Imperial Oil Limited (IMO) Stock Forecast and Price Target (2026)
Last updated July 2026
Short answer
There is no meaningful analyst consensus for Imperial Oil Limited (IMO): too few analysts publish estimates on it for an average target to mean anything. That is normal for smaller and newer companies and says nothing about the business. What is left is the setup, the drivers and the risks below, which you assess yourself rather than starting from someone else's model. Walnut is not an investment adviser.
Why IMO has no consensus price target
Sell-side coverage follows trading volume and banking relationships, so smaller companies, recent listings, and names outside the major indices often carry little or none. That is the situation with IMO. It says nothing about the quality of the business, but it does mean there is no informed average to anchor to, and that any single target you find elsewhere is one analyst's model rather than a consensus.
IMO trades at a normalized price-to-earnings multiple in the low-to-mid 20s, roughly in line with or slightly above large integrated oil peers, reflecting its dividend-growth record and ExxonMobil backing. Revenue is broadly stable year over year, but Q1 2026 earnings declined and missed estimates as margins softened. All figures are approximate and vary with the CAD/USD exchange rate and oil prices.
Is there a 2030 forecast for IMO?
Not a published one. Analyst price targets run to about twelve months, occasionally two years, and the firms covering IMO do not put out a 2030 number. Anything presenting one is extrapolating a growth rate rather than reporting research, and a figure produced that way tells you about the assumption chosen, not about the company.
On the figures we hold as of September 2026, IMO trades at about 21.9 times trailing earnings and 16.7 times forward earnings. A forward multiple below the trailing one means the market expects earnings to grow, and the size of that gap is roughly how much growth is already in the price.
That is the more useful frame for a ten-year question. A share price is the market’s estimate of future cash flows discounted to today, so the multiple is already a statement about growth. The long-horizon question is whether Imperial Oil Limited can deliver what is priced in, and what would have to change for that to break. Both are answerable from the drivers and risks below. A number for 2030 is not.
What could move IMO from here
In short: the drivers cited most often are Integrated oil sands and refining base, ExxonMobil backing and capital discipline, Long dividend-growth and buyback record. The risk cited most often against it is imperial's earnings are highly sensitive to crude oil prices, refining crack spreads, and the discount on Canadian heavy oil, all of which are outside its control.
Both sides are worked through properly, with the high and low targets used as the bull and bear anchors, on the IMO is it a buy page. This page deliberately stops at the numbers.
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FAQ
What is the price target for Imperial Oil Limited (IMO)?
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There is no meaningful consensus price target for IMO, because too few analysts publish on it. That is common for smaller and newer companies. Where only one or two analysts cover a stock, an "average target" is really one person's model, so we do not print a number that would imply more agreement than exists. Check your broker's research tab for whatever individual coverage exists.
Why does IMO have no analyst forecast?
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Sell-side coverage follows trading volume and banking relationships, so small caps, recent listings, and companies outside the major indices often carry little or none. A lack of coverage says nothing about the business itself. It does mean you are doing the analysis yourself rather than starting from someone else's model.
What could move IMO?
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The drivers and the risks are laid out on this page and in more depth on the IMO "is it a buy" page. Without analyst estimates to anchor to, the honest framing is scenarios rather than a number.
Walnut is informational, not investment advice, and does not publish price targets of its own. The analyst figures on this page come from a September 2026 data pull of published third-party research, are approximate, and change constantly. Verify current figures with your broker before acting on them.