IMO vs SU vs PSX Stock Comparison

Imperial Oil, Suncor Energy and Phillips 66 Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IMO Imperial Oil Ltd
$131.04 +7.5% 1M +41.8% 1Y
Market cap
$63.42B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.53B
Div. yield
2.39%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$77.64 +15.0% 1M +94.1% 1Y
Market cap
$92.66B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
3.09%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
PSX Phillips 66
$273.67 +8.5% 1M +98.3% 1Y
Market cap
$106.75B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$172.89B
Div. yield
1.83%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionIMOSUPSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.42B $92.66B $106.75B PSX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 6.9x 8.6x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 8.3x 8.5x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% -108.8% +28.8% PSX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% — 7.3% IMO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% — 25.3% PSX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.5x 0.7x IMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.39% 3.09% 1.83% SU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.8% +94.1% +98.3% PSX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.1%/yr +24.2%/yr +29.6%/yr IMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 27.8% 32.7% SU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 62/100 70/100 PSX

Percentile Scorecard

IMOSUPSX

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

AxisIMOSUPSX
Valuation 33 #67 of 99 72 #28 of 99 70 #30 of 99
Growth 53 #46 of 97 60 #39 of 97 99 #2 of 97
Profitability 63 #36 of 96 72 #28 of 96 56 #43 of 96
Financial Health 82 #19 of 102 75 #26 of 102 55 #46 of 102
Shareholder Returns 80 #16 of 77 32 #53 of 77 71 #23 of 77
Overall 62 62 70
  • IMO ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SU 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

PeriodIMOSUPSXSPY
1 month +7.5%+15.0%+8.5% +0.7%
3 months +1.8%+16.3%+29.9% +3.7%
6 months -2.2%+13.4%+52.8% +7.1%
Year to date +51.8%+75.0%+112.1% +12.8%
1 year +41.8%+94.1%+98.3% +11.9%
3 years +126.8%+139.0%+143.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +31.4%+33.7%+34.5% +22.8%
5 years +286.8%+195.2%+266.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +31.1%+24.2%+29.6% +10.9%
10 years +304.4%+151.8%+241.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.0%+9.7%+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIMOSUPSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%27.8%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%28.9%30.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.12-0.40-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.443.393.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-37.3%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-2.3%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $138.33$79.48$297.20 $779.14
52-week low $83.72$39.51$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.

MultipleIMOSUPSX
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 11.9x 6.9xmedian 11.9x 8.6xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.0x -25.7xmedian 2.0x 0.6xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 5.9x 11.2xmedian 5.9x 6.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 10.0x 4.7xmedian 10.0x 8.6xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 3.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.13median 1.36 0.19median 1.36 0.38median 1.36

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 monthsIMOSUPSX
Revenue $37.53B -$3.60B $172.89B
Gross profit – – $30.05B
Operating income – $1.71B $16.93B
Net income $3.01B $8.93B $12.66B
Free cash flow $3.64B $19.78B $12.36B
R&D $6.51M – –
EPS (diluted) $6.21 $11.22 $31.52
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $5.37B $5.85B
Total debt $2.81B $9.85B $18.53B
Shares (diluted) 484.90M 1.22B 398.95M
Enterprise value $58.52B $78.41B $91.71B

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
MetricIMOSUPSX
P/E 21.0x 6.9x 8.6x
P/FCF 17.4x 4.7x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x 5.9x 7.1x
P/S 1.7x -25.7x 0.6x
P/B 3.7x 1.9x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 1.9x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 11.2x 6.1x
EV/EBIT 16.2x 56.9x 7.1x
EV/Revenue 1.7x -27.0x 0.7x
EV/FCF 17.7x 4.9x 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 6.2x 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.13 0.19 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIMOSUPSX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% -108.8% 28.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -27.6% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 82.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 9.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 18.0% 480.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 15.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.5% 57.7% 678.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 13.8% 16.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% 55.0% 749.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 36.9% 22.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 9.5% 341.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 8.9% 16.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 5.0% 814.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 17.4% 17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIMOSUPSX
Gross margin – – 17.4%
EBITDA margin 15.6% – 11.3%
Operating margin – – 9.8%
Pretax margin 10.5% – 9.1%
Net margin 8.0% – 7.3%
FCF margin 9.7% – 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% -438.8% 8.7%
Return on equity 17.9% 29.1% 37.1%
Return on assets 9.1% 14.6% 15.1%
Return on invested capital 15.4% – 25.3%
Return on capital employed 15.2% 2.1% 26.8%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.0x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – -3.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIMOSUPSX
Debt / assets 8.3% 10.4% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 0.5x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 48.7% 49.2% 58.7%
Equity / assets 51.3% 50.8% 41.3%
Interest coverage 147.4x – 14.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.61 – 4.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIMOSUPSX
Dividend yield 2.4% 3.1% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 3.7% -3.9% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 6.1% -0.8% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.0% 31.6% 15.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.8% 14.3% 16.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.1% -0.7% 4.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -1.4% 2.1%

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.

ConsensusIMOSUPSX
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.94FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $32.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.2%FY2026 +177.1%FY2026 +400.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% -18.8% -1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $46.57BFY2026 $45.87BFY2026 $165.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.8%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% -12.0% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIMOSUPSX
Held by institutions 26.7% 65.2% 78.8%
Institutions holding 414 753 2,104
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% -5.1% +1.3%
Institutions buying 186 368 969
Institutions selling 141 252 729
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.46 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.

IMOSUPSX
IMO 1.00 0.81 0.53
SU 0.81 1.00 0.56
PSX 0.53 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IMO, SU and PSX?

Phillips 66 (PSX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Imperial Oil (IMO) $63.42B, Suncor Energy (SU) $92.66B, Phillips 66 (PSX) $106.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, IMO, SU and PSX?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Imperial Oil (IMO) 21.0x, Suncor Energy (SU) 6.9x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 12.0x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.3x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.5x). 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%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +28.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Imperial Oil (IMO) has the highest net margin (Imperial Oil (IMO) 8.0%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Phillips 66 (PSX) leads (Imperial Oil (IMO) 15.4%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phillips 66 (PSX) returned the most: Imperial Oil (IMO) +41.8%, Suncor Energy (SU) +94.1%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +98.3%. Over five years, Imperial Oil (IMO) compounded fastest (Imperial Oil (IMO) +31.1%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +24.2%/yr, Phillips 66 (PSX) +29.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Suncor Energy (SU) has the highest dividend yield: Imperial Oil (IMO) 2.39%, Suncor Energy (SU) 3.09%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 1.83%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suncor Energy (SU) has been the steadiest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 29.1%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.8%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IMO, SU 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, Phillips 66 (PSX) 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.