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Energy companies explore for, produce, and refine oil and gas, and their profits ride the commodity price. Capital discipline and cash returned to shareholders have become as important to the market as production growth.
| # | Company | Price | Day | Market cap | P/E | Health | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XOM ExxonMobil ExxonMobil produces oil and gas from assets including the Permian Basin, where its 2024 Pioneer Natural Resources purchase expanded output, and offshore Guyana. | $141.69 | +3.85% | $587.3B | 21.1× | 5/8 | Open → |
| 2 | CVX Chevron Chevron pumps oil and gas from the Permian Basin, Kazakhstan's Tengiz field, and the Gulf of Mexico, and gained a stake in Guyana's Stabroek block by acquiring Hess in 2025. | $176.40 | +1.35% | $351.3B | 26.6× | 5/7 | Open → |
| 3 | COP ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips is an exploration and production company with no refining arm; it sells crude, natural gas, and LNG from the Permian, Eagle Ford, Bakken, and Alaska, where its Willow project is under construction. | $109.04 | +0.94% | $132.8B | 17.2× | 6/7 | Open → |
Company groupings are curated; figures are real — market caps and prices from EOD market data, health from SEC XBRL filings, and the smart-money activity from Form 4 and STOCK Act disclosures. Educational only, not financial advice.