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MetricCNQCANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LtdCNQ.TOCNQ.TOIPCO.STIPCO.STTOU.TOTOU.TOMedian of the restexcluding CNQ
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$53.92▼ 0.32 (0.59%)
C$75.45▲ 1.70 (2.31%)
kr277.80▲ 13.80 (5.23%)
C$65.71▲ 1.05 (1.62%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.7/109.0/106.0/106.0/106.0/10
Market value$112.24B$157.06B$31.16B$25.43B
Revenue$27.62B$44.17B$7.66B$6.30B
Profit$7.71B$10.82B$287.0M$262.7M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.8.7%6.4%-15.5%11.6%6.4%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—21.3%16.6%42.4%21.3%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—18.6%12.3%0.6%12.3%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.27.9%24.5%3.7%4.2%4.2%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.—18.8%-19.7%6.0%6.0%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.24.4%24.4%3.1%1.7%3.1%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.—11.1%4.2%0.2%4.2%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.14.56x14.52x108.56x96.83x96.83x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.—10.93x16.11x8.98x10.93x
Price to book3.55x3.54x3.39x1.65x3.39x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.07x1.07x1.13x0.47x1.07x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.8/87/94/95/95.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How CNQ compares with the others

  • CNQ's profit margin of 27.9% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (4.2%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 8.7% against 6.4%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 14.6x against 96.8x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.