Canadian Natural Resources Limited

TSX:CNQ Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$82.0b

Canadian Natural Resources Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Canadian Natural Resources' CEO is Scott Stauth, appointed in Feb 2024, has a tenure of 1.17 years. total yearly compensation is CA$9.24M, comprised of 6.5% salary and 93.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.017% of the company’s shares, worth CA$14.23M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3 years and 16.5 years respectively.

Key information

Scott Stauth

Chief executive officer

CA$9.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage6.5%
CEO tenure1.2yrs
CEO ownership0.02%
Management average tenure3yrs
Board average tenure16.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Canadian Natural Resources Limited Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

Mar 28
Canadian Natural Resources Limited Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

The Return Trends At Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) Look Promising

Feb 28
The Return Trends At Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) Look Promising

Canadian Natural Resources Limited's (TSE:CNQ) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

Jan 04
Canadian Natural Resources Limited's (TSE:CNQ) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

These 4 Measures Indicate That Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Nov 29
These 4 Measures Indicate That Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ)

Nov 12
Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ)
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Aug 24
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May 04
Canadian Natural Resources Limited Just Missed EPS By 36%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Scott Stauth's remuneration changed compared to Canadian Natural Resources's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024CA$9mCA$600k

CA$6b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

CA$8b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

CA$8b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

CA$7b

Dec 31 2023CA$7mCA$469k

CA$8b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

CA$7b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

CA$8b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

CA$10b

Dec 31 2022CA$4mCA$440k

CA$11b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

CA$12b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

CA$11b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

CA$9b

Dec 31 2021CA$4mCA$425k

CA$8b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

CA$6b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

CA$4b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

CA$2b

Dec 31 2020CA$3mCA$373k

-CA$435m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-CA$587m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

CA$32m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

CA$3b

Dec 31 2019CA$3mCA$419k

CA$5b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

CA$4b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

CA$5b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

CA$3b

Dec 31 2018CA$3mCA$411k

CA$3b

Compensation vs Market: Scott's total compensation ($USD6.68M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD7.79M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Scott's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Scott Stauth (58 yo)

1.2yrs

Tenure

CA$9,244,412

Compensation

Mr. Scott G. Stauth was Chief Operating Officer of Oil Sands of North West Redwater Partnership Inc. until March 2025. He serves as President & Director of Canadian Natural Resources Limited since February...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Norman Edwards
Executive Chairman36.6yrsCA$18.76m2.03%
CA$ 1.7b
Scott Stauth
President & Director1.2yrsCA$9.24m0.017%
CA$ 14.2m
Mark Stainthorpe
Chief Financial Officer6.1yrsCA$1.27m0.0034%
CA$ 2.8m
Jay Froc
Chief Operating Officer of Oil Sands Mining & Upgrading1.3yrsCA$4.19m0.0027%
CA$ 2.2m
Robin Zabek
Chief Operating Officer of Exploration & Production8.1yrsCA$3.95m0.0074%
CA$ 6.1m
Victor Darel
Senior VP of Finance & Principal Accounting Officer3.9yrsno data0.0017%
CA$ 1.4m
Lance Casson
Manager of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Brenda Balog
VP of Legal & General Counselno datano data0.0026%
CA$ 2.1m
Ronald Laing
Chief Commercial & Corporate Development Officerno datano data0.0017%
CA$ 1.4m
Mark Overwater
Vice-President of Marketing2.2yrsno data0.0028%
CA$ 2.3m
Dean Halewich
Senior Vice-President of Safetyno datano data0.0023%
CA$ 1.9m
Kara Slemko
Senior Vice-President of Commercial Operations & Corporate Developmentno datano data0.0048%
CA$ 3.9m

3.0yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CNQ's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Norman Edwards
Executive Chairman36.6yrsCA$18.76m2.03%
CA$ 1.7b
Scott Stauth
President & Director1.2yrsCA$9.24m0.017%
CA$ 14.2m
Steve Laut
Independent Director18.7yrsCA$285.00k0.043%
CA$ 35.3m
Francis McKenna
Independent Director18.7yrsCA$315.00k0.0016%
CA$ 1.3m
David Tuer
Independent Director22.9yrsCA$305.00k0.0028%
CA$ 2.3m
Gordon Giffin
Independent Lead Director22.9yrsCA$355.00k0.011%
CA$ 9.1m
Annette Verschuren
Independent Director10.4yrsCA$295.00k0.0020%
CA$ 1.6m
Wilfred Gobert
Independent Director14.4yrsCA$285.00k0.0078%
CA$ 6.4m
Catherine Best
Independent Director21.4yrsCA$310.00k0.0057%
CA$ 4.7m
Christopher Fong
Independent Director14.4yrsCA$305.00k0.0039%
CA$ 3.2m
Margaret Cannon
Independent Director5.4yrsCA$286.25k0.0018%
CA$ 1.5m
Christine Healy
Independent Director1.2yrsCA$235.44k0.00020%
CA$ 164.0k

16.5yrs

Average Tenure

69yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CNQ's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 16.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/17 17:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/17 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Canadian Natural Resources Limited is covered by 52 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Harshit GuptaAccountability Research Corporation
Patrick O'RourkeATB Capital Markets
Thomas DriscollBarclays