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ExxonMobil Announces Third-Quarter 2025 Results

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ExxonMobil Announces Third-Quarter 2025 Results Generated strong third-quarter earnings of $7.5 billion and cash flow from operations of $14.8 billion Returned $9.4 billion to shareholders in the quarter and increased fourth-quarter dividend to $1.03 per share Advanced growth ambitions with Permian acreage acquisitions…
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  • Total 2025 share buybacks will reach $20B target

    80% confidence
  • Full-year 2025 capital expenditures will be below the $27-29B guidance range, excluding acquisitions

    80% confidence
  • YTD 2025 global refinery throughput is highest since Exxon-Mobil merger on same-site basis

    80% confidence
  • ExxonMobil achieved highest earnings per share in similar oil-price environment compared to last 10 years in Brent $65-75/bbl range

    80% confidence
  • Q3 2025 quarterly refinery throughput is highest on same-site basis

    80% confidence
  • Chemical Products high-value product sales achieved record levels in YTD and Q3 2025 since 2019

    80% confidence
  • Lightweight proppant technology improves well recoveries up to 20% in the Permian Basin

    80% confidence
  • Target of greater than $18B cumulative structural cost savings by 2030

    80% confidence
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