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Chevron Corp.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 31 October 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Reported earnings down from last year: Reported earnings were $3.5 billion, or $1.82 diluted, against $4.5 billion and $2.48 a year earlier. Adjusted earnings were $3.6 billion, or $1.85 per diluted share, against $2.51. Source
  • Hess costs reduced reported earnings: A net loss of $235 million reflected severance and other Hess transaction costs, partly offset by fair value measurement of Hess shares. Foreign currency effects increased earnings by $147 million. Source
  • Record production, 21 percent higher: Net oil-equivalent production was 4,086 MBOED, against 3,364 a year earlier. U.S. and worldwide output both set company records. Source
  • Lower crude and liquids prices: Average Brent was $69 a barrel against $80 a year earlier. U.S. liquids realization was $48.12 a barrel against $54.86, and U.S. natural gas realization was $1.77 per MCF against $0.55. Source
  • Adjusted free cash flow rose: Adjusted free cash flow was $7.0 billion against $4.6 billion, with a TCO loan repayment and higher asset sales proceeds. Free cash flow was $4.9 billion against $5.6 billion. Source
  • Yellowtail reached first oil: Yellowtail is the fourth development in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek block to reach first oil. Source
  • ENN LNG agreement in China: The second long-term LNG sales agreement with ENN Global Trading in China adds to the company’s LNG value chain. Source

“The integration of Hess is progressing well, unlocking synergies across our operations and positioning Chevron as a premier global energy company,”

Mike Wirth, Chevron’s chairman and chief executive officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Quarterly dividend SourcePayable December 10, 2025$1.71 per shareKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Ended: Sold the company’s interest in Block A-18 at the Malaysia-Thailand joint development area. Source
  • New: Sanctioned the Hammerhead project, the seventh Stabroek block development in Guyana. Source
  • New: Announced a second long-term LNG sales agreement with ENN Global Trading in China. Source
  • New: Entered agreement to explore three offshore blocks in Peru and two frontier blocks in Guinea-Bissau. Source
  • Guidance kept: Quarterly dividend declared at $1.71 per share, the same amount as the previous quarter. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Reported earnings down from last year: Reported earnings were $3.5 billion, or $1.82 diluted, against $4.5 billion and $2.48 a year earlier. Adjusted earnings were $3.6 billion, or $1.85 per diluted share, against $2.51. Source
  • Hess costs reduced reported earnings: A net loss of $235 million reflected severance and other Hess transaction costs, partly offset by fair value measurement of Hess shares. Foreign currency effects increased earnings by $147 million. Source
  • Record production, 21 percent higher: Net oil-equivalent production was 4,086 MBOED, against 3,364 a year earlier. U.S. and worldwide output both set company records. Source
  • Legacy production growth drivers: Hess contributed 495 MBOED and legacy Chevron production added 227 MBOED, led by the Permian Basin, the TCO ramp-up and the Gulf of America. Source

Segments and regions

  • U.S. upstream earnings lower: U.S. upstream earned $1,282 million against $1,946 million, with lower liquids realizations and Hess severance and transaction costs, partly offset by higher sales volumes. Source
  • International upstream earnings lower: International upstream earned $2,020 million against $2,643 million. Earnings from legacy Hess, mainly Guyana, partly offset lower affiliate earnings, realizations and asset sales. Source
  • U.S. downstream earnings higher: U.S. downstream earned $638 million against $146 million, on higher refined product margins and lower operating expenses. Source
  • International downstream earnings higher: International downstream earned $499 million against $449 million, mainly through favorable foreign currency effects, with lower refined product margins. Source

“U.S. and worldwide production hit new company records, up 27 percent and 21 percent, respectively, from last year.”

Mike Wirth, Chevron’s chairman and chief executive officer

Products and throughput

  • U.S. refinery inputs rose: U.S. refinery crude unit inputs rose 7 percent, mainly on added Pasadena, Texas capacity after completion of the Light Tight Oil project. Source
  • International refinery inputs rose: International refinery crude inputs rose 6 percent, mainly on lower turnaround activity at the affiliate refinery in Singapore. Source
  • Refined product sales mixed: U.S. refined product sales fell 1 percent year on year, while international refined product sales rose 1 percent from the year-ago period. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Lower crude and liquids prices: Average Brent was $69 a barrel against $80 a year earlier. U.S. liquids realization was $48.12 a barrel against $54.86, and U.S. natural gas realization was $1.77 per MCF against $0.55. Source
  • All Other net charges increased: All Other net charges were $900 million against $697 million. A favorable fair market valuation adjustment for Hess shares partly offset the higher items. Source
  • International liquids realization lower: International liquids realization was $63.16 a barrel against $70.59, and international natural gas realization was $6.88 per MCF against $7.46. Source

Capital, cash and returns

  • Operating cash flow lower year on year: Cash flow from operations was $9.4 billion against $9.7 billion. A working capital swing was the main drag, partly offset by higher TCO cash distributions. Source
  • Adjusted free cash flow rose: Adjusted free cash flow was $7.0 billion against $4.6 billion, with a TCO loan repayment and higher asset sales proceeds. Free cash flow was $4.9 billion against $5.6 billion. Source
  • Capex higher on legacy Hess assets: Capital expenditures rose from a year earlier on spend on legacy Hess assets. Affiliate capex fell to $429 million on lower TCO spend. Source
  • Cash returned to shareholders: Management also cited over $78 billion returned to shareholders in the last three years. Source
  • Return on capital employed lower: Return on capital employed was 7.6 percent against 10.1 percent a year earlier. Source
  • Net debt ratio rose: Net debt ratio was 15.1 percent at September 30, 2025, up from 10.4 percent at December 31, 2024. Source

Strategy and projects

  • Yellowtail reached first oil: Yellowtail is the fourth development in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek block to reach first oil. Source
  • Hammerhead sanctioned in Guyana: The Hammerhead project was sanctioned and is the seventh Stabroek block development. Source
  • ENN LNG agreement in China: The second long-term LNG sales agreement with ENN Global Trading in China adds to the company’s LNG value chain. Source
  • Peru and Guinea-Bissau exploration blocks: The agreement covers three offshore blocks in the Trujillo basin in Peru and two frontier blocks in Guinea-Bissau, for exploration. Source
  • Leviathan gas exports to Egypt: The agreement was extended to increase natural gas exports from Israel’s Leviathan field to Egypt. Source
  • Assets joining streamlined structure: Other acquired assets are being integrated into the company’s streamlined organizational structure, according to the release. Source

Coming up, as management said on 31 October 2025

  • Dividend payable December 10: The $1.71 quarterly dividend is payable December 10, 2025, to holders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2025. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Refinery crude unit inputs, U.S. Source1,064 MBD
Refinery crude unit inputs, international Source663 MBD
Capital expenditures Source$4.4 billion

Risks management discussed

  • External: Lower crude oil prices reduced reported earnings year on year, alongside Hess-related costs. Source
  • Demand: Earnings from the 50 percent-owned chemicals affiliate were lower, partly offsetting downstream gains. Source
  • Operational: Asset sales in Canada and the Republic of Congo reduced international production growth. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.