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Canadian Natural Resources

TOR:CNQ CA1363851017
25
  • Value
    20
  • Growth
    68
  • Safety
    Safety
    51
  • Combined
    34
  • Sentiment
    25
  • 360° View
    360° View
    25
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Company Description

Canadian Natural Resources Limited is a senior crude oil and natural gas production company. It operates in the oil and gas industry, including oil sands mining and upgrading. The company operates in Western Canada, the United Kingdom portion of the North Sea, and Offshore Africa. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $65,442 million, profits of $12,225 million, and revenue of $24,796 million with 10640 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 25 (better than 25% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Canadian Natural Resources are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Canadian Natural Resources. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 68, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 68% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 51 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 51% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 20 which means that the share price of Canadian Natural Resources is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 80% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 25, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 75% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country Canada
Industry Oil & Gas Production
Size X-Large
Website cnrl.com
Index
TSX Composite
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Combined
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
20 42 39 41
Growth
68 18 67 21
Safety
Safety
51 62 62 65
Sentiment
25 40 52 49
360° View
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25 24 58 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
34 25 53 50
Opinions Change
39 46 16 39
Pro Holdings
n/a 73 73 23
Market Pulse
29 57 71 60
Sentiment
25 40 52 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
20 42 39 41
Growth
68 18 67 21
Safety Safety
51 62 62 65
Combined
34 15 67 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
18 48 26 26
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
36 41 33 28
Price vs. Book (P/B)
12 24 30 59
Dividend Yield
79 82 77 87
Value
20 42 39 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
24 38 10 6
Profit Growth
92 34 66 92
Capital Growth
31 10 60 24
Stock Returns
76 46 93 47
Growth
68 18 67 21
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
45 60 58 51
Refinancing
56 42 58 73
Liquidity
59 73 57 39
Safety Safety
51 62 62 65

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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