Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)
Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) reported Cash from Operations of $4.93 billion for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 119.5% from $2.25 billion a year earlier and up 106.1% from the prior quarter.
Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Canadian Natural Resources' Cash from Operations came in at $12.89 billion, up 30.3% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was $10.81 billion, up 10.6% from the prior year.
- Cash from Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 25.2% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Cash from Operations came in at $9.78 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+6.8%), $9.16 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-38.6%), $14.91 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+29.1%) and $11.55 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+228.3%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 ranks as the highest quarterly Cash from Operations in data going back to the quarter ended Dec 31, 2009.
- Year over year, Cash from Operations gained in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 13.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash from Operations in five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (growth of 283.7%); the low point was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 (a decline of 57.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at $2.39 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $2.7 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $2.86 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 746.42 Bn | 702.90 Bn | - | 23.56 Bn |
| 2 | Chevron | 442.96 Bn | 415.08 Bn | 33.45 Bn | 22.63 Bn |
| 3 | Shell | 313.69 Bn | 243.43 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 21.43 Bn |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.00 Bn | 80.58 Bn | 61.77 Bn | 10.86 Bn |
| 5 | Conocophillips | 177.72 Bn | 150.43 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 7.43 Bn |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 121.70 Bn | 36.16 Bn | - | 9.47 Bn |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 117.59 Bn | 105.38 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 7.26 Bn |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 112.49 Bn | 109.50 Bn | 8.84 Bn | 4.93 Bn |
| 9 | Suncor Energy | 94.96 Bn | 80.71 Bn | - | 5.66 Bn |
| 10 | Eni Spa | 89.38 Bn | 33.94 Bn | - | 4.96 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 957.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.41 Bn |
Canadian Natural Resources Cash from Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=CNQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "CNQ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=CNQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();