Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (CNQ) is undervalued and Woodside Energy Group Ltd ADR (WDS) is undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, WDS trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +47%, against +40% for CNQ.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
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
Discounting its cash flows at 7.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $42.24; the price of $22.29 is 47% below that value, and 84% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 68/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | CNQ | WDS |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Undervalued | Undervalued |
| Price | $47.77 | $22.29 |
| Intrinsic value | $79.80 | $42.24 |
| Margin of safety | +40% | +47% |
| Leak Score | 100/100 (3/12) | 68/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $98.5B | $42.3B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 17.1% | 29.0% |
| Operating margin | 26.6% | 26.5% |
| Net margin | 26.2% | 22.2% |
| Return on equity | 26.8% | 8.6% |
| Debt to equity | 0.43 | 0.38 |
| P/E | 11.8x | 13.8x |
| Forward P/E | 12.9x | 13.3x |
| P/B | 3.0x | 1.2x |
| Dividend yield | 3.7% | 6.4% |