IMO vs SQM vs SU Stock Comparison

Imperial Oil, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Suncor Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
2 wins
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$79.35 +16.8% 1M +100.3% 1Y
Market cap
$96.91B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 5, Suncor Energy 4, Imperial Oil 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIMOSQMSULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.02B $16.27B $96.91B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 11.7x 7.1x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 8.1x 9.0x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +59.0% -108.8% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% 20.6% — SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 22.8% — SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x IMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.8% +28.3% +100.3% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.0%/yr +1.7%/yr +28.3%/yr IMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 47.1% 27.4% SU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 70/100 64/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

IMOSQMSU

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

AxisIMOSQMSU
Valuation 32 #68 of 99 81 #32 of 162 76 #25 of 99
Growth 55 #44 of 97 63 #55 of 147 65 #35 of 97
Profitability 64 #35 of 96 82 #23 of 122 72 #28 of 96
Financial Health 82 #19 of 102 32 #113 of 166 74 #27 of 102
Shareholder Returns 83 #14 of 76 91 #11 of 107 35 #50 of 76
Overall 63 70 64
  • IMO ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SU 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

PeriodIMOSQMSUSPY
1 month +8.1%-17.4%+16.8% -1.0%
3 months +4.9%-16.9%+20.6% +2.9%
6 months +8.3%-35.7%+24.0% +6.4%
Year to date +56.1%-17.0%+78.9% +11.4%
1 year +49.8%+28.3%+100.3% +13.1%
3 years +132.7%+10.4%+141.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.5%+3.4%+34.2% +21.5%
5 years +285.8%+9.0%+247.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +31.0%+1.7%+28.3% +10.9%
10 years +311.5%+94.6%+169.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.2%+6.9%+10.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIMOSQMSUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%47.1%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%44.1%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.100.95-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.730.603.66 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-73.5%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-40.1%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $138.33$95.31$79.35 $779.14
52-week low $83.72$44.36$39.51 $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.

MultipleIMOSQMSU
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 13.1x 11.8xmedian 12.7x 7.1xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 3.1x -26.3xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 5.7x 4.8xmedian 6.9x 11.4xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 11.1x —median 15.1x 4.8xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.24median 2.24 -0.75median 0.27 0.19median 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 monthsIMOSQMSU
Revenue $37.53B $6.73B -$3.60B
Gross profit – $2.83B –
Operating income – $3.11B $1.71B
Net income $3.01B $1.39B $8.93B
Free cash flow $3.64B – $19.78B
R&D $6.51M – –
EPS (diluted) $6.21 $4.86 $11.22
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $3.38B $5.37B
Total debt $11.46B $19.72B $9.85B
Shares (diluted) 484.90M 285.64M 1.22B
Enterprise value $60.11B $2.93B $82.66B

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
MetricIMOSQMSU
P/E 21.6x 11.8x 7.1x
P/FCF 17.9x – 4.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x – 6.0x
P/S 1.7x 2.4x -26.3x
P/B 3.8x 1.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 4.8x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 16.7x 5.5x 58.1x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.6x -27.6x
EV/FCF 18.1x – 5.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x – 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.24 -0.75 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIMOSQMSU
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 59.0% -108.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -4.8% -27.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 150.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -9.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 134.4% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -10.5% 190.5% 57.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% -7.2% 13.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% 190.5% 55.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -15.7% 36.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% – 9.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% – 5.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIMOSQMSU
Gross margin – 42.1% –
EBITDA margin 15.6% 52.7% –
Operating margin – 46.2% –
Pretax margin 10.5% 36.6% –
Net margin 8.0% 20.6% –
FCF margin 9.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% – -438.8%
Return on equity 17.9% 16.4% 29.1%
Return on assets 9.1% 8.6% 14.6%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 22.8% –
Return on capital employed 15.2% 23.4% 2.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – -3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIMOSQMSU
Debt / assets 8.3% 31.3% 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 48.7% 47.9% 49.2%
Equity / assets 51.3% 52.1% 50.8%
Interest coverage 147.4x 15.3x –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.67 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIMOSQMSU
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.2% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 3.6% – -3.9%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 4.2% -0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.0% – 31.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.8% – 14.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.1% – -0.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – -1.4%

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.

ConsensusIMOSQMSU
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $7.03FY2026 $8.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.8%FY2026 +241.3%FY2026 +163.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.6% -2.4% -17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.71BFY2026 $8.31BFY2026 $44.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.3%FY2026 +81.4%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.7% +3.0% -11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIMOSQMSU
Held by institutions 26.7% 13.4% 65.2%
Institutions holding 413 316 752
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% -3.0% -5.1%
Institutions buying 185 166 367
Institutions selling 141 100 252
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.66 1.46

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.

IMOSQMSU
IMO 1.00 0.16 0.80
SQM 0.16 1.00 0.10
SU 0.80 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IMO, SQM and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Imperial Oil (IMO) $65.02B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.27B, Suncor Energy (SU) $96.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, IMO, SQM and SU?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Imperial Oil (IMO) 21.6x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 11.7x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 12.6x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.1x, Suncor Energy (SU) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Imperial Oil (IMO) +5.5%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Imperial Oil (IMO) 8.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Imperial Oil (IMO) 15.4%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Imperial Oil (IMO) +49.8%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +28.3%, Suncor Energy (SU) +100.3%. Over five years, Imperial Oil (IMO) compounded fastest (Imperial Oil (IMO) +31.0%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +1.7%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Imperial Oil (IMO) 0.02%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 0.00%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) and Suncor Energy (SU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suncor Energy (SU) has been the steadiest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 28.7%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.1%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IMO, SQM and SU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 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.