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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · ExxonMobil (XOM)

ExxonMobil lists $4.4 billion margin gain, $1.3 billion liquids drag for 3Q 2026

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

ExxonMobil furnished a preview of selected market and planned factors it expects to affect third-quarter 2026 results compared with second-quarter 2026. The company says these factors are not an estimate of 3Q earnings, and it will publish full 3Q results on October 30, 2026.

Key points

  • Estimated change in margins is a $4.4 billion positive impact versus 2Q26
  • Estimated change in liquids prices is a $1.3 billion negative impact
  • Estimated timing effects are negative $2.5 billion, excluded from adjusted earnings
  • 2Q26 U.S. GAAP earnings were $14.5 billion and adjusted earnings were $14.7 billion

The filing

CompanyExxonMobil (XOM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 16, 2026, 8:02 AM ET
Accession number0002115436-26-000013

Items reported: 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 16, 2026.

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