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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd

CNQToronto Stock Exchange

SectorEnergy

IndustryOil & Gas Exploration & Production

Beta (adjusted)0.92

Intrinsic Value $46.71median of 6 methods · middle span $24-$154based on filings through 31 Dec 2025

Market Price $47.79Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Near fair valueIntrinsic value is 2% below the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $98.5B

Shares Outstanding 2.1B diluted

Next Earnings Date5 Nov 2026

Last ex-dividend11 Sep 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Canadian Natural entered the second half of 2026 with record quarterly production, increased full-year production guidance, strong oil-sands utilization and net debt inside the C$13-C$16 billion capital-allocation band.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets4 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$44.51

Mean target$48.70

High · most bullish analyst$55.87

Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$44.5118%

Annual production falls below 1,637,000 BOE/d because of operational or turnaround disruption, operating capital exceeds C$5.99 billion, commodity-price volatility weakens cash generation or net debt moves back above C$16 billion, reducing the capacity for incremental shareholder returns.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$48.7055%

Matches the consensus mean

Production remains within the updated 1,637,000-1,682,000 BOE/d range, the C$5.99 billion operating-capital program is maintained, the planned Horizon turnaround proceeds broadly as scheduled and net debt continues trending toward C$13 billion.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$55.8727%

Production reaches or exceeds the 1,682,000 BOE/d guidance ceiling, operating capital remains near C$5.99 billion, strong oil-sands performance persists and net debt falls to C$13 billion or less, activating the policy to allocate 100% of free cash flow to direct shareholder returns.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Second-quarter 2026 production reached a record 1,676,754 BOE/d, and full-year production guidance was raised to 1,637,000-1,682,000 BOE/d.
Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading achieved record quarterly production of 624,754 bbl/d, 106% upgrader utilization and operating costs of C$22.19/bbl.
The company declared an annualized C$2.50-per-share dividend and identified 2026 as its 26th consecutive year of dividend increases.

Key Investment Risks

Cash generation and project economics remain exposed to volatility in crude-oil, natural-gas and NGL prices.
A planned 35-day Horizon turnaround beginning September 8, 2026 is expected to reduce annual-average production by approximately 29,000 bbl/d.
Specified medium- and long-term growth projects remain on hold pending definitive government and industry agreements targeted for November 2026.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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