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

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

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

Imperial Oil (IMO) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 11.13% the latest figure, recorded in 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 11.74%, down 602.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.13% for Q1 2026 at Imperial Oil, down from 11.69% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 28.28% in Q4 2022, with the low at 11.13% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 18.62%, with a median of 17.98% recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 2164 bps in 2022 and sank 1030 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 28.28% in 2022, then tumbled by 36 bps to 17.98% in 2023, then retreated by 2 bps to 17.69% in 2024, then tumbled by 34 bps to 11.69% in 2025, then slipped by 5 bps to 11.13% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 11.13%, 11.69%, and 13.97% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Exxon Mobil 6,326.01 Bn 6,324.19 Bn - 10.30%
2 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 3,284.86 Bn 3,284.86 Bn 11.34 Bn -
3 Bp 558.99 Bn 524.30 Bn 51.83 Bn -
4 TotalEnergies SE 523.98 Bn 523.98 Bn 26,816.00 -80.45%
5 Chevron 328.11 Bn 333.77 Bn 20.34 Bn 18.04%
6 Equinor Asa 77.88 Bn 70.78 Bn - 25.65%
7 National Fuel Gas 7.37 Bn 7.34 Bn 650.52 Mn 12.38%
8 Diversified Energy 1.02 Bn 860.11 Mn -3.35 Mn 9.71%
9 Stabilis Solutions 74.76 Mn 64.12 Mn 367,000.00 -4.66%
10 Imperial Oil - - - 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%