Asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities
Imperial Oil Asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities increased by 0.1% to $3.35B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 27.9%, from $2.62B to $3.35B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities shows an upward trend with a 14.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Changes reflect updates to environmental regulations, site usage plans, or cost estimates for remediation.
Detailed definition
This represents the estimated liability for the future costs of retiring, decommissioning, and remediating physical asse...
Peer comparison
Highly comparable across the oil and gas industry, representing a major long-term balance sheet liability.
other_asset_retirement_obligation_and_other_environmenta_d4785bHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.7B | $1.71B | $1.71B | $1.71B | $1.73B | $1.68B | $2.15B | $2.16B | $2.17B | $2.19B | $2.56B | $2.58B | $2.59B | $2.6B | $2.64B | $2.62B | $2.61B | $2.62B | $3.35B | $3.35B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.7% | +0.1% | +0.0% | +1.2% | -3.2% | +28.2% | +0.4% | +0.3% | +1.1% | +17.1% | +0.4% | +0.6% | +0.5% | +1.4% | -0.8% | -0.5% | +0.7% | +27.6% | +0.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.0% | -2.0% | +25.5% | +26.0% | +24.9% | +30.5% | +19.3% | +19.3% | +19.6% | +19.0% | +3.0% | +1.7% | +0.7% | +0.8% | +26.8% | +27.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Imperial Oil's asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities?
- Imperial Oil (IMO) reported asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities of $3.35B in Q1 2026.
- How has Imperial Oil's asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities changed year-over-year?
- Imperial Oil's asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities increased by 27.9% year-over-year, from $2.62B to $3.35B.
- What is the long-term trend for Imperial Oil's asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Imperial Oil's asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities has grown at a 14.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.68B to $3.35B.
- What does asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities mean?
- The estimated future cost to clean up and decommission industrial sites and assets.