Buyback yield (TTM)
2.87%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.29%
5Y share count change
0.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$20.34B
Cumulative buybacks
$341.71B
Key takeaways
- Exxon Mobil (XOM) repurchased about $20.34B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (0.8%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +118.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 1302% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Latest: $20.27B
Overview
Exxon Mobil (XOM) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $20.27B (2025) – edged up 3.3% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Exxon Mobil buyback spend expanded at a +118.7% compound annual rate, sustaining 4 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Exxon Mobil buyback spend plunged from $35.73B in 2008 to $20.27B in 2025, a 43.3% drawdown.
$35.73B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2008, against a low of $155.00M during 2021.
Exxon Mobil Buyback Spend 2025: $20.27B
Exxon Mobil buyback spend in 2025 was $20.27B, edged up 3.3% from 2024.
Exxon Mobil Buyback Spend 2024: $19.63B
2024's buyback spend for Exxon Mobil came in at $19.63B, grew 10.6% from 2023.
Exxon Mobil Buyback Spend 2023: $17.75B
Exxon Mobil posted buyback spend of $17.75B in 2023, grew 17.1% from 2022.
Exxon Mobil Buyback Spend 2022: $15.15B
In 2022, Exxon Mobil reported buyback spend of $15.15B, surged 9677.4% from 2021.
Exxon Mobil Buyback Spend 2021: $155.00M
Exxon Mobil buyback spend in 2021 was $155.00M.
See more financial history for Exxon Mobil (XOM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $20.27B | $0.00 | $20.27B | 3.89% | 4.30B | +0.2% | |
| 2024 | $19.63B | $0.00 | $19.63B | 4.09% | 4.30B | +6.1% | |
| 2023 | $17.75B | $611.00M | $17.14B | 4.47% | 4.05B | -3.6% | |
| 2022 | $15.15B | $648.00M | $14.51B | 3.37% | 4.21B | -1.6% | |
| 2021 | $155.00M | $612.00M | −$457.00M | 0.06% | 4.28B | +0.1% | |
| 2020 | $405.00M | $672.00M | −$267.00M | 0.23% | 4.27B | +0.0% | |
| 2019 | $594.00M | $741.00M | −$147.00M | 0.20% | 4.27B | +0.8% | |
| 2018 | $626.00M | $774.00M | −$148.00M | 0.22% | 4.24B | -0.4% | |
| 2017 | $747.00M | $856.00M | −$109.00M | 0.21% | 4.26B | +2.1% | |
| 2016 | $977.00M | $880.00M | $97.00M | 0.26% | 4.17B | -0.6% | |
| 2015 | $4.04B | $855.00M | $3.18B | 1.25% | 4.19B | -2.0% | |
| 2014 | $13.18B | $831.00M | $12.35B | 3.39% | 4.28B | -3.2% | |
| 2013 | $16.00B | $854.00M | $15.14B | 3.62% | 4.42B | -4.5% | |
| 2012 | $21.07B | $854.00M | $20.21B | 5.38% | 4.63B | -5.1% | |
| 2011 | $22.05B | $0.00 | $22.05B | 5.45% | 4.88B | -0.4% | |
| 2010 | $13.09B | $0.00 | $13.09B | 3.61% | 4.90B | +1.1% | |
| 2009 | $19.70B | $0.00 | $19.70B | 6.12% | 4.84B | -6.9% | |
| 2008 | $35.73B | $0.00 | $35.73B | 9.07% | 5.20B | -6.7% | |
| 2007 | $31.82B | $0.00 | $31.82B | 6.39% | 5.58B | -6.5% | |
| 2006 | $29.56B | $0.00 | $29.56B | 6.82% | 5.97B | -5.7% | |
| 2005 | $18.22B | $0.00 | $18.22B | 5.33% | 6.33B | -2.8% | |
| 2004 | $9.95B | $0.00 | $9.95B | 3.04% | 6.51B | -2.2% | |
| 2003 | $5.88B | $0.00 | $5.88B | 2.19% | 6.66B | -2.4% | |
| 2002 | $4.80B | $0.00 | $4.80B | 2.05% | 6.82B | -1.6% | |
| 2001 | $5.72B | $0.00 | $5.72B | 2.12% | 6.93B | -1.4% | |
| 2000 | $2.35B | $0.00 | $2.35B | — | 7.03B | +0.5% | |
| 1999 | $670.00M | $0.00 | $670.00M | — | 7.00B | +42.0% | |
| 1998 | $3.55B | $0.00 | $3.55B | — | 4.93B | -1.8% | |
| 1997 | $3.12B | $0.00 | $3.12B | — | 5.02B | -0.4% | |
| 1996 | $801.00M | $0.00 | $801.00M | — | 5.04B | — | |
| 1995 | $628.00M | $0.00 | $628.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $220.00M | $0.00 | $220.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $323.00M | $0.00 | $323.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $358.00M | $0.00 | $358.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $466.00M | $0.00 | $466.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $336.00M | $0.00 | $336.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $1.75B | $0.00 | $1.75B | — | — | — |
- 2025$20.27B
- 2024$19.63B
- 2023$17.75B
- 2022$15.15B
- 2021$155.00M
- 2020$405.00M
- 2019$594.00M
- 2018$626.00M
- 2017$747.00M
- 2016$977.00M
- 2015$4.04B
- 2014$13.18B
- 2013$16.00B
- 2012$21.07B
- 2011$22.05B
- 2010$13.09B
- 2009$19.70B
- 2008$35.73B
- 2007$31.82B
- 2006$29.56B
- 2005$18.22B
- 2004$9.95B
- 2003$5.88B
- 2002$4.80B
- 2001$5.72B
- 2000$2.35B
- 1999$670.00M
- 1998$3.55B
- 1997$3.12B
- 1996$801.00M
- 1995$628.00M
- 1994$220.00M
- 1993$323.00M
- 1992$358.00M
- 1991$466.00M
- 1990$336.00M
- 1989$1.75B
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Exxon Mobil (XOM)
How Exxon Mobil splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Exxon Mobil, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $11.86B | |
| $5.02B | |
| $3.49B | |
| $2.60B | |
| $2.56B | |
| $2.41B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $11.86B
- $5.02B
- $3.49B
- $2.60B
- $2.56B
- $2.41B
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $1.56B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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