canadian natural resources ltd. - CNQ

CNQ

Close Chg Chg %
34.46 0.22 0.62%

Closed Market

34.67

+0.22 (0.62%)

Volume: 4.38M

Last Updated:

Dec 5, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: canadian natural resources ltd. - CNQ

CNQ Key Data

Open

$34.58

Day Range

34.52 - 35.12

52 Week Range

24.66 - 35.12

Market Cap

$71.78B

Shares Outstanding

2.08B

Public Float

2.04B

Beta

0.72

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

15.11

EPS

$2.26

Yield

487.19%

Dividend

$0.42

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dec 12, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

7.36M

 

CNQ Performance

1 Week
 
2.64%
 
1 Month
 
9.48%
 
3 Months
 
14.16%
 
1 Year
 
7.41%
 
5 Years
 
175.63%
 

CNQ Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 23
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About canadian natural resources ltd. - CNQ

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. is an oil and natural gas production company, which engages in the exploration, development, marketing, and production of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading, Midstream & Refining, and Exploration & Production. The Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading segment produces synthetic crude oil through bitumen mining and upgrading operations. The Midstream & Refining segment focuses on maintaining pipeline operations and investment. The Exploration & Production segment consists of operations in North America, largely in Western Canada, the United Kingdom portion of the North Sea, and Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa in Africa. The company was founded on November 7, 1973 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

CNQ At a Glance

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
855-2 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4J8
Phone 1-403-517-6700 Revenue 26.03B
Industry Integrated Oil Net Income 4.46B
Sector Energy Minerals Employees 10,640
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025
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CNQ Valuation

P/E Current 15.108
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 14.717
Price to Sales Ratio 2.538
Price to Book Ratio 2.365
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 6.76
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 6.53
Enterprise Value to Sales 3.076
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.176

CNQ Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 2,446,147.294
Income Per Employee 418,896.55
Receivables Turnover 9.072
Total Asset Turnover 0.426

CNQ Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.769
Quick Ratio 0.479
Cash Ratio 0.014

CNQ Profitability

Gross Margin 29.473
Operating Margin 27.28
Pretax Margin 22.602
Net Margin 17.125
Return on Assets 7.29
Return on Equity 15.462
Return on Total Capital 10.728
Return on Invested Capital 11.384

CNQ Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 51.391
Total Debt to Total Capital 33.946
Total Debt to Total Assets 22.759
Long-Term Debt to Equity 44.664
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 29.502
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Annual Financials for Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. - CNQ

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
23.97B 32.49B 26.65B 26.03B
Sales Growth
+90.35% +35.52% -17.98% -2.33%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
15.69B 20.22B 18.20B 18.36B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
4.71B 5.86B 5.02B 5.16B
Depreciation
4.71B 5.86B 5.02B 5.16B
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
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COGS Growth
+23.55% +28.89% -9.99% +0.87%
Gross Income
8.29B 12.27B 8.45B 7.67B
Gross Income Growth
+8,274.88% +48.08% -31.14% -9.24%
Gross Profit Margin
+34.57% +37.78% +31.71% +29.47%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
701.90M 936.36M 698.68M 570.82M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
701.90M 936.36M 698.68M 570.82M
SGA Growth
+204.68% +33.40% -25.38% -18.30%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
(471.39M) (161.31M) (16.30M) (29.93M)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
8.06B 11.50B 7.77B 7.13B
Non Operating Income/Expense
439.49M (457.81M) 274.14M (756.23M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
25.52M 92.94M 40.75M 59.13M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
592.63M 514.65M 511.97M 491.25M
Interest Expense Growth
+5.14% -13.16% -0.52% -4.05%
Gross Interest Expense
592.63M 514.65M 511.97M 491.25M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
7.91B 10.53B 7.53B 5.88B
Pretax Income Growth
+1,314.58% +33.16% -28.45% -21.89%
Pretax Margin
+32.97% +32.40% +28.26% +22.60%
Income Tax
1.79B 2.13B 1.43B 1.43B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
1.47B 2.23B 1.39B 1.12B
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
318.25M (106.77M) 39.27M 308.04M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
6.11B 8.40B 6.10B 4.46B
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
6.11B 8.40B 6.10B 4.46B
Net Income Growth
+1,984.90% +37.43% -27.39% -26.93%
Net Margin Growth
+25.50% +25.86% +22.89% +17.12%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
6.11B 8.40B 6.10B 4.46B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
6.11B 8.40B 6.10B 4.46B
EPS (Basic)
2.5875 3.7011 2.7948 2.0967
EPS (Basic) Growth
+1,985.93% +43.04% -24.49% -24.98%
Basic Shares Outstanding
2.36B 2.27B 2.18B 2.13B
EPS (Diluted)
2.5759 3.6553 2.7674 2.0823
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+1,977.48% +41.90% -24.29% -24.76%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
2.37B 2.30B 2.20B 2.14B
EBITDA
12.30B 17.20B 12.78B 12.26B
EBITDA Growth
+184.16% +39.85% -25.73% -4.03%
EBITDA Margin
+51.31% +52.94% +47.94% +47.11%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 37.85
Number of Ratings 23 Current Quarters Estimate 0.53
FY Report Date 12 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 2.485
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.609 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 2.425 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.39
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 10 10 14 14
Mean Estimate 0.53 0.58 2.49 2.39
High Estimates 0.67 0.79 2.72 3.20
Low Estimate 0.36 0.40 2.27 1.65
Coefficient of Variance 20.08 20.55 5.14 18.63

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 13 13 14
OVERWEIGHT 1 2 3
HOLD 9 9 6
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

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