NUAI vs CNQ Stock Comparison

New ERA Energy & Digital and Canadian Natural Resources Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$55.10 +16.2% 1M +76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.03B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 6, New ERA Energy & Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNUAICNQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $319.28M $113.03B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.1x 14.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.4% +6.7% NUAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,382.5% 24.0% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.3x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.3% +76.2% CNQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +22.0%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 144.0% 31.0% CNQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 76/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

NUAICNQ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNUAICNQ
Valuation 2 #97 of 99 77 #24 of 99
Growth 18 #80 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Profitability 1 #95 of 96 84 #16 of 96
Financial Health 91 #10 of 102 94 #7 of 102
Shareholder Returns 4 #73 of 76 44 #43 of 76
Overall 23 76
  • NUAI ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CNQ ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNUAICNQSPY
1 month -57.9%+16.2% -0.8%
3 months -37.9%+23.0% +3.5%
6 months -25.7%+22.4% +7.0%
Year to date +1.4%+62.8% +12.2%
1 year -49.3%+76.2% +13.0%
3 years -72.0%+73.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -34.6%+20.2% +23.1%
5 years —+170.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+22.0% +11.0%
10 years —+245.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+13.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNUAICNQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 144.0%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 142.0%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.76-0.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.342.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.2%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $8.06$55.10 $779.14
52-week low $2.37$30.59 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNUAICNQ
P/E now vs peer median -5.6xmedian 13.5x 14.3xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 266.1xmedian 2.1x 3.4xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.5xmedian 11.0x 6.1xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.27 0.27median 2.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNUAICNQ
Revenue $1.19M $33.47B
Gross profit – $26.58B
Operating income -$45.06M $24.77B
Net income -$53.93M $8.48B
Free cash flow -$23.50M $18.68B
EPS (diluted) $-0.53 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $69.82M $1.84B
Total debt $76.81M $49.14B
Shares (diluted) 98.17M 2.10B
Enterprise value $226.31M $110.03B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNUAICNQ
P/E -5.6x 14.3x
P/FCF -13.5x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow -17.7x 8.9x
P/S 266.1x 3.4x
P/B 2.3x –
P/Tangible book 2.3x –
EV/EBITDA -6.2x 3.9x
EV/EBIT -5.8x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 218.9x 3.7x
EV/FCF -11.1x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -14.5x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUAICNQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.4% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -221.9% -26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -187.5% 42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.2% 408,311%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 53.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -99.8% 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -140.5% 33.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUAICNQ
Gross margin – 79.4%
EBITDA margin -3,505% 94.6%
Operating margin -3,791% 74.0%
Pretax margin -4,383% 32.2%
Net margin -4,383% 24.0%
FCF margin -1,977% 55.8%
Operating cash flow margin -1,506% 38.5%
Return on equity -69.4% –
Return on assets -39.9% –
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed -36.2% –
Asset turnover 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1,269% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUAICNQ
Debt / assets 8.7% –
Debt / equity 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.3x
Debt / FCF -0.6x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 20.7% –
Equity / assets 79.3% –
Interest coverage -10.9x 38.3x
Current ratio 14.2x –
Quick ratio 11.6x –
Cash ratio 11.4x –
Altman Z-score 4.38 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUAICNQ
Dividend yield – 5.6%
Net buyback yield -50.2% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -50.2% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 42.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -8.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -111.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNUAICNQ
Forward P/E – 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.63FY2026 $4.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +85.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.96MFY2027 $38.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +800.0%FY2027 +35.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,425.5% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUAICNQ
Held by institutions 51.4% 71.6%
Institutions holding 128 745
Change in shares held, QoQ +309.7% -5.0%
Institutions buying 105 386
Institutions selling 16 242
Buyers to sellers 6.56 1.60

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NUAICNQ
NUAI 1.00 0.02
CNQ 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUAI and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) $319.28M, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $113.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) +65.4%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest net margin (New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -4,382.5%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) returned the most: New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -49.3%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +76.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has been the steadiest (New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) 144.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do NUAI and CNQ move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.02, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, NUAI and CNQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.