Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Canadian Natural Resources' (CNQ) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, up 290.52% year-on-year from $265.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 94.03% quarter-over-quarter from $17.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian Natural Resources has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $1.0 billion, up 290.52% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $19.0 billion (up 1185.97% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $18.3 billion, down 9.38% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $1.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Canadian Natural Resources, down from $17.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $17.4 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $22.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $429.0 million (2022), against an average of $1.4 billion.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 3593.9% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 88.17% in 2024.
  • Canadian Natural Resources' Operating Expenses stood at $166.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 86.32% to $22.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 3593.9% to $841.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 1965.44% to $17.4 billion in 2025, then plunged by 94.03% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.0 billion (Q1 2026), $17.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $472.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Woodside Energy 631.53 Bn 625.59 Bn - -
2 Canadian Natural Resources 402.73 Bn 402.73 Bn 6.72 Bn 1.04 Bn
3 Conocophillips 145.39 Bn 139.02 Bn 9.48 Bn 2.28 Bn
4 Eog Resources 74.61 Bn 70.76 Bn - 4.32 Bn
5 Occidental Petroleum 57.00 Bn 53.82 Bn 4.87 Bn 1.12 Bn
6 Diamondback Energy 56.03 Bn 62.20 Bn 4.22 Bn 4.12 Bn
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 36.26 Bn 35.65 Bn 472.36 Mn -52.32 Mn
8 Eqt 33.02 Bn 36.36 Bn 2.98 Bn 54.87 Mn
9 Vermilion Energy 32.76 Bn 32.57 Bn 370.10 Mn 103.33 Mn
10 Devon Energy 27.78 Bn 27.78 Bn 3.61 Bn 3.64 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 17.37 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 472.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 108.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 265.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 841.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 68.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 301.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 565.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 22.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 582.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 68.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 232.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 166.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 685.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 429.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 465.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 280.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 490.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 180.60 Mn