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.

Reported Before market openNYSEEnergy $457.31B market cap
80quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $4.87
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $61.82B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +1.8% Event window
SPY move -1.8% Same window
Abnormal move +3.5% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.5× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift 0.0% Up to 20 sessions
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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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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
CVX REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $47B Q4 '23 actual $47B, match Q1 '24 estimate $48B Q1 '24 actual $47B, miss Q2 '24 estimate $51B Q2 '24 actual $50B, miss Q3 '24 estimate $49B Q3 '24 actual $54B, beat Q2 '25 estimate $44B Q2 '25 actual $44B, beat Q3 '25 estimate $49B Q3 '25 actual $48B, miss Q4 '25 estimate $47B Q4 '25 actual $47B, beat Q1 '26 estimate $52B Q1 '26 actual $49B, miss Q2 '26 estimate $63B Q2 '26 actual $70B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $62B Q4 '26 estimate $53B Q1 '27 estimate $50B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy52 ratings
Bullish3465.4%
Neutral1426.9%
Bearish47.7%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$235.52Current
$87Low
$186.33Average
$250High

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

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 15, 2026
TD Cowen Hold HoldMaintainOct 12, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainOct 8, 2026
HSBC Buy BuyMaintainSep 25, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 3, 2026
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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.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Goldman SachsNeil Mehta$241$224.45 +2.3%Oct 20, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesNitin Kumar$234$211.98 -0.6%Oct 12, 2026
UBSManav Gupta$235$205.19 -0.2%Oct 8, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$250$205.58 +6.1%Sep 25, 2026
HSBCKim Fustier$250$205.58 +6.1%Sep 25, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Chevron 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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  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-10-30T20:07:42.263666+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-10-30T01:23:13.979536+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-30T20:30:43.473182+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-30T20:30:43.470417+00:00

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-30. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.