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Canadian Natural Resources (Canadian Natural Resources) PB Ratio : 2.78 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Canadian Natural Resources PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-25), Canadian Natural Resources's share price is $76.91. Canadian Natural Resources's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $27.69. Hence, Canadian Natural Resources's PB Ratio of today is 2.78.

Warning Sign:

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd stock PB Ratio (=2.84) is close to 10-year high of 2.97

The historical rank and industry rank for Canadian Natural Resources's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CNQ' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41   Med: 1.55   Max: 2.97
Current: 2.84

During the past 13 years, Canadian Natural Resources's highest PB Ratio was 2.97. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 1.55.

CNQ's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
83.03% of 990 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.23 vs CNQ: 2.84

During the past 12 months, Canadian Natural Resources's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Canadian Natural Resources was 111.70% per year. The lowest was -0.70% per year. And the median was 12.75% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Canadian Natural Resources PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian Natural Resources's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Canadian Natural Resources PB Ratio Chart

Canadian Natural Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.45 1.13 1.71 2.18 2.37

Canadian Natural Resources Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.18 2.15 2.11 2.40 2.37

Competitive Comparison of Canadian Natural Resources's PB Ratio

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Canadian Natural Resources's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Canadian Natural Resources's PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Canadian Natural Resources's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canadian Natural Resources's PB Ratio falls into.



Canadian Natural Resources PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Canadian Natural Resources's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=76.91/27.685
=2.78

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Canadian Natural Resources  (NYSE:CNQ) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Canadian Natural Resources (Canadian Natural Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
855 - 2nd Street South West, Suite 2100, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 4J8
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd is an independent crude oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production company. The Company's exploration and production operations are focused in North America, largely in Western Canada; the United Kingdom (UK) portion of the North Sea, and Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa in Offshore Africa. The Company's exploration and production activities are conducted in three geographic segments: North America, the North Sea, and Offshore Africa. These activities include the exploration, development, production, and marketing of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. The company has two divisions; Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading Midstream and Refining. It derives a majority of its revenue from North America.