Eisenmann | $167 | $154.14 | -29.1% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Sam Margolin | $168 | $154.14 | -28.7% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Phillip Jungwirth | $170 | $154.14 | -27.8% | Mar 2, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Justin Jenkins | $173 | $149.72 | -26.5% | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Doug Leggate | $167 | $144 | -29.1% | Feb 28, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Manav Gupta | $152 | $140.38 | -35.5% | Feb 25, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Jason Gabelman | $140 | $135.55 | -40.6% | Feb 23, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta | $142 | $129.96 | -39.7% | Jan 31, 2022 |
| UBS | Jon Rigby | $150 | $130.61 | -36.3% | Jan 30, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Neal Dingmann | $167 | $128.96 | -29.1% | Jan 16, 2022 |
| Argus Research | Bill Selesky | $127 | $111.36 | -46.1% | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Societe Generale | Irene Himona | $130 | $110.35 | -44.8% | Oct 22, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationChevron Corporation functions as a global energy and chemicals powerhouse, orchestrating its diverse operations worldwide. The company's business is organized into two primary divisions: Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment focuses on the full lifecycle of crude oil and natural gas, from their initial exploration and development to production and subsequent transportation. This also encompasses the processing, liquefaction, transit, and regasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as well as pipeline transport of crude oil and the movement, storage, and sale of natural gas. Additionally, this segment manages a facility dedicated to converting natural gas into liquid fuels. In contrast, the Downstream segment is tasked with refining crude oil into a variety of petroleum products.…
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