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CNQ vs OXY

Side-by-side comparison of Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ) and Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CNQ and OXY operate in Oil & Gas Production (Energy), so they compete in similar markets.
  • CNQ is the larger of the two at $92.28B, about 1.6x OXY ($56.65B).
  • Over the past year, CNQ is up 49.5% and OXY is up 41.0% - CNQ leads by 8.5 points.
  • OXY has hit the wire 3 times in the past 4 weeks while CNQ has been quiet.
  • OXY has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 24 for CNQ).
PerformanceCNQ+49.48%OXY+40.99%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricCNQOXY
Company
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Price
$44.26-2.59%
$57.10-1.25%
Market cap
$92.28B
$56.65B
1M return
-10.01%
-7.68%
1Y return
+49.48%
+40.99%
Industry
Oil & Gas Production
Oil & Gas Production
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
0
3
Recent ratings
24
25
CNQ

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

Canadian Natural Resources Limited acquires, explores for, develops, produces, markets, and sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The company offers synthetic crude oil (SCO), light and medium crude oil, bitumen (thermal oil), primary heavy crude oil, and Pelican Lake heavy crude oil. Its midstream assets include two crude oil pipeline systems; and a 50% working interest in an 84-megawatt cogeneration plant at Primrose. As of December 31, 2020, the company had total proved crude oil, bitumen, SCO, and NGLs reserves were 10,528 million barrels (MMbbl); total proved plus probable crude oil, bitumen, SCO, and NGLs reserves were 13,271 MMbbl; proved natural gas reserves were 9,465 billion cubic feet (Bcf); and total proved plus probable natural gas reserves were 15,922 Bcf. It operates primarily in Western Canada; the United Kingdom portion of the North Sea; and Offshore Africa. The company was formerly known as AEX Minerals Corporation and changed its name to Canadian Natural Resources Limited in December 1975. Canadian Natural Resources Limited was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

OXY

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Occidental Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The company operates through three segments: Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Marketing and Midstream. The company's Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. Its Chemical segment manufactures and markets basic chemicals, including chlorine, caustic soda, chlorinated organics, potassium chemicals, ethylene dichloride, chlorinated isocyanurates, sodium silicates, and calcium chloride; vinyls comprising vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride, and ethylene. The company's Midstream and Marketing segment gathers, processes, transports, stores, purchases, and markets oil, condensate, NGLs, natural gas, carbon dioxide, and power. This segment also trades around its assets consisting of transportation and storage capacity; and invests in entities. Occidental Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.