Business Segments · Total Costs & Expenses
Upstream — Total Costs & Expenses
Imperial Oil Upstream — Total Costs & Expenses decreased by 66.0% to $3.62B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 67.2%, from $11.03B to $3.62B. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2025
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toTotal Operating Expenses
How to read this metric
An increase suggests rising operational complexity or higher input costs, while a decrease may indicate improved efficiency or reduced activity levels.
Detailed definition
Represents the total operating and non-operating costs incurred by the upstream exploration and production segment. This...
Peer comparison
Standard across integrated oil and gas companies as 'Upstream Operating Expenses'.
Metric ID:
imo_segment_upstream_costs_and_expensesHistorical Data
38 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $7.58B | $3.61B | $9.04B | $3.46B | $11.20B | $3.51B | $11.15B | $3.51B | $14.14B | $4.18B | $12.72B | $3.82B | $12.17B | $3.63B | $10.48B | $3.27B | $10.94B | $3.09B | $11.82B | $3.46B | $11.37B | $3.43B | $10.71B | $3.44B | $11.89B | $3.50B | $11.66B | $3.27B | $11.03B | $3.56B | $10.83B | $3.50B | $9.99B | $2.91B | $11.35B | $3.15B | $10.65B | $3.62B |
| QoQ Change | — | -52.3% | +150.5% | -61.7% | +223.4% | -68.7% | +217.7% | -68.5% | +302.4% | -70.5% | +204.5% | -70.0% | +218.7% | -70.1% | +188.3% | -68.8% | +234.9% | -71.8% | +282.9% | -70.7% | +228.5% | -69.8% | +212.1% | -67.9% | +246.3% | -70.6% | +232.9% | -72.0% | +237.8% | -67.7% | +203.9% | -67.7% | +185.5% | -70.8% | +289.4% | -72.3% | +238.3% | -66.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +86.7% | -44.9% | +40.6% | -57.8% | +8.7% | -67.6% | -6.1% | -70.7% | -22.7% | -78.2% | -7.1% | -72.8% | -6.6% | -71.8% | +2.2% | -67.2% | +8.8% | -68.0% | -1.4% | -72.4% | -3.0% | -68.7% | +1.1% | -67.3% | -16.0% | -75.5% | -2.6% | -73.0% | -3.5% | -67.2% |
Range$2.91B – $14.14B
CAGR-7.7%
Avg YoY Growth-31.5%
Median YoY Growth-33.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Imperial Oil's upstream — total costs & expenses?
- Imperial Oil (IMO) reported upstream — total costs & expenses of $3.62B in Q4 2025.
- How has Imperial Oil's upstream — total costs & expenses changed year-over-year?
- Imperial Oil's upstream — total costs & expenses decreased by 67.2% year-over-year, from $11.03B to $3.62B.
- What does upstream — total costs & expenses mean?
- The total cost of running the company's oil and gas exploration and production operations.