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Exxon's enormous cash generation gives it direct financial leverage to oil prices rising on renewed fears surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.

While the S&P 500 is up 13.5% since February 2026, ExxonMobil (currently trading at $159.68 per share) has lagged behind, posting a return of 6.5%. This might have investors contemplating their next move.

ExxonMobil's latest earnings call forced management to explain a strange problem: why its best project is so successful that the company's share of the oil is now falling.

A powerful run has paused, forcing investors to decide if this energy giant's operational engine has more fuel or if the market has already paid for the whole trip.

In this MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast episode, I sit down with Tom Bruni, director of community and content for the CMT Association, and Sid Mokhtari, executive director at CIBC World Markets, to break down the current market environment in the US and Canada — and where investors should focus next.

South Korean memory stocks just posted their biggest surge in months while U.S. premarket tells a far more complicated story, with Coherent falling despite a beat and Micron moving in the opposite direction from its Asian peers.

ExxonMobil Holdings has delivered a very strong run for shareholders over the past five years, yet valuation checks still suggest the stock trades at a discount to its intrinsic value estimate based on a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) approach and on earnings multiples. The stock has returned 247.7% over the past five years, which puts current buyers in the position of weighing recent gains against what still screens as a discount to estimated intrinsic value. Record production and continued...

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) is the energy stock boasting the highest number of hedge fund investors at the end of Q1 2026 in the Insider Monkey database. The American oil major ended the first quarter with 103 hedge fund holders, with a total investment value of over $29.6 billion. This is up from 86 hedge fund […]

Four dividend giants from energy and pharma quietly generate the bulk of HDV's income, but their balance sheets and payout coverage look nothing alike. Before trusting that 3% yield, it pays to know which checks are ironclad and which carry a hidden catch.

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) and Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) both posted big profit jumps this quarter, mainly due to the same Iran-war-driven surge in oil and gas prices that already drew a public attack from President Trump on Exxon and Chevron for making “too much money.” However, the two major European energy companies are telling very different […]

While most stocks pay quarterly dividends, investors can still construct a portfolio that allows them to get paid monthly.

Gov. Jay Robert ‘JB’ Pritzker (D-IL) has demanded that oil companies like Chevron Corp., ExxonMobil Holdings Corp., ConocoPhillips and others commit to returning Iran war-induced profits to consumers. ‘Paying the Price’ for Trump’s Iran War In a post on X,...

On August 3, 2026, President Trump accused ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) of making “too much money” off high fuel prices just three days after both companies reported blowout second-quarter earnings fueled by the ongoing Iran war. Trump told reporters, “Chevron, too much money. ExxonMobil, too much. Too much money,” demanding the […]

The monthly WSJ stylebook bulletin focuses this time on the overuse of massive and similar adjectives. And we’ve gone to one word on ExxonMobil.

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) reported second-quarter 2026 results on July 31, and the headline number disappointed. Adjusted earnings came in at $3.52 per share, short of the $3.60 analysts expected, even though that figure was up sharply from a year earlier. Reported earnings were $14.5 billion, or $3.48 per share. But the company also generated $23.6 billion […]

One of these two takes the cake if your priority is cash right now.

Midstream stocks stand out for their attractive dividend yields and stable business models, making them a solid choice for dividend investors seeking reliable income.

Shares were mixed in Asia, while oil prices were holding steady Tuesday after jumping the day before as uncertainty persisted over when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again. U.S. futures edged higher. Brent crude oil was unchanged at $87.72 a barrel, while U.S. benchmark crude also was flat at $82.13 a barrel.

ExxonMobil's stock trades like a class leader, but its report card tells a different story.

Crude climbed, lifting energy stocks while semiconductor and tech shares stumbled on capital spending concerns, today, Aug. 10, 2026.

Turning 65 comes with a quiet IRS bonus most retirees overlook, and the way you deploy it in the next few months could determine whether your retirement generates real monthly cash or simply keeps pace with inflation.

In the second quarter of 2026, ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation reported revenue of US$116,017 million and net income of US$14,525 million, while lifting earnings per share to US$3.48, declaring a US$1.03 third-quarter dividend and completing a US$81.63 billion multi-year buyback covering 738,766,766 shares. The combination of sharply higher profits and US$9.4 billion returned to investors through dividends and repurchases in the quarter highlights ExxonMobil’s current focus on converting...

Exxon's record Permian production gives it substantial exposure to rising crude prices while international disruptions constrain competing supply.

Brent crude has swung from $138 to the high $60s and back again in 2026, and three U.S. oil majors are riding that chaos to gains Wall Street did not see coming. The real question is whether the move that already happened is just the warmup.

CVX's Hess synergies are running ahead of plan, boosting free cash flow, per-share accretion and production growth prospects through 2030.

Chevron's Q2 beat, record production, Hess synergies and strong cash flow boost momentum, but commodity risks and maintenance may test the rally.

Devon Energy just hiked its dividend 33%, but Exxon has a higher yield and more impressive dividend history.

A company that generates cash isn’t automatically a winner. Some businesses stockpile cash but fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their ability to expand.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.04%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.15%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.04%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The pace of dividends and buybacks runs near $37 billion a year -- and the cash covering it arrives unevenly.