Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Cash from Investing Activities (2017 - 2026)

Canadian Natural Resources' (CNQ) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$1.4 billion in Q1 2026, down 55.43% year-on-year from -$3.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 265.16% quarter-over-quarter from $860.5 million in Q4 2025.

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Cash from Investing Activities (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian Natural Resources has disclosed Cash from Investing Activities across 10 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.4 billion, down 55.43% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.5 billion (up 124.52% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$4.8 billion, up 53.51% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$1.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Canadian Natural Resources, down from $860.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $1.6 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of -$7.5 billion in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$894.4 million (2023), against an average of -$719.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities sank 888.04% in 2024 and soared 288.77% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Canadian Natural Resources' Cash from Investing Activities stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then fell by 25.04% to $946.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 888.04% to -$7.5 billion in 2024, then soared by 111.54% to $860.5 million in 2025, then plunged by 265.16% to -$1.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$1.4 billion (Q1 2026), $860.5 million (Q4 2025), and $1.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing (Qtr)
1 Woodside Energy 639.66 Bn 633.72 Bn - -
2 Canadian Natural Resources 395.91 Bn 395.91 Bn 6.72 Bn -1.42 Bn
3 Conocophillips 147.10 Bn 140.74 Bn 9.48 Bn -2.81 Bn
4 Eog Resources 74.80 Bn 70.95 Bn - -1.55 Bn
5 Occidental Petroleum 56.58 Bn 53.39 Bn 4.87 Bn 7.85 Bn
6 Diamondback Energy 55.66 Bn 61.83 Bn 4.22 Bn -658.00 Mn
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 35.54 Bn 34.93 Bn 472.36 Mn -
8 Eqt 33.02 Bn 36.36 Bn 2.98 Bn -842.44 Mn
9 Vermilion Energy 32.08 Bn 31.89 Bn 370.10 Mn -137.65 Mn
10 Devon Energy 28.69 Bn 28.69 Bn 3.61 Bn -1.02 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.42 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 860.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 860.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -914.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -914.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -933.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -933.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -742.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -742.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 946.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 946.00 Mn