Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data
The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.
The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.
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- Statement of Comprehensive Income
- Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
- Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
- Analysis of Geographic Areas
- Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
- Dividend Discount Model (DDM)
- Return on Assets (ROA) since 2005
- Current Ratio since 2005
- Total Asset Turnover since 2005
- Price to Book Value (P/BV) since 2005
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Exxon Mobil Corp., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
The analyzed financial data reveals several key trends over the observed periods. Net income exhibits substantial volatility, starting with losses in early 2020, reaching a peak in late 2021, followed by fluctuations with a general downtrend into 2025. The depreciation and depletion figures remain relatively stable with periodic spikes notably in December 2020 and December 2023, indicating significant asset usage or impairments in those quarters.
Changes in operational working capital show alternating positive and negative values, reflecting fluctuating operational liquidity needs, with notable large negative adjustments during mid-2023 and late 2024. The “All other items, net” category fluctuates without a clear trend, indicating inconsistent impacts from non-operational factors across quarters.
Net cash provided by operating activities generally trends upward from 2020 through 2022, peaking in the latter half of 2022, despite some volatility. This is indicative of improving operational cash flow generation following the initial pandemic period. However, this upward trend appears to plateau and decline in 2023 and beyond, showing a reduction in operating cash inflows.
Investment activity, as represented by additions to property, plant, and equipment, displays a downward trend in capital expenditures starting in 2020, with some recovery streaks in 2023 but generally remaining at a moderate to high level. Proceeds from asset sales show variability but reach higher levels in 2022 and 2024, suggesting strategic divestitures or asset recycling during those periods. Additional investments fluctuate but include several spikes in negative values, particularly in late 2022 and late 2024, indicating increased outflows for investments and advances at those times.
Net cash used in investing activities mirrors the pattern of capital expenditures but with added volatility, especially notable spikes in negative cash flow during late 2022, late 2023, and parts of 2024, highlighting increased investment outflows during these quarters.
Debt management activities reveal significant fluctuations. Additions to long-term debt are sporadic with larger inflows early in the timeline and a notable resumption near the end of the period. Reductions in long-term debt remain minimal and inconsistent. Additions and reductions in short-term debt exhibit a clear decreasing trend over time, indicating a gradual reduction in short-term borrowings after early 2020. Debt with maturities of three months or less also fluctuates without a clear directional trend.
Dividends to shareholders are remarkably stable in absolute terms, displaying consistent quarterly payouts with a slight upward adjustment towards the end of the period, reflecting stable policy despite earnings volatility. Dividends to noncontrolling interests increase gradually over time, marking higher distributions to minority stakeholders.
Common stock acquisitions show significant repurchase activity starting in late 2020 that intensifies through 2023 and into 2024, reflecting ongoing shareholder return initiatives via buybacks. Noncontrolling interests exhibit sporadic changes with no consistent pattern but include some significant negative adjustments, indicative of shifts in minority equity stakes.
Net cash used in financing activities generally trends negative after mid-2020, reflecting outflows predominantly from dividend payments and stock repurchases outweighing borrowings, with the greatest outflows occurring in late 2023 through 2025. Effects of exchange rate changes on cash are irregular with occasional large positive or negative impacts, underscoring currency volatility effects on cash balances.
The overall increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents demonstrates notable fluctuations with peaks in 2022 and intermittent declines, indicating a variable liquidity position influenced by the combined operational, investing, and financing cash flows over the periods reviewed.
- Net Income
- Highly volatile with losses in early 2020 and significant gains peaking in late 2021, followed by fluctuating declines through 2025.
- Depreciation and Depletion
- Relatively stable with occasional sharp spikes indicating heightened asset usage or impairments.
- Operational Working Capital Changes
- Fluctuating positive and negative values showing variable working capital needs and occasional large negative shifts.
- Other Items, Net
- No consistent pattern, indicative of irregular non-operational impacts.
- Net Cash from Operating Activities
- General upward trend from 2020 through 2022, followed by stabilization and decline starting 2023.
- Capital Expenditures
- Declining from early 2020, with intermittent recovery; representing sustained but variable investment.
- Proceeds from Asset Sales
- Highly variable with peaks in 2022 and 2024, suggesting selective asset disposals.
- Investing Cash Flow
- Generally negative with large outflows during late 2022, 2023, and 2024 reflecting investment activities.
- Debt Activity
- Fluctuating long-term debt additions, declining short-term debt patterns, and inconsistent short maturity debt changes.
- Dividends
- Stable and consistent payments to shareholders, with gradually increasing dividends to noncontrolling interests.
- Share Buybacks
- Marked increase starting late 2020, extending strongly through 2023 and 2024.
- Financing Activities
- Increasing cash outflows post-2020, dominated by dividend payments and share repurchases.
- Cash and Cash Equivalents
- Fluctuating with notable inflows in 2022 but with recurring negative changes reflecting variable liquidity conditions.
- Exchange Rate Effects
- Irregular impact on cash balances due to currency fluctuations throughout the periods.