Chevron (CVX), Exxon (XOM) and BP (BP) are part of Zacks Earnings Preview

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – September 6, 2022 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Chevron CVX, Exxon XOM and  BP BP.

Exploring the Energy Sector's Ongoing Earnings Boom

High oil prices are problematic for the broader economy, but they are a boon for oil patch operators.

The pandemic was tough on the oil patch, with the immediate aftermath of Covid lockdowns pushing oil futures into negative territory. But the rebound was equally impressive.

The group lost money in the second quarter of 2020, when transportation activities came to a halt as a result of Covid lockdowns.

The sector's profitability picture is even more impressive on an annual basis.

What this data is telling us is that the Zacks Energy sector is currently expected to bring in $208.4 billion in fiscal 2022 and $65.9 billion in the second quarter of FY22.

Interestingly, the sector's expected earnings haul in 2022, as well as current estimates for the next two years, represent all-time records for the space, easily surpassing the previous record set in 2008 when oil prices had gone above $140 per barrel.

Energy is one of just a few sectors enjoying positive estimate revisions. In fact, the current aggregate 2022 estimate for total sector earnings has almost doubled in the last four months.

The revisions trend for next year is no less impressive.

As would be expected, all players in the space are benefiting from this favorable trend. Chevron is representative of its super major peers, with its full-year 2022 and 2023 estimates going up roughly +8% and +15.3% in the last three months, respectively. We see comparable revision trends with Exxon, BP and others.

Given this impressive revisions trend, it is no surprise that the sector has been the leader in stock market performance lately.

How sustainable or otherwise these gains are will be determined by how enduring the current commodity-price gains turn out to be. These stocks don't need spiking oil prices, what they do need instead are stable prices. Greater confidence in the forward price curve will keep the revisions trend in the positive territory, which should help these stocks not only sustain their recent gains, but actually build on them.

The Overall Earnings Picture Beyond the Energy Sector

The Q2 earnings season turned out to be fairly good; not great, but not bad either. The market was anxious ahead of the start of the Q2 earnings season that we may see all-around downbeat guidance from management teams. A number of companies did guide lower, but the trend was hardly widespread, with far more companies reiterating or raising guidance.

For 2022 Q3, total S&P 500 earnings are currently expected to be up +1.4% on +9.4% higher revenues.

Estimates have come down since the quarter got underway, even with estimates for the Energy sector offsetting the negative revisions trend.

For a detailed look at the overall earnings picture, including expectations for the coming periods, please check out our weekly Earnings Trends report  >>>> Looking Ahead to Q3 Earnings Amid Persistent Inflation and Rising Rates 

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