Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
Exxon Mobil Corp., profitability ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Exxon Mobil Corp. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Exxon Mobil Corp. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Exxon Mobil Corp. ROE deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Exxon Mobil Corp. ROA deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Operating Profit Margin
Exxon Mobil Corp., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 11,114) | 14,034) | 12,069) | 17,129) | 16,149) | 25,785) | 25,247) | 8,852) | 12,050) | 9,966) | 6,723) | 4,228) | (25,907) | 179) | (1,052) | 260) | 6,822) | 5,310) | 5,161) | 4,828) | ||||||
| Sales and other operating revenue | 81,688) | 88,570) | 80,795) | 83,644) | 93,164) | 106,512) | 111,265) | 87,734) | 81,305) | 71,892) | 65,943) | 57,552) | 45,738) | 45,425) | 32,277) | 55,134) | 63,024) | 63,422) | 67,491) | 61,646) | ||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 16.24% | 17.15% | 19.54% | 21.37% | 19.07% | 18.60% | 15.93% | 12.25% | 11.91% | -2.07% | -6.88% | -12.46% | -14.85% | 3.17% | 5.30% | 7.05% | 8.66% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevron Corp. | 15.37% | 18.06% | 19.98% | 21.92% | 21.42% | 21.03% | 19.86% | 16.73% | 14.81% | 11.53% | 6.49% | -7.90% | -6.22% | -13.16% | -8.42% | 5.08% | 4.83% | — | — | — | ||||||
| ConocoPhillips | 30.57% | 30.06% | 31.80% | 33.89% | 36.80% | 37.27% | 37.07% | 36.63% | 29.84% | 22.86% | 14.26% | 4.66% | -12.74% | 0.02% | 16.39% | 20.41% | 32.04% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 9.78% | 11.10% | 11.98% | 13.67% | 12.10% | 10.70% | 8.25% | 4.29% | 3.58% | 2.84% | 0.59% | 0.18% | -17.55% | -14.23% | -9.03% | -6.15% | 4.50% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 24.21% | 26.09% | 29.74% | 35.99% | 38.32% | 38.11% | 34.71% | 25.87% | 17.59% | 4.22% | -23.09% | -79.26% | -79.89% | -69.22% | -47.38% | -5.23% | 3.17% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Valero Energy Corp. | 8.19% | 9.66% | 9.47% | 10.53% | 8.90% | 7.62% | 6.36% | 3.17% | 1.87% | 0.07% | -1.54% | 0.05% | -2.43% | 0.83% | 2.43% | 1.18% | 3.54% | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating income (loss)Q4 2023
+ Operating income (loss)Q3 2023
+ Operating income (loss)Q2 2023
+ Operating income (loss)Q1 2023)
÷ (Sales and other operating revenueQ4 2023
+ Sales and other operating revenueQ3 2023
+ Sales and other operating revenueQ2 2023
+ Sales and other operating revenueQ1 2023)
= 100 × (11,114 + 14,034 + 12,069 + 17,129)
÷ (81,688 + 88,570 + 80,795 + 83,644)
= 16.24%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Exxon Mobil Corp. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Net Profit Margin
Exxon Mobil Corp., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobil | 7,630) | 9,070) | 7,880) | 11,430) | 9,750) | 19,660) | 17,850) | 5,480) | 8,870) | 6,750) | 4,690) | 2,730) | (20,070) | (680) | (1,080) | (610) | 5,690) | 3,170) | 3,130) | 2,350) | ||||||
| Sales and other operating revenue | 81,688) | 88,570) | 80,795) | 83,644) | 93,164) | 106,512) | 111,265) | 87,734) | 81,305) | 71,892) | 65,943) | 57,552) | 45,738) | 45,425) | 32,277) | 55,134) | 63,024) | 63,422) | 67,491) | 61,646) | ||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 10.76% | 11.01% | 13.38% | 14.87% | 13.23% | 13.41% | 11.06% | 8.40% | 8.33% | -2.45% | -6.21% | -10.55% | -12.57% | 1.70% | 3.35% | 4.57% | 5.61% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevron Corp. | 10.85% | 12.57% | 14.09% | 15.41% | 15.05% | 15.05% | 14.09% | 11.60% | 10.04% | 7.36% | 3.09% | -8.10% | -5.87% | -11.02% | -7.57% | 2.86% | 2.09% | — | — | — | ||||||
| ConocoPhillips | 19.52% | 18.67% | 19.37% | 20.97% | 23.80% | 24.06% | 24.34% | 23.91% | 17.63% | 12.93% | 6.33% | 0.09% | -14.38% | -5.76% | 9.43% | 12.23% | 22.07% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 6.52% | 7.60% | 8.13% | 9.41% | 8.18% | 6.92% | 5.13% | 8.00% | 8.12% | 9.01% | 8.74% | -1.19% | -14.08% | -11.66% | -7.96% | -5.59% | 2.13% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 16.62% | 18.51% | 21.55% | 27.29% | 36.32% | 35.55% | 32.60% | 25.31% | 8.95% | -1.47% | -24.23% | -78.62% | -83.28% | -74.55% | -56.15% | -14.39% | -3.27% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Valero Energy Corp. | 6.10% | 7.11% | 6.96% | 7.86% | 6.54% | 5.53% | 4.54% | 1.93% | 0.82% | -0.46% | -1.69% | -0.43% | -2.19% | 0.00% | 1.22% | 0.41% | 2.24% | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobilQ4 2023
+ Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobilQ3 2023
+ Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobilQ2 2023
+ Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobilQ1 2023)
÷ (Sales and other operating revenueQ4 2023
+ Sales and other operating revenueQ3 2023
+ Sales and other operating revenueQ2 2023
+ Sales and other operating revenueQ1 2023)
= 100 × (7,630 + 9,070 + 7,880 + 11,430)
÷ (81,688 + 88,570 + 80,795 + 83,644)
= 10.76%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Exxon Mobil Corp. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
Exxon Mobil Corp., ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobil | 7,630) | 9,070) | 7,880) | 11,430) | 9,750) | 19,660) | 17,850) | 5,480) | 8,870) | 6,750) | 4,690) | 2,730) | (20,070) | (680) | (1,080) | (610) | 5,690) | 3,170) | 3,130) | 2,350) | ||||||
| Total ExxonMobil share of equity | 204,802) | 199,703) | 199,046) | 198,685) | 195,049) | 186,100) | 177,316) | 169,215) | 168,577) | 160,589) | 158,571) | 156,974) | 157,150) | 177,400) | 180,183) | 182,079) | 191,650) | 189,915) | 191,377) | 191,222) | ||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 17.58% | 19.09% | 24.48% | 29.54% | 27.04% | 27.87% | 21.97% | 15.24% | 13.67% | -3.67% | -8.41% | -12.17% | -14.28% | 1.87% | 3.98% | 6.25% | 7.48% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevron Corp. | 13.28% | 15.41% | 19.05% | 22.44% | 22.27% | 21.53% | 18.92% | 14.02% | 11.24% | 7.29% | 2.69% | -5.89% | -4.21% | -8.72% | -6.49% | 2.69% | 2.03% | — | — | — | ||||||
| ConocoPhillips | 22.23% | 23.46% | 27.20% | 33.15% | 38.91% | 36.79% | 31.69% | 26.12% | 17.79% | 10.61% | 4.18% | 0.05% | -9.05% | -3.93% | 7.29% | 11.55% | 20.55% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 39.67% | 44.66% | 49.58% | 61.04% | 52.38% | 45.50% | 31.12% | 45.16% | 37.16% | 32.71% | 26.52% | -3.86% | -44.26% | -43.06% | -32.38% | -27.36% | 7.83% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 15.52% | 18.51% | 23.35% | 32.79% | 44.22% | 44.97% | 39.51% | 29.49% | 11.42% | -1.73% | -25.93% | -70.84% | -79.85% | -74.81% | -51.73% | -10.58% | -1.95% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Valero Energy Corp. | 33.53% | 41.37% | 42.32% | 54.81% | 48.93% | 43.01% | 33.72% | 13.49% | 5.05% | -2.51% | -7.73% | -1.54% | -7.56% | -0.01% | 5.40% | 2.28% | 11.11% | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobilQ4 2023
+ Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobilQ3 2023
+ Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobilQ2 2023
+ Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobilQ1 2023)
÷ Total ExxonMobil share of equity
= 100 × (7,630 + 9,070 + 7,880 + 11,430)
÷ 204,802 = 17.58%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Exxon Mobil Corp. ROE deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
Exxon Mobil Corp., ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobil | 7,630) | 9,070) | 7,880) | 11,430) | 9,750) | 19,660) | 17,850) | 5,480) | 8,870) | 6,750) | 4,690) | 2,730) | (20,070) | (680) | (1,080) | (610) | 5,690) | 3,170) | 3,130) | 2,350) | ||||||
| Total assets | 376,317) | 372,259) | 363,248) | 369,371) | 369,067) | 370,152) | 367,774) | 354,771) | 338,923) | 336,688) | 337,289) | 333,770) | 332,750) | 358,043) | 361,495) | 355,804) | 362,597) | 359,361) | 360,729) | 356,189) | ||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 9.57% | 10.24% | 13.41% | 15.89% | 14.29% | 14.01% | 10.59% | 7.27% | 6.80% | -1.75% | -3.95% | -5.72% | -6.74% | 0.93% | 1.98% | 3.20% | 3.95% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevron Corp. | 8.17% | 9.65% | 11.98% | 13.98% | 13.76% | 13.15% | 11.26% | 8.23% | 6.52% | 4.13% | 1.48% | -3.21% | -2.31% | -5.15% | -3.89% | 1.64% | 1.23% | — | — | — | ||||||
| ConocoPhillips | 11.42% | 11.96% | 14.43% | 17.32% | 19.91% | 19.04% | 16.98% | 13.78% | 8.91% | 5.36% | 2.17% | 0.02% | -4.31% | -1.91% | 3.64% | 5.56% | 10.20% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 11.26% | 12.84% | 14.75% | 18.84% | 16.15% | 13.34% | 8.46% | 11.90% | 11.41% | 10.36% | 8.13% | -0.96% | -11.54% | -11.51% | -9.09% | -7.63% | 2.68% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 6.35% | 7.55% | 9.55% | 13.53% | 18.32% | 17.90% | 14.82% | 9.89% | 3.09% | -0.43% | -5.92% | -16.34% | -18.52% | -17.60% | -13.50% | -3.26% | -0.61% | — | — | — | ||||||
| Valero Energy Corp. | 14.01% | 17.01% | 18.03% | 22.75% | 18.90% | 15.88% | 10.99% | 4.20% | 1.61% | -0.80% | -2.46% | -0.51% | -2.74% | 0.00% | 2.18% | 0.90% | 4.50% | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobilQ4 2023
+ Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobilQ3 2023
+ Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobilQ2 2023
+ Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobilQ1 2023)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (7,630 + 9,070 + 7,880 + 11,430)
÷ 376,317 = 9.57%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Exxon Mobil Corp. ROA deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |