NUAI vs PR vs CNQ Stock Comparison

New ERA Energy & Digital, Permian Resources and Canadian Natural Resources Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.51 +19.7% 1M +107.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.37B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
2.47%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES Ltd
$54.83 +15.2% 1M +75.0% 1Y
Market cap
$114.13B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$33.47B
Div. yield
5.67%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Canadian Natural Resources leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Canadian Natural Resources 7, Permian Resources 3, New ERA Energy & Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNUAIPRCNQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $354.61M $21.37B $114.13B CNQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.3x 17.3x 14.3x CNQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.3x 11.4x PR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.4% +12.8% +6.7% NUAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,382.5% 21.5% 24.0% CNQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.7x 0.3x CNQ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.47% 5.67% CNQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.0% +107.4% +75.0% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +28.8%/yr +21.4%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 143.7% 33.0% 31.0% CNQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 61/100 74/100 CNQ

Percentile Scorecard

NUAIPRCNQ

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

AxisNUAIPRCNQ
Valuation 2 #97 of 99 40 #60 of 99 76 #25 of 99
Growth 19 #79 of 97 87 #14 of 97 77 #23 of 97
Profitability 1 #95 of 96 85 #15 of 96 84 #16 of 96
Financial Health 91 #10 of 102 57 #44 of 102 94 #7 of 102
Shareholder Returns 4 #74 of 77 34 #51 of 77 41 #46 of 77
Overall 23 61 74
  • NUAI ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PR 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

PeriodNUAIPRCNQSPY
1 month -52.2%+19.7%+15.2% +0.9%
3 months -18.2%+23.0%+18.0% +5.9%
6 months -9.8%+17.8%+16.1% +8.5%
Year to date +13.7%+81.8%+62.0% +13.3%
1 year -41.0%+107.4%+75.0% +12.4%
3 years -68.6%+74.2%+72.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -32.0%+20.3%+20.0% +23.5%
5 years —+254.3%+163.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+28.8%+21.4% +11.0%
10 years —+71.4%+245.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+5.5%+13.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNUAIPRCNQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 143.7%33.0%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 141.8%32.4%32.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.80-0.54-0.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.293.262.42 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-44.3%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.7%-1.0%-0.5% -0.9%
52-week high $8.06$25.76$55.10 $779.14
52-week low $2.37$12.13$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.

MultipleNUAIPRCNQ
P/E now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 12.4x 17.3xmedian 12.4x 14.3xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 298.3xmedian 2.0x 3.7xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 5.9x 5.8xmedian 5.9x 3.9xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.1xmedian 10.0x 19.8xmedian 10.0x 6.1xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.92 10.13median 0.92 0.27median 0.92

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 monthsNUAIPRCNQ
Revenue $1.19M $5.74B $33.47B
Gross profit – – $26.58B
Operating income -$45.06M $2.06B $24.77B
Net income -$53.93M $1.31B $8.48B
Free cash flow -$23.50M $1.08B $18.68B
R&D – $25.50M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.53 $1.44 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $69.82M $131.72M $1.84B
Total debt $76.81M $2.99B $49.14B
Shares (diluted) 98.17M 855.24M 2.10B
Enterprise value $261.64M $20.80B $111.14B

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
MetricNUAIPRCNQ
P/E -6.3x 17.3x 14.3x
P/FCF -15.1x 19.8x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow -19.8x 5.4x 8.9x
P/S 298.3x 3.7x 3.4x
P/B 2.6x 1.8x –
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.8x –
EV/EBITDA -7.2x 5.8x 3.9x
EV/EBIT -6.6x 11.8x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 251.2x 4.2x 3.7x
EV/FCF -12.7x 22.5x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.7x 6.1x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 10.13 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUAIPRCNQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.4% 12.8% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 31.0% -2.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -221.9% 26.7% -26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 27.7% -15.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -187.5% -3.1% 42.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.2% -5.5% 408,311%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 53.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -99.8% 6.1% 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.3% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -140.5% 280.2% 33.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 36.3% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUAIPRCNQ
Gross margin – – 79.4%
EBITDA margin -3,505% 72.2% 94.6%
Operating margin -3,791% 35.8% 74.0%
Pretax margin -4,383% 29.0% 32.2%
Net margin -4,383% 21.5% 24.0%
FCF margin -1,977% 18.8% 55.8%
Operating cash flow margin -1,506% 69.6% 38.5%
Return on equity -69.4% 11.2% –
Return on assets -39.9% 7.2% –
Return on invested capital – 10.8% –
Return on capital employed -36.2% 12.6% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 3.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1,269% 1.2% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUAIPRCNQ
Debt / assets 8.7% 16.2% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Debt / FCF -0.6x 2.8x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 20.7% 35.1% –
Equity / assets 79.3% 64.9% –
Interest coverage -10.9x 7.8x 38.3x
Current ratio 14.2x 0.6x –
Quick ratio 11.6x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 11.4x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 5.02 2.76 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUAIPRCNQ
Dividend yield – 2.5% 5.7%
Net buyback yield -44.8% 0.1% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -44.8% 2.6% 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.

ConsensusNUAIPRCNQ
Forward P/E – 11.3xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.63FY2026 $2.26FY2026 $4.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +76.6%FY2026 +85.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.1% -15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.96MFY2027 $6.46BFY2026 $38.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +800.0%FY2027 +27.5%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,425.5% +15.3% -6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUAIPRCNQ
Held by institutions 51.4% 91.3% 71.6%
Institutions holding 128 615 745
Change in shares held, QoQ +309.7% +3.4% -5.0%
Institutions buying 105 349 386
Institutions selling 16 183 242
Buyers to sellers 6.56 1.91 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.

NUAIPRCNQ
NUAI 1.00 0.03 0.01
PR 0.03 1.00 0.76
CNQ 0.01 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUAI, PR and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) $354.61M, Permian Resources (PR) $21.37B, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) $114.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, NUAI, PR and CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -6.3x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.3x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Permian Resources (PR) is cheapest (Permian Resources (PR) 11.3x, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

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%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%, 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%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -41.0%, Permian Resources (PR) +107.4%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +75.0%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Permian Resources (PR) +28.8%/yr, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has the highest dividend yield: Permian Resources (PR) 2.47%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 5.67%. New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has been the steadiest (New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) 143.7%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.0%, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NUAI, PR 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 7. 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.