Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Canadian Natural Resources' (CNQ) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.0% in Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-on-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 1.96% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.
Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Canadian Natural Resources has disclosed Return on Invested Capital across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.0% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at 0.0%, down 1.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.0% (down 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.0%, changed N/A from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.0% for Q1 2026 at Canadian Natural Resources, down from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.02% in Q1 2023 to a low of 0.0% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.01% (2024), against an average of 0.01%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital grew 1 bps in 2022 and fell 1 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Canadian Natural Resources' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02% in 2022, then slipped by 1 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then fell by 26 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then slumped by 69 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodside Energy | 630.08 Bn | 624.14 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Canadian Natural Resources | 388.31 Bn | 388.31 Bn | 6.72 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Conocophillips | 142.98 Bn | 136.61 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Eog Resources | 72.93 Bn | 69.08 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 5 | Occidental Petroleum | 55.91 Bn | 52.73 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Diamondback Energy | 54.95 Bn | 61.11 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V | 35.18 Bn | 34.56 Bn | 472.36 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Eqt | 32.94 Bn | 36.28 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Vermilion Energy | 31.24 Bn | 31.05 Bn | 370.10 Mn | -127.77% |
| 10 | Devon Energy | 27.08 Bn | 27.08 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.01% |
| 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% |