Exxon Mobil is the largest stock in the US by market cap. They are a $417 billion company. Apple exceeded them for a momentary time, but XOM took back its place. Here is a quick overview of their finances. I think they are one of the best investments out there, especially those that are close to retirement. Not only is this a strong company, they also pay dividends. Their dividend yield pretty much matches up with the S&P 500 average.

Their P/E is 10.5. That means that investors don’t really have high hopes for growth. That would make sense since this is already a very large company to begin with.

Their net profit margins are high for an oil & gas integrated company at 13.82%. Their industry peers are at an average of 3.50%.

Their debt to equity is fairly low at a ratio of 1.06. Return on equity is at 20.74 percent and return on assets is 10.07 percent. This stock is relatively cheap when looking at cash flow projects, but pretty close to the industry average.