Imperial Oil (IMO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Imperial Oil (NYSEAMERICAN: IMO) is a Canadian integrated energy company involved in the exploration, production, refining and marketing of petroleum and petrochemical products. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Imperial has operated in Canada for well over a century and is one of the country’s long-standing energy firms. The company is majority-owned by Exxon Mobil Corporation, which provides strategic and technical links to global upstream and downstream capabilities.

Imperial’s operations span upstream activities—exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas and oil-sands resources—and downstream operations including refining, manufacturing of fuels and lubricants, petrochemical products, and retail distribution. In Canada the company markets fuels under well-known retail and lubricant brands and supplies commercial, industrial and consumer customers. Its product lineup typically includes gasoline and diesel, heating fuels, lubricants and specialty petroleum-derived products used in industrial and transportation applications.

Imperial’s business is principally focused on the Canadian market, with substantial activity in Western Canada and Alberta’s oil-sands region, while benefiting from its relationship with Exxon Mobil for access to international technology and markets. Historically established in the late 19th century, the company has evolved through upstream development, refining investments and downstream marketing to become a vertically integrated energy supplier. Imperial emphasizes operational reliability and technical development across its asset base while managing regulatory and environmental responsibilities associated with the oil and gas industry.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $133.03 to $135.12
• 50-Day Range: $110.99 to $133.28
• 52-Week Range: $82.45 to $139.44
• Volume: 275,022 shs
• Average Volume: 490,635 shs
• Market Capitalization: $64.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.62
• Dividend Yield: 1.89%
• Price Target: $116.00
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell

Imperial Oil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Imperial Oil scored higher than 27% 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Sell

Consensus Rating

Imperial Oil has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.44, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Imperial Oil has a consensus price target of $116.00, representing about 13.0% downside from its current price of $133.28.

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: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -9.61%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Imperial Oil are expected to decrease by -9.61% in the coming year, from $10.30 to $9.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Imperial Oil is 21.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.63.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Imperial Oil is 21.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.27.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Imperial Oil has a P/B Ratio of 3.64. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.13% 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 39, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Imperial Oil has recently decreased by 1.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Imperial Oil pays a meaningful dividend of 1.89%, 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 38.24%. 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 27.07% next year. This indicates that Imperial Oil will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.14

News Sentiment

Imperial Oil has a news sentiment score of -0.14. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Imperial Oil this week, compared to 3 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

3 people have added Imperial Oil to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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: 10/30/2020
• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2026
• Today: 8/16/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• 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: -13.0%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.44
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.94
• 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: 1.91
• Cash Flow: $10.18 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.09
• Book Value: $36.66 per share
• Price / Book: 3.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 483,590,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $64.45 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.45