Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM)
Return on total capital
| Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 41,871,000 | 43,904,000 | 45,998,000 | 49,084,000 | 49,869,000 | 50,656,000 | 51,291,000 | 49,260,000 | 53,632,000 | 61,784,000 | 73,547,000 | 86,769,000 | 78,551,000 | 71,452,000 | 55,641,000 | 37,075,000 | 32,181,000 | -6,069,000 | -15,982,000 | -23,866,000 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 259,386,000 | 260,561,000 | 262,593,000 | 262,720,000 | 263,705,000 | 268,592,000 | 268,405,000 | 205,250,000 | 204,802,000 | 199,703,000 | 199,046,000 | 198,685,000 | 195,049,000 | 186,100,000 | 177,316,000 | 169,215,000 | 168,577,000 | 160,589,000 | 158,571,000 | 156,974,000 |
| Return on total capital | 16.14% | 16.85% | 17.52% | 18.68% | 18.91% | 18.86% | 19.11% | 24.00% | 26.19% | 30.94% | 36.95% | 43.67% | 40.27% | 38.39% | 31.38% | 21.91% | 19.09% | -3.78% | -10.08% | -15.20% |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $41,871,000K ÷ ($—K + $259,386,000K)
= 16.14%
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Exxon Mobil Corp
XOM
16.14%
Chevron Corp
CVX
11.24%
National Fuel Gas Company
NFG
27.46%