Who owns Esso?
Esso is owned by ExxonMobil (the United States).[1]
Evidence: Exxon Mobil Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18, SEC EDGAR, 18 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Exxon Mobil Corporation verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Spring
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Energy › Oil & gas › Fuel stations
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Esso
Esso is one of the names the 2025 Form 10-K of Exxon Mobil Corporation lists for its divisions and affiliates, alongside Exxon, Mobil, ExxonMobil and XTO.
What ExxonMobil's annual report says about Esso
Sentences about Esso from ExxonMobil's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Due to rounding, numbers presented above may not add up precisely to the totals indicated. 21 Table of Contents Financial Table of Contents Information with regard to retail fuel sites: Within the Energy Products segment, retail fuels sites sell products and services throughout the world through our Exxon , Esso, and Mobil brands.
How often ExxonMobil names Esso in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Esso
- Current owner ExxonMobil [1] verified
Where Esso sits in ExxonMobil
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in energy.
Also in energy
Other brands in fuel stations, and who owns them
The 48 brands in fuel stations on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is bp, with 4; ExxonMobil has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aral | bp | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Casey's | Casey's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ampol | Ampol | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Caltex | Chevron | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Circle K | Couche-Tard | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| AVIN | Motor Oil Hellas | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Murphy USA | Murphy USA | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Liberty Convenience | Viva Energy | 🇦🇺 Australia |
About the owner: ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil is a publicly listed company headquartered in Spring, United States. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Exxon Mobil Corporation says in its 2025 Form 10-K that it was incorporated in New Jersey in 1882 and has principal offices in Spring, Texas. The filing says its divisions and affiliates have many names, including ExxonMobil, Exxon, Esso, Mobil and XTO, and that it reports Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products and Specialty Products segments plus a Low Carbon Solutions business unit.
🇺🇸 Esso and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Esso is not one of them.
- AES Ohio — AES 🇺🇸
- Agway Energy Services — Suburban Propane 🇺🇸
- Alabama Power — Southern Company 🇺🇸
- AmeriGas — UGI 🇺🇸
- American Transmission Company — WEC Energy Group 🇺🇸
- Arch Resources — Core Natural Resources 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Esso?
The parent company of Esso is ExxonMobil, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Esso American?
Yes. Esso originated in the United States and its owner, ExxonMobil, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Esso still owned by ExxonMobil?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Esso is still owned by ExxonMobil. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Exxon Mobil Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 18 February 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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