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How Canadian Natural Resources Limited stacks up
CNQ · against 30 other Energy companies of similar size
Profitability
90/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #4 of 31 · scores higher than 87% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score5 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including CNQ · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 90?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Energy peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 64% of peers. Operating margin: 18.6% vs peer median 11.7%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 90% of peers. Return on invested capital: 30.0% vs peer median 9.3%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 92% of peers. Return on assets: 11.8% vs peer median 4.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CNQ, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CNQ | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 30 reported | 30.0% | 13.8% | 83% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 32 reported | 18.6% | 16.3% | 55% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 30 reported | 11.8% | 6.4% | 97% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 30 reported | 26.7% | 16.8% | 76% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 32 reported | 51.6% | 36.2% | 77% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CNQ| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 163.7B EUR (≈$180.1B) | 95 | 70 | |
| 2 | 1.14T HKD (≈$146.3B) | 93 | 79 | |
| 3 | 934.4B HKD (≈$119.6B) | 92 | 58 | |
| 4 | 110.5B USD | 90 | 61 | |
| 4 | 81.4B USD | 90 | 78 | |
| 6 | 58.3B USD | 88 | 51 | |
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Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score