PETROCHINA CO LTD
PCCYFAbout the company
PetroChina Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in a range of petroleum related products, services, and activities in Mainland China and internationally. It operates through the Oil and Gas and New Energy; Refining, Chemicals and New Materials; Sales; and Natural Gas Sales Segments.
Investment snapshot
Positive
2
BUY / PASS
Neutral / negative
6 / 8
NEUTRAL / FAIL
Median fair value
$0.92
-29.6% vs price
Models with upside
3 / 17
Positive margin of safety
Strongest signal
7 of 10 pass — Buffett, Pabrai and Oshaughnessy object
Key risk
12 of 13 flag PCCYF's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Greenblatt +9 more
Framework analysis
| Verdict | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BUY | Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met. |
| PASS | The company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state. |
| NEUTRAL | Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position. |
| FAIL | The company does not clear the framework's requirements. |
| Ranked | Ranked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL. |
Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.
| Metric | Graham Defensive Value | Buffett Quality Compounder | Lynch GARP | Greenblatt Magic Formula | Piotroski F-Score | Dreman Contrarian Value | Munger Quality Focus | Pabrai Dhandho Framework | Akre Three-Legged Stool | Marks Risk-Aware Value | Ackman Activist Value | Templeton Global Bargain Hunter | Sleep Scale Economies Shared | Asness Systematic Factors | Neff Low-P/E Total Return | Schloss Asset-Value Discipline | O'Shaughnessy Systematic Factor Composite |
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| Verdict | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL · Rank #774 (Top 25%) | BUY | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | FAIL | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL |
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| Intrinsic Value (annual) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| Margin of Safety | N/A | +18.2% | N/A | -32.7% | N/A | -465.2% | +49.2% | N/A | -52.9% | -251.4% | +65.3% | -176.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Basis | Annual history · FY 2022 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2022 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2022 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2022 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2023-04-28 Score computed: 2026-11-14 |
Where It Passes
- Cash Flow70% pass✓ 9✗ 3▾
7 of 10 pass — Buffett, Pabrai and Oshaughnessy object
Free Cash Flow Proxy✗BuffettPositive and growingFCF Positive and Growing$21.6B✓LynchPositive and growingOperating Cash Flow$56.6B✓PiotroskiCFO > 0(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=14.73%, ROA=5.59%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAPrice / (CFO / Shares)4.2x✓Dreman< 8xP/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=6.7%✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%FCF Positive8/8 years FCF positive✓MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years(OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap9.1%✓Ackman>= 4%Price / FCF per Share11.0x✓Ackman<= 25Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency8/8 years positive✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available yearsOperating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$21.6B✓Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+6.74%; #1216/4519 (top 26.9%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Where It Falls Short
- Valuation8% pass✓ 7✗ 21▾
12 of 13 flag PCCYF's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Greenblatt +9 more
Price / Book Value per Share1.2x✗Dreman< 1.2x✓Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)Net income / market capitalization+6.70%; #1242/6340 (top 19.6%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionPrice / 3-yr avg EPS84.8x✗Graham<= 15xPrice-to-Book Ratio1.2x✓Graham<= 1.5xP/E x P/B102.60✗Graham<= 22.5Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)EBIT / Enterprise Value9.4%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=9.4%, ROC=16.3%✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Price / EPS✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)Price / (CFO / Shares)4.2x✓Dreman< 8xValuation Reasonableness✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=6.7%✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=1.2x✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0Discount to Intrinsic Value-465.3% (IV=$0.23 vs Price=$1.30)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePrice / FCF per Share11.0x✓Ackman<= 25Price vs. Trailing Low✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)Positive book equity / market capitalization+0.6140; #2482/6449 (top 38.5%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionPrice / Diluted EPS✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)(EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)Price / Tangible Book Value per Share1.21x✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)Book Value per Share Change+9.2%✓SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)Revenue / market capitalization+1.4525; #1371/5247 (top 26.1%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+6.74%; #1216/4519 (top 26.9%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionTrailing six-month price return through the evaluation date✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Efficiency13% pass✓ 2✗ 9▾
7 of 8 flag PCCYF's efficiency — Graham, Buffett, Greenblatt +4 more
Current Ratio0.98✗Graham>= 2.0ROIC (3-5 yr avg)7.6%✗Buffett> 10%ROIC - WACC-2.4%✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)16.3%✗Greenblatt> 25%Current Ratio Change YoY0.93 -> 0.98✓PiotroskiIncreased YoYRevenue / Total Assets Change YoY1.04x -> 1.21x✓PiotroskiImproved YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities0.98✗Dreman> 1.5Return on Invested Capital10.5%✗Munger> 15%ROIC (high and growing)FY2020: ROIC=4.0%; FY2021: ROIC=8.0%; FY2022: ROIC=10.5%✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in eachReinvestment Rate x ROIC6.0% (RR=57% x ROIC=10.5%)✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%ROIC (5-year)0/5 years above 12% (latest 10.5%)✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years - Verdicts18% pass✓ 2✗ 9▾
Split decision: 8 FAIL · 6 NEUTRAL · 1 BUY · 1 PASS
Overall verdict✗GrahamFAIL (2/9)✗BuffettFAIL (2/9)✗LynchFAIL (3/7)✗GreenblattRank #774✓PiotroskiBUY (F-Score 8)✗DremanFAIL (3/11)✓MungerPASS (2/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (2/6)✗MarksFAIL (3/5)•AckmanNEUTRAL (6/9)•TempletonNEUTRAL (5/8)•SleepNEUTRAL (4/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (3/6)•SchlossNEUTRAL (4/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked) - Profitability19% pass✓ 11✗ 24▾
13 of 16 flag PCCYF's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +10 more
Net income / market capitalization+6.70%; #1242/6340 (top 19.6%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionPositive EPS (10 years)6/9 years positive✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 yearsEPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)-11.3%✗Graham>= 33% growthNet Income Positive (10+ years)8/9 years positive✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ yearsROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)5.6%✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)Operating Margin (10-yr trend)6.7% (latest)✓BuffettStable or rising over 10 yearsFree Cash Flow Proxy✗BuffettPositive and growingEarnings Variance (10-yr CoV)0.51✗BuffettCoV < 0.3Retained Earnings Effectiveness✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value createdBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR-11.8%✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passROE10.9%✗Lynch> 15%EBIT / Enterprise Value9.4%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=9.4%, ROC=16.3%✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Net Income / Total Assets5.59%✓PiotroskiROA > 0ROA Change YoY3.68% -> 5.59% (delta: +1.90%)✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=14.73%, ROA=5.59%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAGross Margin Change YoY✗PiotroskiImproved YoYPre-Tax Income / Revenue6.6%✗Dreman>= 8%Net Income / Shareholders' Equity10.9%✗Dreman> 12%Margin of SafetyP/B=1.2x✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15Return on Equity6.6% (3-yr avg)✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)Discount to Intrinsic Value-465.3% (IV=$0.23 vs Price=$1.30)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePositive Net Income Frequency8/8 years positive✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 yearsOperating Income / Revenue6.7%✗Ackman>= 15%Net Income / Shareholders Equity10.9%✗Ackman>= 15%5-Year EPS CAGR-5.4% CAGR over 3 years✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Operating Margin Trend3.9% (2020) -> 6.7% (2022)✓TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 yearsRevenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin 3.9% -> 6.7%✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holdingGross profit / total assets✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNet income / positive book equity+10.91%; #1678/5226 (top 32.1%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNegative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0169; #1277/5884 (top 21.7%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR-11.8% over 5 years✗Neff7%-20% annualizedPositive Diluted-EPS Years6/6 years positive✓Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule) - Growth25% pass✓ 5✗ 8▾
6 of 8 flag PCCYF's growth — Graham, Lynch, Dreman +3 more
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)-11.3%✗Graham>= 33% growthBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR-11.8%✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passInventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthInv: 6.7% vs Rev: 13.4%✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growthEPS Growth Direction$0.03 (2015) -> $0.02 (2020)✗DremanPositive over recent yearsEPS CAGR-11.8% CAGR over 5 years✗Dreman> 5% annualizedPositive Net Income Frequency8/8 years positive✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years3yr Median Revenue Growth13.4%✓Ackman>= 5%Positive EPS Growth Frequency1/3 years with positive EPS growth✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years5-Year EPS CAGR-5.4% CAGR over 3 years✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin 3.9% -> 6.7%✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding5-year Revenue CAGR8.7%✓SleepCAGR > 7%3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR-11.8% over 5 years✗Neff7%-20% annualized - Valuation models38% pass✓ 3✗ 5▾
Models split on PCCYF at $1.30 — fair values range $0.23–$3.75
Buffett fair value$1.59✓Buffett+18.2% margin vs $1.30Greenblatt fair value$0.98✗Greenblatt-32.7% margin vs $1.30Dreman fair value$0.23✗Dreman-465.2% margin vs $1.30Munger fair value$2.56✓Munger+49.2% margin vs $1.30Akre fair value$0.85✗Akre-52.9% margin vs $1.30Marks fair value$0.37✗Marks-251.4% margin vs $1.30Ackman fair value$3.75✓Ackman+65.3% margin vs $1.30Templeton fair value$0.47✗Templeton-176.6% margin vs $1.30 - Debt & Leverage50% pass✓ 9✗ 6▾
6 of 12 pass — Graham, Lynch, Dreman +3 more object
LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $32.0B vs NCA $-1.5B✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current AssetsDebt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.19, IC: 10.1x✓BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5xTotal Debt / Equity0.19✓Lynch< 0.33Cash - Long-term Debt$-4.5B✗LynchPositive preferredLT Debt / Total Assets Change11.48% -> 8.32%✓PiotroskiDecreased YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities0.98✗Dreman> 1.5✗SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0.19✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00xDebt Levels0.19✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✓AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=10.1x, D/EBITDA=N/A (D&A unavailable)✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4xTotal Debt / Shareholders Equity0.19✓Ackman<= 1.0Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.1905; #1648/4210 (top 39.1%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
Business & financials
Financial snapshot: annual FY 2022. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.
Company Profile
Financial Snapshot
Shareholder Return
Fiscal 2022
Retired 0.0% of shares last year, 0.0% over two.
- Buybacks
- —
- Dividends
- $9.2B
What drove EPS
A buyback raises earnings per share without the company earning more. This splits each year's change into the two.
The two parts do not sum exactly to the total — the difference is the cross-term, plus preferred capital where the company has any. It is left visible rather than distributed into the other two.
Share count is the denominator the filer used for diluted EPS, recovered as net income ÷ EPS — not the balance-sheet count, which is a point-in-time figure and would put the timing difference into this split. Years with a loss are omitted: a smaller share count makes a loss per share larger, so the decomposition inverts.
Company Financials
Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years
TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.
| Metric | FY 2022Sources
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| Market Cap | $320.3Bcurrent | $87.9Best. | $54.9Best. | $82.4Best. | $113.5Best. |
| Revenue | $465.2B↑13% | $410.3B↑38% | $296.5B↓18% | $360.3B↑4% | $345.3B |
| Operating Income | $31.1B↑23% | $25.3B↑117% | $11.6B↓33% | $17.4B↓2% | $17.9B |
| Net Income | $21.5B↑48% | $14.5B↑396% | $2.9B↓55% | $6.5B↓15% | $7.7B |
| EPS (Diluted) | -- | -- | $0.02↓57% | $0.04↓15% | $0.04 |
| Gross Margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating Margin | 6.7%↑9% | 6.2%↑57% | 3.9%↓19% | 4.8%↓7% | 5.2% |
| ROE | 10.9%↑50% | 7.3%↑366% | 1.6%↓58% | 3.7%↓15% | 4.4% |
| Total Debt | $37.5B↓27% | $51.3B↑14% | $45.0B↓18% | $54.6B↑11% | $49.3B |
| Shareholders' Equity | $196.7B↓1% | $198.3B↑6% | $186.3B↑6% | $176.1B | $176.5B |
| Current Ratio | 0.98↑6% | 0.93↑15% | 0.80↑14% | 0.71↓4% | 0.73 |
| Debt / Equity | 0.19↓26% | 0.26↑7% | 0.24↓22% | 0.31↑11% | 0.28 |
| Operating Cash Flow | $56.6B↑6% | $53.6B↑10% | $48.8B↓5% | $51.5B | $51.4B |
| Free Cash Flow | $21.6B↑72% | $12.5B↑16% | $10.8B↑88% | $5.7B↓54% | $12.5B |
Score history
Historical Score Timeline
Industry peers
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PCCYF vs Peers — Financial Grading
| Company | Market Cap | Price | Revenue | Net Income | ROE | D/E | Op. Margin | Curr. Ratio | Graham | Buffett | Lynch | Greenblatt | Piotroski | Dreman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TotalEnergies SETTE | $199.0B | $90.74 | $201.2B | $13.1B | 11.4% | 0.49 | — | 0.97 | 4/9 | 4/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 4 | 6/11 |
| CONOCOPHILLIPSCOP | $168.2B | $142.28 | $58.9B | $8.0B | 12.4% | 0.36 | — | 1.30 | 2/9 | 3/9 | 3/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 7 | 6/11 |
| BP PLCBP | $117.7B | $45.70 | $192.5B | $55.0M | 0.1% | 1.09 | 6.6% | 1.26 | 1/9 | 3/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 5 | 2/11 |
| SUNCOR ENERGY INCSU | $80.5B | $69.92 | $38.2B | $4.3B | 13.1% | 0.22 | — | 1.39 | 2/9 | 2/9 | 2/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 4 | 6/11 |
| CENOVUS ENERGY INC.CVE | $52.6B | $29.08 | $36.3B | $2.9B | 12.4% | 0.35 | — | 1.57 | 1/9 | 1/9 | 3/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 5 | 5/11 |
| WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTDWDS | $40.1B | $21.08 | $13.0B | $2.7B | 7.6% | 0.33 | 30.0% | 1.59 | 3/9 | 4/9 | 0/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 4 | 7/11 |
| EXPAND ENERGY CorpEXE | $20.4B | $88.53 | $12.1B | $1.8B | 9.8% | 0.27 | 20.4% | 1.01 | 2/9 | 5/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 7 | 7/11 |
| YPF SOCIEDAD ANONIMAYPF | $14.9B | $37.90 | $18.4B | $826.0M | -7.6% | 0.98 | 9.4% | 0.87 | 2/9 | 1/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 4 | 3/11 |