CNQ - Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ) is an integrated energy enterprise engaged across the full spectrum of upstream and downstream activities related to crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs), encompassing acquisition, exploration, development, production, marketing, and sales. Its diverse portfolio of hydrocarbon products encompasses synthetic crude oil (SCO), light and medium crude, bitumen (also known as thermal oil), along with both primary heavy crude oil and specialized Pelican Lake heavy crude. Beyond exploration and production, the company holds midstream and refining assets, notably comprising two crude oil pipeline networks and a half-interest (50% working interest) in an 84-megawatt cogeneration facility situated at Primrose.
As of Aug 14, 2026: spot at $48.04, ATM IV 28.7%, max pain $45.00, net GEX $10.9M.
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
- Market Cap
- $99.22B
- P/E Ratio
- 11.73
- Beta
- 0.88
- 52-Week Range
- 29.3-51.34
- Dividend Yield
- $1.75
- CEO
- Norman Murray Edwards
- Employees
- 10,750
- IPO Date
- Jul 31, 2000
- Exchange
- NYSE
What CNQ Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 37.3% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; positive net gamma exposure ($10.9M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.021) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The CNQ overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked CNQ overview questions
- What is CNQ?
- CNQ is the ticker symbol for Canadian Natural Resources Limited, a listed security. Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ) is an integrated energy enterprise engaged across the full spectrum of upstream and downstream activities related to crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs), encompassing acquisition, exploration, development, production, marketing, and sales. Its diverse portfolio of hydrocarbon products encompasses synthetic crude oil (SCO), light and medium crude, bitumen (also known as thermal oil), along with both primary heavy crude oil and specialized Pelican Lake heavy crude. Listed on NYSE. CNQ is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the CNQ options snapshot look like today?
- As of Aug 14, 2026, the CNQ options snapshot shows spot at $48.04, ATM IV 28.7%, IV rank 37.3%, max pain $45.00, net GEX $10.9M, expected move 8.22%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are CNQ's key statistics?
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ) carries a market capitalization of $99.22B, trailing P/E ratio of 11.73, beta of 0.88 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 29.3-51.34. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does CNQ belong to?
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited operates in the Energy sector, in the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare CNQ's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the CNQ data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Aug 14, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).