Imperial Oil Limited (IMO.TO) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Imperial Oil Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 18 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 2.

About Imperial Oil Limited

Imperial Oil Limited is an Energy company (Oil & Gas Integrated) based in Canada, listed on TSX as IMO.TO.

What our checks show for IMO.TO

Red flags

• Revenue fell 2% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock has fallen as much as 82% from a peak. Would you have held through that?

Warning signs

• Analysts expect only about 1.6% a year of growth in revenue.
• Earnings per share fell 7.9% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 15.8% a year over the last 3 years.
• The net margin is only 7.8%: little room if costs rise.
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 2 years.

Strengths

• Net debt is only 0.2x a year of EBITDA: the balance sheet has room.
• Operating profit covers interest 504 times over.
• The net margin rose by 1.2 points over 5 years, to 7.8%.
• The gross margin is 17.6% and has risen by 1.4 points: pricing power is holding.
• Operating cash flow is 1.8x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 18.5% a year over the next years.

Next earnings report: 2026-10-30

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Questions

What grade does Imperial Oil Limited (IMO.TO) have?

In our weekly check, Imperial Oil Limited is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 18 pass, warnings: 5, red flags: 2. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of IMO.TO stock?

This week's biggest flags for Imperial Oil Limited: Weak revenue growth, Deep past fall, Weak revenue forecast. In total 7 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Imperial Oil Limited do?

Imperial Oil Limited is an Energy company (Oil & Gas Integrated) based in Canada, listed on TSX as IMO.TO.

When does Imperial Oil Limited report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-10-30. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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