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CVX (Chevron) Interest Coverage : 30.24 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Chevron Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Chevron's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $4,959 Mil. Chevron's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-164 Mil. Chevron's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 30.24. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chevron's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CVX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13   Med: 21.02   Max: 77.42
Current: 42.54


CVX's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
79.81% of 728 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.075 vs CVX: 42.54

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Chevron Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chevron's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Chevron Interest Coverage Chart

Chevron Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 - 22.72 77.42 55.93

Chevron Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 59.52 45.06 50.44 49.47 30.24

Competitive Comparison of Chevron's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Chevron's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Chevron's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chevron's Interest Coverage falls into.



Chevron Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Chevron's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Chevron's Interest Expense was $-469 Mil. Its Operating Income was $26,229 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $20,307 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*26229/-469
=55.93

Chevron's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Chevron's Interest Expense was $-164 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4,959 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $20,697 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*4959/-164
=30.24

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Chevron  (NYSE:CVX) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Chevron Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Chevron Business Description

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 3.1 million of barrels of oil equivalent a day, including 7.7 million cubic feet a day of natural gas and 1.8 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 US and Asia for total refining capacity of 1.8 million barrels of oil a day. Proven reserves at year-end 2023 stood at 11.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent, including 6.0 billion barrels of liquids and 30.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Executives
Michael K Wirth officer: Executive Vice President 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Jeff B Gustavson officer: 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
Alana K Knowles officer: VP and Controller 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Pierre R Breber officer: Vice President and President 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
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
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