Canadian Natural Resources CNQ
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Beginning Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) posted Beginning Cash Balance of $522.8 million for Q1 2026, up 545.24% sequentially from $81.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 472.69% YoY from $91.3 million in Q1 2025.

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Beginning Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian Natural Resources has reported Beginning Cash Balance for 18 years, with the latest figure at $522.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Beginning Cash Balance rose 472.69% year-over-year to $522.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $745.1 million (down 59.48% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $93.8 million, down 85.36% from the prior year.
  • Beginning Cash Balance grew to $522.8 million in Q1 2026 per CNQ's latest filing, from $81.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Beginning Cash Balance peaked at $680.5 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at $67.1 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $320.4 million and a median of $178.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Beginning Cash Balance.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Beginning Cash Balance surged 718.79% in 2024, then tumbled 88.95% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Beginning Cash Balance stood at $416.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 77.94% to $91.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 462.13% to $516.1 million in 2024, then sank by 84.3% to $81.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 545.24% to $522.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Beginning Cash Balance over the past three periods registered $522.8 million, $81.0 million, and $74.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Conocophillips 164.44 Bn 156.75 Bn 12.81 Bn
2 Canadian Natural Resources 106.98 Bn 105.09 Bn 10.66 Bn
3 Eog Resources 80.47 Bn 75.56 Bn -
4 Diamondback Energy 59.28 Bn 58.82 Bn 5.55 Bn
5 Woodside Energy 46.13 Bn 40.18 Bn 6.02 Bn
6 Devon Energy 46.12 Bn 45.11 Bn 6.02 Bn
7 Occidental Petroleum 39.25 Bn 35.10 Bn 7.73 Bn
8 Eqt 33.67 Bn 33.56 Bn 1.42 Bn
9 Texas Pacific Land 26.50 Bn 26.25 Bn -
10 Expand Energy 22.89 Bn 21.63 Bn 2.33 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 522.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 522.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 81.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 81.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 74.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 74.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 67.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 67.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 91.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 91.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 516.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 516.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 670.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 670.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 560.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 560.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 650.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 650.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 91.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 91.82 Mn