Canadian Natural Resources Limited

NYSE:CNQ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$64.4b

Canadian Natural Resources Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Canadian Natural Resources has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 24.7%, while the Oil and Gas industry saw earnings growing at 40.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 15.4% per year. Canadian Natural Resources's return on equity is 19%, and it has net margins of 21.3%.

Key information

24.7%

Earnings growth rate

26.6%

EPS growth rate

Oil and Gas Industry Growth33.7%
Revenue growth rate15.4%
Return on equity19.0%
Net Margin21.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Canadian Natural Resources: How We Would Play 2025

Dec 26

Canadian Natural Resources: Pullback Is A Golden Opportunity For Value Investors

Dec 10

Canadian Natural Resources: Prioritizing Shareholder Value

Nov 26

Canadian Natural Resources Q3: Another Solid Quarter

Nov 08

Top Pick Alert: Why I Just Became Even More Bullish On Canadian Natural Resources

Oct 31

Canadian Natural Resources Is Growing Its Assets

Oct 19

New Acquisition Makes Canadian Natural Resources A Very Comfortable Hold

Oct 09

Why Canadian Natural Resources Is A Dividend Goldmine

Sep 06

10% Return Yield At $80 WTI: Why Canadian Natural Remains My Favorite Oil Stock

Aug 02

Canadian Natural Resources: One Of The Best Oil And Gas Yields

Jul 17

Canadian Natural Resources Advantage: Low Breakeven Costs, High Reserves, And Strong Shareholder Returns

Jun 26

Canadian Natural Resources: Rising Premium To Peer Group Points To Lower Relative Performance

Jun 12

Canadian Natural Resources: My Top Pick For North American Oil And Gas

May 02

Canadian Natural Resources: Expect Huge Shareholder Returns

Apr 06

Canadian Natural Resources: Fully Priced, Good Time To Consider Switching

Mar 22

Canadian Natural: Solid Performance, But Valuation Remains A Headwind

Feb 07

A 12% Distribution Yield At $80 WTI Is Why I Sold Exxon To Buy Canadian Natural Resources

Jan 12

Canadian Natural Resources: Dividend Increases And Share Buybacks Holding Up Valuation Despite Deteriorating Fundamentals

Jan 04

Canadian Natural Resources: 2024, The Year Of The Shareholder

Nov 11

>16% Yield Potential - Why I Believe Canadian Natural Is The Best Oil Stock Money Can Buy

Nov 04

18% Yield Potential At $100 Oil: Why Canadian Natural Is My Favorite Oil Play

Sep 25

Canadian Natural Resources Is One Of The Best Oil Stocks Money Can Buy

Aug 04

Canadian Natural Resources: My Only Dividend Growth Investment

Jul 18

Canadian Natural Resources: Looking To Add More Stock To My Portfolio

Jun 28

Canadian Natural Resources: One Of The Best In The Industry

Jun 14

Canadian Natural Resources: One Of The Safest Ways To Play Oil

Feb 09

Canadian Natural Resources: 2023 Dividend Yield 5%, Together With Large Margin Of Safety

Jan 12

Canadian Natural Resources: A Changing Story You Need To Know

Dec 14

Canadian Natural Resources raises dividend by ~13% to CAD 0.85/share

Nov 03

Canadian Natural Resources: Don't Buy Here And Risk Getting Trapped

Oct 25

Canadian Natural Resources: "OPEC+ Put" Ensures Prolonged Dividend Growth

Oct 05

Canadian Natural Resources: 2023 Total Yield Will Be Even Better

Sep 12

Canadian Natural Resources: A New Golden Era For Dividends

Aug 26

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Canadian Natural Resources makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:CNQ Revenue, expenses and earnings (CAD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2435,7417,5957870
30 Jun 2436,7437,6731,1130
31 Mar 2435,5827,4211,1910
31 Dec 2335,9688,2339430
30 Sep 2336,1047,1261,1940
30 Jun 2336,6667,5968780
31 Mar 2340,2519,6357410
31 Dec 2242,29810,9371,2190
30 Sep 2241,82211,9511,0800
30 Jun 2239,07611,3391,1340
31 Mar 2234,1269,3881,3060
31 Dec 2130,0577,6648800
30 Sep 2125,8625,8798220
30 Jun 2122,6554,0857610
31 Mar 2119,0012,2246480
31 Dec 2016,893-4353090
30 Sep 2017,776-5873350
30 Jun 2019,432323540
31 Mar 2022,1233,1733200
31 Dec 1922,8715,4165670
30 Sep 1920,6724,0432540
30 Jun 1920,4114,8181440
31 Mar 1920,8012,9693180
31 Dec 1821,0272,5911790
30 Sep 1822,5283,7634170
30 Jun 1821,0952,6456120
31 Mar 1819,0542,7353320
31 Dec 1717,3422,3974530
30 Sep 1715,5972,5674000
30 Jun 1713,4661,5573690
31 Mar 1712,1071466110
31 Dec 1611,427-2047000
30 Sep 169,858-6397210
30 Jun 1610,637-4245710
31 Mar 1611,507-4903790
31 Dec 1512,363-6373440
30 Sep 1513,9544301510
30 Jun 1515,5521,5801100
31 Mar 1517,5013,0553680
31 Dec 1418,8633,9294330
30 Sep 1418,4263,1446350
30 Jun 1418,3733,2738000
31 Mar 1416,7862,6795530
31 Dec 1316,1452,2704700

Quality Earnings: CNQ has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CNQ's current net profit margins (21.3%) are higher than last year (19.7%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CNQ's earnings have grown significantly by 24.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CNQ's earnings growth over the past year (6.6%) is below its 5-year average (24.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CNQ earnings growth over the past year (6.6%) exceeded the Oil and Gas industry -14.2%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: CNQ's Return on Equity (19%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 00:26
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Canadian Natural Resources Limited is covered by 55 analysts. 6 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