Asset Retirement Obligation
EOG Resources Asset Retirement Obligation increased by 0.3% to $1.57B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.3%, from $1.47B to $1.57B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Asset Retirement Obligation shows an upward trend with a 5.2% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase reflects expanded operational footprints or rising costs for future environmental remediation, impacting long-term balance sheet leverage.
Detailed definition
This represents the total estimated long-term liability for the future retirement of tangible long-lived assets. It acco...
Peer comparison
Standard across oil and gas companies; magnitude is highly correlated with the scale and age of the company's asset base.
other_asset_retirement_obligationHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.23B | $1.22B | $1.23B | $1.13B | $1.15B | $1.27B | $1.33B | $1.32B | $1.33B | $1.50B | $1.51B | $1.52B | $1.45B | $1.45B | $1.46B | $1.47B | $1.48B | $1.54B | $1.57B | $1.57B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.0% | +1.3% | -8.0% | +1.4% | +10.1% | +5.0% | -0.8% | +0.6% | +13.1% | +0.4% | +0.7% | -4.4% | +0.2% | +0.5% | +0.5% | +1.2% | +3.8% | +1.9% | +0.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -6.4% | +4.1% | +7.9% | +16.3% | +15.4% | +18.6% | +13.4% | +15.1% | +9.4% | -3.1% | -3.1% | -3.3% | +2.3% | +6.1% | +7.5% | +7.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is EOG Resources's asset retirement obligation?
- EOG Resources (EOG) reported asset retirement obligation of $1.57B in Q1 2026.
- How has EOG Resources's asset retirement obligation changed year-over-year?
- EOG Resources's asset retirement obligation increased by 7.3% year-over-year, from $1.47B to $1.57B.
- What is the long-term trend for EOG Resources's asset retirement obligation?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), EOG Resources's asset retirement obligation has grown at a 5.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.22B to $1.57B.
- What does asset retirement obligation mean?
- The total estimated cost to dismantle and clean up assets at the end of their useful life.