Cenovus Energy (CVE) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2026)

Cenovus Energy's (CVE) quarterly Change in Working Capital came in at -$833.5 million in Q1 2026, down 38.9% year-on-year from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 531.69% quarter-over-quarter from -$131.9 million in Q4 2025.

Cenovus Energy (CVE) Change in Working Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cenovus Energy has disclosed Change in Working Capital across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$833.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Working Capital for Q1 2026 came in at -$833.5 million, down 38.9% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$474.4 million (down 187.15% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$259.8 million, down 127.81% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital came in at -$833.5 million for Q1 2026 at Cenovus Energy, down from -$131.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Working Capital ranged from a high of $697.1 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$1344.0 billion in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Working Capital is -$102.1 million (2022), against an average of -$84.0 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Working Capital slumped 141887.67% in 2023 and soared 267.55% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Cenovus Energy's Change in Working Capital stood at $495.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 40.6% to $697.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 49.47% to $352.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 137.46% to -$131.9 million in 2025, then plunged by 531.69% to -$833.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Working Capital figures came in at -$833.5 million (Q1 2026), -$131.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$175.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Working Cap. (Qtr)
1 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 1,901.04 Bn 1,894.28 Bn 11.34 Bn -
2 Exxon Mobil 629.96 Bn 628.14 Bn - 1.76 Bn
3 TotalEnergies SE 621.59 Bn 621.59 Bn 26,816.00 164.00
4 Shell 546.31 Bn 505.07 Bn - -
5 Chevron 370.90 Bn 376.56 Bn 20.34 Bn -
6 Cenovus Energy 354.37 Bn 352.41 Bn 6.46 Bn -833.48 Mn
7 Eni Spa 252.26 Bn 242.70 Bn - -1.49 Bn
8 Bp 196.12 Bn 159.56 Bn - -
9 Suncor Energy 57.67 Bn 55.06 Bn 7.44 Bn 43.75 Mn
10 Imperial Oil 42.92 Bn 42.17 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -833.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -833.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -131.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -131.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -175.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -175.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 666.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 666.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -600.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -600.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 352.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 352.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 431.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 431.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 361.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 361.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -199.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -199.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 697.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 697.07 Mn