IMO vs SU vs VST Stock Comparison

Imperial Oil, Suncor Energy and Vistra 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
4 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
5 wins
VST Vistra Corp.
$140.15 +1.6% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.77B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Independent Power Producers Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionIMOSUVSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.02B $96.91B $47.77B SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 7.1x 23.6x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 9.0x 15.9x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% -108.8% +3.8% IMO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% — 10.6% VST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% — 11.3% IMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.5x 2.8x IMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% -0.03% 0.01% IMO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.8% +100.3% -26.8% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.0%/yr +28.3%/yr +49.0%/yr VST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 27.4% 51.0% SU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 64/100 68/100 VST

Percentile Scorecard

IMOSUVST

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

AxisIMOSUVST
Valuation 32 #68 of 99 76 #25 of 99 74 #7 of 24
Growth 55 #44 of 97 65 #35 of 97 55 #11 of 23
Profitability 64 #35 of 96 72 #28 of 96 100 #1 of 23
Financial Health 82 #19 of 102 74 #27 of 102 39 #15 of 24
Shareholder Returns 83 #14 of 76 35 #50 of 76 74 #6 of 20
Overall 63 64 68
  • IMO ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VST ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIMOSUVSTSPY
1 month +8.1%+16.8%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months +4.9%+20.6%-14.2% +2.9%
6 months +8.3%+24.0%-14.7% +6.4%
Year to date +56.1%+78.9%-13.1% +11.4%
1 year +49.8%+100.3%-26.8% +13.1%
3 years +132.7%+141.5%+328.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.5%+34.2%+62.5% +21.5%
5 years +285.8%+247.1%+633.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +31.0%+28.3%+49.0% +10.9%
10 years +311.5%+169.7%+792.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.2%+10.4%+24.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIMOSUVSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%27.4%51.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%28.2%55.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.10-0.381.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.733.66-0.52 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-37.3%-48.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%0.0%-30.4% -2.5%
52-week high $138.33$79.35$201.47 $779.14
52-week low $83.72$39.51$134.71 $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.

MultipleIMOSUVST
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 13.1x 7.1xmedian 13.1x 23.3xmedian 24.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.0x -26.3xmedian 2.0x 2.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 5.7x 11.4xmedian 5.7x 10.2xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 11.1x 4.8xmedian 11.1x 20.9xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 8.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -4.24median 2.24 0.19median 2.24 1.47median 0.59

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 monthsIMOSUVST
Revenue $37.53B -$3.60B $19.21B
Operating income – $1.71B $3.56B
Net income $3.01B $8.93B $2.22B
Free cash flow $3.64B $19.78B $2.26B
R&D $6.51M – –
EPS (diluted) $6.21 $11.22 $5.98
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $5.37B $435.00M
Total debt $11.46B $9.85B $19.60B
Shares (diluted) 484.90M 1.22B 339.23M
Enterprise value $60.11B $82.66B $40.96B

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
MetricIMOSUVST
P/E 21.6x 7.1x 23.3x
P/FCF 17.9x 4.8x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 6.0x 9.2x
P/S 1.7x -26.3x 2.5x
P/B 3.8x 2.0x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.0x 14.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 11.4x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 16.7x 58.1x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 1.8x -27.6x 3.4x
EV/FCF 18.1x 5.0x 28.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 6.3x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.24 0.19 1.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIMOSUVST
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% -108.8% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -27.6% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 18.0% -0.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.5% 57.7% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 13.8% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% 55.0% -6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 36.9% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% 9.5% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 8.9% 6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 5.0% 36.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 17.4% -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIMOSUVST
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.6% – 33.0%
Operating margin – – 18.5%
Pretax margin 10.5% – 14.6%
Net margin 8.0% – 10.6%
FCF margin 9.7% – 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% -438.8% 26.7%
Return on equity 17.9% 29.1% 40.0%
Return on assets 9.1% 14.6% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 15.4% – 11.3%
Return on capital employed 15.2% 2.1% 11.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.8x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – -3.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIMOSUVST
Debt / assets 8.3% 10.4% 46.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.5x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 0.5x 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 48.7% 49.2% 87.1%
Equity / assets 51.3% 50.8% 12.9%
Interest coverage 147.4x – 3.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.67 – 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIMOSUVST
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 3.6% -3.9% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 5.9% -0.8% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.0% 31.6% 13.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.8% 14.3% 13.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.1% -0.7% 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -1.4% 0.5%

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.

ConsensusIMOSUVST
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $8.85FY2026 $8.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.8%FY2026 +163.4%FY2026 +305.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.6% -17.9% +21.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.71BFY2026 $44.77BFY2026 $21.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.3%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.7% -11.0% +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIMOSUVST
Held by institutions 26.7% 65.2% 84.4%
Institutions holding 413 752 1,403
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% -5.1% +2.7%
Institutions buying 185 367 852
Institutions selling 141 252 415
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.46 2.05

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.

IMOSUVST
IMO 1.00 0.80 -0.02
SU 0.80 1.00 -0.01
VST -0.02 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IMO, SU and VST?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Imperial Oil (IMO) $65.02B, Suncor Energy (SU) $96.91B, Vistra (VST) $47.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, IMO, SU and VST?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Imperial Oil (IMO) 21.6x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.1x, Vistra (VST) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 12.6x, Suncor Energy (SU) 9.0x, Vistra (VST) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Imperial Oil (IMO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Imperial Oil (IMO) +5.5%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, Vistra (VST) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vistra (VST) has the highest net margin (Imperial Oil (IMO) 8.0%, Vistra (VST) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Imperial Oil (IMO) leads (Imperial Oil (IMO) 15.4%, Vistra (VST) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Imperial Oil (IMO) +49.8%, Suncor Energy (SU) +100.3%, Vistra (VST) -26.8%. Over five years, Vistra (VST) compounded fastest (Imperial Oil (IMO) +31.0%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +28.3%/yr, Vistra (VST) +49.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Imperial Oil (IMO) has the highest dividend yield: Imperial Oil (IMO) 0.02%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, Vistra (VST) 0.01%. 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%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.4%, Vistra (VST) 51.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Suncor Energy (SU) 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.