Q1 EPS Estimates for Imperial Oil Lifted by Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its Q1 2026 earnings estimate for Imperial Oil to $1.85 per share, an increase from the previous estimate of $1.81.
• Imperial Oil will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.74 per share on October 1st, up from $0.72, representing an annualized yield of 2.4%.
• Investment analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with price targets ranging from C$108.00 to C$110.00, resulting in an average rating of "Reduce" for Imperial Oil.

Imperial Oil Limited (TSE:IMO - Free Report) NYSEMKT: IMO - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Imperial Oil in a report issued on Friday, September 5th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.85 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.81. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil's current full-year earnings is $8.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil's Q2 2026 earnings at $2.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.12 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.88 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Imperial Oil from C$110.00 to C$108.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Tudor Pickering cut shares of Imperial Oil from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Wolfe Research cut shares of Imperial Oil from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Imperial Oil from C$100.00 to C$110.00 in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Desjardins cut shares of Imperial Oil from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of C$106.00.

Imperial Oil Trading Down 0.0%

IMO opened at C$120.90 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$61.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.21. Imperial Oil has a 12 month low of C$82.98 and a 12 month high of C$125.25. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is C$115.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$104.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.04.

Imperial Oil Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.74 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 4th. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. This is a boost from Imperial Oil's previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. Imperial Oil's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.11%.

About Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil is one of Canada's largest integrated oil companies, focusing on upstream operations, petroleum refining operations, and the marketing of petroleum products. Production averaged 398 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2020. The company estimates that it holds 5.2 billion boe of proved and probable crude oil and natural gas reserves.

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