Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Canadian Natural Resources' (CNQ) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $469.6 million in Q1 2026, up 2491.68% year-on-year from $18.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 689.02% quarter-over-quarter from $59.5 million in Q4 2025.

Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian Natural Resources has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $469.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $469.6 million, up 2491.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $580.7 million (up 8984.59% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $128.8 million, down 36.78% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $469.6 million for Q1 2026 at Canadian Natural Resources, up from $59.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $469.6 million in Q1 2026 to a low of -$35.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $45.8 million (2025), against an average of $105.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation slumped 131.67% in 2022 and surged 7347.75% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Canadian Natural Resources' Share-based Compensation stood at $235.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 82.18% to $41.9 million in 2023, then decreased by 24.77% to $31.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 88.96% to $59.5 million in 2025, then surged by 689.02% to $469.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $469.6 million (Q1 2026), $59.5 million (Q4 2025), and $45.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Woodside Energy 630.08 Bn 624.14 Bn - -
2 Canadian Natural Resources 388.31 Bn 388.31 Bn 6.72 Bn 469.61 Mn
3 Conocophillips 142.98 Bn 136.61 Bn 9.48 Bn -
4 Eog Resources 72.93 Bn 69.08 Bn - 58.00 Mn
5 Occidental Petroleum 55.91 Bn 52.73 Bn 4.87 Bn -
6 Diamondback Energy 54.95 Bn 61.11 Bn 4.22 Bn -
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 35.18 Bn 34.56 Bn 472.36 Mn 18.79 Mn
8 Eqt 32.94 Bn 36.28 Bn 2.98 Bn 18.60 Mn
9 Vermilion Energy 31.24 Bn 31.05 Bn 370.10 Mn 1.79 Mn
10 Devon Energy 27.08 Bn 27.08 Bn 3.61 Bn 22.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 469.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 469.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 59.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 59.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 45.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 18.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 18.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 31.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 31.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -33.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -33.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -9.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -9.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 218.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 218.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 41.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 41.87 Mn