Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) (TSE:CNQ) will likely be posting its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, November 6th. Analysts expect Canadian Natural Resources to post earnings of $0.54 per share and revenue of $6.8127 billion for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM ET.

Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) (TSE:CNQ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.07. Canadian Natural Resources had a return on equity of 19.67% and a net margin of 19.00%.The company had revenue of $6.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.97 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.88 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Canadian Natural Resources to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Canadian Natural Resources Price Performance

Canadian Natural Resources stock opened at $32.16 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.85. The firm has a market cap of $67.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.40 and a beta of 0.97. The business’s fifty day moving average is $31.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $31.09. Canadian Natural Resources has a 52 week low of $24.65 and a 52 week high of $35.03.

Canadian Natural Resources Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, September 19th were issued a dividend of $0.4269 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 19th. This is a boost from Canadian Natural Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. This represents a $1.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.3%. Canadian Natural Resources’s dividend payout ratio is 60.64%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on CNQ shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised Canadian Natural Resources to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Canadian Natural Resources in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. National Bankshares restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Canadian Natural Resources in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $62.00 target price on shares of Canadian Natural Resources in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Canadian Natural Resources in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $62.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Canadian Natural Resources

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in Canadian Natural Resources by 13.3% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 615,147 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $19,325,000 after acquiring an additional 72,170 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Canadian Natural Resources by 4.3% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 79,374 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $2,445,000 after acquiring an additional 3,266 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Canadian Natural Resources by 92.7% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 29,096 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $896,000 after acquiring an additional 13,996 shares in the last quarter. Bayesian Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Natural Resources during the second quarter worth $892,000. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Canadian Natural Resources by 22.1% during the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 28,281 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $888,000 after buying an additional 5,125 shares during the period. 74.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Canadian Natural Resources

Canadian Natural Resources Limited acquires, explores for, develops, produces, markets, and sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company offers light and medium crude oil, primary heavy crude oil, Pelican Lake heavy crude oil, bitumen (thermal oil), and synthetic crude oil (SCO).