GLOBAL RESEARCH ARCHIVE
BP.: No Drama, Just Delivery…please
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BP.: No Drama, Just Delivery…please
RBC Europe Limited
Biraj Borkhataria, CFA (Head of Global Energy Transition
Research)
+44 20 7029 7556, biraj.borkhataria@rbccm.com
Adnan Dhanani, CFA (Analyst)
+44 20 7029 7810, adnan.dhanani@rbccm.com
Matthew Russell (Associate)
+44 20 4557 7244, matthew.russell@rbccm.com
June 11, 2026
BP p.l.c. OutperformRESEARCH No Drama, Just Delivery…please LSE: BP.; GBp 540.50; NYSE: BP
Our view: Last week we hosted a roadshow with Kate Thomson, BP’s Price Target GBp 700
CFO in North America. While the tabloid obsession with BP’s boardroom Scenario Analysis*
drama continues, the macro environment remains highly supportive for
BP’s investment case, and we continue to see room for the shares to DownsideScenario CurrentPrice TargetPrice ScenarioUpside
outperform peers. We think investors are seeking clarity on medium term
growth ambitions, as well as the ‘end goal’ for the balance sheet, and we 440.0014% 540.50 700.0034% 840.0060%
discuss both of these in this note, while updating our estimates.EQUITY *Implied Total Returns
Key Statistics Key points: Shares O/S (MM): 15,487.0 Market Cap (MM): 83,707
Setting the scene – questions on governance. BP’s investment case was Dividend: 0.34 Yield: 4.7%
somewhat unusual in that former Chair Albert Manifold was actually part Avg. Daily Volume: 30,978,960
Market Cap in GBP
of the equity story, with him being seen as an ‘agent of change’ by many
investors. Kate insisted that BP’s strategy remains unchanged, with focus on RBC Estimates
de-leveraging and driving efficiency into the business, with some evidence FY Dec 2025A 2026E 2027E 2028E
of this already coming through. Questions around governance were not Production, net 2.31 2.29 2.37 2.35
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