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Canadian Natural Resources: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Record output and stronger crude prices lifted adjusted profit to $2.19 per share, topping analysts’ estimates and supporting a second forecast increase.

  • On Thursday, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. beat profit estimates and raised its full-year production forecast for the second time this year, driven by record output and stronger crude prices.
  • Canadian Natural posted a second-quarter profit of $4.5 billion, up from $2.5 billion last year, while adjusted earnings of $2.19 per share surpassed the average analyst estimate of $1.90 per share.
  • Quarterly production hit a record 1.68 million boepd, up from 1.42 million boepd last year, prompting the company to raise its 2026 forecast to between 1.637 million and 1.682 million boepd.
  • Synthetic crude traded at an average premium of $8.37 per barrel to West Texas Intermediate crude, buoyed by strong refinery demand, Middle East supply disruptions, and production impacts across Western Canada.
  • Competitors Cenovus Energy and Imperial Oil reported second-quarter profits more than doubled, reflecting broader industry trends of higher crude prices and sustained supply concerns across the sector.
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Canadian Natural reports higher Q2 profit, ups production guidance for the year

CALGARY — Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. reported a second-quarter profit of $4.5 billion, up from $2.5 billion in the same quarter last year. The company says the profit amounted to $2.

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kalkinemedia.com broke the news on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
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