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

Cenovus Energy (CVE) posted Change in Working Capital of -$833.5 million for Q1 2026, down 531.69% sequentially from -$131.9 million in Q4 2025, and down 38.9% YoY from -$1.4 billion in Q1 2025.

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

Cenovus Energy (CVE) has 18 years of Change in Working Capital data on file, last reported at -$833.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Working Capital fell 38.9% year-over-year to -$833.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$474.4 million (down 187.15% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$259.8 million, down 127.26% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital eased to -$833.5 million in Q1 2026 per CVE's latest filing, from -$131.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Working Capital was $5.2 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at -$1344.0 billion in Q1 2023.
  • Average Change in Working Capital over 5 years is -$83.7 billion, with a median of -$102.1 million recorded in 2022.
  • The widest YoY moves for Change in Working Capital: up 953.06% in 2023, down 141887.67% in 2023.
  • Cenovus Energy's Change in Working Capital stood at $495.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 953.06% to $5.2 billion in 2023, then slumped by 93.25% to $352.2 million in 2024, then sank by 137.46% to -$131.9 million in 2025, then sank by 531.69% to -$833.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CVE's Change in Working Capital at -$833.5 million in Q1 2026, -$131.9 million in Q4 2025, and -$175.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Working Cap. (Qtr)
1 Exxon Mobil 6,326.01 Bn 6,324.19 Bn - 1.76 Bn
2 Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro 3,284.86 Bn 3,284.86 Bn 11.34 Bn -1.80 Bn
3 Bp 558.99 Bn 524.30 Bn 51.83 Bn -10.54 Bn
4 TotalEnergies SE 523.98 Bn 523.98 Bn 26,816.00 164.00
5 Chevron 328.11 Bn 333.77 Bn 20.34 Bn -
6 Equinor Asa 77.88 Bn 70.78 Bn - -806.00 Mn
7 National Fuel Gas 7.37 Bn 7.34 Bn 650.52 Mn -
8 Diversified Energy 1.02 Bn 860.11 Mn -3.35 Mn -
9 Stabilis Solutions 74.76 Mn 64.12 Mn 367,000.00 -
10 Cenovus Energy - - 6.46 Bn -833.48 Mn

Historic Data

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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 5.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.22 Bn