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

Imperial Oil (IMO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.22% for Q1 2026, down 670.0% year-over-year from 1.97% in Q1 2025, and down 5.09% quarter-over-quarter from 11.82% in Q4 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 11.22% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 670.0% year-over-year to 11.22%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.22% (down 670.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.89%, down 542.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 11.22%, down from 11.82% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 28.3% in Q4 2022, with the low at 11.22% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 18.25% (2023), against an average of 18.73%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 2167 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1005 bps in 2023.
  • Imperial Oil's Return on Capital Employed stood at 28.3% in 2022, then tumbled by 36 bps to 18.25% in 2023, then retreated by 3 bps to 17.69% in 2024, then tumbled by 33 bps to 11.82% in 2025, then fell by 5 bps to 11.22% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IMO's Return on Capital Employed at 11.22% in Q1 2026, 11.82% in Q4 2025, and 14.08% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 1,308.33 Bn -5,263.99 Bn 11.34 Bn -
2 ExxonMobil Holdings 651.52 Bn 649.70 Bn - 10.38%
3 Chevron 382.50 Bn 382.83 Bn 20.34 Bn -19.99%
4 Eni Spa 205.81 Bn 195.97 Bn - 4.63%
5 Shell 102.19 Bn 62.32 Bn 30.13 Bn 21.46%
6 Equinor Asa 98.30 Bn 89.04 Bn - 31.72%
7 Suncor Energy 78.77 Bn 76.39 Bn 6.68 Bn 31.85%
8 Imperial Oil 61.22 Bn 60.47 Bn - 11.22%
9 TotalEnergies SE 25.61 Bn -6.11 Bn 18.79 Bn 60.77%
10 Ypf Sociedad Anonima 20.09 Bn 18.40 Bn 1.76 Bn 10.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.22%
Dec 31, 2025 11.82%
Sep 30, 2025 14.08%
Jun 30, 2025 16.75%
Mar 31, 2025 17.92%
Dec 31, 2024 17.69%
Sep 30, 2024 17.63%
Jun 30, 2024 19.78%
Mar 31, 2024 18.60%
Dec 31, 2023 18.25%
Sep 30, 2023 20.08%
Jun 30, 2023 20.96%
Mar 31, 2023 27.57%
Dec 31, 2022 28.30%
Sep 30, 2022 24.06%
Jun 30, 2022 20.63%
Mar 31, 2022 13.02%
Dec 31, 2021 9.53%
Sep 30, 2021 2.39%
Jun 30, 2021 -1.04%