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Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES      
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests $ 35,063 $ 37,354 $ 57,577
Adjustments for noncash transactions      
Depreciation and depletion (includes impairments) 23,442 20,641 24,040
Deferred income tax charges/(credits) (865) 634 3,758
Postretirement benefits expense in excess of/(less than) net payments (358) 90 (2,981)
Other long-term obligation provisions in excess of/(less than) payments (1,712) (1,501) (1,932)
Dividends received greater than/(less than) equity in current earnings of equity companies 191 509 (2,446)
Changes in operational working capital, excluding cash and debt      
Notes and accounts receivable reduction/(increase) (6,030) 4,370 (11,019)
Inventories reduction/(increase) (1,812) (3,472) (6,947)
Other current assets reduction/(increase) 389 (426) (688)
Accounts and other payables increase/(reduction) 5,627 (4,727) 18,460
Net (gain)/loss on asset sales (1,223) (513) (1,034)
All other items - net 2,310 2,410 9
Net cash provided by operating activities 55,022 55,369 76,797
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Additions to property, plant and equipment (24,306) (21,919) (18,407)
Proceeds from asset sales and returns of investments 4,987 4,078 5,247
Additional investments and advances (3,299) (2,995) (3,090)
Other investing activities including collection of advances 1,926 1,562 1,508
Cash acquired from mergers and acquisitions 754 0 0
Net cash used in investing activities (19,938) (19,274) (14,742)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Additions to long-term debt 899 939 [1] 637
Reductions in long-term debt (1,150) (15) (5)
Additions to short-term debt 0 0 198
Reductions in short-term debt (4,743) (879) (8,075)
Additions/(reductions) in debt with three months or less maturity (18) (284) 25
Contingent consideration payments (27) (68) (58)
Cash dividends to ExxonMobil shareholders (16,704) (14,941) (14,939)
Cash dividends to noncontrolling interests (658) (531) (267)
Changes in noncontrolling interests (791) (894) (1,493)
Inflows from noncontrolling interests for major projects 32 124 18
Common stock acquired (19,629) (17,748) (15,155)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (42,789) (34,297) (39,114)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash (676) 105 (78)
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (8,381) 1,903 22,863
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 31,568 29,665 6,802
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 23,187 $ 31,568 $ 29,665
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 Includes $568 million issued to facilitate the sale of an entity where the buyer assumed the debt upon closing; no longer on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at the end of 2023.

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