NYSE Arca: IMO

Imperial Oil (IMO) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$127.47−6.82 (−5.1%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

Imperial Oil's third quarter results dominate this week's coverage. The company reported Q3 net income of $2.454 billion, up $1.915 billion year-over-year, with revenue of C$16.18B and diluted EPS of C$5.11, driven by higher crude realizations and improved refining margins even as upstream production and refinery throughput declined. The downstream segment delivered record earnings amid tight refined product markets, and record renewable diesel production was achieved, though Kearl faced a third-party pipeline outage. Separately, CEO John Whelan expressed optimism on progress toward finalizing the Pathways carbon storage agreement, seen as important for the proposed Pacific Link pipeline.

The stock closed at $127.47, down 5.1%, sitting between its 50-day average of $129.28 and 200-day average of $124.47, a mixed trend picture. The GekkoIndex reads 60.1, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 3.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $123.60, putting it within range of that benchmark.

The next earnings date falls on 29 January 2027, 85 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in their respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 1.2% gain over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, with gains in 3 of them. The consensus analyst target stands at $108.81, implying downside of 14.6% from current levels, a gap worth noting alongside the Accumulation reading.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Imperial Oil price vs fair value

$127.47$123.60Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $127.47200-day averageGekko Fair Value $123.60

Imperial Oil quick facts

Market cap
$61.64B
P/E ratio
14.3
Forward P/E
15.7
EPS, TTM
$9.36
Revenue, TTM
$55.83B
Profit margin
10.9%
Dividend yield
2.41%
Beta
0.92
Volume
676,217 avg 539,963
1-year return
+41.9%
Typical daily move
±4.3%
Typical 20-day move
±6.6%
50-day average
$129.28
200-day average
$124.47
Next earnings
Jan 29 before open
Shares outstanding
472.0M
52-week range
$83.27$139.44

Imperial Oil swing-trade checklist

Imperial Oil scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $127.47 sits between the 50-day ($129.28) and 200-day ($124.47) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    60.1, Accumulation

    Reading 60.1 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuemixed

    3.1% above

    Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3.1% above).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 85 days

    Next report Jan 29, 2027, 85 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +1.2% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.2% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

    See seasonality

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Imperial Oil stock chart and price history

Imperial Oil closed at $127.47 on Nov 4, 2026, +41.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $83.27 to $139.44.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Imperial Oil share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$80$100$120$140DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct127.47

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+4.3%
3 months
+0.9%
6 months
−0.3%
1 year
+41.9%
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About Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil operates in the energy business, locating and pulling crude oil and natural gas from the ground and converting them into fuels and related goods. Among the public, it is best known for the Esso and Mobil fuel stations where everyday drivers fill up.

Its work is split into three parts. One side searches for and produces oil, gas, synthetic crude and bitumen. Another takes that raw material through refining and blending, then gets finished products to market using pipelines, rail cars, ships and trucks, selling through close to 2,400 branded fuel outlets as well as to factories, transport firms, resellers and distributors that supply farms, homes and businesses. A third division makes chemical products like benzene, various solvents, plasticizer components and polyethylene resin. Imperial Oil has also teamed up with E3 Metals Corp on an early-stage lithium project in Alberta.

The company dates back to 1880 and runs its operations from Calgary, Canada, as part of the Exxon Mobil group. Its stock is listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker IMO.

Listed
NYSE Arca
Sector
Energy minerals
Industry
Integrated oil
Website
imperialoil.ca

Imperial Oil GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Imperial Oil’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.1, in the Accumulation zone, up 2.7 points over five sessions.

010060.1Accumulation

Up 2.7 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying26+2.3%+4.6%+12.0%+20.6%
Accumulation (current zone)156+1.3%+2.8%+5.8%+12.2%
Neutral471+0.6%+1.0%+1.8%+4.5%
Distribution43−1.2%−0.8%−2.5%+1.0%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average IMO share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Imperial Oil stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Imperial Oil trades 3.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $123.60, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Imperial Oil shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$123.60

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

3.1% above fair value · About fair value

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 5.2% above the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$124$134Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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Imperial Oil insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Imperial Oil, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for IMO in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in IMO were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Imperial Oil earnings: next date and track record

Imperial Oil reports on Jan 29, 2027, before the open (85 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.

6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.3%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−6.5%Jan ’25−0.5%May ’25+1.1%Aug ’25−1.5%Oct ’25−2.7%Jan ’26−2.6%May ’26−1.9%Jul ’26+2.0%Oct ’26

Last earnings call, Oct 30, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Imperial Oil reported Q3 net income of $2.454 billion, up $1.915 billion year-over-year, driven by higher commodity prices. Downstream segment delivered record earnings amid tight refined product markets, and record renewable diesel production was achieved. Cash flow from operations exceeded $3.2 billion, with cash balance growing to $2.9 billion. Kearl faced a third-party pipeline outage causing a production shutdown, prompting a revised annual gross production target of 280,000 barrels per day.
Guidance
Kearl's annual gross production target revised to 280,000 bbl/day due to third-party disruptions. Cold Lake and Syncrude remain on track at the low end of guidance. Company expects to complete its NCIB by year-end and plans additional surplus cash returns to shareholders in early 2027.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Oct 30, 2026$3.65
est $3.43
+6.4%$11.38B
est $12.42B
−8.4%+2.0%
Jul 31, 2026$3.27
est $2.99
+9.4%$11.31B
est $10.92B
+3.5%−1.9%
May 1, 2026$1.94
est $2.40
−19.2%$6.58B
est $6.34B
+3.9%−2.6%
Jan 30, 2026$1.97
est $1.89
+4.2%$6.02B
est $6.43B
−6.5%−2.7%
Oct 31, 2025$1.07
est $1.91
−44.0%$6.17B
est $6.74B
−8.4%−1.5%
Aug 1, 2025$1.86
est $1.61
+15.5%$5.99B
est $6.51B
−8.1%+1.1%
May 2, 2025$2.52
est $2.16
+16.7%$6.30B
est $6.78B
−7.0%−0.5%
Jan 31, 2025$2.37
est $2.15
+10.2%$5.94B
est $6.71B
−11.5%−6.5%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Imperial Oil stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Imperial Oil is $108.81, −14.6% from the last close.

$108.81consensus 12-month target, −14.6% from the last close
+5.8%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+1.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Imperial Oil seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Imperial Oil averaged +1.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+1.7%2021−6.7%2022−1.2%2023+2.9%2024+9.0%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+2.9%4 of 5
Next 10 trading days+5.1%4 of 5
Next 15 trading days+3.0%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days+1.2%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days−6.1%0 of 5

For scale, IMO’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.6%.

Imperial Oil market cap and key statistics

Imperial Oil’s market cap is $61.64B, with a P/E ratio of 14.3 and revenue of $55.83B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$61.64B
P/E ratio
14.3
Forward P/E
15.7
EPS, TTM
$9.36
Gekko Fair Value
$123.60

Trading

Volume
676,217
Avg volume, 20 days
539,963
52-week high
$139.44
52-week low
$83.27
Shares outstanding
472.0M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$55.83B
Profit margin
10.9%
Return on equity
16.8%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+377.6%

Risk and income

Beta
0.92
Typical daily move
±4.3%
Typical 20-day move
±6.6%
Dividend yield
2.41%

Imperial Oil stock news this week

Coverage of Imperial Oil this week reads positive: 6 positive, 5 neutral and 1 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

Imperial Oil peers

Imperial Oil’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
XOMExxon Mobil−2.8%Neutral10.4% above
CVXChevron−2.5%Neutral4.7% above
TTETotalEnergies−2.8%Neutral31.5% below
CNQCanadian Natural Resources−6.0%Accumulation23.9% below
SUSuncor Energy−2.7%Accumulation23.7% below
EOGEOG Resources−3.8%Accumulation27.1% below

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Imperial Oil stock FAQ

What is Imperial Oil’s market cap?

Imperial Oil’s market cap is $61.64B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $127.47, with 472.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 14.3.

What is the Imperial Oil stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Imperial Oil is $108.81, −14.6% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Imperial Oil stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Imperial Oil is about fair value: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $127.47 is 3.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $123.60. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Imperial Oil report earnings next?

Imperial Oil is expected to report on Jan 29, 2027, before the market opens (85 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.92 per share on revenue of $12.65B. Imperial Oil beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.3% on average across the report.

What is Imperial Oil’s 52-week high and low?

Imperial Oil’s 52-week high is $139.44 and its 52-week low is $83.27; it closed at $127.47 on Nov 4, 2026, +41.9% over the past year.

Is Imperial Oil stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, earnings risk and seasonality), 2 as mixed (trend and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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