Canadian Natural Resources CNQ
NYSE CNQ
$51.40 +0.37 (+0.73%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q1 2026, down 1.8% sequentially from 0.0% in Q4 2025, and down 1.0% YoY from 0.0% in Q1 2025.

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian Natural Resources has reported Return on Invested Capital for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.0% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.0% (down 1.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.01%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.0% in Q1 2026 per CNQ's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.02% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 0.0% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.01% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Invested Capital rose 1 bps in 2022, then decreased 1 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02% in 2022, then gained by 4 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then tumbled by 31 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then slumped by 65 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.0%, 0.0%, and 0.01% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Conocophillips 164.44 Bn 156.75 Bn 12.81 Bn 0.06%
2 Canadian Natural Resources 106.98 Bn 105.09 Bn 10.66 Bn 0.02%
3 Eog Resources 80.47 Bn 75.56 Bn - 0.14%
4 Diamondback Energy 59.28 Bn 58.82 Bn 5.55 Bn 0.00%
5 Woodside Energy 46.13 Bn 40.18 Bn 6.02 Bn -
6 Devon Energy 46.12 Bn 45.11 Bn 6.02 Bn 0.01%
7 Occidental Petroleum 39.25 Bn 35.10 Bn 7.73 Bn 0.01%
8 Eqt 33.67 Bn 33.56 Bn 1.42 Bn 0.02%
9 Texas Pacific Land 26.50 Bn 26.25 Bn - -
10 Expand Energy 22.89 Bn 21.63 Bn 2.33 Bn 0.03%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 0.01%
Mar 31, 2025 0.01%
Dec 31, 2024 0.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.02%
Jun 30, 2024 0.02%
Mar 31, 2024 0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 0.02%
Sep 30, 2023 0.02%
Jun 30, 2023 0.02%
Mar 31, 2023 0.02%
Dec 31, 2022 0.02%
Sep 30, 2022 0.01%
Jun 30, 2022 0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 0.01%
Dec 31, 2021 0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 0.01%
Jun 30, 2021 0.01%