Exxon Mobil's press release moved XOM +0.48%
XOM moved -0.94% in five minutes and +0.48% by market close — about 19.9× Exxon Mobil's median close-day move.
· Business Wire · Press release · Realized reaction, point-in-time, zero look-ahead.
How XOM reacted after the announcement.
| Horizon | Reaction | XOM median |
|---|---|---|
| 30 sec | +0.20% | — |
| 1 min | +0.16% | — |
| 5 min | -0.94% | — |
| 10 min | -1.06% | — |
| 30 min | -1.07% | +0.02% |
| 60 min | -1.31% | — |
| 90 min | -0.55% | — |
| 120 min | -0.50% | — |
| to close | +0.48% | +0.02% |
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A hatched rung is a threshold the price never touched inside the measured window — not a missing measurement. Most news never moves a large-cap by 5% either way, so a mostly empty ladder is the finding, not a gap in the data.
| Held for | Return |
|---|---|
| D+1 | -1.06% |
| D+2 | -1.34% |
| D+3 | -2.04% |
| D+4 | -3.52% |
| D+5 | -1.48% |
| 1M | +2.40% |
| 3M | |
| 6M | |
| 12M |
Each row is measured from the price at the news to that horizon independently, so the ladder is not cumulative and a later row can sit above an earlier one. “Available” is a date, not a gap: that horizon has not elapsed yet for this event, and it is computed from the event’s own timestamp rather than from the data. An em dash is the other case — the horizon passed and no return was recorded.
Five minutes after the news, XOM had moved -0.94%; by the close it stood at +0.48% — the two readings disagree in direction, and the early move did not survive to the close.
Impact: Neutral. Reaction = percent move vs. the price at the news timestamp. Sources below.
XOM’s news landed in the pre-market window; the main session closed +0.48%.
- Mainprior session
- After-hours4:00 – 8:00 PM
- Overnightno tape
- Pre-market4:00 – 9:30 AM
- Main session9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Segment widths are fixed, so two events on different days sit in comparable places. Hatched segments are real elapsed time with no tape to measure — the overnight halt is not a gap in the data. This event carries no intraday receipt time, so it is not pinned to a minute.
| Window | What it answers | Anchor price | Result | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | From the news to the first main-session close, across every session in between. | 157.17re-anchored to the first print after the news | -1.10% | — |
| After-hours | The move between the closing bell and the overnight halt. | — | not measured | — |
| Pre-market | The move between the pre-market open and the opening bell. | — | not measured | — |
| Main | The move inside the regular session, from the news to the close. | 154.70the price at the news | +0.48% | +0.24% |
The main-session result is measured upstream against the price at the news; the all-sessions result is computed here from its own anchor and close, so the two can differ in the last decimal. The adjusted column subtracts the S&P 500’s move over the same main-session span — there is no index anchor for the all-sessions span, so that cell stays empty rather than borrowing this one. After-hours and pre-market are measured upstream but populate on a small minority of events, so this page does not request them. Those rows are unmeasured, not empty.
The same event measured across every session8
| Horizon | Reaction |
|---|---|
| 30 sec | +0.49% |
| 1 min | +0.15% |
| 5 min | -2.67% |
| 10 min | -2.71% |
| 30 min | -1.71% |
| 60 min | -0.99% |
| 90 min | -1.27% |
| 120 min | -1.25% |
Where this XOM event came from, and what the tape did with it.
Exxon Mobil issued a press release, carried via Business Wire, on Jul 31, 2026. It was one of 3 Exxon Mobil headlines News Quantified labeled that day, so its measurement window overlaps with the others on a shared tape. The same session also carried Exxon Mobil's "Form 8-K ExxonMobil Holdings Corp For: Jul 31" and 1 other Exxon Mobil headline, each measured on its own clock.
Against the price at the news timestamp, XOM moved -0.94% after five minutes and +0.48% by the close — about 19.9× Exxon Mobil's median close-day move of +0.02% across 2,000+ events. Because several releases shared that day, their measurement windows overlap and no single headline cleanly owns the move.
This is the alert you’d have received.
ExxonMobil Announces Second-Quarter 2026 Results
Track XOM and you’ll get one email like this the next time it moves on news — the headline, the measured reaction, and how it compares to XOM’s baseline. Nothing else.
Set up XOM alerts →How this compares to XOM’s usual reaction.
Across 2,000+ labeled events, XOM’s median 30-minute reaction to all news is +0.02% (53% up); by the close it is +0.02%.
| Middle 50% of XOM reactions | -0.38% to +0.34% |
|---|---|
| Median reaction (30-min) | +0.02% |
| This event | -1.07% |
| Measured reactions | 2,000+ |
Half of all Exxon Mobil news events land between -0.38% and +0.34% at 30 minutes; this one is a single draw from that distribution.
You just saw one reaction. There are 26M+ more.
See the full XOM reaction history →XOM’s session ranged -1.65% to +0.94% against the price at the news.
10.5M shares against a 30-day average of 10.4M.
What the average share actually traded at across the session, rather than at any one print.
The close moved +0.48% against a 20-day average true range of 3.74. XOM carries no market-cap or price-to-earnings figure on this record, and no short interest, so none is shown.
Email me when XOM moves on news.
One email per qualifying move — the headline, the measured reaction, and how it compares to XOM's baseline. Nothing else.
How comparable XOM events have landed.
Across 5 other recent Exxon Mobil press release events, the median close-day reaction was +0.48%. Each is measured the same way, from its own news timestamp.
8 more XOM events, each measured the same way.
Recent XOM events, each with its measured reaction8
| Date | Headline | 5-min | To close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form 8-K ExxonMobil Holdings Corp For: Sep 25 | +0.25% | -0.14% | |
| Form SD ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | +0.25% | -0.14% | |
| Form 8-K ExxonMobil Holdings Corp For: Aug 28 | -0.04% | +0.29% | |
| Form 8-K ExxonMobil Holdings Corp For: Jul 31 | -0.94% | +0.48% | |
| Form 8-K ExxonMobil Holdings Corp For: Jul 07 | -0.46% | -1.21% | |
| Form 8-K EXXON MOBIL CORP For: Jul 01 | -0.01% | -0.46% | |
| Form POSASR EXXON MOBIL CORP | -0.11% | +0.13% | |
| Imperial renews annual normal course issuer bid | +0.17% | +0.50% |
That same day, across the market7
Same measurement, same clock, different names — each headline measured from its own news timestamp, point-in-time.
Peer tickers, measured the same way4
Every US ticker is measured the same way, from its own news timestamp. Browse all tickers →
XOM carried 2 other records that day.
Each was measured the same way, from its own timestamp.
| Record | Event | 5-min | To close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form 8-K ExxonMobil Holdings Corp For: Jul 31 | SEC filing · Form 8-K | -0.94% | +0.48% |
| Imperial announces second quarter 2026 financial and operating results | Press release | -0.94% | +0.48% |
How the numbers are made.
How was XOM's -0.94% reaction measured?
From the news timestamp, not the trading day: News Quantified takes the last trade before this press release as the base price and measures the move five minutes of trading later — point-in-time, zero look-ahead. The same clock produced the +0.48% to-close figure.
What is Exxon Mobil's median reaction, and how does this event compare?
Exxon Mobil's median is drawn from 2,000+ labeled events; at 30 minutes it sits at +0.02%, and +0.02% by the close. This event's move is one draw from that distribution — ordinary or outlier, the chart's median ticks show which.
3 Exxon Mobil headlines shared Jul 31, 2026. Whose reaction is this?
Each of the 3 same-day Exxon Mobil events is measured from its own timestamp, but their windows overlap on one tape, so we show the cluster rather than pretending a single headline owns the move.
Does +0.48% predict Exxon Mobil's next reaction?
No. +0.48% is a realized fact about Jul 31, 2026, not a forecast. Past reactions describe a distribution; they say nothing certain about any future move.
How to cite this reaction.
News Quantified. "ExxonMobil Announces Second-Quarter 2026 Results." XOM realized price reaction, Jul 31, 2026. Retrieved from https://newsquantified.com/tickers/xom/news/exxonmobil-announces-second-quarter-2026-results-2026-07-31
Canonical URL: https://newsquantified.com/tickers/xom/news/exxonmobil-announces-second-quarter-2026-results-2026-07-31
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