Canadian Natural Resources Ltd vs EOG Resources Inc

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (CNQ) is undervalued and EOG Resources Inc (EOG) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, EOG trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +42%, against +40% for CNQ.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (CNQ)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $79.80; the price of $47.77 is 40% below that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals

EOG Resources Inc (EOG)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $241.48; the price of $139.52 is 42% below that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 89/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricCNQEOG
VerdictUndervaluedUndervalued
Price$47.77$139.52
Intrinsic value$79.80$241.48
Margin of safety+40%+42%
Leak Score100/100 (3/12)89/100 (10/12)
Market cap$98.5B$73.2B
Revenue growth, 5 years17.1%17.9%
Operating margin26.6%35.1%
Net margin26.2%25.8%
Return on equity26.8%22.5%
Debt to equity0.430.26
P/E11.8x10.8x
Forward P/E12.9x9.5x
P/B3.0x2.3x
Dividend yield3.7%3.0%

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