Imperial Oil (IMO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Imperial Oil Limited is an integrated Canadian energy company engaged in the exploration, production, transportation, refining and marketing of crude oil and natural gas. Founded in 1880, the company is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, and has operations primarily across Canada.

Imperial’s upstream business includes oil sands production at its Kearl and Cold Lake projects, as well as conventional oil and natural gas activities. The company also holds an interest in Syncrude, one of Canada’s major oil sands mining and upgrading operations. Its downstream business includes refineries, fuel distribution and retail locations, while its chemical operations produce products for industrial and consumer markets.

Imperial markets fuels, lubricants and other petroleum products under brands including Esso, Mobil and Imperial, and operates convenience stores under the On the Run banner. Exxon Mobil Corporation is Imperial’s largest shareholder and provides a strategic relationship with the global energy company. Brad Corson has served as Imperial Oil’s president and chief executive officer since 2022.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $128.80 to $131.48
• 50-Day Range: $119.30 to $138.05
• 52-Week Range: $83.27 to $139.44
• Volume: 512,411 shs
• Average Volume: 642,167 shs
• Market Capitalization: $61.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.03
• Dividend Yield: 1.94%
• Price Target: $116.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Imperial Oil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Imperial Oil scored higher than 36% 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 11.2% downside from its current price of $130.63.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Imperial Oil has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -11.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Imperial Oil are expected to decrease by -11.08% in the coming year, from $11.19 to $9.95 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Imperial Oil is 21.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.83.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Imperial Oil is 21.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 19.93.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Imperial Oil has a P/B Ratio of 3.97. 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

3.58% 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 28.67, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Imperial Oil has recently decreased by 9.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Imperial Oil pays a meaningful dividend of 1.95%, 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 25.23% next year. This indicates that Imperial Oil will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Imperial Oil has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score 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

4 people have searched for IMO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Imperial Oil to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% 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: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: -11.5%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.80
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.72
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.34 billion
• Net Margins: 8.03%
• Pretax Margin: 10.50%
• Return on Equity: 22.28%
• Return on Assets: 11.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 1.38
• Quick Ratio: 1.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $33.69 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.84
• Cash Flow: $10.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.67
• Book Value: $32.94 per share
• Price / Book: 3.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 472,010,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $61.89 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.57