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Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ)

Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | Calgary, Canada | NYSE
43.00 USD -3.31 (-7.147%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 42.95 -0.05 (-0.050%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 9, 2026, 12:25 a.m. EDT

Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ) presents a balanced opportunity. Short-term, the stock has shown some volatility but remains within its recent range, with a moderate upward trend. The dividend yield is attractive and consistent, supporting a stable income stream. However, the stock's high risk rating and mixed options activity suggest a cautious approach. For the long term, CNQ's strong fundamentals and recent buyback initiatives make it a compelling hold, especially with a solid track record of dividend payouts.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.178102
MSTL0.187190
AutoETS0.193603
AutoARIMA0.298638

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 8.36
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.151
Excess Kurtosis -0.92
Attribute Value
Sector Energy
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 44.455
Revenue per Share 18.536
Market Cap 89,916,489,728
Trailing P/E 11.44
Forward P/E 12.94
Beta 0.93
Profit Margins 27.91%
Website https://www.cnrl.com

As of April 9, 2026, 12:25 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows a mixed sentiment. Call options are showing increased volume and open interest around the $50 strike, suggesting potential bullish sentiment, while put options have notable open interest and volume at lower strikes, indicating some bearish positioning. The high IV at certain strikes suggests uncertainty or speculation about future price movements. Overall, the market seems to be anticipating a range-bound or slightly bullish movement, but there are signs of caution from put sellers.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.93% 2.22% 4.09% 5.03%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-20 0.455000 0.928193
2025-06-13 0.432000 1.290479
2025-03-21 0.410000 1.382097
2024-12-13 0.390000 1.284142
2024-09-13 0.387000 1.269979
2024-06-17 0.382000 1.203845
2024-03-14 0.390000 1.137521
2023-12-07 0.368000 1.303637
2023-09-14 0.332000 1.127534
2023-06-15 0.338000 1.349101
2023-03-16 0.327000 1.445295
2022-12-15 0.314000 1.313458
2022-09-15 0.285000 1.212585
2022-08-22 0.577500 2.456866
2022-06-16 0.285015 1.241401
2022-03-17 0.289912 1.158050
2021-12-09 0.227228 1.355433
2021-09-16 0.182174 1.317331
2021-06-17 0.187561 1.353489
2021-03-18 0.185602 1.602718
2020-12-08 0.162586 1.713543
2020-09-17 0.158178 2.311684
2020-06-11 0.155240 2.324553
2020-03-19 0.143487 5.022149
2019-12-10 0.138590 1.321483
2019-09-12 0.139079 1.559196
2019-06-13 0.137610 1.482939
2019-03-21 0.138100 1.409869
2018-09-13 0.126347 1.156480
2018-06-14 0.126347 1.165170
2018-03-15 0.126836 1.264878
2017-12-11 0.104799 0.910465
2017-09-14 0.110676 1.015280
2017-06-14 0.101861 1.099552
2017-03-15 0.099902 0.932665
2016-12-07 0.092067 0.855532
2016-09-14 0.085700 0.914791
2016-06-15 0.087659 0.953753
2016-03-16 0.083150 0.959949
2015-12-09 0.081700 1.226404
2015-09-09 0.084117 1.324296
2015-06-10 0.089918 0.969246
2015-03-12 0.087018 0.995214
2014-12-10 0.095236 1.066284
2014-09-10 0.099103 0.805250
2014-06-11 0.099587 0.781504
2014-03-13 0.097653 0.917465
2013-12-11 0.091369 0.945687
2013-09-11 0.058495 0.623075
2013-06-12 0.058979 0.707334
2013-03-14 0.058495 0.613862
2012-12-12 0.050760 0.611564
2012-09-12 0.052211 0.549542
2012-06-13 0.049310 0.645854
2012-03-15 0.051244 0.514271
2011-12-14 0.042542 0.439188
2011-09-14 0.043992 0.441781
2011-06-15 0.044476 0.391766
2011-03-16 0.043992 0.332947
2010-12-15 0.036257 0.301719
2010-09-15 0.035290 0.372703
2010-06-09 0.034324 0.352899
2010-03-10 0.035049 0.336740
2009-12-09 0.024172 0.269323
2009-09-09 0.023688 0.274548
2009-06-10 0.022963 0.279695
2009-03-11 0.019579 0.397617
2008-12-10 0.019337 0.407557
2008-09-10 0.022721 0.220215
2008-06-11 0.023446 0.162865
2008-03-12 0.024655 0.242372
2007-12-12 0.020546 0.215063
2007-09-12 0.019579 0.193382
2007-06-13 0.019337 0.209280
2007-03-14 0.017645 0.246086
2006-12-13 0.015712 0.212167
2006-09-13 0.016195 0.254958
2006-06-14 0.016195 0.246992
2006-03-15 0.015712 0.200056
2005-12-14 0.012569 0.169111
2005-09-14 0.012327 0.192245
2005-06-15 0.011602 0.242547
2005-03-16 0.013657 0.342606
2004-12-15 0.009910 0.351522
2004-09-15 0.008823 0.369858
2004-06-16 0.012086 0.625250
2004-03-10 0.012086 0.650459
2003-12-10 0.009064 0.582327
2003-09-10 0.009064 0.666877
2003-06-11 0.009064 0.640125
2003-03-12 0.009064 0.774075
2002-12-11 0.007554 0.796096
2002-09-11 0.007554 0.702003
2002-06-12 0.007554 0.723053
2002-03-13 0.007554 0.754188
2001-12-12 0.006043 0.755087
2001-09-19 0.003867 0.432128
2001-09-17 0.003867 0.398013
2001-06-13 0.006043 0.569714
2001-03-15 0.006043 0.620038
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.8
dividendYield 4.18
exDividendDate 2026-03-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.35
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.050744977
lastDividendValue 0.455
lastDividendDate 2026-03-20
dividendDate 2026-04-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.6158409
Address1 2,100, 855 - 2nd Street S.W.
All Time High 51.34
All Time Low 1.377779
Ask 42.85
Ask Size 2,900
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,958,310
Average Daily Volume3 Month 10,883,772
Average Volume 10,883,772
Average Volume10Days 9,958,310
Beta 0.934
Bid 42.7
Bid Size 1,000
Board Risk 9
Book Value 15.55581
City Calgary
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 43.0
Current Ratio 0.951
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 44.36
Day Low 42.1
Debt To Equity 44.455
Display Name Canadian Natural Resources
Dividend Date 1,775,520,000
Dividend Rate 1.8
Dividend Yield 4.18
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,158,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,158,800
Earnings Growth 3.718
Earnings Quarterly Growth 3.66
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,157,000
Ebitda 15,831,000,064
Ebitda Margins 0.40842
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.869
Enterprise To Revenue 2.806
Enterprise Value 108,746,792,960
Eps Current Year 5.19518
Eps Forward 3.3238811
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.76
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,964,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 403 517 7350
Fifty Day Average 45.2308
Fifty Day Average Change -2.2308006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.04932039
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 61.58409
Fifty Two Week High 51.34
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.34
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.16244644
Fifty Two Week Low 27.93
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.07
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5395632
Fifty Two Week Range 27.93 - 51.34
Financial Currency CAD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 965,050,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.2
Float Shares 2,038,849,893
Forward Eps 3.3238811
Forward P E 12.936684
Free Cashflow 6,421,624,832
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 10,750
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.48462
Gross Profits 18,784,999,424
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02173
Held Percent Institutions 0.74624
Implied Shares Outstanding 2,091,081,241
Industry Oil & Gas E&P
Industry Disp Oil & Gas E&P
Industry Key oil-gas-e-p
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,964,800
Last Dividend Value 0.455
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,718,064,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Canadian Natural Resources Limited engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, marketing, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in Western Canada, the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea, and Offshore Africa. The company offers synthetic crude oil (SCO), mining bitumen, light and medium crude oil and NGLs, thermal bitumen, primary heavy crude oil and Pelican Lake heavy crude oil. Its midstream assets include two crude oil pipeline systems; and a 50% working interest in an 84-megawatt cogeneration plant at Primrose. 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.
Long Name Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Market us_market
Market Cap 89,916,489,728
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_527692
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 10,819,999,744
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 89,570,727,072
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 44.0
Operating Cashflow 15,105,999,872
Operating Margins 0.19555001
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.45540002
Peg Ratio 3.42
Phone 403 517 6700
Post Market Change -0.049999237
Post Market Change Percent -0.11627729
Post Market Price 42.95
Post Market Time 1,776,470,269
Previous Close 46.31
Price Eps Current Year 8.276903
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.7642405
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.3197072
Profit Margins 0.27914
Quick Ratio 0.579
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.28571
Region US
Regular Market Change -3.31
Regular Market Change Percent -7.14749
Regular Market Day High 44.36
Regular Market Day Low 42.1
Regular Market Day Range 42.1 - 44.36
Regular Market Open 44.0
Regular Market Previous Close 46.31
Regular Market Price 43.0
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 17,919,905
Return On Assets 0.05757
Return On Equity 0.25812998
Revenue Growth 0.015
Revenue Per Share 18.536
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Energy
Sector Disp Energy
Sector Key energy
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 2,086,830,405
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0481
Shares Short 147,646,153
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 62,811,682
Short Name Canadian Natural Resources Limi
Short Ratio 7.61
Source Interval 15
State AB
Symbol CNQ
Target High Price 52.09596
Target Low Price 40.19645
Target Mean Price 45.72409
Target Median Price 45.30198
Total Cash 673,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.323
Total Debt 19,722,999,808
Total Revenue 38,762,000,384
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.35
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.050744977
Trailing Eps 3.76
Trailing P E 11.436171
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.4186
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 35.51485
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.4851494
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.21076111
Type Disp Equity
Volume 17,919,905
Website https://www.cnrl.com
Zip T2P 4J8