Exxon Mobil Corporation · XOM · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

ExxonMobil Q2: Record Production, Resilient Cash Flow, Geopolitical Risks

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view of ExxonMobil's earnings trajectory: record Permian and Guyana production, refinery strength, cost savings, and an accelerating Guyana cash-flow inflection are positives, while geopolitical, regulatory, and execution risks temper the outlook.

Reported Before market openNYSEEnergy $656.48B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $3.52 Consensus $3.56
EPS surprise -1.1% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $116.02B Consensus $109.94B
Revenue surprise +5.5% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -1.0% Event window
SPY move +0.7% Same window
Abnormal move -1.7% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.1× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +0.8% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, management's tone remained confident and guidance sentiment remained maintained. The current analysis emphasizes record Permian and Guyana volumes, Guyana's accelerating cash-flow inflection, record diesel production, $16.3 billion in cumulative structural cost savings, and AI-assisted exploration.

Guidance delta

Management maintained its guidance posture; the analysis identifies no change to guidance.

Key takeaways

  • ExxonMobil reported strong Q2 performance despite a 10% upstream impact from the Middle East conflict, according to the supplied analysis.
  • Permian and Guyana production reached records, while Guyana's FPSOs were delivering around 900 thousand barrels per day.
  • Record diesel production, structural cost savings, and an accelerating Guyana cash-flow inflection supported the integrated portfolio thesis.

Management priorities

  • Start up the Errea Wittu FPSO by year-end and evaluate a ninth FPSO in Guyana.
  • Continue Permian technology rollouts and advance LNG projects in Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, and Golden Pass.
  • Expand Proxxima polymer capacity and publish the annual global outlook report in September.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
XOM EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $2.20 Q1 '24 actual $2.06, miss Q2 '24 estimate $2.01 Q2 '24 actual $2.14, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.88 Q3 '24 actual $1.92, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.57 Q2 '25 actual $1.64, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.82 Q3 '25 actual $1.88, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.70 Q4 '25 actual $1.71, match Q1 '26 estimate $0.98 Q1 '26 actual $1.16, beat Q2 '26 estimate $3.56 Q2 '26 actual $3.52, miss Q3 '26 estimate $3.54 Q4 '26 estimate $2.88 Q1 '27 estimate $2.73
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold54 ratings
Bullish2240.7%
Neutral2851.9%
Bearish47.4%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$158.3Current
$62.5Low
$133.65Average
$185High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Piper Sandler Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 3, 2026
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 19, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 17, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainAug 7, 2026
Freedom Broker Hold SellUpgradeAug 4, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $158.3. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$185$164.17 +16.9%Sep 3, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$177$167.97 +11.8%Aug 19, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$177$160.09 +11.8%Aug 17, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$168$154.83 +6.1%Aug 7, 2026
HSBCAnalyst unavailable$158$155.46 -0.2%Aug 3, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Exxon Mobil Corporation is a global energy firm that undertakes the exploration and extraction of oil and natural gas resources across its domestic operations and international territories. The company organizes its vast activities into three primary divisions: Upstream, Downstream, and Chemical. Beyond resource acquisition, Exxon Mobil is deeply engaged in the manufacturing, commercial trading, logistical transportation, and marketing of crude oil, natural gas, refined petroleum goods, a wide array of petrochemicals (including olefins, polyolefins, and aromatics), and other specialized chemical products. Furthermore, the company is actively developing solutions in carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and biofuels. As of December 31, 2021, the corporation maintained approximately 20,528 net operational wells with verified reserves. Founded in 1870, Exxon Mobil's corporate headquarters are located in Irving, Texas.

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  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-12T22:17:40.365030+00:00
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  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-22T06:00:49.976305+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

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