PetroChina Company Limited: EPS $0.0417 vs $0.0402 expected; revenue $118.2B vs $109.9B
Key Facts
Q3 FY2026 results
| Metric | Actual | Estimate | Surprise | Year ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS (USD) | 0.0417 | 0.0402 | — | 0.0323 |
| Revenue (USD bn) | 118.1900 | 109.8900 | +7.6% | 100.9900 |
Recent reports: actual vs estimate
| Reported | Period | EPS (USD) | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue (USD bn) | Estimate | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Q3 FY2026 | 0.0417 | 0.0402 | — | 118.19 | 109.89 | +7.6% |
| Aug 30, 2026 | Q2 FY2026 | 0.0442 | 0.0545 | — | 116.43 | 108.22 | +7.6% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Q1 FY2026 | 0.0383 | 0.0382 | — | 106.72 | 113.69 | −6.1% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | Q4 FY2025 | 0.0229 | 0.0219 | — | 99.39 | 101.45 | −2.0% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Q3 FY2025 | 0.0323 | 0.0295 | — | 100.99 | 99.51 | +1.5% |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Q2 FY2025 | 0.0288 | 0.0279 | — | 97.20 | 92.94 | +4.6% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Q1 FY2025 | 0.0357 | 0.0310 | — | 103.43 | 95.44 | +8.4% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Q4 FY2024 | 0.0241 | — | — | 93.37 | — | — |
Source: Figures from the EL7 database. Estimates are the analyst consensus carried by our data vendor (FMP), not official figures. Figures are in USD as carried for this US-traded line; the company reports in another currency.
PetroChina Company Limited results: EPS $0.0417 vs $0.0402 expected; revenue $118.2B vs $109.9B. The results cover the company's Q3 FY2026. EPS came in above analysts' estimate by $0.0015; revenue above the estimate by 7.6%. Figures are in USD as carried for this US-traded line; the company reports in CNY.
Revenue was up 17.0% from $101.0 billion a year earlier (Q3 FY2025). EPS was up 29.1% from $0.0323 a year earlier.
What the results mean
PetroChina Company Limited combines oil and gas production with refining, chemicals, fuel marketing, and gas sales and transportation. This diversity means interpreting its results requires examining each business's contribution, since sales growth alone does not explain how profitability is distributed across the group.
Extraction activities are tied to oil and gas prices and the costs of developing and producing resources, while refining and chemicals depend on crude costs, product demand, and processing margins. Fuel marketing and gas sales and transportation add exposure to customer consumption and product flows through the company's network, making the business mix important to understanding earnings quality.
What to watch on the earnings call: Investors should follow management's discussion of how production, refining, chemicals, fuel marketing, and gas contribute to profitability, and how crude costs, production costs, and product demand affect margins. Spending on resource development and transportation networks, alongside the conversion of sales growth into cash flow, also merits attention.
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