ConocoPhillips Accretion of asset retirement obligations increased by 1.1% to $95.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.8%, from $85.00M to $95.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Accretion of asset retirement obligations shows an upward trend with a 11.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase reflects the growing present value of future environmental liabilities, which is typical for aging infrastructure portfolios.
Accretion expense represents the increase in the carrying amount of an asset retirement obligation (ARO) due to the pass...
Standard for energy, mining, and utility companies with long-term environmental remediation obligations.
cf_accretion_of_aro| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $63.00M | $61.00M | $56.00M | $61.00M | $61.00M | $60.00M | $68.00M | $68.00M | $68.00M | $68.00M | $79.00M | $80.00M | $80.00M | $80.00M | $85.00M | $94.00M | $95.00M | $94.00M | $95.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.2% | -8.2% | +8.9% | +0.0% | -1.6% | +13.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +16.2% | +1.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +6.3% | +10.6% | +1.1% | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.2% | -1.6% | +21.4% | +11.5% | +11.5% | +13.3% | +16.2% | +17.6% | +17.6% | +17.6% | +7.6% | +17.5% | +18.8% | +17.5% | +11.8% |
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