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ExxonMobil Holdings Corp.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 31 July 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Second-quarter earnings rose to $14.5 billion: Earnings were $14.5 billion, or $3.48 per diluted share, against $4.2 billion, or $1.00, in the first quarter. Adjusted earnings were $14.7 billion, or $3.52 per share. Source
  • Operating cash flow and free cash flow: Operating cash flow was $23.6 billion and free cash flow $17.2 billion, against $8.7 billion and $2.7 billion in the first quarter. Source
  • Upstream output at a multi-decade high: Upstream production was the highest in more than two decades when Middle East volumes are excluded. Total production was 4,514 koebd in the second quarter, against 4,594 in the first. Source
  • Cumulative structural savings reached $16.3 billion: Relative to 2019, cumulative structural cost savings total $16.3 billion, including $1.2 billion in the first six months of 2026. The first-quarter release gave $15.6 billion. Source
  • Identified items of $2.6 billion excluded: Identified items totalled $2.6 billion in the quarter, including $1.1 billion of impairments and $1.4 billion of additions to financial reserves. Adjusted earnings exclude them. Source
  • Shareholder distributions reached $9.4 billion: Distributions totalled $9.4 billion in the quarter: $4.3 billion of dividends and $5.1 billion of share repurchases. Source

“The second quarter was shaped by disruption, but defined by execution,” said Darren Woods, ExxonMobil chairman and chief executive officer.”

Darren Woods, ExxonMobil chairman and chief executive officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Quarterly dividend Sourcethird quarter 2026$1.03 per shareKept
Permian production Sourcethrough 20309% CAGR
Guyana production capacity Sourcefourth quarter 2026increasing capacity by 250 Kbd
Planned investments Source202620% higher than nearest IOC

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Final investment decision reached for a 120 KTA Proxxima blending expansion in Louisiana. Source
  • New: The fifth Guyana FPSO set sail during the quarter. Source

Earnings and cash flow

  • Second-quarter earnings rose to $14.5 billion: Earnings were $14.5 billion, or $3.48 per diluted share, against $4.2 billion, or $1.00, in the first quarter. Adjusted earnings were $14.7 billion, or $3.52 per share. Source
  • Operating cash flow and free cash flow: Operating cash flow was $23.6 billion and free cash flow $17.2 billion, against $8.7 billion and $2.7 billion in the first quarter. Source
  • Year-to-date adjusted earnings reached $23.5 billion: Adjusted earnings for the first six months were $23.5 billion, compared with $14.6 billion a year earlier. Source

Segment earnings and volumes

  • Upstream adjusted earnings rose to $9.2 billion: Upstream adjusted earnings were $9.2 billion, up from $6.3 billion in the first quarter; reported earnings were $7.9 billion. Management cited record Permian output and no Kazakhstan disruptions, partly offset by Middle East disruptions. Source
  • Energy Products adjusted earnings rose to $4.1 billion: Energy Products adjusted earnings were $4.1 billion, against $2.8 billion in the first quarter. Gulf Coast utilization helped; scheduled maintenance partly offset. Reported earnings were $5.5 billion. Source
  • Chemical Products adjusted earnings rose to $1.2 billion: Adjusted earnings were $1.2 billion, against $110 million in the first quarter. Management cited North American feed advantage and reliability-enabled margin capture. Source
  • Specialty Products adjusted earnings rose to $969 million: Adjusted earnings were $969 million, against $651 million in the first quarter, with higher basestock margins and a response to the Middle East disruptions. Source

“Markets were supportive, but our performance reflected the strength of the portfolio and operating model we have built over many years .”

Darren Woods, ExxonMobil chairman and chief executive officer

Production and volumes

  • Upstream output at a multi-decade high: Upstream production was the highest in more than two decades when Middle East volumes are excluded. Total production was 4,514 koebd in the second quarter, against 4,594 in the first. Source
  • Permian output reached a record: Permian production hit a record, which the company said exceeds all competitors, based on Rystad Energy's Permian production forecast for 2025 to 2030. Source
  • Diesel production set a second-quarter record: Second-quarter diesel production was a record on the current asset basis, using internal data back to 2014. Source

Costs and structural savings

  • Cumulative structural savings reached $16.3 billion: Relative to 2019, cumulative structural cost savings total $16.3 billion, including $1.2 billion in the first six months of 2026. The first-quarter release gave $15.6 billion. Source
  • Savings exceed all other IOCs combined: Management said the cumulative savings are more than all other IOCs combined, based on reported results as of July 30, 2026. Source
  • Cash operating costs up $1.1 billion: Cash opex excluding energy and production taxes was $21.9 billion for six months of 2026, against $20.8 billion a year earlier. Market factors added $0.9 billion, activity and other $1.4 billion, and structural savings offset $1.2 billion. Source
  • Energy and production taxes fell: Energy and production taxes were $6.6 billion for the first six months of 2026, against $7.6 billion a year earlier. Source

“As conditions changed, we moved products where they were needed, optimized assets, and supported customers, leveraging our global integrated portfolio.”

Darren Woods, ExxonMobil chairman and chief executive officer

Identified items and Middle East effects

  • Identified items of $2.6 billion excluded: Identified items totalled $2.6 billion in the quarter, including $1.1 billion of impairments and $1.4 billion of additions to financial reserves. Adjusted earnings exclude them. Source
  • Timing effects added $2.5 billion: Estimated timing effects added $2.5 billion to reported earnings and are excluded from adjusted earnings. They mainly reflect mark-to-market on unsettled derivatives and are expected to unwind later. Source
  • Middle East impacts reached $900 million year to date: Middle East impacts were $194 million in the second quarter and $900 million year to date. Volumes exclude Middle East countries across all periods. Source

Capital, cash and shareholder returns

  • Cash capital spending of $13.0 billion year to date: Cash capital expenditures were $6.8 billion in the second quarter and $13.0 billion year to date, including $13.0 billion of additions to property, plant and equipment. Source
  • Shareholder distributions reached $9.4 billion: Distributions totalled $9.4 billion in the quarter: $4.3 billion of dividends and $5.1 billion of share repurchases. Source
  • Investment aimed at advantaged growth: Management said year-to-date spending is meant to grow advantaged assets and high-value products, which include performance products and lower-emission fuels. Source

Coming up, as management said on 31 July 2026

  • Third-quarter dividend payment: Dividend payable September 10, 2026, to holders of record at the close of business on August 17, 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Capital expenditure Source$6,787 million in the second quarter; $12,974 million year to date

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Scheduled maintenance impacts partly offset Energy Products earnings gains in the quarter. Source
  • External: Middle East disruptions offset part of the Upstream gain in the quarter. Source
  • Financial: Mark-to-market timing on unsettled derivatives added $2.5 billion to reported earnings, which is expected to unwind in later periods. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management described the 4Q26 production startup as on plan. Source
  • Not stated: Management said it remains committed to further growing advantaged production. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.