Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Canadian Natural Resources' Return on Sales [ROS] was 41.56% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 6.53 percentage points from 35.03% a year earlier and up 22.61 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Canadian Natural Resources' Return on Sales [ROS] was 35.34% through Jun 30, 2026, up 6.12 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at -79.78%, up 14.03 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +17.61 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was -93.81% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-8.54 pp), -85.27% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-0.57 pp), -84.70% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-20.34 pp) and -64.36% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+33.03 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 6.09% (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) and 73.82% (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.64 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (a gain of 55.57 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 (a drop of 27.22 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CNQ's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 18.95% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 73.82% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 6.09% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 680.89 Bn | 639.03 Bn | - | 18.93% |
| 2 | Chevron | 411.68 Bn | 378.72 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 20.54% |
| 3 | Shell | 290.92 Bn | 151.18 Bn | - | 977.98% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 193.26 Bn | 64.34 Bn | 31,614.00 | -7,653,464.41% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 168.49 Bn | 108.13 Bn | - | 7.15% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 163.36 Bn | 136.06 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 53.17% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 106.31 Bn | 19.16 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 36.02% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 100.20 Bn | 94.10 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 78.41% |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 99.74 Bn | 83.53 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 14.27% |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 82.10 Bn | 62.79 Bn | - | 46.69% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 78.41% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 81.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 64.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 72.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 74.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 76.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 78.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 71.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 80.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 73.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 69.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 51.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 71.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 70.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 71.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 47.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 81.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 75.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 75.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 75.88% |
Canadian Natural Resources Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CNQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CNQ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CNQ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();