Cenovus Energy (CVE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)
Cenovus Energy (CVE) recorded Free Cash Flow of $1.73 billion in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up 18.9% from $1.45 billion a year earlier.
Cenovus Energy (CVE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Cenovus Energy reported Free Cash Flow of $5.89 billion, down 12.7% from the prior year.
- Annual Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 47.4% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Free Cash Flow came in at $6.75 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+23.2%), $5.48 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+59.1%), $3.44 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-49.1%) and $6.77 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+701.0%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has ranged from -$286 million in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 to $2.95 billion in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow rose in two of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 7.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Free Cash Flow in the last five years was growth of 481.2% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021, against a decline of 50.7% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 at the low end.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 694.97 Bn | 658.18 Bn | - | 17.03 Bn |
| 2 | Shell | 570.13 Bn | 500.87 Bn | 92.16 Bn | -59.17 Bn |
| 3 | Chevron | 418.82 Bn | 396.62 Bn | 33.45 Bn | 18.10 Bn |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 189.94 Bn | 73.07 Bn | 61.77 Bn | 15.09 Bn |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 176.22 Bn | 126.56 Bn | - | 4.96 Bn |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 161.10 Bn | 133.81 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 4.41 Bn |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 110.98 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 6.53 Bn |
| 8 | Equinor Asa | 107.54 Bn | 22.06 Bn | - | 6.60 Bn |
| 9 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.35 Bn | 100.30 Bn | 15.40 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 10 | Cenovus Energy | 59.10 Bn | 50.78 Bn | - | 1.73 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.81 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -286.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 775.00 Mn |
Cenovus Energy Free Cash Flow API
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params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "CVE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();