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Exxon Mobil Corporation

XOM
49
Oil & Gas Integrated · Energy
Winston Score
49
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Exxon Mobil is one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world. It finds oil and natural gas underground, pulls it out of the earth, and then refines it into products like gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals. Its customers include drivers, airlines, manufacturers, and industrial companies across the globe.

Exxon makes money by selling those fuels and chemical products, with prices tied closely to global oil and gas markets. It operates in dozens of countries, with major production in the United States, Guyana, and the Middle East, and it generates over $400 billion in annual revenue. The company's size gives it an advantage — it can spread costs across massive projects that smaller rivals cannot afford. The biggest risk Exxon faces is that oil prices are outside its control, and a sharp drop in crude prices can quickly shrink profits, as seen during past downturns.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+44.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+112.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$10.6B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Exxon Mobil Corporation grew revenue 44% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
22.4%
Thin — 22.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
15.9%
Healthy — 15.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
12.8%
Good — 12.8% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+9.6%
Steady sales growth (+9.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+9.8%
Earnings growing (+9.8% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
1/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
182%
Turns 182% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.5%
Modest free cash flow (8.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.16
Conservative — low debt load (0.16)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
59.57x
Comfortably covers interest (59.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
21.2x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 21.2

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+6.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (21.2 → 14.6)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.59%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.59% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+4.1%
no trend
Dividend growing modestly (4.1% YoY)

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