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BP PLC BP

US equityMarket cap rank #135Safe-Haven Assets
$44.41
−$0.08 (-0.18%)
Pre-market · Sep 25, 5:20 am ET
After hours $44.41 0.00%
Open$45.00
Prev close$44.49
Day range$44.09 – $45.55
Volume13.05M
Market cap$114.37B
P/E (TTM)21.2
Dividend yield4.50%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

BP at a glance

BP last changed hands at $44.41 (down 0.18%). At $114.37B, BP PLC is ranked #135 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

Over a full year the shares have ranged across $31.12 to $47.14, which puts the current price roughly 83% of the way up that band. Holders are ahead 32.4% over twelve months, and up 19.2% across the last three months.

On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($43.38) and 200-day ($40.57) moving averages; RSI is 52, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 28% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $69.11B, up 48.2% from a year earlier, with $4.33B of net profit (a 2.5% margin).

Buyers are paying 21.2 times trailing earnings, 80% below its five-year average of 106.1. The median for its industry group is 19.0.

7 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "hold". The mean target, $45.71, sits 2.9% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

BP PLC: the business

BP is a U.K. oil and gas company that has been slowing its shift to renewables and putting more money back into oil and gas production.

What tends to move it. Oil and gas prices, refining margins and its debt reduction plan are what investors look at first.

Where the case gets weaker. Falling oil and gas prices or weaker refining margins would slow the debt reduction plan investors are counting on, and having pulled back from renewables, BP has less of a diversified buffer if fossil fuel prices stay depressed.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-0.2%
1 week
-2.2%
1 month
+3.6%
3 months
+19.2%
6 months
+0.1%
Year to date
+32.6%
1 year
+32.4%
Day range
$44.09$45.55
52-week range
$31.12$47.14

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bullish

4 bullish · 3 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-0.1%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average+2.4%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average+9.5%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)51.7Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)0.33Bearish
Bollinger band position49%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$43.97 / $44.01
Average price today$44.77
Volume13.05MAvg (90d) 9.25M
Turnover$584.40M
Turnover rate0.52%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio1.24vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude3.27%
Market cap$114.37B
Float market cap$111.03B
Shares outstanding2.50B
EPS (TTM)$0.02
P/E (TTM)21.22
P/B1.96
Book value / share$22.69
Earnings yield0.09%
Dividend (TTM)$2.00 / shareYield 4.50%
Net profit (TTM)$51.51M
Net assets$58.43B
30-day volatility28.1%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.62%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-23.2%-5.4% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 25, 2026 5:20 am ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How BP ranks on BeStock

Market value#135 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#283 of 283
Dividend yield#20 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#43 of 300
Dollar volume today#149 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Set against the peer table: at 21.2x earnings, BP looks expensive against the market, and trades 12% above the 19.0x median among Safe-Haven Assets names. The two comparisons do not always agree.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$69.11B+48.2% YoY
Operating profit$9.03B+117.0% YoY
Net profit$4.33B+124.5% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.47+138.9% YoY
Free cash flow$7.77B+156.0% YoY
Operating cash flow$10.86B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$47.3BSep '24$45.8BDec '24$46.9BMar '25$46.6BJun '25$48.4BSep '25$47.4BDec '25$52.3BMar '26$69.1BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$370.0MSep '24$-1.6BDec '24$982.0MMar '25$1.9BJun '25$1.5BSep '25$-3.1BDec '25$4.2BMar '26$4.3BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin20.0%
Operating margin11.4%
Net margin2.5%
Return on equity9.2%
Return on assets1.9%
Return on invested capital5.6%
Current ratio1.27
Liabilities / assets74.1%
Cash & investments$37.23B
Total debt$69.73B
Net cash (debt)-$32.51B
Free cash flow / sales7.4%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Customers & products$57.16B 73.9%
  • Gas & low carbon energy$11.68B 15.1%
  • Oil production & operations$7.81B 10.1%
  • Other Businesses and Corporate$739.00M 1.0%
Average move on report day±3.8%last 15 reports
Closed higher6 of 1540% of the time
Best reaction+8.4%
Worst reaction-8.1%

Stock move on the day after each report

-5.4%2024/Q3+0.4%2024/Q4-3.6%2025/Q1+3.4%2025/Q2+0.7%2025/Q3-5.7%2025/Q4+0.8%2026/Q1-4.1%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings21.7x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 70th percentile, 5-year average 106.1x

#1676 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book2.0x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 95th percentile, 5-year average 1.5x

#2883 of 5300 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales0.5x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 84th percentile, 5-year average 0.5x

#978 of 5139 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

-534x507x1,548x2,589xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$41.60
Price vs. fair value+6.8%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
UncertaintyHigh

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusHold
Analysts7
Average target$45.71+2.9% vs. price
  • Buy 14%
  • Hold 71%
  • Sell 14%
Low $37.00Now $44.41Avg $45.71High $53.00

Latest rating actions

  • 16 Sep 2026EvercoreHOLD · PT $52.00
  • 3 Sep 2026Piper SandlerHOLD · PT $46.00
  • 7 Aug 2026Piper SandlerHOLD · PT $43.00
  • 6 Aug 2026TD CowenHOLD · PT $41.00
  • 6 Aug 2026Freedom Capital MarketsHOLD · PT $43.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership80.9%+1.27 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,652-25 vs. prior quarter
Short interest0.25% of floatDays to cover 1.0 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share14.4%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

9%13%18%22%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$90.50M (5 inflow days, 15 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)4.50%
Last dividend$0.52Ex-date 14 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$0.50
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

2.4120182.4420191.8920201.2920211.3820221.6720231.8320241.962025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout shrank by roughly 2.9% a year.

BP stock: common questions

How is BP PLC stock doing today?

$44.41 is the latest print for BP, a move of -0.18% against yesterday's close of $44.49. Today's low and high so far: $44.09 and $45.55.

How big is BP PLC?

Equity value comes to $114.37B at the current price. By that measure it is number 135 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does BP sell for?

Buyers pay 21.2 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $0.02). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 106.1, and today's level ranks in the 70th percentile of its own history.

Is BP near its 52-week high or low?

The year's floor is $31.12 and the ceiling $47.14. Shares are 5.8% away from that ceiling.

Does BP PLC pay a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 4.50% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 14, 2026.

Is BP rated a buy by Wall Street?

Of 7 analysts, 14% say buy, 71% hold and 14% sell. Price targets average $45.71, with the most cautious at $37.00 and the most optimistic at $53.00.

What kind of company is BP PLC?

BP is a U.K. oil and gas company that has been slowing its shift to renewables and putting more money back into oil and gas production.

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