TotalEnergies
TTEMarket price data through August 3, 2026.
Performance
Aug 2021 – Aug 2026
Track record
How this pick has done since Benson first called it.
- Benson Return
- -2%
- How much this stock is up since Benson first picked it — measured from the price at the time of that first pick, not from today.
- First pick price
- ~$89
- Roughly what one share cost when Benson first picked this stock. This is the starting line for the Benson Return.
- Tracking since
- June 2026
- The month this stock first became a Benson pick.
- Tracking duration
- 2 months
- How long Benson has been tracking this pick.
About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is one of the largest energy companies in the world, pumping oil and natural gas, running refineries, and increasingly building solar and wind power across more than 120 countries. Think of it as a French energy giant that sells you the fuel for your car and the electricity for your home. What makes it stand out from rivals is a fortress balance sheet and a habit of paying shareholders a fat, dependable dividend year after year.
The case for and against
Both sides of the story, in plain English.
- Cash Machine
Even with oil prices soft, TotalEnergies threw off more than 10 billion dollars in free cash last year and is sitting on about 26 billion dollars in cash. That firehose of money funds a dividend yielding around 5 to 7 percent and billions in stock buybacks. The company just doubled its second quarter buyback to 1.5 billion dollars and raised its dividend almost 6 percent.
- Two Big Growth Engines
TotalEnergies is sitting on a massive oil discovery off the coast of Namibia with roughly 10 billion barrels of potential, one of the largest new finds in the world. At the same time it is signing long-term power deals with tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to feed their hungry AI data centers, which alone should add more than 250 million dollars a year in profit.
- Oil Price Rollercoaster
At the end of the day this is still an oil company, and its profits ride up and down with the price of crude. A chunk of the recent stock gain came from a war premium tied to conflict in the Middle East, and if that calm returns and oil falls back toward 50 or 60 dollars a barrel, earnings and buybacks could shrink quickly.
- Politics And Taxes
TotalEnergies operates everywhere, which means it is always exposed to government decisions it cannot control. France has floated the idea of a windfall tax to claw back excess profits during good times, and projects in places like Qatar and Mozambique can be hit by conflict or delays. Currency swings between the euro and the dollar add another layer of bumpiness to reported results.
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How to read this page
This automated research summary uses Financial Modeling Prep market data through 2026-08-03. Model signals, scores, and risk labels can change and may be incomplete or wrong.
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