Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Chevron Corp., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Chevron Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Chevron Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Chevron Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Current Ratio
Chevron Corp., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 38,187) | 39,369) | 40,508) | 41,128) | 41,732) | 42,790) | 48,351) | 50,343) | 51,503) | 51,188) | 44,709) | 33,738) | 32,137) | 32,973) | 30,433) | 26,078) | 24,803) | 23,732) | 28,562) | 28,329) | 33,988) | 33,087) | 33,671) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 35,718) | 34,027) | 32,940) | 32,258) | 33,263) | 29,847) | 33,735) | 34,208) | 36,883) | 39,121) | 31,203) | 26,791) | 25,188) | 28,147) | 27,480) | 22,183) | 19,664) | 20,825) | 28,235) | 26,530) | 30,233) | 28,829) | 29,951) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.07 | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.47 | 1.40 | 1.31 | 1.43 | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 1.14 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.12 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ConocoPhillips | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.66 | 1.41 | 1.39 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.51 | 1.34 | 1.93 | 2.11 | 2.03 | 2.25 | 2.38 | 2.69 | 2.16 | 2.40 | 2.56 | 1.76 | 1.86 | |||||||
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.48 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.41 | 1.34 | 1.16 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.93 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.77 | |||||||
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 1.00 | 1.04 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.34 | 1.17 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 0.85 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.33 | 1.20 | 1.23 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 38,187 ÷ 35,718 = 1.07
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Chevron Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Quick Ratio
Chevron Corp., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,699) | 4,008) | 6,278) | 8,178) | 5,797) | 9,292) | 15,668) | 17,678) | 15,164) | 12,029) | 11,671) | 5,640) | 5,998) | 7,527) | 7,076) | 5,596) | 6,866) | 6,855) | 8,492) | 5,686) | 11,697) | 8,513) | 8,699) | |||||||
| Time deposits | 4) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Marketable securities | —) | —) | —) | 45) | 141) | 318) | 130) | 223) | 267) | 341) | 33) | 35) | 34) | 34) | 32) | 31) | 28) | 59) | 50) | 63) | 58) | 58) | 56) | |||||||
| Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance | 19,591) | 20,752) | 20,414) | 19,921) | 21,993) | 19,285) | 19,021) | 20,456) | 22,466) | 26,860) | 23,255) | 18,419) | 16,567) | 15,705) | 14,118) | 11,471) | 9,722) | 8,570) | 10,167) | 13,325) | 12,966) | 14,383) | 14,928) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 24,294) | 24,760) | 26,692) | 28,144) | 27,931) | 28,895) | 34,819) | 38,357) | 37,897) | 39,230) | 34,959) | 24,094) | 22,599) | 23,266) | 21,226) | 17,098) | 16,616) | 15,484) | 18,709) | 19,074) | 24,721) | 22,954) | 23,683) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 35,718) | 34,027) | 32,940) | 32,258) | 33,263) | 29,847) | 33,735) | 34,208) | 36,883) | 39,121) | 31,203) | 26,791) | 25,188) | 28,147) | 27,480) | 22,183) | 19,664) | 20,825) | 28,235) | 26,530) | 30,233) | 28,829) | 29,951) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.12 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.79 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ConocoPhillips | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.21 | 1.46 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.29 | 1.10 | 1.66 | 1.86 | 1.81 | 1.98 | 2.04 | 2.29 | 1.72 | 1.93 | 2.30 | 1.35 | 1.65 | |||||||
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.98 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.48 | |||||||
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.61 | 0.82 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.89 | 0.94 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 24,294 ÷ 35,718 = 0.68
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Chevron Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Cash Ratio
Chevron Corp., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,699) | 4,008) | 6,278) | 8,178) | 5,797) | 9,292) | 15,668) | 17,678) | 15,164) | 12,029) | 11,671) | 5,640) | 5,998) | 7,527) | 7,076) | 5,596) | 6,866) | 6,855) | 8,492) | 5,686) | 11,697) | 8,513) | 8,699) | |||||||
| Time deposits | 4) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Marketable securities | —) | —) | —) | 45) | 141) | 318) | 130) | 223) | 267) | 341) | 33) | 35) | 34) | 34) | 32) | 31) | 28) | 59) | 50) | 63) | 58) | 58) | 56) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 4,703) | 4,008) | 6,278) | 8,223) | 5,938) | 9,610) | 15,798) | 17,901) | 15,431) | 12,370) | 11,704) | 5,675) | 6,032) | 7,561) | 7,108) | 5,627) | 6,894) | 6,914) | 8,542) | 5,749) | 11,755) | 8,571) | 8,755) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 35,718) | 34,027) | 32,940) | 32,258) | 33,263) | 29,847) | 33,735) | 34,208) | 36,883) | 39,121) | 31,203) | 26,791) | 25,188) | 28,147) | 27,480) | 22,183) | 19,664) | 20,825) | 28,235) | 26,530) | 30,233) | 28,829) | 29,951) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.29 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ConocoPhillips | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.91 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 1.18 | 1.46 | 1.58 | 1.92 | 1.35 | 1.45 | 1.69 | 0.95 | 1.12 | |||||||
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.07 | |||||||
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.48 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.23 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 4,703 ÷ 35,718 = 0.13
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Chevron Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then slightly improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |