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Canadian Natural Resources Limited Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ.TO) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisCNQ.TO
CNQ.TO
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
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CNQ.TO
Home🔹Stocks🔹Canadian Natural Resources Limited

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

🇨🇦CNQ.TO•TSX

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

🇨🇦CNQ.TO•TSX
Market cap
$144.58B
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Mkt Cap
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CNQ.TO
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
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CNQ.TO
Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About Canadian Natural Resources Limited

Industry
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Sector
Energy
CEO
Norman Murray Edwards
Headquarters
CA
Industry
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Sector
Energy
CEO
Norman Murray Edwards
Headquarters
CA
Description

Canadian Natural Resources Limited acquires, explores for, develops, produces, markets, and sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company offers synthetic crude oil (SCO), light and medium crude oil, bitumen (thermal oil), primary heavy crude oil, and Pelican Lake heavy crude oil.

Its midstream and refining assets include two crude oil pipeline systems; and a 50% working interest in an 84-megawatt cogeneration plant at Primrose.

As of December 31, 2020, the company had total proved crude oil, bitumen, and NGLs reserves were 10,528 million barrels (MMbbl); total proved plus probable crude oil, bitumen, and NGLs reserves were 13,271 MMbbl; proved SCO reserves were 6,998 MMbbl; total proved plus probable SCO reserves were 7,535 MMbbl; proved natural gas reserves were 12,168 billion cubic feet (Bcf); and total proved plus probable natural gas reserves were 20,249 Bcf.

It operates primarily in Western Canada; the United Kingdom portion of the North Sea; and Offshore Africa. The company was formerly known as AEX Minerals Corporation and changed its name to Canadian Natural Resources Limited in December 1975. Canadian Natural Resources Limited was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

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Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for Canadian Natural Resources Limited, and the rating behind it. CNQ.TO last traded at C$69.32, 12.2× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Canadian Natural Resources Limited. Starting points for Canadian Natural Resources Limited: P/E 12.2, EPS C$5.66, beta 0.88 — an Oil & Gas Exploration & Production name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Canadian Natural Resources Limited. Canadian Natural Resources Limited paid C$2.46 per share over the last year — a 3.6% yield at the current C$69.32 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for Canadian Natural Resources Limited. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Canadian Natural Resources Limited stands at C$5.66. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Canadian Natural Resources Limited. Canadian Natural Resources Limited has reported as a listed company since 1995. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited valued side by side against its closest peers. Canadian Natural Resources Limited is measured against Oil & Gas Exploration & Production peers within the Energy sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

Premium

Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold Canadian Natural Resources Limited, and how their positions are changing. At a C$144.58B market value, institutional positions materially move Canadian Natural Resources Limited's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

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Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by Canadian Natural Resources Limited executives and directors. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming Canadian Natural Resources Limited. Canadian Natural Resources Limited is a C$144.58B Energy company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Canadian Natural Resources Limited. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for Canadian Natural Resources Limited. Coverage tracks Canadian Natural Resources Limited within Oil & Gas Exploration & Production (Energy). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • ARX.TO — ARC Resources Ltd.
  • BTE.TO — Baytex Energy Corp.
  • CVE.TO — Cenovus Energy Inc.
  • ENB.TO — Enbridge Inc.
  • IMO.TO — Imperial Oil Limited
  • PXT.TO — Parex Resources Inc.
  • SU.TO — Suncor Energy Inc.
  • TOU.TO — Tourmaline Oil Corp.

More Oil & Gas Exploration & Production companies

  • CGRA — CGrowth Capital, Inc.
  • CGXEF — CGX Energy Inc.
  • CHAG — Chancellor Group, Inc.
  • CHKR — Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust
  • CHRD — Chord Energy Corporation
  • 88E.AX — 88 Energy Limited
  • AAV.TO — Advantage Energy Ltd.
  • AAVVF — Advantage Energy Ltd.
  • ADTC — Advanced Deposition Technologies, Inc.
  • ADX.AX — ADX Energy Ltd
  • ADXRF — ADX Energy Ltd
  • AECFF — Action Energy Inc.

ETFs holding Canadian Natural Resources Limited

  • XEG.TO — iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF (26.61%)
  • HXE.TO — Global X S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index Corporate Class ETF (25.55%)
  • ENCC.TO — Global X Canadian Oil and Gas Equity Covered Call ETF (12.85%)
  • HHIC.TO — Harvest Canadian High Income Shares ETF - Class A Units (11.40%)
  • XDIV.TO — iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ETF (9.56%)
  • ZEO.TO — BMO Equal Weight Oil & Gas Index ETF (8.90%)
  • NRGY.TO — Global X Equal Weight Canadian Oil & Gas Index ETF (7.76%)
  • ENCL.TO — Global X Enhanced Canadian Oil And Gas Equity Covered Call ETF (7.66%)

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