BP p.l.c. (BP) is a publicly traded company in the Energy — Oil & Gas Integrated industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
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.
Is BP p.l.c. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
BP p.l.c. (BP) trades at 25.2× earnings (P/E), against a median of 17.3× across the 140 energy companies above $2bn in Kaplio's universe. No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (25.2) does not tell whether it is cheap.
Kaplio overview: BP p.l.c.
Market cap $132B · 52 weeks $33 – $51 (2 % below the high) · P/E 25.2× · 2027 expected P/E 9.3× · Dividend 4.0 % · 4 years rising · Next earnings October 30, 2026 · expected EPS $2.66 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Aug 4.
- Valuation: P/E 25.2× (no verdict).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 2.7 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.5× (solid).
- Earnings: 6 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it is a cyclical and today's P/E (25.2) does not tell whether it is cheap.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads; on its average earnings over 10 years it trades at 84.6 times.
What matters in energy: 5 of 8 pass
- 5y avg ROIC 2.7 %, fails.
- Capex / Revenue 7.0 %, fails.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 25.2×, fails.
- FCF yield 8.7 %, passes, near the threshold.
- Positive FCF through the cycle 8 de 10 ejercicios, passes, near the threshold.
- Dividend coverage (FCF / div) 2.2×, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 1.5×, passes.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 10y 4.3×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — BP p.l.c.: P/E 25.2×; EV/EBITDA 4.3×; ROIC 5.8 %; $132B. Equinor ASA (P/E 13.0×; EV/EBITDA 2.6×; ROIC 10.7 %; $116B), Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (P/E 6.6×; EV/EBITDA 3.9×; ROIC 12.2 %; $169B), Suncor Energy Inc. (P/E 14.5×; EV/EBITDA 6.8×; ROIC 9.2 %; $93.7B).
Dividend
solid · Yield 4.0 % ($1.95 per ADS in 2025) · Years raising it 4 · 5-year growth +1 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 2.7× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $40.50 a year ($3.38 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 9.53% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.76% |
| Return on Assets | 1.82% |
| Gross Margin | 21.93% |
| Operating Margin | 13.72% |
| Net Margin | 2.50% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 1.24 |
| Current Ratio | 1.27 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.22 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +14.46% |
| 3 months | +11.34% |
| Year-to-date | +44.98% |
| 1 year | +44.81% |
| 3 years | +37.64% |
| 5 years | +74.89% |
| 10 years | +47.61% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $2.0172 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | $0.5196 |
| 2026-05-15 | $0.4992 |
| 2026-02-20 | $0.4992 |
| 2025-11-14 | $0.4992 |
| 2025-08-15 | $0.4992 |
| 2025-05-16 | $0.4750 |
| 2025-02-21 | $0.4750 |
| 2024-11-08 | $0.4800 |
| 2024-08-09 | $0.4750 |
| 2024-05-16 | $0.4362 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
Related companies: XOM · CVX · SHEL · TTE · PBR · EQNR · E · SU
Explore sector: Energy · Oil & Gas Integrated
More sections of BP: Financials · Valuation · Statistics · Estimates · Technical · Ownership · News · Events
Discover more: Weekly Radar: the S&P 500 through the Buffett and Lynch methods · Companies that pass the Buffett method today · Companies that pass the Lynch method today · Stocks that pass Graham's defensive investor test today · Investment Academy — learn to analyze stocks