US EditionExxon beats Wall Street targets for Q4 profit with help from lower-cost oil production
ExxonMobil's Q4 adjusted EPS of $1.71 beat estimates due to record 5 million barrels daily production, driven by Permian Basin and Guyana growth despite weak oil prices.
- On Friday, Exxon Mobil reported fourth-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.71 and revenue of $82.31 billion, beating Wall Street estimates.
- Driving the beat, advantaged production in the Permian and Guyana lifted results while the Hess acquisition delivered $17.2 billion in synergies and $1.5 billion in cost reductions.
- Quarterly production climbed to 5.0 million boe/d, setting records for advantaged assets, while worldwide net production rose 20.7% to 4,045 thousand barrels per day and cash flow from operations hit $10.8 billion.
- Shareholder returns remained large, with $37.2 billion distributed last year including $17.2 billion dividends and $20.0 billion repurchases, while Exxon stock slipped more than 2% before the market opened Friday.
- Full-Year results show earnings pressure from lower prices and weak chemical margins as full-year net earnings fell to $28.8 billion in 2025, while Brent/US crude price movement rose roughly 12% over the past month amid Venezuelan developments and tensions with Iran.
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Exxon beats Wall Street targets for Q4 profit with help from lower-cost oil production
Exxon Mobil beat Wall Street targets in fourth-quarter earnings reported on Friday, with higher oil production in profitable Permian Basin and Guyana assets helping to boost the No. 1 U.S. oil producer's results.
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