Could Chevron’s acquisition of Hess Corporation be the catalyst to revive its Earnings performance in Q3 2025?
On a Year-over-Year basis, the #Big4 International Oil companies reported a decline in Earnings for Q2 2025.
ExxonMobil's Earnings declined from $9.24 billion in Q2 2024 to $7.08 billion in Q2 2025, a variance of $2.16 billion (23.38%).
Shell reported a $2.03 billion (32.27%) year-over-year decline in Earnings, down from $6.29 billion in Q2 2024 to $4.26 billion in Q2 2025.
TotalEnergies reported a YoY decline from $4.67 billion in Q2 2024 to $3.58 billion in Q2 2025, reflecting a drop of $1.09 billion (23.34%).
Chevron reported the largest decline in Earnings, from $4.68 billion in Q2 2024 to $3.05 billion in Q2 2025, a variance of $1.63 billion (34.83%).
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Source: Quarterly Reports - Adjusted Earnings (Non-GAAP), International Oil Companies.
ExxonMobil Market Capitalization
ExxonMobilmarket capitalization soared from $269.28B in 2003 to $467.98B in 2024, despite the cyclical downturns.
However, as of May 5, 2025, ExxonMobil has recorded a year-to-date decline of $10.22B in market cap, reducing its total market value to $457.76B.
Chevron's market capitalization surged to $347.06B in 2022, its highest point as seen in this data visualization, before declining to $241.92B as of May 5, 2025.
Chevron's ability to maintain a market cap above $200B for most of the period indicates the company's competitive positioning within the industry.
After a steep drop in 2005, Shell rebuilt its value in the financial market reaching $196.27B in 2022. As of May 5, 2025, Shell has a year-to-date increase of $10.59B in market value, bringing its total market capitalization to $198.09B.
TotalEnergies exhibited relative market stability up until 2014, after which its market capitalization began to decline, reaching a low of $110.08B in 2015. As of May 5, 2025, TotalEnergies has a year-to-date gain of $6.17B, bringing its market capitalization to $128.86B.
bp experienced the most decline among the group, with its market cap dropping from $230.75B in 2007 to just $73.23B as of May 5, 2025. This significant downturn underscores the profound impact of strategic missteps and policy decisions.
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Source: #companiesmarketcap.com
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