Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

12. Earnings Per Share

Earnings per common share	2018	2017	2016
Net income attributable to ExxonMobil(millions of dollars)	20,840	19,710	7,840
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding(millions of shares)	4,270	4,256	4,177
Earnings per common share(dollars) (1)	4.88	4.63	1.88
Dividends paid per common share (dollars)	3.23	3.06	2.98

(1)The earnings per common share and earnings per common share - assuming dilution are the same in each period shown.