IMO vs OXY vs PSX Stock Comparison

Imperial Oil, Occidental Petroleum and Phillips 66 Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IMO Imperial Oil Ltd
$134.49 +9.5% 1M +47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$63.02B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.53B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
PSX Phillips 66
$288.74 +12.9% 1M +113.9% 1Y
Market cap
$108.00B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.36B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Imperial Oil leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Imperial Oil 5, Phillips 66 4, Occidental Petroleum 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIMOOXYPSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.02B $62.51B $108.00B PSX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 9.5x 15.2x OXY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 9.0x 9.0x PSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +7.3% +15.5% PSX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% 30.3% 4.5% OXY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 6.6% 14.8% IMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.8x 1.3x IMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% OXY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.8% +50.5% +113.9% PSX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.6%/yr +14.0%/yr +30.2%/yr IMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.8% 34.5% 32.0% IMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 62/100 54/100 IMO

Percentile Scorecard

IMOOXYPSX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisIMOOXYPSX
Valuation 32 #68 of 99 55 #45 of 99 46 #54 of 99
Growth 55 #44 of 97 72 #28 of 97 85 #15 of 97
Profitability 64 #35 of 96 68 #31 of 96 48 #50 of 96
Financial Health 82 #19 of 102 61 #40 of 102 49 #53 of 102
Shareholder Returns 83 #14 of 76 52 #37 of 76 41 #45 of 76
Overall 63 62 54
  • IMO ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • OXY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PSX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIMOOXYPSXSPY
1 month +9.5%+12.7%+12.9% -0.8%
3 months +7.0%+16.7%+39.0% +3.5%
6 months +6.8%+11.9%+76.0% +7.0%
Year to date +55.8%+55.8%+123.8% +12.2%
1 year +47.8%+50.5%+113.9% +13.0%
3 years +133.3%+3.0%+160.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.7%+1.0%+37.6% +23.1%
5 years +280.2%+92.4%+273.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +30.6%+14.0%+30.2% +11.0%
10 years +312.2%-13.9%+256.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.2%-1.5%+13.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIMOOXYPSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.8%34.5%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%32.7%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.11-0.80-0.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.661.463.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-52.5%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-3.3%-2.8% -1.8%
52-week high $138.33$66.24$297.20 $779.14
52-week low $83.72$38.92$127.75 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleIMOOXYPSX
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 13.5x 9.7xmedian 13.5x 16.3xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.1x 0.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 5.9x 6.0xmedian 5.9x 10.3xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 11.0x 11.7xmedian 11.0x 18.0xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 3.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.23median 2.27 4.75median 2.27 -1.67median 2.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsIMOOXYPSX
Revenue $37.53B $21.67B $156.36B
Gross profit – – $24.12B
Operating income – – $10.04B
Net income $3.01B $7.31B $7.19B
Free cash flow $3.64B $5.45B $6.39B
R&D $6.51M $258.00M –
EPS (diluted) $6.21 $6.50 $17.62
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $4.15B $4.10B
Total debt $2.81B $13.74B $20.57B
Shares (diluted) 484.90M 1.01B 402.62M
Enterprise value $58.11B $50.42B $95.79B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricIMOOXYPSX
P/E 21.6x 9.7x 16.3x
P/FCF 17.9x 11.7x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 5.4x 12.9x
P/S 1.7x 3.0x 0.7x
P/B 3.8x 1.5x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.5x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 6.0x 10.3x
EV/EBIT 16.7x 14.6x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 3.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF 18.1x 13.5x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 6.2x 14.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.23 4.75 -1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIMOOXYPSX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 7.3% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -11.8% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 53.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 223.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -13.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.5% 200.5% 293.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 2.5% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% 281.4% 318.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 2.0% -9.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% -2.0% 165.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -5.7% -3.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 282.5% 329.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -9.2% -7.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIMOOXYPSX
Gross margin – – 15.4%
EBITDA margin 15.6% 57.1% 8.2%
Operating margin – – 6.4%
Pretax margin 10.5% 24.7% 5.7%
Net margin 8.0% 30.3% 4.5%
FCF margin 9.7% 25.2% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% 54.9% 5.7%
Return on equity 17.9% 17.8% 23.1%
Return on assets 9.1% 9.1% 8.7%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 6.6% 14.8%
Return on capital employed 15.2% 7.0% 15.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.3x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIMOOXYPSX
Debt / assets 8.3% 17.1% 25.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.8x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 2.5x 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 48.7% 47.3% 60.0%
Equity / assets 51.3% 52.7% 40.0%
Interest coverage 147.4x 4.9x 8.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.67 2.01 4.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIMOOXYPSX
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.6% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 3.6% -0.3% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 1.3% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.0% 22.6% 27.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.8% 30.4% 31.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.1% 8.5% 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 7.5% 1.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusIMOOXYPSX
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.94FY2026 $7.10FY2026 $32.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.2%FY2026 +221.3%FY2026 +400.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% -25.4% -1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $46.57BFY2026 $28.98BFY2026 $165.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.8%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% -13.0% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIMOOXYPSX
Held by institutions 26.7% 83.4% 78.8%
Institutions holding 413 1,238 2,102
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +4.5% +1.3%
Institutions buying 185 641 967
Institutions selling 141 372 729
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.72 1.33

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

IMOOXYPSX
IMO 1.00 0.64 0.51
OXY 0.64 1.00 0.52
PSX 0.51 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IMO, OXY and PSX?

Phillips 66 (PSX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Imperial Oil (IMO) $63.02B, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) $62.51B, Phillips 66 (PSX) $108.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, IMO, OXY and PSX?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Imperial Oil (IMO) 20.9x, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9.5x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Phillips 66 (PSX) is cheapest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 12.3x, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9.0x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phillips 66 (PSX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Imperial Oil (IMO) +5.5%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +7.3%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has the highest net margin (Imperial Oil (IMO) 8.0%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 30.3%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Imperial Oil (IMO) leads (Imperial Oil (IMO) 15.4%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 6.6%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phillips 66 (PSX) returned the most: Imperial Oil (IMO) +47.8%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +50.5%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +113.9%. Over five years, Imperial Oil (IMO) compounded fastest (Imperial Oil (IMO) +30.6%/yr, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +14.0%/yr, Phillips 66 (PSX) +30.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has the highest dividend yield: Imperial Oil (IMO) 0.02%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 0.03%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Imperial Oil (IMO) has been the steadiest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 28.8%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 34.5%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IMO, OXY and PSX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Imperial Oil (IMO) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.