Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Canadian Natural Resources' (CNQ) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 19.35% in Q1 2026, up 750.0% year-on-year from 2.28% in Q1 2025, and up 267.55% quarter-over-quarter from 11.55% in Q4 2025.

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian Natural Resources has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 19.35% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 19.35%, up 750.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 7.95% (down 2245.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 56.19%, up 1120.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 19.35% for Q1 2026 at Canadian Natural Resources, up from 11.55% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 19.8% in Q2 2023 to a low of 22.32% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 11.86% (2025), against an average of 4.65%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin soared 2742 bps in 2024 and tumbled 3997 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Canadian Natural Resources' FCF Margin stood at 17.27% in 2022, then gained by 20 bps to 13.89% in 2023, then jumped by 197 bps to 13.53% in 2024, then plunged by 185 bps to 11.55% in 2025, then jumped by 268 bps to 19.35% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 19.35% (Q1 2026), 11.55% (Q4 2025), and 22.32% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Woodside Energy 631.53 Bn 625.59 Bn - -
2 Canadian Natural Resources 402.73 Bn 402.73 Bn 6.72 Bn 19.35%
3 Conocophillips 145.39 Bn 139.02 Bn 9.48 Bn 8.55%
4 Eog Resources 74.61 Bn 70.76 Bn - 40.64%
5 Occidental Petroleum 57.00 Bn 53.82 Bn 4.87 Bn 24.02%
6 Diamondback Energy 56.03 Bn 62.20 Bn 4.22 Bn 21.11%
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 36.26 Bn 35.65 Bn 472.36 Mn 9.90%
8 Eqt 33.02 Bn 36.36 Bn 2.98 Bn 72.71%
9 Vermilion Energy 32.76 Bn 32.57 Bn 370.10 Mn -26,217.00%
10 Devon Energy 27.78 Bn 27.78 Bn 3.61 Bn 18.10%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.35%
Dec 31, 2025 -11.55%
Sep 30, 2025 -22.32%
Jun 30, 2025 -22.02%
Mar 31, 2025 11.86%
Dec 31, 2024 13.53%
Sep 30, 2024 15.08%
Jun 30, 2024 17.95%
Mar 31, 2024 12.66%
Dec 31, 2023 -13.89%
Sep 30, 2023 11.23%
Jun 30, 2023 19.80%
Mar 31, 2023 12.87%
Dec 31, 2022 -17.27%
Sep 30, 2022 9.00%
Jun 30, 2022 9.98%
Mar 31, 2022 12.82%
Dec 31, 2021 16.91%
Sep 30, 2021 12.36%
Jun 30, 2021 17.46%