Imperial Oil (IMO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Imperial remains the largest refiner of petroleum products in Canada, operating three refineries with a combined processing capacity of 421 mboe/d.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$179.05 to C$181.40
• 50-Day Range: C$170.38 to C$193.48
• 52-Week Range: C$114.75 to C$194.17
• Volume: 34,123 shs
• Average Volume: 836,288 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$84.89 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.31
• Dividend Yield: 1.85%
• Price Target: C$153.92
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Imperial Oil Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Imperial Oil scored higher than 50% 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: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Imperial Oil has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Imperial Oil has a consensus price target of C$153.92, representing about 14.7% downside from its current price of C$180.36.

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: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Imperial Oil is 14.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Imperial Oil is 14.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.85.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Imperial Oil has a PEG Ratio of 0.21. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Imperial Oil has a P/B Ratio of 3.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for IMO.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Imperial Oil pays a meaningful dividend of 1.97%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Imperial Oil does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Imperial Oil is 26.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

Imperial Oil has a news sentiment score of 0.58. 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 5 news articles 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.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Imperial Oil insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$17,667.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

71.26% of the stock of Imperial Oil is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

17.69% of the stock of Imperial Oil is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/30/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Oil & Gas
• Current Symbol: TSE:IMO
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.imperialoil.ca
• Phone: +1-587-4763950
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Imperial Oil: C$153.92
• High Price Target: C$213.00
• Low Price Target: C$101.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -14.4%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.60
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$12.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 0.21
• Net Income: C$4.85 billion
• Net Margins: 10.85%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 25.85%
• Return on Assets: 9.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 17.27
• Current Ratio: 1.30
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$55.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.54
• Cash Flow: C$14.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.21
• Book Value: C$51.15 per share
• Price / Book: 3.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 472,012,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$84.89 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.56