Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) Plans Quarterly Dividend of C$0.87

Imperial Oil Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be given a dividend of 0.87 per share by the energy company on Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th.

Imperial Oil has a dividend payout ratio of 41.2% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Imperial Oil to earn $7.44 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.10 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 28.2%.

Imperial Oil Stock Down 4.1%

IMO stock traded down $5.54 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $128.48. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,359,947 shares, compared to its average volume of 758,908. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $124.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $105.93. Imperial Oil has a 12 month low of $66.62 and a 12 month high of $134.31. The company has a market capitalization of $62.13 billion, a PE ratio of 28.05 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Imperial Oil (NYSEAMERICAN:IMO) (TSE:IMO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The energy company reported $1.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.27. Imperial Oil had a net margin of 6.91% and a return on equity of 18.02%. The firm’s revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.52 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Imperial Oil will post 8.45 earnings per share for the current year.

More Imperial Oil News

Here are the key news stories impacting Imperial Oil this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company maintained its quarterly dividend at C$0.87 per share (payable July 1), which supports income-focused shareholders and signals capital-return confidence. Dividend Announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Imperial’s press release / MarketBeat summary shows an EPS figure that beat consensus (reported $1.94 vs. $1.67 estimate), and highlights a small revenue decline and healthy ROE — a mixed operational read that could be parsed as positive by some investors. MarketBeat Earnings Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Macroeconomic context: a US natural-gas oversupply versus global tightness may pressure domestic gas prices and margins in parts of the energy complex, creating mixed headwinds for integrated and upstream operations. Natural Gas Macro Story
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks reports a Q1 EPS miss (reported $1.41 vs. $1.67 consensus), which likely contributed to downward pressure as investors adjust forward estimates. Zacks Earnings Miss
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple news outlets report first-quarter profit fell (about $940M vs. $1.29B year-ago), with management citing lower refinery throughput — a clear operational headwind that reduces near-term cash flow and margin visibility. Reuters Profit Report MSN Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst stance cooled: a recent roundup shows an average recommendation of “Reduce,” which can amplify selling pressure as investors follow broker guidance. Analyst Consensus

Imperial Oil Company Profile

Imperial Oil (NYSEAMERICAN: IMO) is a Canadian integrated energy company involved in the exploration, production, refining and marketing of petroleum and petrochemical products. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Imperial has operated in Canada for well over a century and is one of the country’s long-standing energy firms. The company is majority-owned by Exxon Mobil Corporation, which provides strategic and technical links to global upstream and downstream capabilities.

Imperial’s operations span upstream activities—exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas and oil-sands resources—and downstream operations including refining, manufacturing of fuels and lubricants, petrochemical products, and retail distribution.