Latest P/B ratio for Imperial Oil: 1.79 — see history and peer comparisons.
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The Price-to-Book ratio compares a company's market value to its book value. A lower P/B ratio may suggest that the stock is undervalued relative to its assets.
Imperial Oil's price-to-book ratio stands at 1.79. That is below the Energy sector average of 18.88. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.
Imperial Oil sits lower the Energy benchmark (18.88) with a P/B ratio of 1.79. That is roughly 90.5% below the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.
Whether 1.79 is attractive depends on Imperial Oil's earnings outlook, competitive position, and how peers are valued. Investors typically ask: is growth accelerating, are margins stable, and is the multiple expanding or compressing over time? The history and comparison charts below are built for those checks.
The history chart shows how Imperial Oil's P/B ratio evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places IMO next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.
Yes — within Energy, P/B ratio is commonly used to spot outliers. Imperial Oil's reading of 1.79 (sector avg 18.88) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.