Imperial Oil (NYSE: IMO) Q1 profit falls to $940M on lower cash flow
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
10-Q
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Imperial Oil reported first‑quarter 2026 net income of $940 million, down from $1,288 million a year earlier, as higher purchases of crude and products and stronger selling and general expenses offset broadly stable revenues of $12,446 million. Diluted earnings per share were $1.94 versus $2.52.
Operating cash flow was $756 million, compared with $1,527 million in the prior‑year quarter, while capital and exploration expenditures rose to $478 million. The company ended the period with $1,029 million in cash, long‑term debt of $3,974 million, and declared dividends of $0.87 per share.
Positive
- None.
Negative
- None.
Insights
Imperial delivered solid profitability but lower earnings and cash flow versus Q1 2025.
Imperial Oil earned $940 million in Q1 2026 versus $1,288 million a year earlier, with revenues roughly flat at $12,446 million. Margin pressure showed up in higher purchases of crude and products and a sizeable increase in selling and general expenses.
Cash flows from operating activities declined to $756 million from $1,527 million, while capital and exploration spending increased to $478 million. That combination reduced the quarter‑end cash balance to $1,029 million, though long‑term debt stayed essentially unchanged at $3,974 million.
The company maintained shareholder returns, declaring dividends of $0.87 per share and confirming completion of its prior normal course issuer bid after repurchasing the maximum 25,452,248 shares in 2025. It also reiterated plans to renew the bid in June 2026, signaling continued use of buybacks alongside dividends.
Key Figures
Revenue: $12,446 million
Net income: $940 million
Diluted EPS: $1.94 per share
+5 more
8 metrics
Revenue
$12,446 million
Total revenues and other income, Q1 2026
Net income
$940 million
Q1 2026, U.S. GAAP
Diluted EPS
$1.94 per share
Net income per common share, Q1 2026
Operating cash flow
$756 million
Cash flows from operating activities, Q1 2026
Capital and exploration expenditures
$478 million
CAPEX, Q1 2026 consolidated
Long-term debt
$3,974 million
Including finance leases, as at March 31, 2026
Cash and cash equivalents
$1,029 million
Balance at March 31, 2026
Dividends declared
$0.87 per share
Dividends per common share, Q1 2026
Key Terms
normal course issuer bid, WTI/WCS spread, asset retirement obligations, derivative instruments, +2 more
6 terms
normal course issuer bid financial
"the program enabled the company to purchase up to a maximum of 25,452,248 common shares during the period June 29, 2025 to June 28, 2026"
A Normal Course Issuer Bid is when a company buys back its own shares from the stock market over time. This usually shows that the company believes its stock is undervalued and wants to support its price, which can be important for investors to watch.
WTI/WCS spread financial
"the Canadian WTI/WCS spread widened"
The WTI/WCS spread is the price gap between two benchmark crude oils—West Texas Intermediate (a lighter, easier-to-refine grade) and Western Canadian Select (a heavier, harder-to-refine grade). Think of it like the price difference between a new smartphone and a used, bulkier model that also costs more to ship: the spread captures quality and transport discounts that directly affect oil producers’ revenue, refinery costs, and the economics of moving oil to market.
asset retirement obligations financial
"Asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities"
Asset retirement obligations are a company’s recorded promise to pay for dismantling, cleaning up, or restoring property when a long-lived asset is retired — for example decommissioning a plant or removing equipment. Companies estimate the future cleanup cost today and book it as a liability (and add the cost to the asset), so it affects the balance sheet, reported profits over time, and future cash needs; investors watch it like a planned bill that can reduce cash available for returns.
derivative instruments financial
"the company uses commodity-based contracts, including derivatives, to manage commodity price risk"
Contracts whose value is tied to the price or performance of something else—like a stock, bond, commodity, currency or market index. Think of them as a bet or an insurance policy that lets investors gain exposure, hedge risk, or speculate without owning the asset itself; their use can amplify gains or losses and affect a portfolio’s risk profile, liquidity and potential returns.
restructuring plans financial
"the company announced restructuring plans to improve its performance by centralizing additional corporate and technical activities"
successful efforts method financial
"The company’s exploration and production activities are accounted for under the "successful efforts" method"
An accounting approach used mainly in oil and gas exploration where companies treat costs for failed exploration as immediate expenses while only keeping successful well and development costs as assets on the balance sheet. For investors, this matters because it makes a company’s profits and asset totals more sensitive to exploration results—like a shopper who throws out broken prototypes but shelves the ones that work—so earnings and book value can swing more sharply depending on drilling outcomes.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
OR
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___ to ___
Commission file number 0-12014
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction | (I.R.S. Employer | |||||||
| of incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Postal Code) | |||||||
1-800 -567-3776
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| None | None | |||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definition of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934.
☑ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | Emerging growth company | |||||||||||||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934). Yes ☐ No ☑
The number of common shares outstanding, as of March 31, 2026 was 483,592,715 .
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Table of contents
| Page | |||||
| PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 3 | ||||
| Item 1. Financial statements | 3 | ||||
| Consolidated statement of income | 3 | ||||
| Consolidated statement of comprehensive income | 4 | ||||
| Consolidated balance sheet | 5 | ||||
| Consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity | 6 | ||||
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | 7 | ||||
| Notes to consolidated financial statements | 8 | ||||
| Item 2. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations | 18 | ||||
| Item 3. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk | 22 | ||||
| Item 4. Controls and procedures | 22 | ||||
| PART II. OTHER INFORMATION | 23 | ||||
| Item 1. Legal proceedings | 23 | ||||
| Item 2. Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds | 23 | ||||
| Item 5. Other information | 23 | ||||
| Item 6. Exhibits | 24 | ||||
| SIGNATURES | 25 | ||||
In this report, all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. This report should be read in conjunction with the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Note that numbers may not add due to rounding.
The term "project" as used in this report can refer to a variety of different activities and does not necessarily have the same meaning as in any government payment transparency reports.
In this report, unless the context otherwise indicates, reference to "the company" or "Imperial" includes Imperial Oil Limited and its subsidiaries.
2
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial statements
Consolidated statement of income (U.S. GAAP, unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
Three Months to March 31 | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Revenues and other income | ||||||||
Revenues (a) | ||||||||
Investment and other income (note 3) | ||||||||
| Total revenues and other income | ||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||
| Exploration | ||||||||
Purchases of crude oil and products (b) | ||||||||
Production and manufacturing (c) | ||||||||
Selling and general (c) (note 11) | ||||||||
| Federal excise tax and fuel charge | ||||||||
Depreciation and depletion (includes impairments) | ||||||||
| Non-service pension and postretirement benefit | ||||||||
Financing (d) (note 5) | ( | |||||||
| Total expenses | ||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | ||||||||
| Income taxes | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ||||||||
Per share information (Canadian dollars) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per common share - basic (note 9) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted (note 9) | ||||||||
(a) Amounts from related parties included in revenues (note 1) | ||||||||
(b) Amounts to related parties included in purchases of crude oil and products (note 1) | ||||||||
(c) Amounts to related parties included in production and manufacturing, and selling and general expenses. | ||||||||
| (d) Amounts to related parties included in financing. | ||||||||
| The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements. | ||||||||
3
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)
Three Months to March 31 | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes | ||||||||
| Postretirement benefits liability adjustment (excluding amortization) | ( | |||||||
| Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment included in net benefit costs | ||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | |||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||||
| The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements. | ||||||||
4
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Consolidated balance sheet (U.S. GAAP, unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
As at Mar 31 | As at Dec 31 | ||||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable - net (a) | |||||||||||
| Inventories of crude oil and products | |||||||||||
| Materials, supplies and prepaid expenses | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
Investments and long-term receivables (b) | |||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, | |||||||||||
less accumulated depreciation and depletion | ( | ( | |||||||||
Property, plant and equipment - net | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Other assets, including intangibles - net | |||||||||||
| Total assets | |||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Notes and loans payable | |||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (a) (note 7, 11) | |||||||||||
| Income taxes payable | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
Long-term debt (c) (note 6) | |||||||||||
Other long-term obligations (note 7, 11) | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||
Common shares at stated value (d) (note 9) | |||||||||||
| Earnings reinvested | |||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (note 10) | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| (a) | Accounts receivable - net included net amounts receivable from related parties. | ||||||||||
| (b) | Investments and long-term receivables included amounts from related parties. | ||||||||||
| (c) | Long-term debt included amounts to related parties. | ||||||||||
| (d) | Number of common shares authorized (millions). | ||||||||||
| Number of common shares outstanding (millions). | |||||||||||
| The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements. | |||||||||||
5
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity (U.S. GAAP, unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
Three Months to March 31 | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
Common shares at stated value (note 9) | ||||||||
| At beginning of period | ||||||||
| Share purchases at stated value | ||||||||
| At end of period | ||||||||
| Earnings reinvested | ||||||||
| At beginning of period | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) for the period | ||||||||
| Share purchases in excess of stated value | ||||||||
| Dividends declared | ( | ( | ||||||
| At end of period | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (note 10) | ||||||||
| At beginning of period | ( | ( | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | |||||||
| At end of period | ( | ( | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity at end of period | ||||||||
The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements. | ||||||||
6
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Consolidated statement of cash flows (U.S. GAAP, unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
Three Months to March 31 | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Operating activities | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | ||||||||
| Adjustments for non-cash items: | ||||||||
Depreciation and depletion (includes impairments) | ||||||||
(Gain) loss on asset sales (note 3) | ( | ( | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes and other | ( | ( | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ( | ||||||
| Inventories, materials, supplies and prepaid expenses | ( | |||||||
| Income taxes payable | ( | |||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | ||||||||
All other items - net (c) | ( | |||||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities | ||||||||
| Investing activities | ||||||||
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | ( | ( | ||||||
Proceeds from asset sales (note 3) | ||||||||
| Loans to equity companies - net | ||||||||
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities | ( | ( | ||||||
| Financing activities | ||||||||
Finance lease obligations - reduction (note 6) | ( | ( | ||||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ( | ||||||
Common shares purchased (b) (note 9) | ( | ( | ||||||
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities | ( | ( | ||||||
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (a) | ||||||||
| (c) Includes contributions to registered pension plans. | ( | ( | ||||||
| Interest (paid), net of capitalization. | ( | ( | ||||||
| The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements. | ||||||||
7
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited)
Note 1. Basis of financial statement preparation
These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and follow the same accounting policies and methods of computation as, and should be read in conjunction with, the most recent annual consolidated financial statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the company’s 2025 annual report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of the company, the information furnished herein reflects all known accruals and adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods reported herein. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.
The company’s exploration and production activities are accounted for under the "successful efforts" method.
Amounts for related party revenues and purchases for the three months ended March 31, 2025 have been revised from $2,874 million to $3,653 million and from $427 million to $1,206 million, respectively. Impacts of the revision offset to zero.
The results for the three months ended March 31, 2026, are not necessarily indicative of the operations to be expected for the full year.
8
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Note 2. Business segments
Three Months to March 31 | Upstream | Downstream | Chemical | |||||||||||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Revenues and other income | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues (a) (b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Intersegment sales | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investment and other income (note 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues and other income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Exploration | ||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of crude oil and products | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Production and manufacturing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and general (note 11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Federal excise tax and fuel charge | ||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and depletion | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-service pension and postretirement benefit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financing (note 5) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capital and exploration expenditures (c) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets as at March 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months to March 31 | Corporate and other | Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Revenues and other income | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues (a) (b) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Intersegment sales | — | — | ( | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Investment and other income (note 3) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues and other income | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Exploration | ||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of crude oil and products | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Production and manufacturing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and general (note 11) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Federal excise tax and fuel charge | ||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and depletion | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-service pension and postretirement benefit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financing (note 5) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital and exploration expenditures (c) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets as at March 31 | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
9
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
(a)Includes export sales to the United States of $2,201 million (2025 - $2,791 million).
(b)Revenues include both revenue within the scope of ASC 606 and outside the scope of ASC 606. Trade receivables in "Accounts receivable - net" reported on the Consolidated balance sheet include both receivables within the scope of ASC 606 and outside the scope of ASC 606. Revenue and receivables outside the scope of ASC 606 primarily relate to physically settled commodity contracts accounted for as derivatives. Contractual terms, credit quality and type of customer are generally similar between contracts within the scope of ASC 606 and those outside it.
| Revenues | Three Months to March 31 | |||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Revenue from contracts with customers | ||||||||
Revenue outside the scope of ASC 606 | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||
(c)Capital and exploration expenditures (CAPEX) include exploration expenses, additions to property, plant and equipment, additions to finance leases, additional investments and acquisitions and the company’s share of similar costs for equity companies. CAPEX excludes the purchase of carbon emission credits.
10
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Note 3. Investment and other income
Investment and other income included gains and losses on asset sales as follows:
Three Months to March 31 | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Proceeds from asset sales | ||||||||
| Book value of asset sales | ||||||||
Gain (loss) on asset sales, before-tax | ||||||||
Gain (loss) on asset sales, after-tax | ||||||||
Note 4. Employee retirement benefits
The components of net benefit cost were as follows:
Three Months to March 31 | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Pension benefits: | ||||||||
| Service cost | ||||||||
| Interest cost | ||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | ( | ( | ||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost | ||||||||
| Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) | ||||||||
| Net benefit cost | ||||||||
| Other postretirement benefits: | ||||||||
| Service cost | ||||||||
| Interest cost | ||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | ( | ( | ||||||
| Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) | ( | ( | ||||||
| Net benefit cost | ||||||||
Note 5. Financing costs
Three Months to March 31 | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
Debt-related interest | ||||||||
Capitalized interest | ( | ( | ||||||
Net interest expense | ||||||||
Other interest | ( | |||||||
Total financing | ( | |||||||
11
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Note 6. Long-term debt
As at Mar 31 | As at Dec 31 | |||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
Long-term debt | ||||||||
| Total long-term debt | ||||||||
Note 7. Other long-term obligations
As at Mar 31 | As at Dec 31 | |||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
Employee retirement benefits (a) | ||||||||
Asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities (b) | ||||||||
Share-based incentive compensation liabilities | ||||||||
Operating lease liability (c) | ||||||||
Restructuring liability (note 11) | ||||||||
Other obligations | ||||||||
| Total other long-term obligations | ||||||||
(a)Total recorded employee retirement benefits obligations also included $ (b)Total asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities also included $ (c)Total operating lease liability also included $ | ||||||||
12
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Note 8. Financial and derivative instruments
Financial instruments
The fair value of the company’s financial instruments is determined by reference to various market data and other appropriate valuation techniques. There are no material differences between the fair value of the company’s financial instruments and the recorded carrying value. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the fair value of long-term debt ($3,447
Derivative instruments
The company’s size, strong capital structure and the complementary nature of its business segments reduce the company’s enterprise-wide risk from changes in commodity prices, currency rates and interest rates. In addition, the company uses commodity-based contracts, including derivatives, to manage commodity price risk and to generate returns from trading. Commodity contracts held for trading purposes are presented in the Consolidated statement of income on a net basis in the line "Revenues" and in the Consolidated statement of cash flows in "Cash flows from (used in) operating activities". The company’s commodity derivatives are not accounted for under hedge accounting.
Credit risk associated with the company’s derivative position is mitigated by several factors, including the use of derivative clearing exchanges and the quality of and financial limits placed on derivative counterparties. The company maintains a system of controls that includes the authorization, reporting and monitoring of derivative activity.
The net notional long/(short) position of derivative instruments was:
As at Mar 31 | As at Dec 31 | |||||||
| thousands of barrels | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Crude | ||||||||
| Products | ( | |||||||
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on derivative instruments recognized in the Consolidated statement of income is included in the following line on a before-tax basis:
Three Months to March 31 | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||
13
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
The estimated fair value of derivative instruments, and the related hierarchy level for the fair value measurement, were as follows:
At March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value | Effect of counterparty netting | Effect of collateral netting | Net carrying value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative assets (a) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities (b) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Included in the Consolidated balance sheet line: "Materials, supplies and prepaid expenses", "Accounts receivable - net" and “Other assets, including intangibles - net". (b)Included in the Consolidated balance sheet line: "Accounts payable and accrued liabilities" and "Other long-term obligations". | |||||||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value | Effect of counterparty netting | Effect of collateral netting | Net carrying value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative assets (a) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities (b) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Included in the Consolidated balance sheet line: "Materials, supplies and prepaid expenses", "Accounts receivable - net" and "Other assets, including intangibles - net". (b)Included in the Consolidated balance sheet line: "Accounts payable and accrued liabilities" and "Other long-term obligations". | |||||||||||||||||||||||
At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the company had $22 million and $6 million, respectively, of collateral under a master netting arrangement not offset against the derivatives on the Consolidated balance sheet in "Accounts receivable - net", primarily related to initial margin requirements.
14
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Note 9. Common shares
As at Mar 31 | As at Dec 31 | |||||||
| thousands of shares | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Authorized | ||||||||
The company’s common share activities are summarized below:
| Thousands of shares | Millions of dollars | |||||||
Balance as at December 31, 2024 | ||||||||
| Purchases at stated value | ( | ( | ||||||
Balance as at December 31, 2025 | ||||||||
| Purchases at stated value | ||||||||
Balance as at March 31, 2026 | ||||||||
The following table provides the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share and the dividends declared by the company on its outstanding common shares:
Three Months to March 31 | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Net income (loss) per common share – basic | ||||||||
Net income (loss) (millions of Canadian dollars) | ||||||||
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (millions of shares) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per common share (dollars) | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) per common share – diluted | ||||||||
Net income (loss) (millions of Canadian dollars) | ||||||||
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (millions of shares) | ||||||||
Effect of employee share-based awards (millions of shares) | ||||||||
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, assuming dilution (millions of shares) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per common share (dollars) | ||||||||
Dividends per common share – declared (dollars) | ||||||||
15
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Note 10. Other comprehensive income (loss) information
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Balance at January 1 | ( | ( | ||||||
| Postretirement benefits liability adjustment: | ||||||||
| Current period change excluding amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | ( | |||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | ||||||||
| Balance at March 31 | ( | ( | ||||||
| Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) – before-tax income (expense): | ||||||||||||||
Three Months to March 31 | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment included in net benefit cost (a) | ( | ( | ||||||
(a) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net benefit cost (note 4). | ||||||||
| Income tax expense (credit) for components of other comprehensive income (loss): | ||||||||||||||
Three Months to March 31 | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Postretirement benefits liability adjustments: | ||||||||
| Postretirement benefits liability adjustment (excluding amortization) | ( | |||||||
| Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment included in net benefit cost | ||||||||
| Total | ( | |||||||
16
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Note 11. Miscellaneous financial information
Restructuring charges
On September 29, 2025, the company announced restructuring plans to improve its performance by centralizing additional corporate and technical activities in global business and technology centres. The restructuring plans include a program of targeted workforce reductions. The program, which is expected to be substantially completed by the end of 2027, involves involuntary employee separations. In the third quarter of 2025, the company recorded charges of $330 million, before-tax, consisting primarily of restructuring costs associated with announced workforce reduction programs. These costs were captured in "Selling and general" on the Consolidated statement of income and reported in the Corporate and other segment.
The following table summarizes the reserves and charges related to the workforce reduction program, which are recorded in "Accounts payable and accrued liabilities" and "Other long-term obligations" on the Consolidated balance sheet.
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | ||||
| Balance at January 1 | |||||
| Additions/adjustments | |||||
| Payments made | ( | ||||
| Balance at March 31 | |||||
17
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Item 2. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations
Recent business environment
During the first quarter of 2026, the price of crude oil increased relative to the fourth quarter of 2025, while the Canadian WTI/WCS spread widened. Geopolitical events in the Middle East and increasing supply uncertainty continued to drive volatility in crude oil prices and heavy crude differentials. Industry refining margins improved in the first quarter of 2026, impacted by industry supply outages.
During 2025, the United States implemented and adjusted a variety of trade-related measures, including tariffs on certain imports from Canada and several other countries. In response, Canada announced its own retaliatory tariffs. Based on Imperial's assessment of these actions and their effects to date, the company does not expect them to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Operating results
First quarter 2026 vs. first quarter 2025
First Quarter | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars, unless noted | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
Net income (loss) (U.S. GAAP) | 940 | 1,288 | ||||||
Net income (loss) per common share, assuming dilution (dollars) | 1.94 | 2.52 | ||||||
Upstream
Net income (loss) factor analysis
millions of Canadian dollars
Price – Average bitumen realizations decreased by $7.10 per barrel, primarily driven by a weaker WTI/WCS spread. Synthetic crude oil realizations decreased by $2.66 per barrel, primarily driven by a weaker Synthetic/WTI spread.
Volume – Inventory impacts partially offset by higher production.
Other – Primarily due to unfavourable foreign exchange impacts of about $100 million.
Marker prices and average realizations
First Quarter | ||||||||
| Canadian dollars, unless noted | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
West Texas Intermediate (US$ per barrel) | 72.67 | 71.42 | ||||||
Western Canada Select (US$ per barrel) | 58.33 | 58.83 | ||||||
WTI/WCS Spread (US$ per barrel) | 14.34 | 12.59 | ||||||
Bitumen (per barrel) | 68.21 | 75.31 | ||||||
Synthetic crude oil (per barrel) | 96.13 | 98.79 | ||||||
Average foreign exchange rate (US$) | 0.73 | 0.70 | ||||||
18
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Production
First Quarter | ||||||||
| thousands of barrels per day | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
Kearl (Imperial's share) | 183 | 181 | ||||||
Cold Lake | 155 | 154 | ||||||
Syncrude (a) | 72 | 73 | ||||||
Kearl total gross production (thousands of barrels per day) | 259 | 256 | ||||||
(a)In the first quarter of 2026, Syncrude gross production included about 8 thousand barrels per day of bitumen and other products (2025 - 2 thousand barrels per day) that were exported to the operator's facilities using an existing interconnect pipeline.
Lower production at Syncrude driven by unplanned coker downtime, partially offset by improved mine reliability.
Downstream
Net income (loss) factor analysis
millions of Canadian dollars
Other – Primarily due to product mix effects.
Refinery utilization and petroleum product sales
First Quarter | ||||||||
| thousands of barrels per day, unless noted | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Refinery throughput | 384 | 397 | ||||||
Refinery capacity utilization (percent) | 88 | 91 | ||||||
Petroleum product sales | 441 | 455 | ||||||
Lower refinery throughput and capacity utilization were primarily due to unplanned downtime and a disruption of synthetic crude feedstock caused by Syncrude's coker outage.
Lower petroleum product sales were primarily due to lower volumes in the supply channel.
Chemicals
Net income (loss) factor analysis
millions of Canadian dollars
19
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Corporate and other
First Quarter | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
Net income (loss) (U.S. GAAP) | (165) | (58) | ||||||
Current year results reflect higher incentive compensation as a result of the higher share price.
Liquidity and capital resources
First Quarter | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Cash flows from (used in): | ||||||||
| Operating activities | 756 | 1,527 | ||||||
| Investing activities | (450) | (377) | ||||||
| Financing activities | (419) | (365) | ||||||
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (113) | 785 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at period end | 1,029 | 1,764 | ||||||
Cash flows from operating activities primarily reflect lower earnings and unfavourable working capital impacts.
Cash flows used in investing activities primarily reflect higher additions to property, plant and equipment.
Cash flows used in financing activities primarily reflect:
First Quarter | ||||||||
| millions of Canadian dollars, unless noted | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
Dividends paid | 350 | 307 | ||||||
Per share dividend paid (dollars) | 0.72 | 0.60 | ||||||
Share repurchases (a) | — | — | ||||||
Number of shares purchased (millions) (a) | — | — | ||||||
(a)The company did not purchase any shares in the first quarter of 2026 and 2025.
20
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Forward-looking statements
Statements of future events or conditions in this report, including projections, targets, expectations, estimates, and business plans are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as believe, anticipate, intend, propose, plan, goal, seek, project, predict, target, estimate, expect, strategy, outlook, schedule, future, continue, likely, may, should, will and similar references to future periods. Forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, references to the renewal of the company’s normal course issuer bid; the use of derivative instruments and effectiveness of risk mitigation; the company’s workforce transformation and restructuring plans to centralize activities in global business and technology centres, including timing and impacts; and the impact on the company of trade-related actions.
Forward-looking statements are based on the company's current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions at the time the statements are made. Actual future financial and operating results, including expectations and assumptions concerning for the renewal of the company’s normal course issuer bid, approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and participation of the company’s majority shareholder; future energy demand, supply and mix; production rates, growth and mix across various assets; for shareholder returns, assumptions such as cash flow forecasts, financing sources and capital structure, participation of the company’s majority shareholder in the normal course issuer bid, and the results of periodic and ongoing evaluation of alternate uses of capital; project plans, timing, costs, technical evaluations and capacities and the company’s ability to effectively execute on these plans and operate its assets; availability and performance of third-party service providers, including ExxonMobil global capability centres and other service providers located outside of Canada; capital and environmental expenditures; the ability to offset any ongoing or renewed inflationary pressures; applicable laws and government policies, including with respect to climate change, greenhouse gas emissions reductions and low carbon fuels; cash generation, financing sources and capital structure, such as dividends and shareholder returns, including the timing and amounts of share repurchases; and commodity prices, foreign exchange rates and general market conditions, could differ materially depending on a number of factors.
These factors include global, regional or local changes in supply and demand for oil, natural gas, petroleum and petrochemical products, feedstocks and other market factors, economic conditions and seasonal fluctuations and resulting demand, price, differential and margin impacts, including Canadian and foreign government action with respect to supply levels, prices, trade tariffs, trade sanctions or trade controls, disruptions, realignment or breaking of trade alliances or agreements or a broader breakdown in global trade, and disruptions in military alliances or wars; political or regulatory events, including changes in law or government policy, applicable royalty rates, and tax laws; third-party opposition to company and service provider operations, projects and infrastructure; failure, delay, reduction, revocation or uncertainty regarding supportive policy and market development for the adoption of emerging lower emission energy technologies and other technologies that support emissions reductions; the receipt, in a timely manner, of regulatory and third-party approvals, including for new technologies relating to the company’s lower emissions business activities; competition from alternative energy sources, other emission reduction technologies, and established competitors in such markets; availability and allocation of capital; project management and schedules and timely completion of projects; unanticipated technical or operational difficulties; availability and performance of third-party service providers, including ExxonMobil global capability centres and other services providers located outside of Canada; environmental risks inherent in oil and gas exploration and production activities; environmental regulation, including climate change and greenhouse gas regulation and changes to such regulation; effectiveness of company risk management programs and emergency response preparedness; operational hazards and risks; cybersecurity incidents including incidents caused by actors employing emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence; currency exchange rates; general economic conditions, including continued or renewed inflation and the occurrence and duration of economic recessions or downturns; and other factors discussed in "Item 1A risk factors" and "Item 7 management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations" of Imperial’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, some that are similar to other oil and gas companies and some that are unique to Imperial. Imperial’s actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by its forward-looking statements and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them. Imperial undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as required by applicable law.
21
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Item 3. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk
Information about market risks for the three months ended March 31, 2026, does not differ materially from that discussed on page 35 of the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Item 4. Controls and procedures
As indicated in the certifications in Exhibit 31 of this report, the company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2026. Based on that evaluation, these officers have concluded that the company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to them in a manner that allows for timely decisions regarding required disclosures and are effective in ensuring that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. There has not been any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
22
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal proceedings
Imperial has elected to use a $1 million (U.S. dollars) threshold for disclosing environmental proceedings.
Item 2. Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds
Issuer purchases of equity securities
Total number of shares purchased | Average price paid per share (Canadian dollars) (a) | Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs | Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (b) | |||||||||||
January 2026 | ||||||||||||||
(January 1 - January 31) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
February 2026 | ||||||||||||||
(February 1 - February 28) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
March 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| (March 1 - March 31) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
(a)Excludes 2 percent tax on repurchases of equity.
(b)On June 23, 2025, the company announced by news release that it had received final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for a new normal course issuer bid to continue its then-existing share purchase program. The program enabled the company to purchase up to a maximum of 25,452,248 common shares during the period June 29, 2025 to June 28, 2026. This maximum included shares purchased under the normal course issuer bid from Exxon Mobil Corporation. As in the past, Exxon Mobil Corporation advised the company that it intended to participate to maintain its ownership percentage at approximately 69.6 percent. Imperial accelerated share purchases under the normal course issuer bid program, and the program completed on December 17, 2025 as a result of the company purchasing the maximum allowable number of shares under the program.
The company intends to renew the normal course issuer bid in June 2026.
Item 5. Other information
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, none of the company's directors or officers adopted terminated
23
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
Item 6. Exhibits
(31.1) Certification by the principal executive officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
(31.2) Certification by the principal financial officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
(32.1) Certification by the chief executive officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
(32.2) Certification by the chief financial officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
(101) Interactive Data Files (formatted as Inline XBRL).
(104) Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
24
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Imperial Oil Limited | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: | May 4, 2026 | /s/ Daniel E. Lyons | ||||||
| (Signature) | ||||||||
Daniel E. Lyons | ||||||||
| Senior vice-president, finance and administration, and controller | ||||||||
| (Principal accounting officer) | ||||||||
| Date: | May 4, 2026 | /s/ Cathryn Walker | ||||||
| (Signature) | ||||||||
Cathryn Walker | ||||||||
| Assistant corporate secretary | ||||||||
25
FAQ
How did Imperial Oil (IMO) perform financially in Q1 2026?
Imperial Oil reported net income of $940 million in Q1 2026, compared with $1,288 million a year earlier. Revenue was $12,446 million, essentially flat year over year, but higher costs compressed margins and reduced both earnings and operating cash flow for the quarter.
How strong was Imperial Oil (IMO) cash flow in Q1 2026?
Cash flows from operating activities were $756 million in Q1 2026, compared with $1,527 million in Q1 2025. The decline mainly reflects lower earnings and less favorable working capital movements, including changes in accounts receivable and payables during the quarter.
What is Imperial Oil (IMO) spending on capital and exploration in 2026?
Capital and exploration expenditures totaled $478 million in Q1 2026, up from $398 million a year earlier. Spending covered upstream, downstream, and chemical projects, with $362 million in the upstream segment and $91 million downstream, supporting ongoing development and asset integrity.
What is Imperial Oil’s (IMO) balance sheet position after Q1 2026?
Imperial ended Q1 2026 with $1,029 million in cash and cash equivalents and total assets of $45,453 million. Long‑term debt, including finance leases, was $3,974 million, while shareholders’ equity stood at $22,748 million, reflecting a leveraged but solid capital structure.