Imperial Oil (IMO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Imperial Oil (IMO) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 19.94% for Q3 2026, up 14.06 percentage points from 5.88% a year earlier and up 2.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Imperial Oil (IMO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Imperial Oil was 14.24%, up 3.49 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 9.08%, down 3.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +19.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Imperial Oil's Return on Sales [ROS] was 12.19% in FY2024 (-0.44 pp), 12.63% in FY2023 (-3.36 pp), 15.99% in FY2022 (+7.12 pp) and 8.88% in FY2021 (+19.35 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.47 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 33.15 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 10.74 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 17.89% (Q2 2026), 9.99% (Q1 2026) and 5.61% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 686.62 Bn | 644.76 Bn | - | 18.93% |
| 2 | Chevron | 416.14 Bn | 383.18 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 20.54% |
| 3 | Shell | 291.71 Bn | 151.98 Bn | - | 977.98% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 192.78 Bn | 63.86 Bn | 31,614.00 | -7,653,464.41% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 167.56 Bn | 107.19 Bn | - | 7.15% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 165.53 Bn | 138.24 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 53.17% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 108.87 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 36.02% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 101.39 Bn | 95.29 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 78.41% |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 97.45 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 14.27% |
| 10 | Imperial Oil | 59.85 Bn | 54.24 Bn | - | 19.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.94% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.41% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.20% |
API Access
Imperial Oil Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=IMO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=IMO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();