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Canadian Natural Resources (Canadian Natural Resources) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 15.21 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Canadian Natural Resources Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), Canadian Natural Resources's share price is $76.91. Canadian Natural Resources's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.06. Hence, Canadian Natural Resources's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.21.

The historical rank and industry rank for Canadian Natural Resources's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

CNQ' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.77   Med: 12.02   Max: 298.51
Current: 15.52

During the past 13 years, Canadian Natural Resources's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 298.51. The lowest was 2.77. And the median was 12.02.

CNQ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
69.04% of 591 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 10.1 vs CNQ: 15.52

Canadian Natural Resources's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.63. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $5.06.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Canadian Natural Resources was -45.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 54.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 20.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Canadian Natural Resources's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 123.70% per year. The lowest was -91.10% per year. And the median was -6.90% per year.


Canadian Natural Resources Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian Natural Resources's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Canadian Natural Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.60 16.78 6.35 6.06 12.85

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
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 6.06 6.65 8.82 14.11 12.85

Competitive Comparison of Canadian Natural Resources's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Canadian Natural Resources's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Canadian Natural Resources's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canadian Natural Resources's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Canadian Natural Resources Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Canadian Natural Resources's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=76.91/5.055
=15.21

Canadian Natural Resources's Share Price of today is $76.91.
Canadian Natural Resources's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.06.

* 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:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Canadian Natural Resources  (NYSE:CNQ) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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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.

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