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ConocoPhillips (COP) — Price target calculator

Interactive scenarios for ConocoPhillips (COP) at about $120.46. Default base case lands near $268.37 in 5 years from 29% growth and a 13× exit P/E — about a 17.4% CAGR.

Stock price

$120.46

TTM EPS

$5.88

P/E (TTM)

14.7

5Y median P/E

12.7

Market cap

$147.56B

TTM metrics calculated from the four most recent reported quarters, ending (reported ).

Key takeaways

ConocoPhillips (COP) trades at about $120.46 with a trailing P/E near 14.7× on TTM EPS of about $5.88. That multiple is about 16% above the 5-year median of 12.7×. Over the trailing 5 fiscal years, diluted EPS has shown a 0.1% decline per year.

Consensus from 12 analysts implies about 67.4% growth next year on an average estimate of $9.84 (range $8.95 – $12.36). Plugging the defaults into the calculator (29% growth, 13× exit P/E, 5-year horizon) yields a base-case price near $268.37, an implied about a 17.4% CAGR. These figures are illustrative and depend entirely on your assumptions — they are not forecasts of future returns.

Valuation verdict

Trading at premium

COP trades at about 14.7× earnings, roughly 15.7% above the 5-year median of 12.7×. Under the model's base case the implied annual return is about a 17.4% CAGR — illustrative, not a forecast.

Analyst consensus and historical context

12 analysts cover ConocoPhillips (COP) for the next fiscal year, with EPS estimates spanning $8.95 on the low end and $12.36 on the high end and an average of $9.84. Versus the latest TTM EPS of about $5.88, that consensus implies roughly 67.4% growth next year. That sits a notable shift from the trailing 5-year EPS history of a 0.1% decline per year, which is one useful sanity check on whether consensus is anchored to history or expecting a regime change. The bear, base, and bull defaults below derive their EPS growth assumptions from this consensus range so the calculator stays anchored to what the sell-side currently expects.

Scenario calculator

Enter EPS growth and exit P/E per scenario. The chart starts at the current share price (Now) and transitions the P/E from today's trailing multiple toward your Exit P/E over the horizon. Same live price and TTM EPS as the rest of the page.

Whole number from 1 to 10 years.
bear
Percent per year from negative thirty to fifty. Use a period or comma as the decimal separator.
Exit price-to-earnings multiple, whole number from 5 to 80.
base
Percent per year from negative thirty to fifty. Use a period or comma as the decimal separator.
Exit price-to-earnings multiple, whole number from 5 to 80.
bull
Percent per year from negative thirty to fifty. Use a period or comma as the decimal separator.
Exit price-to-earnings multiple, whole number from 5 to 80.

Implied price path (by year)

Paths start at $120.46 (Now); the P/E transitions from today's trailing multiple toward Exit P/E by the horizon year.

2031 (horizon)

PriceTotalCAGR
bear$115.02-4.5%-0.9%
base$268.37+122.8%+17.4%
bull$420.97+249.5%+28.4%

Base case: with about 29% growth per year and a 13× exit multiple over 5 years, the model lands COP near $268.37 — an implied about a 17.4% CAGR.

Sensitivity (base case)

Sensitivity grid — sweeps EPS growth and exit P/E around your base inputs. Simple mode only; bear, bull, and Advanced (revenue) paths are not included.

Implied share price at the horizon for each combination: EPS growth in the rows, exit P/E in the columns; other settings stay fixed.

Row axis: EPS growth. Column axis: exit P/E.Exit P/E →↓ EPS growth3×8×13×18×23×
19%$38$109$179$250$321
24%$47$133$220$307$394
29%$57$163$268$374$480
34%$69$197$324$452$580
39%$82$236$390$543$697
LegendGreen: >10% above today's priceAmber: within ±10%Red: >10% below today's price

Shade depth: darker fill within the same color band means a higher implied price in that cell (across the grid).

Annual diluted EPS

GAAP diluted earnings per share by fiscal year (from reported statements). Use it as context for the EPS growth assumptions in the scenario calculator above — not a forecast.

Across 14 fiscal years, diluted EPS went from about $6.72 in 2012 to about $6.35 in 2025.

Scale: -3.57 to 14.57 EPS; horizontal line at 0. Fiscal years with no row in the database are omitted.

Diluted EPS year-over-year change

Percent change vs the previous fiscal year in this series. If a fiscal year is missing in the database, the comparison is to the prior available year (not necessarily the prior calendar year).

Year-over-year EPS change in this window ranged from a high of +139.6% to a low of -164.8%.

Historical multiples

Each bar is the trailing five-year range (low left, high right). Gray fill from low to today; dot = today; amber tick = median. Low, median, and high are listed under each bar.

P/EToday14.7· at high
5Y low8.1
5Y high14.7
Median12.7
P/SToday2.0
5Y low1.9
5Y high2.5
Median2.1
EV/EBITDAToday5.8
5Y low4.3
5Y high6.0
Median5.6
PEG 0.35PEG below 1 often signals lower valuation vs growth (not a recommendation).

Net debt

$16.9B

Beta

0.15

Vs market benchmark

Return drivers (illustrative)

Historical EPS growth and where today’s P/E sits vs its five-year median — same P/E basis as the scenario price paths chart above.

Historical EPS growth

5Y EPS CAGR-0.1%
0%100% CAGR

Compound annual growth of reported diluted EPS over the last five fiscal years.

Vs median P/E

P/E vs 5Y median+15.7%
50%+50%At median0%

Current P/E is above the trailing five-year median (richer valuation vs that history).

Your EPS growth vs next-year analyst consensus

Same basis for every column: one-step implied EPS growth (next-year average estimate vs TTM). Consensus uses 12 EPS estimates. Δ (pts) is your growth minus consensus in percentage points, not “percent of consensus.”

ScenarioYour growthConsensusΔ (pts)
bear+10.6%+67.4%-56.8 pts
base+29.2%+67.4%-38.2 pts
bull+41.1%+67.4%-26.3 pts

Frequently asked questions

How is COP's price target calculated?

Price targets here use projected EPS × exit P/E. Future EPS = TTM EPS × (1 + growth)^years, then price = future EPS × P/E. The tool pre-fills analyst consensus and historical ranges for ConocoPhillips (COP) so you can compare your assumptions to the data.

What is COP's base-case price target?

With about 29% annual EPS growth and a 13× exit P/E over 5 years based on consensus from 12 analysts, the base case for ConocoPhillips (COP) lands near $268.37, implying roughly 17.4% CAGR. This is illustrative, not a forecast.

What P/E ratio should I use for COP?

Defaults use the 5-year median P/E (about 12.7×) for the base case, the 25th percentile for bear and the 75th for bull. Adjust the Exit P/E sliders if you have a different valuation view.

What is COP's expected return in this model?

Expected return depends on your assumptions. The calculator reports CAGR = (Future price / Current price)^(1/Years) − 1. This is illustrative only and not investment advice.

What growth rate do analysts expect for COP?

Consensus from 12 analysts implies about 67.4% next-year EPS growth for ConocoPhillips (COP) versus the latest TTM. The base case uses analyst-derived defaults; tweak the EPS growth slider if you disagree.

Is COP's P/E high or low historically?

COP currently trades at about 14.7× earnings, 15.7% above its 5-year median of 12.7×. The historical multiples card shows the full 5- and 10-year range.

How fast has COP's EPS grown over the past 5 years?

ConocoPhillips (COP) grew diluted EPS at about -0.1% per year over the trailing 5 fiscal years. Historical growth is one input; the bull and bear cases let you pressure-test what happens if the next 5 years differ.

What time horizon does the price target use?

The default horizon is 5 years; you can change it from 1 to 10 years. Longer horizons compound EPS growth and re-rating effects more strongly, so total returns become more sensitive to assumptions.

Is this a recommendation to buy or sell COP?

No. The price-target calculator is an educational tool that turns explicit growth and P/E assumptions into a model price. Peers in the Energy sector are listed below for context. It is not investment advice and does not predict future returns.

Peers in the Energy sector

8 active peers sorted by market cap

Use this list as a quick valuation context: open any peer's price target page to see how its bear, base and bull scenarios compare with COP's. The list is filtered to active common stock and excludes ETFs and funds; it is sorted by market cap and updates with the daily company-data refresh.

How the COP price target is calculated

We project a future price by compounding trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings per share at an assumed growth rate, then applying an exit price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple at the end of the horizon. Defaults are anchored to analyst consensus EPS for the bear, base, and bull cases and to historical P/E percentiles (25th / 50th / 75th) so each scenario reflects a different but defensible mix of growth and re-rating. Total return is the gap between today's price and the modelled future price; CAGR is the annualised version of that return. The same TTM EPS, scenario sliders, and disclaimers are used across every ticker.

TTM EPS
Trailing twelve-month diluted EPS — the sum of the last four quarterly diluted EPS values from reported filings.
Exit P/E
The P/E ratio assumed at the end of the projection horizon. Defaults use 5-year median P/E for the base case.
CAGR
Compound annual growth rate; the per-year return that compounds to the same end value as the modelled price.
Bear / Base / Bull
Three pre-set scenarios spanning conservative through optimistic combinations of EPS growth and exit P/E.

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