The best credit card for Exxon
At Exxon, Chase Sapphire Preferred earns the most: $6.00 per $100.
Exxon rings up as gas stations.
The short version
- Use: Chase Sapphire Preferred, if you carry it.
- Why Exxon has its own page: the ranking is the same as for gas in general — it is here because people ask by name.
| # | Card | EarnsThe rate the card advertises here, in its own currency: cash back, points or miles. | per $100What $100 of spending earns, in dollars: the rate multiplied by what the currency is worth. This is what the table is ranked by. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chase, $95/yr
Gas and EV charging |
3x | $6.00 |
| 2 |
Sam's Club / Synchrony, No annual fee
Any gas station, first $6,000 a year. Up to $6,000 per year, then the base rate |
5% | $5.00 |
| 3 |
Citi, $95/yr
|
3x | $4.80 |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo, No annual fee
|
3x | $4.50 |
| 5 |
U.S. Bank, No annual fee
Gas stations and EV charging, first $1,000 each quarter. Up to $1,000 per quarter, then the base rate |
4% | $4.00 |
| 6 |
American Express, No annual fee
2x on every purchase, with no bonus categories to track. Up to $50,000 per year, then the base rate |
2x | $4.00 |
| 7 |
Citi, No annual fee
Other gas and EV charging — shares the $7,000/year cap. Up to $7,000 per year, then the base rate |
4% | $4.00 |
| 8 |
Citi, No annual fee
Other gas and EV charging — shares the $7,000/year cap. Up to $7,000 per year, then the base rate |
4% | $4.00 |
No rotating categories switched on, and no travel-portal rates — the method.
Before you pay
A shopping portal and a card-linked offer can both pay on top of whichever card you use here — and the portal has to be started before you shop. How the three stack, and in what order.