Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2020)

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) reported Return on Capital Employed of 26.47% for Q1 2020, up 2257.0% on a YoY basis from 1.12% in Q2 2019, and up 15.45% sequentially from 22.93% in Q4 2019.

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 26.47% in Q1 2020.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2020, Return on Capital Employed rose 2257.0% year-over-year to 26.47%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2020 stood at 26.47% (up 2257.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.27%, up 501.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 26.47% in Q1 2020, from 22.93% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 26.47% in Q1 2020 to a low of 0.64% in Q3 2016.
  • A 5-year average of 7.05% and a median of 4.58% in 2017 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 1352 bps in 2016 and surged 2257 bps in 2020, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CNQ's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 3.15% in 2016, then increased by 26 bps to 3.97% in 2017, then dropped by 14 bps to 3.43% in 2018, then jumped by 569 bps to 22.93% in 2019, then climbed by 15 bps to 26.47% in 2020.
  • Business Quant data shows CNQ's Return on Capital Employed at 26.47% in Q1 2020, 22.93% in Q4 2019, and 14.6% in Q3 2019.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Conocophillips 141.43 Bn 135.06 Bn 9.48 Bn 22.86%
2 Eog Resources 74.61 Bn 70.76 Bn - 15.04%
3 Diamondback Energy 55.39 Bn 55.39 Bn 4.22 Bn -0.44%
4 Woodside Energy 41.28 Bn 35.34 Bn 2.71 Bn -
5 Occidental Petroleum 32.80 Bn 28.99 Bn 4.87 Bn 1.41%
6 Eqt 32.48 Bn 32.37 Bn 1.42 Bn 10.19%
7 Texas Pacific Land 27.36 Bn 27.11 Bn - 39.41%
8 Devon Energy 26.53 Bn 24.72 Bn 3.61 Bn 10.92%
9 Expand Energy 21.67 Bn 19.37 Bn 4.21 Bn 17.11%
10 Canadian Natural Resources 13.17 Bn 12.58 Bn 6.72 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2020 26.47%
Dec 31, 2019 22.93%
Sep 30, 2019 14.60%
Jun 30, 2019 9.85%
Mar 31, 2019 3.90%
Dec 31, 2018 3.43%
Sep 30, 2018 5.24%
Jun 30, 2018 5.33%
Mar 31, 2018 5.15%
Dec 31, 2017 3.97%
Sep 30, 2017 5.87%
Jun 30, 2017 4.58%
Mar 31, 2017 3.44%
Dec 31, 2016 3.15%
Sep 30, 2016 0.64%
Jun 30, 2016 0.66%
Mar 31, 2016 0.65%
Dec 31, 2015 -0.97%
Sep 30, 2015 6.29%
Jun 30, 2015 9.39%