ExxonMobilXOM

ExxonMobil (XOM) is one of the world's largest publicly traded oil and gas companies, formed by the 1999 merger of Exxon and Mobil with corporate roots tracing back to Standard Oil. Integrated operations span upstream (exploration & production), downstream (refining & marketing) and chemicals. The share price is highly correlated with crude oil and natural gas prices, and the company is among the most reliable long-running dividend payers in the S&P 500. Listed on NYSE. Cyclical — moves with commodity prices, geopolitics and energy-transition policy. Like any single stock, the price can fall sharply — diversify.