Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: C$5.73 (As of Mar. 2026)

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TSX:IMO Imperial Oil Ltd TSX:IMO
77 GF Score
Price C$168.35
GF Value C$113.80
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Imperial Oil Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Imperial Oil TSX:IMO -0.40% 77 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is C$5.73 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates TSX:IMO with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of C$113.80 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Imperial Oil's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was C$0.580. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is C$5.73 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Imperial Oil's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 20.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 30.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 70.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Imperial Oil was 111.40% per year. The lowest was -59.00% per year. And the median was 13.70% per year.

As of today (2026-07-17), Imperial Oil's current stock price is C$168.35. Imperial Oil's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was C$5.73. Imperial Oil's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 29.38.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Imperial Oil was 771.50. The lowest was 18.19. And the median was 38.70.


Imperial Oil  (TSX:IMO) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Imperial Oil's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=168.35/5.73
=29.38

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Imperial Oil was 771.50. The lowest was 18.19. And the median was 38.70.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Imperial Oil Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Imperial Oil Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Imperial Oil's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Imperial Oil Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Imperial Oil Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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Imperial Oil Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.77 5.05 5.25 5.54 5.73

TSX:IMO vs XOM, CVX: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Imperial Oil's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Imperial Oil Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Imperial Oil's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Imperial Oil's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Imperial Oil Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Imperial Oil's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=0.58/132.2623*132.2623
=0.580

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 132.2623.

Imperial Oil Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 0.153 102.002 0.198
201609 0.685 101.765 0.890
201612 0.672 101.449 0.876
201703 0.273 102.634 0.352
201706 0.202 103.029 0.259
201709 0.705 103.345 0.902
201712 0.919 103.345 1.176
201803 0.738 105.004 0.930
201806 0.613 105.557 0.768
201809 1.099 105.636 1.376
201812 0.551 105.399 0.691
201903 0.734 106.979 0.907
201906 0.821 107.690 1.008
201909 1.261 107.611 1.550
201912 0.840 107.769 1.031
202003 0.153 107.927 0.187
202006 -1.391 108.401 -1.697
202009 0.996 108.164 1.218
202012 0.143 108.559 0.174
202103 1.193 110.298 1.431
202106 0.842 111.720 0.997
202109 2.381 112.905 2.789
202112 1.752 113.774 2.037
202203 2.396 117.646 2.694
202206 3.543 120.806 3.879
202209 4.294 120.648 4.707
202212 3.824 120.964 4.181
202303 -2.135 122.702 -2.301
202306 0.659 124.203 0.702
202309 3.404 125.230 3.595
202312 1.519 125.072 1.606
202403 1.078 126.258 1.129
202406 2.175 127.522 2.256
202409 1.882 127.285 1.956
202412 2.645 127.364 2.747
202503 2.213 129.181 2.266
202506 1.948 129.892 1.984
202509 2.562 130.287 2.601
202512 2.623 130.366 2.661
202603 0.580 132.262 0.580

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of C$5.73 mean?
Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of C$5.73 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Imperial Oil and its competitors.
Is Imperial Oil's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Imperial Oil's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is C$5.73. Overall, Imperial Oil has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Imperial Oil's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to XOM and CVX?
Imperial Oil's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of C$5.73 can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Imperial Oil and its competitors. Imperial Oil's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is C$5.73. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Imperial Oil stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is C$113.80, compared to a current price of C$168.35 — trading 47.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is C$5.73. Imperial Oil's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is C$5.73 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Imperial Oil stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of C$168.35 is trading 47.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of C$113.80. GuruFocus considers Imperial Oil to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TSX:IMO:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: C$5.73
  • GF Value™: C$113.80 vs. price of C$168.35 (47.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSX:IMO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Imperial Oil Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Other Exchanges IMO:USAIMP:Germany
Address 505 Quarry Park Boulevard S.E, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2C 5N1
Imperial Oil Ltd is an integrated oil company active in all phases of the petroleum industry in Canada, including the exploration for, and production and sale of, crude oil, natural gas, petroleum products, and petrochemicals. It also pursues lower-emission business opportunities, including carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, lower-emission fuels, and lithium. The company's reportable segments are Upstream, Downstream, and Chemical. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from its Downstream segment, which refines crude oil into petroleum products and distributes and market these products. The Upstream segment explores and produces crude oil, its equivalents, and natural gas, and the Chemical segment manufactures and markets hydrocarbon-based chemicals and chemical products.
77GF Score

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