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Exxon Mobil XOM Return on invested capital

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6%-3.2pp
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17.6%-4.0pp
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9.3%-4.5pp
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24.9%-11.2pp
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9.6%-3.9pp
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14.6%+11.2pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$85.1B+2.4%
Net income$4.2B-45.8%
EPS (diluted)$1.00-43.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$8.4B-54.4%
Total debt$47.7B+26.9%
Total equity$254.38B-3.2%
Total assets$464.41B+2.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$8.7B-32.8%
CapEx$6.5B+9.7%
Free cash flow$2.2B-68.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$583.36B+37.0%
Enterprise value$622.59B+39.4%
P/E23×+10.2×
P/S1.8×+0.5×

Profitability

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Net margin7.6%-1.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.8%-4.4pp
Debt / equity0.2×0.0×
Current ratio-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Exxon Mobil’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Exxon Mobil’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Exxon Mobil's return on invested capital?
Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported return on invested capital of 9.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Exxon Mobil's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Exxon Mobil's return on invested capital decreased by 34.9% year-over-year, from 14.3% to 9.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Exxon Mobil's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Exxon Mobil's return on invested capital has grown at a 52.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -8.7% to 47.3%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.