Does CNQ pay a dividend?

Yes. Canadian Natural Resources Limited pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.74% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.77 per share.

How much does CNQ pay in dividends?

$1.77 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next CNQ ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for CNQ. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

CNQ Dividend

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

NYSEEnergyStockData as of September 11, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.74%
Annual dividend: $1.77
Payout ratio: 0.42
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $47.41
Market cap: $98.9B

Is CNQ a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median3.74% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.42 means roughly 42% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut onceAcross 25 complete years, the annual total fell in 2015. The most recent reduction was in 2015.
Raised for 6 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

CNQ dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2001 to 2025.

Peak $1.71 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for CNQ, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 11, 2026	October 2, 2026	$0.4526	Quarterly
June 23, 2026	July 7, 2026	$0.4402	Quarterly
March 20, 2026	April 7, 2026	$0.4551	Quarterly
December 12, 2025	January 6, 2026	$0.4263	Quarterly
September 19, 2025	October 3, 2025	$0.4266	Quarterly
June 13, 2025	July 3, 2025	$0.4327	Quarterly
March 21, 2025	April 4, 2025	$0.4092	Quarterly
December 13, 2024	January 3, 2025	$0.3951	Quarterly
September 13, 2024	October 4, 2024	$0.3866	Quarterly
June 17, 2024	July 5, 2024	$0.3818	Quarterly
March 14, 2024	April 5, 2024	$0.7767	Quarterly
December 7, 2023	January 5, 2024	$0.7352	Quarterly
September 14, 2023	October 5, 2023	$0.6660	Quarterly
June 15, 2023	July 5, 2023	$0.6798	Quarterly
March 16, 2023	April 5, 2023	$0.6540	Quarterly
December 15, 2022	January 5, 2023	$0.6237	Quarterly
September 15, 2022	October 5, 2022	$0.5822	Quarterly
August 22, 2022	August 31, 2022	$1.1503	Special
June 16, 2022	July 5, 2022	$0.5930	Quarterly
March 17, 2022	April 5, 2022	$0.5920	Quarterly
December 9, 2021	January 5, 2022	$0.4600	Quarterly
September 16, 2021	October 5, 2021	$0.3730	Quarterly
June 17, 2021	July 5, 2021	$0.3855	Quarterly
March 18, 2021	April 5, 2021	$0.4700	Quarterly
December 8, 2020	January 5, 2021	$0.3320	Quarterly
September 17, 2020	October 5, 2020	$0.3260	Quarterly
June 11, 2020	July 1, 2020	$0.3134	Quarterly
March 19, 2020	April 1, 2020	$0.2938	Quarterly
December 10, 2019	January 1, 2020	$0.2834	Quarterly
September 12, 2019	October 1, 2019	$0.2839	Quarterly
June 13, 2019	July 1, 2019	$0.2813	Quarterly
March 21, 2019	April 1, 2019	$0.2805	Quarterly
December 7, 2018	January 1, 2019	$0.2520	Quarterly
September 13, 2018	October 1, 2018	$0.2576	Quarterly
June 14, 2018	July 1, 2018	$0.2563	Quarterly
March 15, 2018	April 1, 2018	$0.2566	Quarterly
December 11, 2017	January 1, 2018	$0.2140	Quarterly
September 14, 2017	October 1, 2017	$0.2750	Quarterly
June 14, 2017	July 1, 2017	$0.2083	Quarterly
March 15, 2017	April 1, 2017	$0.2045	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does CNQ pay a dividend?: Yes. Canadian Natural Resources Limited pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.74% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.77 per share.
How much does CNQ pay in dividends?: $1.77 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next CNQ ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for CNQ. Dates appear here once the company declares them.