Non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense
Other Income & ExpenseExxon Mobil Non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense decreased by 34.5% to $78.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 151.6%, from $31.00M to $78.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense shows a downward trend with a -15.5% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Fluctuations are largely driven by interest rates and market returns on pension assets rather than operational performance.
Detailed definition
This represents the non-service components of pension and postretirement benefit costs, such as interest costs on benefi...
Peer comparison
Common for large, mature corporations with legacy pension obligations; peers are compared based on pension funding status.
is_non_service_pension_and_postretirement_expenseHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $162.00M | $146.00M | $100.00M | $108.00M | $120.00M | $154.00M | $100.00M | $167.00M | $164.00M | $166.00M | $217.00M | $23.00M | $34.00M | $33.00M | $31.00M | $113.00M | $90.00M | $119.00M | $78.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -9.9% | -31.5% | +8.0% | +11.1% | +28.3% | -35.1% | +67.0% | -1.8% | +1.2% | +30.7% | -89.4% | +47.8% | -2.9% | -6.1% | +264.5% | -20.4% | +32.2% | -34.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -25.9% | +5.5% | +0.0% | +54.6% | +36.7% | +7.8% | +117.0% | -86.2% | -79.3% | -80.1% | -85.7% | +391.3% | +164.7% | +260.6% | +151.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Exxon Mobil's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense?
- Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense of $78.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Exxon Mobil's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense changed year-over-year?
- Exxon Mobil's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense increased by 151.6% year-over-year, from $31.00M to $78.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Exxon Mobil's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Exxon Mobil's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense has grown at a -15.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $786.00M to $400.00M.
- What does non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense mean?
- Costs related to retirement benefits that are not tied to current employee work, such as interest on pension debt.