Imperial Oil (IMO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Imperial Oil (IMO) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.13% in Q1 2026, down 4.77% quarter-over-quarter from 11.69% in Q4 2025, and down 668.0% on a YoY basis from 1.96% in Q1 2025.

Imperial Oil (IMO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Imperial Oil's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.13% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 668.0% year-over-year to 11.13%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.13% (down 668.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.88%, down 566.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 11.13% for Q1 2026 at Imperial Oil, down from 11.69% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 28.28% in Q4 2022 to a low of 11.13% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 18.62% across 5 years, with a median of 17.98% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 2164 bps in 2022, then plunged 1030 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 28.28% in 2022, then slumped by 36 bps to 17.98% in 2023, then dropped by 2 bps to 17.69% in 2024, then slumped by 34 bps to 11.69% in 2025, then fell by 5 bps to 11.13% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.13% (Q1 2026), 11.69% (Q4 2025), and 13.97% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 1,901.04 Bn 1,894.28 Bn 11.34 Bn -
2 Exxon Mobil 629.96 Bn 628.14 Bn - 10.30%
3 TotalEnergies SE 621.59 Bn 621.59 Bn 26,816.00 222.35%
4 Shell 546.31 Bn 505.07 Bn - -
5 Chevron 370.90 Bn 376.56 Bn 20.34 Bn 18.04%
6 Cenovus Energy 354.37 Bn 352.41 Bn 6.46 Bn 12.10%
7 Eni Spa 252.26 Bn 242.70 Bn - 3.93%
8 Bp 196.12 Bn 159.56 Bn - -
9 Suncor Energy 57.67 Bn 55.06 Bn 7.44 Bn 40.53%
10 Imperial Oil 42.92 Bn 42.17 Bn - 11.13%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.13%
Dec 31, 2025 11.69%
Sep 30, 2025 13.97%
Jun 30, 2025 16.63%
Mar 31, 2025 17.81%
Dec 31, 2024 17.69%
Sep 30, 2024 17.62%
Jun 30, 2024 19.68%
Mar 31, 2024 18.40%
Dec 31, 2023 17.98%
Sep 30, 2023 19.81%
Jun 30, 2023 20.77%
Mar 31, 2023 27.47%
Dec 31, 2022 28.28%
Sep 30, 2022 24.01%
Jun 30, 2022 20.59%
Mar 31, 2022 12.98%
Dec 31, 2021 9.49%
Sep 30, 2021 2.37%
Jun 30, 2021 -1.05%