ExxonMobil
XOMMarket 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
- +41%
- 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
- ~$110
- Roughly what one share cost when Benson first picked this stock. This is the starting line for the Benson Return.
- Tracking since
- August 2025
- The month this stock first became a Benson pick.
- Tracking duration
- 12 months
- How long Benson has been tracking this pick.
About ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil is the largest publicly traded oil and gas company in the world, pumping about 4.7 million barrels a day. Think of them as the plumbing behind modern life, running everything from oil wells in Texas and Guyana to refineries, chemical plants, and the gas stations you drive past every day. Their newest growth engines, the Permian Basin and Guyana, are now the center of the story.
The case for and against
Both sides of the story, in plain English.
- Growth Engines
Production from the Permian Basin and Guyana climbed 8% year over year, and those two areas alone are targeted to reach 2.5 million barrels per day beyond 2030. That is the cheapest oil ExxonMobil can produce, which means every barrel earns more than the barrels it replaces. Their Golden Pass plant has also started shipping natural gas overseas, adding a fresh line of revenue.
- Smarter Drilling
ExxonMobil is rolling out a lightweight sand technology that pulls roughly 20% more oil out of each well, with deployment reaching half of new Permian wells. Getting more out of holes they already drilled is the single cheapest way to grow. Their Gulf Coast refineries can also swing output by 200,000 barrels a day when global supply gets tight.
- Price Whiplash
Revenue shrank 4.5% over the past year as crude prices cooled off. ExxonMobil does not set the price of oil, so a soft year for crude turns straight into a soft year for earnings. That volatility is baked into owning any energy giant.
- Thin Slice
Only about 7.8 cents of every dollar ExxonMobil brings in ends up as actual profit. Running wells, refineries, and chemical plants is enormously expensive, so costs eat most of the revenue. When prices dip, that thin slice gets squeezed fast.
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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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