IMO vs SCCO vs XOM Stock Comparison

Imperial Oil, Southern Copper and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IMO Imperial Oil Ltd
$134.49 +9.5% 1M +47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$62.22B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.53B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$186.06 -8.8% 1M +47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$161.00B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$184.54 +14.9% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$750.88B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
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, ExxonMobil Holdings 4, Southern Copper 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIMOSCCOXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.22B $161.00B $750.88B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 28.4x 22.9x IMO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 24.8x 13.1x IMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +32.8% +9.1% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% 35.9% 8.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% — 11.1% IMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% XOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.8% +47.8% +59.9% XOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.6%/yr +26.8%/yr +23.6%/yr IMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.8% 52.1% 25.9% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 63/100 51/100 IMO

Percentile Scorecard

IMOSCCOXOM

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

AxisIMOSCCOXOM
Valuation 32 #68 of 99 46 #88 of 162 29 #71 of 99
Growth 55 #44 of 97 68 #48 of 147 51 #48 of 97
Profitability 64 #35 of 96 98 #4 of 122 57 #42 of 96
Financial Health 82 #19 of 102 46 #89 of 165 76 #25 of 102
Shareholder Returns 83 #14 of 76 56 #48 of 107 40 #46 of 76
Overall 63 63 51
  • IMO ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • 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

PeriodIMOSCCOXOMSPY
1 month +9.5%-8.8%+14.9% -0.8%
3 months +7.0%+3.7%+19.2% +3.5%
6 months +6.8%+5.5%+24.5% +7.0%
Year to date +55.8%+32.1%+53.3% +12.2%
1 year +47.8%+47.8%+59.9% +13.0%
3 years +133.3%+180.7%+74.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.7%+41.1%+20.5% +23.1%
5 years +280.2%+227.5%+187.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +30.6%+26.8%+23.6% +11.0%
10 years +312.2%+615.3%+111.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.2%+21.7%+7.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIMOSCCOXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.8%52.1%25.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%52.7%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.112.37-0.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.660.922.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-45.2%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-15.3%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $138.33$219.70$184.54 $779.14
52-week low $83.72$117.83$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.

MultipleIMOSCCOXOM
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 13.5x 27.2xmedian 12.8x 23.5xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.1x 9.8xmedian 3.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 5.9x 15.8xmedian 7.0x 10.4xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 11.0x 30.4xmedian 15.2x 24.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.5x 12.2xmedian 2.1x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.23median 2.27 1.10median 0.29 -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 monthsIMOSCCOXOM
Revenue $37.53B $15.79B $368.76B
Gross profit – $10.07B –
Operating income – $8.98B –
Net income $3.01B $5.68B $33.73B
Free cash flow $3.64B $5.10B $30.55B
R&D $6.51M $53.10M $973.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.21 $6.83 $7.41
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $5.67B $10.59B
Total debt $2.81B $28.24B $42.37B
Shares (diluted) 484.90M 829.10M 4.42B
Enterprise value $57.31B $139.79B $707.36B

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
MetricIMOSCCOXOM
P/E 21.6x 27.2x 23.5x
P/FCF 17.9x 30.4x 24.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 23.0x 12.7x
P/S 1.7x 9.8x 2.1x
P/B 3.8x 12.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 12.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 15.8x 10.4x
EV/EBIT 16.7x 17.4x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 9.9x 2.1x
EV/FCF 18.1x 30.6x 25.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 23.1x 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.23 1.10 -1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIMOSCCOXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 32.8% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 16.2% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 45.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 52.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -10.5% 56.8% 4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 26.7% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% 52.8% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 24.7% -14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 49.8% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 22.6% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 47.3% 4.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 24.5% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIMOSCCOXOM
Gross margin – 63.8% –
EBITDA margin 15.6% 62.5% 20.5%
Operating margin – 56.9% –
Pretax margin 10.5% 55.8% 12.3%
Net margin 8.0% 35.9% 8.9%
FCF margin 9.7% 32.3% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% 42.7% 16.2%
Return on equity 17.9% 46.2% 12.8%
Return on assets 9.1% 24.7% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 15.4% – 11.1%
Return on capital employed 15.2% 43.0% 12.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIMOSCCOXOM
Debt / assets 8.3% 33.1% 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 1.6x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 48.7% 47.3% 42.7%
Equity / assets 51.3% 52.7% 57.3%
Interest coverage 147.4x – 59.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 5.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 4.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 3.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.67 10.74 4.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIMOSCCOXOM
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.6% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.6% – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 1.6% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.0% 53.2% 51.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.8% 59.2% 56.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.1% 41.8% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.8% 6.3% 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.

ConsensusIMOSCCOXOM
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 24.8xFY2026 13.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.94FY2026 $7.51FY2026 $14.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.2%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +7.1% -15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $46.57BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 $448.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.8%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +35.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% +3.9% -12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIMOSCCOXOM
Held by institutions 26.7% 9.2% 63.9%
Institutions holding 413 856 4,226
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +0.7% -2.2%
Institutions buying 185 599 2,041
Institutions selling 141 219 1,744
Buyers to sellers 1.31 2.74 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.

IMOSCCOXOM
IMO 1.00 0.11 0.61
SCCO 0.11 1.00 -0.12
XOM 0.61 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IMO, SCCO and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Imperial Oil (IMO) $62.22B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $161.00B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $750.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, IMO, SCCO and XOM?

Imperial Oil (IMO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Imperial Oil (IMO) 20.6x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.4x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Imperial Oil (IMO) is cheapest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 12.3x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 24.8x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southern Copper (SCCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Imperial Oil (IMO) +5.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Imperial Oil (IMO) 8.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Imperial Oil (IMO) leads (Imperial Oil (IMO) 15.4%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) returned the most: Imperial Oil (IMO) +47.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +47.8%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +59.9%. Over five years, Imperial Oil (IMO) compounded fastest (Imperial Oil (IMO) +30.6%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.8%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has the highest dividend yield: Imperial Oil (IMO) 0.02%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 28.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IMO, SCCO 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, 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.