Zacks Research Weighs in on Imperial Oil Limited's Q1 2025 Earnings (TSE:IMO)

Imperial Oil Limited (TSE:IMO - Free Report) NYSEMKT: IMO - Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Imperial Oil in a research note issued to investors on Monday, September 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.78 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.06. The consensus estimate for Imperial Oil's current full-year earnings is $8.00 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Imperial Oil's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.24 EPS.

Imperial Oil (TSE:IMO - Get Free Report) NYSEMKT: IMO last announced its earnings results on Friday, August 2nd. The company reported C$2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of C$1.94 by C$0.17. The firm had revenue of C$13.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$14.30 billion. Imperial Oil had a net margin of 10.09% and a return on equity of 22.17%.

IMO has been the topic of several other research reports. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Imperial Oil to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. TD Securities boosted their target price on Imperial Oil from C$91.00 to C$92.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Scotiabank lowered Imperial Oil from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a C$110.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Imperial Oil from C$108.00 to C$99.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 17th. Finally, Raymond James set a C$93.00 target price on shares of Imperial Oil and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 29th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$99.69.

Imperial Oil Price Performance

Shares of Imperial Oil stock traded down C$1.02 during trading on Wednesday, hitting C$94.90. The stock had a trading volume of 1,062,765 shares, compared to its average volume of 959,785. The business has a fifty day moving average of C$97.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$95.02. Imperial Oil has a fifty-two week low of C$72.03 and a fifty-two week high of C$106.09. The firm has a market cap of C$50.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.92, a PEG ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.27, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Imperial Oil Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 4th. Imperial Oil's payout ratio is 25.16%.

About Imperial Oil

Imperial Oil Limited engages in exploration, production, and sale of crude oil and natural gas in Canada. The company operates through three segments: Upstream, Downstream and Chemical segments. The Upstream segment explores and produces crude oil, natural gas, synthetic crude oil, and bitumen. The Downstream segment transports and refines crude oil, blends refined products, and distributes and markets of refined products.