ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
ExxonMobil Holdings' Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.98% in Q3 2026, up 2.08 percentage points from 6.90% a year earlier and up 1.71 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at ExxonMobil Holdings came in at 6.60%, down 1.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +13.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.45% in FY2024 (-1.57 pp), 10.02% in FY2023 (-6.24 pp), 16.26% in FY2022 (+9.24 pp) and 7.03% in FY2021 (+13.71 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.82 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 16.33 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 8.21 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, XOM's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 7.26% (Q2 2026), 5.74% (Q1 2026) and 6.59% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 8.98% |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | 4.18% |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 6.03% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | 5.60% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 9.23% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 834.81% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 15.10% |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 83.45 Bn | 69.02 Bn | - | 17.39% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.98% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.47% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.99% |
API Access
ExxonMobil Holdings Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=XOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "XOM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=XOM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();