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5 companies value 1.8 tn revenue 1.3 tn margin 7.9% free cash flow 169 bn avg. score 7.4
XOM holds 40.5% of the group's value, 1.6x the runner-up
| Rank | Ticker | Company | Share | Value | Revenue | Margin | FCF | 5 years | FCF/px | Yield | What it does · why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XOM | Exxon Mobil United States · score 6.6 | 41% | 733 bn | 369 bn | 8.9% | 31 bn | 4.2% | 2.4% | Oil and gas exploration and production, refining and chemicals · Largest Western oil company by production and profit; low-cost assets in the Permian and Guyana | |
| 2 | CVX | Chevron United States · score 6.9 | 25% | 443 bn | 215 bn | 9.6% | 27 bn | 6.1% | 3.1% | Integrated oil and gas: exploration, refining and chemicals · 2nd largest in the US; the sector's most conservative balance sheet, bought Hess in 2025 | |
| 3 | SHEL | Shell plc United Kingdom · score 7.6 | 17% | 298 bn | 297 bn | 8.8% | 49 bn | 16.5% | 2.9% | Oil, gas, refining and low-carbon energy · Global leader in LNG (liquefied natural gas), the fastest-growing segment in energy | |
| 4 | TTE | TotalEnergies France · score 7.9 | 11% | 199 bn | 215 bn | 8.4% | 33 bn | 16.6% | 4.5% | Oil, gas, LNG and low-carbon electricity · Biggest investor in renewables among the integrated oil majors | |
| 5 | BP | BP plc United Kingdom · score 7.8 | 8% | 136 bn | 220 bn | 3.1% | 29 bn | 21.4% | 4.3% | Oil, gas, refining and renewable energy · Back to prioritizing oil and gas; valuation discount to peers |
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- Sector overview
- Exploration and production (E&P) 51 companies
- Midstream and pipelines 18 companies
- National and state oil companies 5 companies
- Refining and marketing 10 companies
- Canadian oil producers 8 companies
- Oilfield services and equipment 27 companies
- Midstream MLPs (partnerships) 10 companies
- LNG and gas exports 11 companies
- Natural gas (E&P) 11 companies
- Oil and land royalties 9 companies
- Uranium and nuclear fuel 17 companies
- Subsea and offshore equipment 3 companies
and 5 industries more
- Offshore drilling 5 companies
- Coal 11 companies
- Fracking and pressure pumping services 13 companies
- Biofuels 14 companies
- Fuel distribution 14 companies
What this is. A catalogue, not a guide. Every industry with stocks listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ, the companies contending for its leadership, what each one does according to its own annual report, and the balance sheet it filed with the SEC.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.