BP p.l.c. (BP) Stock

About BP p.l.c.

BP p.l.c. operates as a global energy company, offering a wide array of carbon-based and sustainable products and services. Its operations are structured across three primary segments: Gas & Low Carbon Energy, Oil Production & Operations, and Customers & Products. The Gas & Low Carbon Energy division is responsible for the extraction and integrated generation of natural gas and power. It actively trades gas and both renewable and non-renewable electricity. This segment also manages onshore and offshore wind farms and develops innovative solutions like hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage facilities. Meanwhile, the Oil Production & Operations segment focuses on crude oil extraction. The Customers & Products arm encompasses a diverse portfolio, including convenience stores and retail fuel sales, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and the Castrol lubricants brand. It extends its reach to aviation and business-to-business (B2B) services, alongside midstream operations (like transportation and storage), refining activities, oil trading, and the expanding bioenergy sector. Established in 1908, BP maintains its headquarters in London, United Kingdom.

BP p.l.c. is led by CEO Carol-Lee Howle, employs 100,500 people, headquartered in London, GB, publicly traded since 1977.

BP p.l.c. (BP) stock trades at $43.32 with a market capitalization of $113.61B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 34.95, price-to-book of 7.99, price-to-sales of 0.59. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $29.58 and $48.27, and currently trades 10.3% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 4.30%.

On profitability, BP p.l.c. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 5.84%, return on capital employed of 20.90%, an operating margin of 8.17%, a net profit margin of 1.62%.

In its most recent fiscal year, BP p.l.c. reported annual revenue of $189.3B, net profit of $55.0M, revenue has compounded at 12.3% a year over the last five years.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.26, total assets of $278.5B, $36.6B in cash and equivalents.

BP has an average daily trading volume of 8,966,424 shares, a beta of -0.24 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.bp.com