Stock Research: Canadian Natural Resources

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Canadian Natural Resources

TOR:CNQ CA1363851017
57
  • Value
    37
  • Growth
    91
  • Safety
    Safety
    58
  • Combined
    70
  • Sentiment
    39
  • 360° View
    360° View
    57
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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 57 (better than 57% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Canadian Natural Resources are above 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 91, 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 91% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 58 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 58% 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 37 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 63% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 39, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 61% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Last update: 30-Jul-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
37 42 39 41
Growth
91 18 67 21
Safety
Safety
58 62 62 65
Sentiment
39 40 52 49
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57 24 58 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
24 25 53 50
Opinions Change
68 46 16 39
Pro Holdings
n/a 73 73 23
Market Pulse
19 57 71 60
Sentiment
39 40 52 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
37 42 39 41
Growth
91 18 67 21
Safety Safety
58 62 62 65
Combined
70 15 67 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
25 48 26 26
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
52 41 33 28
Price vs. Book (P/B)
14 24 30 59
Dividend Yield
85 82 77 87
Value
37 42 39 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
60 38 10 6
Profit Growth
91 34 66 92
Capital Growth
42 10 60 24
Stock Returns
88 46 93 47
Growth
91 18 67 21
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
40 60 58 51
Refinancing
63 42 58 73
Liquidity
58 73 57 39
Safety Safety
58 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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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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