XOM - Latest News
Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), operates in Energy / Oil & Gas Integrated, trades on NYSE.
Market capitalization stands near $663.49B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 20.40. Beta to the broader market is 0.16.
The article list below shows the most recent XOM headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent XOM Headlines
Exxon Stock Rises While Iran Threat Lifts Oil
gurufocus.com - Aug 14, 2026
Exxon Mobil (XOM), the U. S.
Zhang: ORCL Options Opportunity After CRWV & NBIS Earnings, XOM Key in Energy
youtube.com - Aug 13, 2026
@OptionsPlay's Tony Zhang believes the current market environment is very favorable for forward momentum. In the energy sector, he argues you can "th
The Energy and Pharma Giants Quietly Funding HDV's 3% Yield, and How Safe Each One Is
247wallst.com - Aug 12, 2026
The iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:HDV) leans hard on two sectors to fund its payout.
This 3 Stock Portfolio Pays Monthly Dividends
zacks.com - Aug 11, 2026
While most stocks pay quarterly dividends, investors can still construct a portfolio that allows them to get paid monthly.
Better Buy for Passive Income: Chevron vs. ExxonMobil
fool.com - Aug 11, 2026
On the one hand, Chevron's dividend yield is nearly 1% higher than ExxonMobil's. Plus, Chevron has increased its annual dividend at a greater rate th
How News Affects XOM Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track XOM's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked XOM news questions
- What is the latest XOM news headline?
- The most recent XOM headline (Aug 14, 2026) is "Exxon Stock Rises While Iran Threat Lifts Oil". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the XOM news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What XOM news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual XOM options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.