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Home›Compare›XOM vs CVX
Head-to-head · SEC filings only

Exxon vs Chevron: which stock is the better buy?

Our verdict

On the filings, Exxon (XOM) is the stronger stock right now — higher on our blended fundamentals-plus-verdict read, and we currently rate it HOLD.

XOM: 59/100CVX: 56/100blended fundamentals + verdict
XOMExxonHold

Blue-chip oil major with a fortress balance sheet, but earnings are cyclically fading and its multiple leaves little margin of safety.

Net income $28.8B · FY2025
Is XOM a buy? →
CVXChevronHold

Quality oil major and ~4% dividend payer, but earnings are in a three-year slide and its multiple on trough profits leaves it fully valued.

Diluted EPS $6.63 · FY2025
Is CVX a buy? →

The numbers, from the filings

MetricXOMCVX
Fundamentals score5854
Revenue growth (YoY)-5.0%-4.6%
Net income growth (YoY)-14.4%-30.4%
Net margin8.7%6.7%
Return on equity11.1%6.6%
ROIC (est.)——
Liabilities / Equity0.700.71
Piotroski F-score5 / 95 / 9

Bold green = the stronger figure. All rows derive from SEC XBRL filings — no market-price data on this page.

Common questions

Exxon or Chevron — which stock is better?
On the filings, Exxon (XOM) is the stronger stock right now — higher on our blended fundamentals-plus-verdict read, and we currently rate it HOLD. This comparison uses SEC-filing data only: fundamentals scores, revenue and income growth, margins, returns on capital and balance-sheet health.
Is XOM (Exxon) a buy?
Our current verdict on Exxon is HOLD (conviction 4/5), re-evaluated nightly against its SEC filings. The one-page verdict has the reasoning.
Is CVX (Chevron) a buy?
Our current verdict on Chevron is HOLD (conviction 3/5), re-evaluated nightly against its SEC filings. The one-page verdict has the reasoning.
What data is this comparison based on?
Everything here derives from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings: growth, margins, returns and health ratios, plus our filings-only fundamentals scores and buy/hold/sell verdicts. We deliberately exclude market-price data, so the comparison reflects the businesses, not the tape.

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›About this recommendation — produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg · not investment advice

AI-generated analysis, produced by our proprietary engine from SEC filing data.

Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jul 1, 2026, 9:42 PM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.

›About this recommendation — produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg · not investment advice

AI-generated analysis, produced by our proprietary engine from SEC filing data.

Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jun 18, 2026, 7:22 PM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.

Research and education only — not financial advice. TENKis not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer and gives no personalized advice. Every call is impersonal — identical for all users, generated on a schedule from SEC filings plus a delayed/third-party price feed — may be wrong or out of date, and is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. The operator and an affiliated trading operation may hold or trade the securities TENK rates; see Disclosures. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Do your own research.