Exxon Mobil Corp XOM
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Exxon Mobil Corp is a mega-cap company in the Energy sector (Oil & Gas Integrated), with a market value of $674.4B, based in the USA.
It employs about 57,900 people and has been listed since Jan 13, 1978.
ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. Its Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 21.1 versus 18.5 for 4 direct peers — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 44% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 14.8 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 173.41, 6% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 85% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- No risk flags were detected from the data we have.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 13 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Buys back its shares (4% fewer shares in a year).
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (9 vs 0).
- ✅ Revenue is growing 44% a year.
- ✅ Pays a dividend (2.5% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 2.1% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLE +1.3%).
This week's news
- Notable analyst calls this week: Target, Moderna and PepsiCo among top picks seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- AI and Oil Shape Market Leadership in the First Nine Months of 2026 finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- The G-7 Oil Bailout Is Surprisingly Good News for Energy Stocks finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Can Chevron's Growing LNG Network Power Its Next Growth Phase? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Eni's Humanoid Robotics Push Deepens Its Industrial Tech Strategy finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- Citadel Securities strategist sees October ‘reload’ after September reset finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.