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Chevron (Chevron) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 14.96 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Chevron's share price is $157.57. Chevron's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.54. Hence, Chevron's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 14.96.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chevron's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

CVX' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.79   Med: 15.01   Max: 523.97
Current: 14.94

During the past 13 years, Chevron's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 523.97. The lowest was 7.79. And the median was 15.01.

CVX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
68.02% of 591 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 10.03 vs CVX: 14.94

Chevron's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.33. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $10.54.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Chevron was -45.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 130.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 20.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Chevron's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 130.20% per year. The lowest was -38.20% per year. And the median was 14.30% per year.


Chevron Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chevron's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Chevron Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.30 97.97 10.66 9.25 14.18

Chevron Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.25 8.84 10.94 15.72 14.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Chevron's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Chevron Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Chevron's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chevron's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Chevron Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Chevron's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=157.57/10.535
=14.96

Chevron's Share Price of today is $157.57.
Chevron's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10.54.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Chevron  (NYSE:CVX) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Chevron (Chevron) Business Description

Industry
Address
6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA, USA, 94583-2324
Chevron is an integrated energy company with exploration, production, and refining operations worldwide. It is the second-largest oil company in the United States with production of 3.0 million of barrels of oil equivalent a day, including 7.7 million cubic feet a day of natural gas and 1.7 million of barrels of liquids a day. Production activities take place in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Its refineries are in the U.S. and Asia for total refining capacity of 1.8 million barrels of oil a day. Proven reserves at year-end 2022 stood at 11.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, including 6.1 billion barrels of liquids and 30.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Executives
Pierre R Breber officer: Vice President and President 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Jeff B Gustavson officer: Vice President 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Alana K Knowles officer: VP and Controller 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Rhonda J Morris officer: Vice President 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
James William Johnson officer: Senior Vice President 5125 DOLIVER DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77056
Alice P Gast director LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, 27 MEMORIAL DRIVE WEST, BETHLEHEM PA 18015
Michael K Wirth officer: Executive Vice President 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
R. Hewitt Pate officer: VP and General Counsel 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Andrew Nigel Hearne officer: Executive Vice President 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Wanda M Austin director 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Cynthia J Warner director 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Joseph C Geagea officer: Senior Vice President 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Enrique Jr Hernandez director INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC., 210 SOUTH DELACEY AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91105
David A Inchausti officer: Vice Pres. and Comptroller 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Mark A Nelson officer: Vice President 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583

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