IMO vs SU
Imperial OIL Ltd. and Suncor Energy Inc., side by side — 6 fiscal years reported in CAD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | IMO | SU |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CAD 47.1B | CAD 52.4B |
| Net income | CAD 3.3B | CAD 5.9B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 6.9% | 11.3% |
| Return on equity | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| Diluted EPS | CAD 6.48 | CAD 4.85 |
| Dividend / share | CAD 2.88 | CAD 2.31 |
| Payout ratio | 42.9% | 47.5% |
| Free cash flow | CAD 4.7B | · |
| Equity | CAD 22.3B | · |
| Net debt / equity | 0.10× | 0.14× |
| Current ratio | 1.27× | 1.39× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 16.0% | 15.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
IMO and SU book revenue within 15% of each other, and SU keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.3% against 6.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
6 years side by side
| Fiscal year | IMO | SU |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CAD 47.1B | CAD 52.4B |
| FY2024 | CAD 51.5B | CAD 54.9B |
| FY2023 | CAD 51.0B | CAD 52.2B |
| FY2022 | CAD 59.7B | CAD 62.9B |
| FY2021 | CAD 37.6B | CAD 39.1B |
| FY2020 | CAD 22.4B | CAD 25.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | IMO | SU |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CAD 3.3B | CAD 5.9B |
| FY2024 | CAD 4.8B | CAD 6.0B |
| FY2023 | CAD 4.9B | CAD 8.3B |
| FY2022 | CAD 7.3B | CAD 9.1B |
| FY2021 | CAD 2.5B | CAD 4.1B |
| FY2020 | CAD -1.9B | CAD -4.3B |
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −CAD 5,299,000,000 | SU |
| FY2024 | −CAD 3,349,000,000 | SU |
| FY2023 | −CAD 1,237,000,000 | SU |
| FY2022 | −CAD 3,237,000,000 | SU |
| FY2021 | −CAD 1,511,000,000 | SU |
| FY2020 | −CAD 2,664,000,000 | SU |
SU has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 6 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
6 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −4.4 pp | SU |
| FY2024 | −1.7 pp | SU |
| FY2023 | −6.3 pp | SU |
| FY2022 | −2.1 pp | SU |
| FY2021 | −3.9 pp | SU |
| FY2020 | +8.9 pp | IMO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between IMO and SU over this period.
6 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SU's net margin has been more volatile than IMO's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 11.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.7.
6 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between IMO and SU over these 6 fiscal years — IMO led in 1 and SU in 5.
6 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
IMO's return on equity has been more volatile than SU's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 10.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.3.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between IMO and SU over these 10 fiscal years — IMO led in 9 and SU in 1.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.