Canadian Natural Resource/$CNQ
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About Canadian Natural Resource
Canadian Natural Resources is the largest producer of oil and the second-largest producer of natural gas in Canada. It is principally involved in extracting heavy oils, natural gas, and bitumen through its drilling and mining operations. Bitumen from mining operations is upgraded into synthetic crude oil. Commodities produced are primarily exported to the US via pipeline. The company also has smaller offshore production operations in the North Sea and Africa.
- Ticker
- $CNQ
- Sector
- Energy
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 10,750
- Headquarters
- Calgary, Canada
- Website
- www.cnrl.com
CNQ Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$104B
12.45
$4.04
0.88
$1.75
3.51%
Price and volume
Market cap
$104B
Beta
0.88
52-week high
$52.31
52-week low
$29.68
Average daily volume
6.8M
Dividend rate
$1.75
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.001
Quick ratio
0.698
Long term debt to equity
0.376
Total debt to equity
0.431
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
42.39%
Interest coverage (TTM)
10.60%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
13,750.168
Gross margin (TTM)
51.58%
Net profit margin (TTM)
26.31%
Operating margin (TTM)
25.76%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
21.39%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$2,989,790
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.91%
Return on equity (TTM)
26.69%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
12.455
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.265
Price to book
3.09
Price to tangible book (TTM)
3.09
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
15.105
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
6.62%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.331
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.48%
Forward dividend yield
3.51%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
17.57%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
42.73%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.81%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
15.43%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
18.25%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
39.93%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
12.57%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
18.09%
What the Analysts think about CNQ
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Canadian Natural Resource stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Canadian Natural Resource stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Canadian Natural delivered record second-quarter earnings and production, with adjusted funds flow of about C$6.9 billion and output up 18% year on year. It also raised its 2026 production guidance for the second time, supporting the case for continued operational momentum. (Reuters, Canadian Natural Resources)
Strong cash generation is funding both shareholder returns and deleveraging. Canadian Natural returned about C$4.0 billion in the second quarter, reduced net debt to roughly C$14.5 billion and has a quarterly dividend of C$0.625 after 26 consecutive years of annual increases. (Canadian Natural Resources, Canadian Natural Resources)
The oil-sands base is showing strong operating economics, with record mining and upgrading volumes, low operating costs and high synthetic-crude netbacks. That gives Canadian Natural more protection than higher-cost producers if oil prices soften moderately. (CNQ Earnings Call Transcript, Canadian Natural Resources)
The company has paused major oil-sands growth projects, including Jackfish, Pike 2 and the proposed Jackpine expansion, until government agreements become legally binding. Delays would leave future production growth dependent more heavily on acquisitions and existing-asset optimisation. (Reuters, The Globe and Mail)
Net debt has fallen but remains about C$14.5 billion, above the C$13 billion level needed for the company’s stated 100% free-cash-flow shareholder-return policy. A weaker commodity cycle could therefore slow buybacks and debt reduction at the same time. (Canadian Natural Resources, CNQ SEC Filing)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 15 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing CNQ
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $CNQ weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Oil & Gas Exploration & Production$IOGP | $438M | 10.03% |
iShares Oil & Gas Exploration & Production€IOGP | €376M | 10.03% |
iShares Oil & Gas Exploration & Production£SPOG | £323M | 10.03% |
iShares MSCI Canada€SXR2 | €2.1B | 2.98% |
iShares MSCI Canada£CSCA | £1.8B | 2.98% |
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