Imperial Oil (IMO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Imperial Oil is an integrated energy company based in Calgary, Alberta, with operations spanning oil and natural gas production, refining, and the marketing of fuels and other petroleum products. Founded in 1880, it is one of Canada’s longest-standing petroleum companies and is majority-owned by Exxon Mobil.

The company produces oil and natural gas from conventional resources and oil sands, including operations at Cold Lake and Kearl, as well as its participation in the Syncrude project. Its downstream business refines crude oil into transportation fuels and other products, which it sells in Canada primarily through the Esso and Mobil brands.

Imperial also manufactures and markets petrochemical products. Its activities are concentrated in Canada, where it serves energy and industrial customers as well as motorists through its refining, distribution, and retail networks.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $127.39 to $128.87
• 50-Day Range: $119.30 to $138.10
• 52-Week Range: $83.27 to $139.44
• Volume: 7,714 shs
• Average Volume: 635,947 shs
• Market Capitalization: $60.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.19
• Dividend Yield: 1.96%
• Price Target: $116.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Imperial Oil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Imperial Oil scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Imperial Oil has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Imperial Oil has a consensus price target of $116.00, representing about 9.4% downside from its current price of $127.97.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Imperial Oil has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.53%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Imperial Oil are expected to grow by 2.53% in the coming year, from $12.25 to $12.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Imperial Oil is 14.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Imperial Oil is 14.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.73.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Imperial Oil has a P/B Ratio of 3.45. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.06% of the float of Imperial Oil has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Imperial Oil has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 24.6, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Imperial Oil has recently decreased by 12.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Imperial Oil pays a meaningful dividend of 1.98%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Imperial Oil has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Imperial Oil is 38.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Imperial Oil will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.98% next year. This indicates that Imperial Oil will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Imperial Oil has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Imperial Oil this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for IMO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Imperial Oil to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Imperial Oil insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

20.74% of the stock of Imperial Oil is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Record date for 1/1 Dividend: 12/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 1/1 Dividend: 12/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 1/01/2027
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/29/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Oil & Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:IMO
• Previous Symbol: NYSEMKT:IMO
• CIK: 49938
• Web: www.imperialoil.ca
• Phone: (800) 567-3776
• Fax: 800-367-0585
• Employees: 5,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Imperial Oil: $116.00
• High Price Target: $116.00
• Low Price Target: $116.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.80
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.21
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.34 billion
• Net Margins: 10.84%
• Pretax Margin: 14.20%
• Return on Equity: 27.85%
• Return on Assets: 14.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 1.30
• Quick Ratio: 1.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $33.69 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.80
• Cash Flow: $10.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.45
• Book Value: $37.05 per share
• Price / Book: 3.46

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 472,010,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $60.54 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.55