IMO vs OXY vs XOM Stock Comparison

Imperial Oil, Occidental Petroleum and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IMO Imperial Oil Ltd
$134.72 +8.1% 1M +49.8% 1Y
Market cap
$65.02B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.53B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$183.20 +13.6% 1M +58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$769.56B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionIMOOXYXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.02B $63.89B $769.56B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 9.7x 23.5x OXY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 9.3x 13.9x OXY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +7.3% +9.1% XOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% 30.3% 8.9% OXY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 6.6% 11.1% IMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.8x 0.4x IMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% OXY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.8% +49.6% +58.0% XOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.0%/yr +13.6%/yr +23.8%/yr IMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 34.5% 25.8% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 62/100 51/100 IMO

Percentile Scorecard

IMOOXYXOM

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

AxisIMOOXYXOM
Valuation 32 #68 of 99 54 #46 of 99 30 #70 of 99
Growth 55 #44 of 97 72 #28 of 97 51 #48 of 97
Profitability 64 #35 of 96 68 #31 of 96 57 #42 of 96
Financial Health 82 #19 of 102 61 #40 of 102 76 #25 of 102
Shareholder Returns 83 #14 of 76 52 #37 of 76 40 #46 of 76
Overall 63 62 51
  • IMO ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • OXY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • XOM 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

PeriodIMOOXYXOMSPY
1 month +8.1%+11.8%+13.6% -1.0%
3 months +4.9%+12.0%+16.7% +2.9%
6 months +8.3%+12.3%+23.0% +6.4%
Year to date +56.1%+56.0%+52.2% +11.4%
1 year +49.8%+49.6%+58.0% +13.1%
3 years +132.7%+2.6%+69.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.5%+0.9%+19.1% +21.5%
5 years +285.8%+89.1%+190.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +31.0%+13.6%+23.8% +10.9%
10 years +311.5%-14.0%+111.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.2%-1.5%+7.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIMOOXYXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%34.5%25.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%32.6%25.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.10-0.80-0.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.731.442.24 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-52.5%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-3.2%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $138.33$66.24$183.20 $779.14
52-week low $83.72$38.92$113.68 $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.

MultipleIMOOXYXOM
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 13.1x 9.7xmedian 13.1x 23.3xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.0x 3.0xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 5.7x 6.0xmedian 5.7x 10.4xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 11.1x 11.8xmedian 11.1x 24.7xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.5x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.24median 2.24 4.76median 2.24 -1.65median 2.24

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 monthsIMOOXYXOM
Revenue $37.53B $21.67B $368.76B
Net income $3.01B $7.31B $33.73B
Free cash flow $3.64B $5.45B $30.55B
R&D $6.51M $258.00M $973.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.21 $6.50 $7.41
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $4.15B $10.59B
Total debt $11.46B $13.74B $175.60B
Shares (diluted) 484.90M 1.01B 4.42B
Enterprise value $60.11B $51.81B $726.04B

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
MetricIMOOXYXOM
P/E 21.6x 9.7x 23.3x
P/FCF 17.9x 11.8x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 5.4x 12.6x
P/S 1.7x 3.0x 2.0x
P/B 3.8x 1.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.5x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 6.0x 10.4x
EV/EBIT 16.7x 14.6x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 3.4x 2.1x
EV/FCF 18.1x 13.5x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 6.2x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.24 4.76 -1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIMOOXYXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 7.3% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -11.8% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -10.5% 200.5% 4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 2.5% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% 281.4% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 2.0% -14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% -2.0% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -5.7% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 282.5% 4.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -9.2% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIMOOXYXOM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.6% 57.1% 20.5%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 10.5% 24.7% 12.3%
Net margin 8.0% 30.3% 8.9%
FCF margin 9.7% 25.2% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% 54.9% 16.2%
Return on equity 17.9% 17.8% 12.8%
Return on assets 9.1% 9.1% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 6.6% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 15.2% 7.0% 12.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIMOOXYXOM
Debt / assets 8.3% 17.1% 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.8x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 2.5x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 48.7% 47.3% 42.7%
Equity / assets 51.3% 52.7% 57.3%
Interest coverage 147.4x 4.9x 59.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.67 2.01 4.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIMOOXYXOM
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.6% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.6% -0.3% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 1.3% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.0% 22.6% 51.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.8% 30.4% 56.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.1% 8.5% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 7.5% 5.0%

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.

ConsensusIMOOXYXOM
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $6.92FY2026 $13.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.8%FY2026 +213.1%FY2026 +88.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.6% -28.8% -16.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.71BFY2026 $28.30BFY2026 $443.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.3%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.7% -13.1% -15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIMOOXYXOM
Held by institutions 26.7% 83.4% 63.9%
Institutions holding 413 1,238 4,226
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +4.5% -2.2%
Institutions buying 185 641 2,041
Institutions selling 141 372 1,744
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.72 1.17

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.

IMOOXYXOM
IMO 1.00 0.64 0.61
OXY 0.64 1.00 0.74
XOM 0.61 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IMO, OXY and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Imperial Oil (IMO) $65.02B, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) $63.89B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $769.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, IMO, OXY and XOM?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Imperial Oil (IMO) 21.6x, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9.7x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 23.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is cheapest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 12.6x, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9.3x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Imperial Oil (IMO) +5.5%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +7.3%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has the highest net margin (Imperial Oil (IMO) 8.0%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 30.3%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Imperial Oil (IMO) leads (Imperial Oil (IMO) 15.4%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 6.6%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) returned the most: Imperial Oil (IMO) +49.8%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +49.6%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +58.0%. Over five years, Imperial Oil (IMO) compounded fastest (Imperial Oil (IMO) +31.0%/yr, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +13.6%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.8%/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%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 28.7%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 34.5%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) leads on 4. 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.