XOM Stock — Exxon Mobil Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

XOM is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.30%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.30%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 146125.5% over the past 64.8 years.

ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation explores and produces crude oil and natural gas globally, and manufactures petroleum products, petrochemicals, and specialty products including lubricants and resins through its Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments; the company also pursues lower-emission business opportunities in carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and low-carbon fuels. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current distribution rate. This business appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to integrated energy companies with established dividend-paying histories.

XOM performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 146125.5% over the past 64.8 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 66.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.1%.

XOM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.30%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/02/1962

Distribution rate

2.30%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.30%

5-year average yield

3.38

Last close

$178.98 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$735,950,002,601

Average volume

13198300.0

Dividend

$1.03

Ex-dividend date

08/17/2026

Payment date

09/10/2026

Beta

0.209

Payout ratio

49.8%

P/E ratio

23.03

Forward P/E

14.771

EPS

$7.77

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.30%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.30%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

XOM risks and drawbacks

XOM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 20.1%.

Who may consider XOM — and who may not

XOM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (XOM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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