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Exxon Mobil reports record 2025 earnings, returns $37.2 billion to shareholders
For the full year, Exxon reported $28.8 billion in earnings and returned $37.2 billion to shareholders
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By ICN Bureau | February 02, 2026
Global energy giant Exxon Mobil Corporation has announced robust fourth-quarter 2025 earnings of $6.5 billion, or $1.53 per share. Excluding identified items, earnings climbed to $7.3 billion, or $1.71 per share. The energy giant generated $12.7 billion in cash from operating activities and $5.6 billion in free cash flow during the quarter.
“Shareholder distributions totaled $9.5 billion, including $4.4 billion of dividends and $5.1 billion of share repurchases,” the company said. For the full year, Exxon reported $28.8 billion in earnings and returned $37.2 billion to shareholders, including $17.2 billion in dividends and $20.0 billion in share repurchases, “consistent with previously announced plans.”
The company highlighted a string of record-setting achievements. “Generated industry-leading earnings of $28.8 billion and cash flow from operations of $52.0 billion,” Exxon said, adding it delivered EPS of $6.70, or $6.99 excluding identified items, reflecting “industry-leading CAGR of 21% since 2019.”
Exxon also marked operational milestones, including its “highest annual Upstream production in more than 40 years and record refinery throughput,” which supported “industry-leading annual shareholder distributions of $37.2 billion.” The company completed “10 of 10 key projects,” adding $3 billion of earnings on a constant price and margin basis, and reported $15.1 billion in cumulative Structural Cost Savings since 2019, “more than all other IOCs combined.”
On sustainability, Exxon noted it “achieved 2030 plans for Corporate greenhouse gas emissions and flaring intensity reductions.”
