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Oil price volatility will always affect Chevron 's (CVX 1.61%) financial results. That was evident in the first quarter as its earnings fell compared to the year-ago period.
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CVX paid $3 billion in dividends during the first quarter and spent around $3.9 billion in capital and exploratory expenditures.
Hotter-Than-Expected Nonfarm Payrolls for April.
Monthly jobs stayed at a healthy level, with wage growth cooling. Pre-market traders love it, sending major indexes up higher this morning.
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX, ETR:CHV) said on Friday it will sharply reduce share repurchases this quarter to between $2.5 billion and $3 billion, down about 30% from the prior period, as lower oil and gas prices dented profits. Despite the slowdown, the oil major maintained its annual buyback guidance of $10 billion to $20 billion.
Chevron (CVX) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.18 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.15 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.93 per share a year ago.
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ExxonMobil (XOM) reported better first-quarter results than analysts expected Friday, while rival Chevron (CVX) beat profit estimates but fell just short of revenue forecasts.
The major oil companies' results were hurt by narrow refining margins, lower oil prices and rising costs.
Chevron's profit declined more than 30% compared with the same quarter in 2024 as oil prices have sold off steeply. FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station is seen in Austin, Texas, U.S., October 23, 2023.