# BP p.l.c. (BP) — Stock CV

BP p.l.c. is a $119B energy company. Revenue grew 0.1% over the last year, it keeps 0¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~2.2 years of free cash flow. It trades at 21.8× earnings.

> BP is an integrated energy company that explores for, produces, and refines oil and gas around the world. In 2025, it produced 1.2 million barrels of liquids and 6.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: BP
- **Sector**: Energy
- **Employees**: 93 700
- **Website**: https://www.bp.com
- **Market cap**: $119B
- **Last price**: $46.25
- **Financial profile**: Mixed

## Vitals (FY2025)

- **Revenue**: $188B
- **Net income**: $54.0M
- **Free cash flow**: $16.1B
- **Net debt**: $35.5B
- **P/E**: 21.8
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 0.1%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 75 |
| Growth | 31 |
| Profitability | 35 |
| Health | 52 |
| Quality | 90 |
| Moat | 42 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 9 of 11 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +0.1% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $54.0M FY2025
- [ ] Profit growing — -86.2% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $16.1B FY2025
- [x] Debt under control — ~2.2y of cash flow to repay
- [x] Established company — $119B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -13.6% shares over ~5y
- [ ] Proven track record — 4/5 profitable years
- [x] Financially stable — Altman Z 2.9 — grey
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 4.30%
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 21.8

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2023** — Best year on record: $15.2B net income
- **FY2021** — First recorded profitable year: $7.56B net income
- **FY2021** — Revenue already above $100B: $156B in first reported year
- **FY2021** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 5-year streak
- **2017** — BP invested $200 million to acquire a 43% stake in the solar energy developer Lightsource Renewable Energy,…
- **2008** — At the same year it was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange where its share were traded until delisting in 2008
- **2002** — BP acquired the majority of Veba Öl AG, a subsidiary of VEBA AG
- **2000** — Together with the acquisition of ARCO in 2000, BP became owner of a 33.5% stake in the Olympic Pipeline
- **1997** — It acquired a 10% stake for $571 million in the Russian oil company Sidanco
- **1987** — The Kuwait Investment Office purchased a 10.06% interest in BP, becoming the largest institutional…
- **1984** — Standard Oil of California was renamed the Chevron Corporation
- **1969** — The Canadian holding company of British Petroleum was renamed BP Canada in 1969
- **1914** — The British government acquired a controlling interest (50.0025%) in the company, at the urging of Winston…
- **1909** — BP's origins date back to the founding of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in 1909, established as a subsidiary of the…

## Strengths

- None stand out in the data.

## Watch-outs

- Loss-making in 1 of the recent years

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $156B | $7.56B | $28.9B |
| FY2022 | $239B | -$2.49B | $17.8B |
| FY2023 | $208B | $15.2B | $12.0B |
| FY2024 | $187B | $390M | $11.3B |
| FY2025 | $188B | $54.0M | $16.1B |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/BP — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.