Imperial Oil (IMO) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Imperial Oil (IMO) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 25.35% in Q3 2026, up 9.19 percentage points from 16.16% a year earlier and up 7.42 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Imperial Oil (IMO) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Imperial Oil reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 14.35%, down 6.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three straight years, though with a five-year change of +22.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 21.10% in FY2024 (-0.64 pp), 21.74% in FY2023 (-11.87 pp), 33.61% in FY2022 (+21.93 pp) and 11.69% in FY2021 (+19.52 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.92 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 27.38 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 13.33 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 17.93% (Q2 2026), 12.98% (Q1 2026) and 13.99% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 688.85 Bn | 647.00 Bn | - | 15.59% |
| 2 | Chevron | 419.83 Bn | 386.87 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 13.85% |
| 3 | Shell | 293.72 Bn | 153.98 Bn | - | 8.83% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 194.44 Bn | 65.52 Bn | 31,614.00 | 8.52% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 168.68 Bn | 108.31 Bn | - | 14.72% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 167.59 Bn | 140.30 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 14.29% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 109.61 Bn | 22.46 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 26.83% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 102.86 Bn | 96.77 Bn | 9.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 98.79 Bn | 82.58 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 37.13% |
| 10 | Imperial Oil | 60.94 Bn | 55.33 Bn | - | 25.35% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 25.35% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.93% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.99% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 23.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.84% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.72% |
API Access
Imperial Oil Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=IMO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "IMO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=IMO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();