What is Chevron's operating cash flow?

Chevron (CVX) reported operating cash flow of $2.51B in Q1 2026.

How has Chevron's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Chevron's operating cash flow decreased by 51.6% year-over-year, from $5.19B to $2.51B.

What is the long-term trend for Chevron's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Chevron's operating cash flow has grown at a 3.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $29.19B to $33.94B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Chevron CVX Operating Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow at other companies

Exxon MobilXOM

$8.71B-32.8%

World KinectWKC

-$46.4M-141%

EOG ResourcesEOG

$2.97B+29.6%

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.PARR

-$40.71M-2,810%

ConocoPhillipsCOP

$4.3B-29.8%

NewMarketNEU

$124.03M+3.1%

Other financials

Income statement

See full

Revenue$48.6B+2.1%

Gross profit$20.3B+7.1%

Net income$2.2B-36.9%

EPS (diluted)$1.11-44.5%

Balance sheet

See full

Cash & equivalents$6.3B+2.4%

Total debt$45.4B+53.1%

Total equity$183.72B+23.1%

Total assets$329.55B+28.5%

Cash flow

See full

CapEx$4.1B+3.5%

Free cash flow-$1.5B-223%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$343.03B+32.4%

Enterprise value$382.14B+35.3%

P/E31.2×+14.6×

P/S1.8×+0.5×

Profitability

See full

Gross margin43.2%+2.8pp

Net margin5.8%-2.0pp

FCF margin7.3%+0.5pp

Returns & leverage

See full

Return on equity6.6%-3.5pp

Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Chevron in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Chevron’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Ask your AI about Chevron's operating cash flow.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI

Claude

Questions, answered.

What is Chevron's operating cash flow?: Chevron (CVX) reported operating cash flow of $2.51B in Q1 2026.
How has Chevron's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Chevron's operating cash flow decreased by 51.6% year-over-year, from $5.19B to $2.51B.
What is the long-term trend for Chevron's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Chevron's operating cash flow has grown at a 3.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $29.19B to $33.94B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.