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BP PLC

BP#72 of 134 by buybacks

LSE · Energy · Oil & Gas Integrated · UK

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Buybacks · TTM to Jun 2026$3.32Blatest four quarters
Buyback yield—repurchases ÷ market cap
Dividends · TTM to Jun 2026$5.10Bdividend yield —
Shareholder yield—buybacks + dividends ÷ market cap
Shares outstanding · 5 yr−21.5%15.7B shares (2026)
Buybacks ÷ free cash flow21%payout incl. dividends 52%
Buybacks and dividends by fiscal year
Cash returned to shareholders, in USD. Fiscal years end in December.
Shares outstanding
Share count down 21.5% over roughly five years. Falling is what a real buyback looks like.
Quarterly repurchases
Last 8 reported quarters, in USD. Orange bars mark quarters where the company issued more shares than it bought.

Fiscal-year detail

From the cash-flow statement as reported, in USD. Negative repurchases mean net share issuance.

Fiscal yearRepurchasesDividendsFree cash flow
FY2025Dec 2025$4.49B$5.06B$11.3B
FY2024Dec 2024$7.13B$5.00B$12.0B
FY2023Dec 2023$7.92B$4.81B$17.8B
FY2022Dec 2022$10.00B$4.36B$28.9B
FY2021Dec 2021$3.15B$4.30B$12.7B
FY2020Dec 2020$776M$6.34B−$144M
FY2019Dec 2019$1.51B$6.95B$10.4B

Repurchases in FY2025 were −37.1% versus the prior year.

About BP PLC

BP p.l.c., an integrated energy company, engages in the oil and gas business worldwide. The company operates through Gas & Low Carbon Energy, Oil Production & Operations, and Customers & Products segments. It engages in the production of natural gas, marketing, and trading activities, as well as solar, wind, and hydrogen businesses. The company also offers aviation fuel products and services, such as jet fuel; aviation gasoline; UL91 aviation fuel; and sustainable aviation fuel. In addition, it engages in the conve…

Market cap
GBX 90.6B
P/E (trailing)
23.5×
Fiscal year end
December
ISIN
GB0007980591
Reporting currency
USD
Data updated
Oct 10, 2026
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