Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Chevron Corporation (CVX), and What to Expect in This Week’s Dow (.DJI) Earnings

Both companies reporting on Thursday, 3M Co (NYSE:MMM) and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), are expected to post year-over-year EPS growth. Analysts expect the former to nose higher by around 4% in both earnings and revenue, with an average EPS estimate of $1.65. Exxon’s expected to see sales fall more than 3% year over year, but analysts still project an average EPS figure of $2.05, a slight increase over last year’s $2 figure for the same quarter. Exxon recently nosed past Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to retake the title of the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, even as shares have fallen more than 3% year to date.

Analysts aren’t so optimistic about earnings at Exxon’s fellow Big Oil competitor Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which rounds out the Dow’s week by reporting data on Friday. Although Chevron’s expected to post double-digit sales growth and revenue of more than $67.7 billion, the company’s projected to see earnings per share decline slightly to $3.07 for the quarter. Chevron’s stock has performed better than Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)’s in 2013, with shares gaining around 5%; still, the stock has underperformed the majority of the Dow so far.

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Fool contributor Dan Carroll has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends 3M, Apple, Chevron, and Procter & Gamble and owns shares of Apple.

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