Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

ConocoPhillips, consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended:	Dec 31, 2025	Sep 30, 2025	Jun 30, 2025	Mar 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2024	Mar 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021
Net income	1,442)	1,726)	1,971)	2,849)	2,306)	2,059)	2,329)	2,551)	3,007)	2,798)	2,232)	2,920)	3,249)	4,527)	5,145)	5,759)	2,627)	2,379)	2,091)	982)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	2,999)	2,917)	2,838)	2,746)	2,664)	2,390)	2,334)	2,211)	2,223)	2,095)	2,010)	1,942)	1,999)	1,872)	1,810)	1,823)	1,783)	1,672)	1,867)	1,886)
Impairments	14)	10)	1)	1)	46)	—)	34)	—)	2)	11)	—)	1)	(18)	2)	2)	2)	764)	(89)	2)	(3)
Dry hole costs and leasehold impairments	76)	20)	24)	61)	(2)	—)	29)	19)	11)	49)	34)	68)	204)	32)	97)	7)	37)	—)	1)	6)
Accretion on discounted liabilities	95)	94)	95)	94)	85)	80)	80)	80)	79)	68)	68)	68)	68)	60)	61)	61)	56)	61)	63)	62)
Deferred taxes	117)	354)	149)	(71)	118)	38)	124)	87)	392)	264)	165)	324)	492)	726)	495)	373)	451)	328)	364)	203)
Distributions more (less) than income from equity affiliates	(77)	389)	(93)	(19)	19)	181)	56)	308)	44)	268)	161)	491)	373)	(22)	371)	220)	188)	(59)	236)	81)
Gain on dispositions	(332)	(3)	(317)	(79)	35)	2)	5)	(93)	(28)	(108)	1)	(93)	(38)	40)	(262)	(817)	(192)	(2)	(59)	(233)
Gain on investment in Cenovus Energy	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(251)	(297)	(17)	(418)	(308)
Other	(16)	(141)	53)	(115)	148)	(28)	76)	(66)	(236)	23)	28)	(35)	124)	(1)	115)	(152)	78)	(178)	(107)	(581)
(Increase) decrease in accounts and notes receivable	(118)	(52)	693)	280)	(918)	508)	224)	(76)	186)	(1,099)	545)	1,701)	354)	544)	(326)	(1,535)	(881)	(825)	(9)	(785)
(Increase) decrease in inventories	(165)	133)	(58)	(26)	32)	(43)	(2)	(55)	11)	(91)	22)	(45)	26)	(11)	(80)	27)	(147)	76)	(38)	(51)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets	93)	112)	(95)	(134)	132)	94)	(221)	74)	(149)	191)	40)	255)	296)	(186)	(341)	58)	151)	(412)	(345)	(43)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable	(1)	(184)	(545)	518)	(426)	66)	(98)	(85)	(281)	777)	(348)	(1,266)	(197)	463)	839)	(204)	717)	359)	(101)	424)
Increase (decrease) in taxes and other accruals	191)	503)	(1,231)	10)	218)	416)	(51)	30)	2)	199)	(1,104)	(928)	(340)	694)	(12)	(303)	533)	1,504)	704)	440)
Working capital adjustments	—)	512)	(1,236)	648)	(962)	1,041)	(148)	(112)	(231)	(23)	(845)	(283)	139)	1,504)	80)	(1,957)	373)	702)	211)	(15)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities	2,876)	4,152)	1,514)	3,266)	2,151)	3,704)	2,590)	2,434)	2,256)	2,647)	1,622)	2,483)	3,343)	4,213)	2,769)	(691)	3,241)	2,418)	2,160)	1,098)
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,318)	5,878)	3,485)	6,115)	4,457)	5,763)	4,919)	4,985)	5,263)	5,445)	3,854)	5,403)	6,592)	8,740)	7,914)	5,068)	5,868)	4,797)	4,251)	2,080)
Capital expenditures and investments	(3,023)	(2,866)	(3,286)	(3,378)	(3,317)	(2,916)	(2,969)	(2,916)	(2,883)	(2,545)	(2,923)	(2,897)	(2,533)	(2,497)	(1,968)	(3,161)	(1,557)	(1,302)	(1,265)	(1,200)
Working capital changes associated with investing activities	58)	(63)	(276)	827)	107)	22)	4)	169)	205)	(261)	(122)	208)	(22)	46)	133)	363)	55)	77)	(59)	61)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	—)	—)	—)	—)	(73)	—)	—)	49)	(2,724)	—)	—)	—)	(97)	—)	—)	37)	(8,672)	—)	—)	382)
Proceeds from asset dispositions	1,616)	291)	706)	635)	44)	39)	5)	173)	19)	187)	238)	188)	117)	403)	619)	2,332)	861)	632)	177)	(17)
Net (purchases) sales of investments	501)	(548)	392)	(400)	1,014)	195)	(1,199)	405)	(487)	311)	484)	1,065)	(394)	(1,131)	(841)	(263)	245)	1,544)	1,801)	(499)
Collection of advances/loans, related parties	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	59)	—)	55)	—)	53)	—)	52)
Other	(2)	7)	3)	(30)	25)	2)	8)	(21)	18)	(76)	7)	(12)	(5)	15)	(34)	26)	473)	(472)	80)	6)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(850)	(3,179)	(2,461)	(2,346)	(2,200)	(2,658)	(4,151)	(2,141)	(5,852)	(2,384)	(2,316)	(1,448)	(2,934)	(3,105)	(2,091)	(611)	(8,595)	532)	734)	(1,215)
Issuance of debt	—)	—)	—)	—)	5,591)	—)	—)	—)	—)	2,694)	1,093)	—)	—)	—)	—)	2,897)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Repayment of debt	(62)	(45)	(259)	(547)	(4,374)	(44)	(58)	(505)	(136)	(43)	(1,157)	(43)	(393)	(45)	(1,865)	(3,964)	(142)	(319)	(18)	(26)
Issuance of company common stock	(35)	(10)	(3)	(52)	(12)	(9)	4)	(61)	5)	38)	2)	(97)	17)	(5)	79)	271)	118)	52)	3)	(28)
Repurchase of company common stock	(1,022)	(1,274)	(1,222)	(1,500)	(1,950)	(1,167)	(1,021)	(1,325)	(1,100)	(1,300)	(1,300)	(1,700)	(2,746)	(2,799)	(2,300)	(1,425)	(1,399)	(1,243)	(606)	(375)
Dividends paid	(1,038)	(975)	(984)	(998)	(897)	(910)	(915)	(924)	(1,408)	(1,337)	(1,350)	(1,488)	(2,390)	(1,484)	(988)	(864)	(609)	(579)	(583)	(588)
Other	(1)	(20)	(15)	(40)	(127)	(68)	(53)	(10)	—)	(23)	(13)	2)	4)	3)	(4)	(52)	1)	3)	1)	2)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,158)	(2,324)	(2,483)	(3,137)	(1,769)	(2,198)	(2,043)	(2,825)	(2,639)	29)	(2,725)	(3,326)	(5,508)	(4,330)	(5,078)	(3,137)	(2,031)	(2,086)	(1,203)	(1,015)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	7)	(2)	65)	83)	(105)	41)	4)	(73)	51)	12)	(58)	(104)	228)	(215)	(258)	21)	(31)	(12)	11)	(2)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	1,317)	373)	(1,394)	715)	383)	948)	(1,271)	(54)	(3,177)	3,102)	(1,245)	525)	(1,622)	1,090)	487)	1,341)	(4,789)	3,231)	3,793)	(152)

The financial information reveals significant fluctuations in cash flow patterns over the observed period, spanning from March 2021 to December 2025. Operating cash flow demonstrates a generally positive trend, though with considerable variability. Investing activities consistently represent a cash outflow, while financing activities exhibit a complex pattern of inflows and outflows, heavily influenced by debt management and stock repurchases.

Operating Activities: Net cash provided by operating activities increased substantially from US$2.08 billion in March 2021 to a peak of US$8.74 billion in September 2022. This growth was largely driven by increases in net income and adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow. However, operating cash flow decreased in subsequent periods, reaching US$4.318 billion by December 2025. The adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow, while positive overall, experienced significant swings, particularly a large increase in working capital adjustments in the latter half of 2024.
Investing Activities: Investing activities consistently consumed cash throughout the period. Capital expenditures and investments were the primary driver of these outflows, remaining relatively stable between approximately US$2.5 billion and US$3.3 billion per quarter. Notable exceptions include a significant cash outflow related to the acquisition of businesses in December 2021 and a large outflow in December 2023. Proceeds from asset dispositions provided some offset, but were insufficient to turn investing activities positive. A substantial inflow from net (purchases) sales of investments was observed in June 2021, but this was not sustained.
Financing Activities: Financing activities exhibited a more volatile pattern. Repayment of debt and repurchase of company common stock were consistent cash outflows. Dividend payments also represented a substantial and consistent outflow. Issuance of debt and company common stock provided inflows, but these were not always sufficient to offset the outflows. A particularly large issuance of debt occurred in December 2024. The net cash flow from financing activities shifted from inflows to outflows over the period, with a significant net outflow observed in the later quarters.
Key Trends & Observations: Net income experienced a substantial increase in 2021 and 2022, peaking at US$5.759 billion in March 2022, before declining to US$1.442 billion by December 2025. Depreciation, depletion, and amortization remained relatively stable, generally between US$1.6 billion and US$3 billion per quarter. Impairments and dry hole costs fluctuated considerably, with a large impairment charge in December 2021. Deferred taxes also showed significant variability. Distributions from equity affiliates were generally positive but experienced negative values in certain quarters. Gains on dispositions were largely negative, with a significant loss in December 2021. Changes in working capital components, particularly accounts receivable, accounts payable, and taxes accruals, had a substantial impact on operating cash flow.

Overall, the company demonstrated strong operating cash flow in the earlier part of the period, but this declined in more recent quarters. Investing activities consistently required significant cash outlays, and financing activities were heavily influenced by debt management and shareholder returns. The fluctuations in net income and working capital adjustments warrant further investigation.

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Cash Flow Statement Quarterly Data

Cash Flow Statement
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