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Canadian Natural Resources stock: balance sheet and debt

CNQ
$49.11Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 78 out of 100

Canadian Natural Resources has a debt to equity ratio of 0.44 and an interest coverage of 13.7x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
0.44
Interest coverage
13.7x
Current ratio
0.95
Cash & equivalents
$471.94M
Total assets
$64.4B
Equity ratio
48.3%
Goodwill
not reported separately
Net debt
$13.36B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of Canadian Natural Resources Limited is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$23.27Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately32.2%$7.73B
2007$25.35Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately36.9%$7.66B
2008$29.93Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately43.1%$9.12B
2009$28.79Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately47.4%$7.22B
2010$29.95Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately47.7%$6.45B
2011$33.18Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately48.4%$5.99B
2012$34.38Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately49.6%$6.11B
2013$36.32Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately49.8%$6.77B
2014$42.25Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately48.0%$9.81B
2015$41.6Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately46.2%$11.05B
2016$41.16Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately44.8%$11.14B
2017$51.84Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately42.9%$15.04B
2018$50.22Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately44.7%$14.03B
2019$43.72Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately43.3%$11.99B
2020$41.47Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately43.0%$12.48B
2021$53.8Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately48.2%$10.69B
2022$53.44Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately50.1%$8.12B
2023$53.31Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately52.4%$6.59B
2024$59.91Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately46.2%$14.14B
2025$64.4Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately48.3%$13.36B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$16.35M$7.5B$7.75B1.03
2007$14.64M$9.35B$7.68B0.82
2008$18.75M$12.9B$9.13B0.71
2009$9.12M$13.63B$7.23B0.53
2010$15.44M$14.29B$6.47B0.45
2011$23.86M$16.07B$6.02B0.37
2012$25.97M$17.04B$6.13B0.36
2013$11.23M$18.09B$6.78B0.37
2014$17.55M$20.28B$9.83B0.48
2015$732M$19.22B$11.79B0.61
2016$652.69M$18.43B$11.79B0.64
2017$722.87M$22.21B$15.76B0.71
2018$438.64M$22.44B$14.47B0.64
2019$340.42M$18.94B$12.33B0.65
2020$269.38M$17.84B$12.75B0.71
2021$739.01M$25.93B$11.42B0.44
2022$990.26M$26.79B$9.11B0.34
2023$983.95M$27.95B$7.58B0.27
2024$91.94M$27.7B$14.23B0.51
2025$471.94M$31.11B$13.83B0.44

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Currency
Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Nov 2026 ($1 = CA$1.4249)
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 24 Oct 2025)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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