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Operating Cash Flow Trends

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp · 2026-08-02 · Importance 58 · Surprise 42 · In source text

ExxonMobil generated $17.2 billion of free cash flow in the second quarter, supporting shareholder distributions and balance-sheet improvement. The company described Guyana as reaching a free-cash-flow inflection point as investment recovery accelerated. Strong cash generation was attributed to higher price realizations, record Permian output and refining performance.

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metricdirectionstageexpectedbasis
cashpositiverealized+3.7%ExxonMobil generated $17.2 billion in free cash flow in Q2 and returned $9.4 billion to shareholders.
cashnegativerealized-2.0%ExxonMobil generated $17.2 billion in free cash flow in Q2 and returned $9.4 billion to shareholders.