Kaishu KATSU praised Iemochi saying, 'Though he was at the mercy of the period because of his youth, if he had lived a little bit longer, he might have earned his place in history as a great monarch in addition to his excellent military prowess.'
勝海舟からは、「若さゆえに時代に翻弄されたが、もう少し長く生きていれば、英邁な君主として名を残したかもしれない。武勇にも優れていた人物であった」と評価されている。