Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share 

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020	2019	2020	2019
Earnings per common share
Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobil (millions of dollars)	(680)	3,170	(2,370)	8,650
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (millions of shares)	4,271	4,271	4,270	4,270
Earnings (Loss) per common share (dollars) (1)	(0.15)	0.75	(0.55)	2.03
Dividends paid per common share (dollars)	0.87	0.87	2.61	2.56

(1) The calculation of earnings (loss) per common share and earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution are the same in each period shown.