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BTE vs CNQ

Baytex Energy Corp. and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., side by side — 7 fiscal years reported in CAD, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

BTE vs CNQ, at a glance
Metric BTE CNQ
RevenueCAD 1.5BCAD 38.8B
Net incomeCAD -603.8MCAD 10.8B
Gross margin··
Net margin−40.8%27.9%
Return on equity−18.4%25.8%
Diluted EPS−CAD 0.78CAD 5.16
Dividend / share··
Payout ratio−11.5%45.0%
Free cash flow··
Equity··
Net debt / equity·0.36×
Current ratio3.61×0.95×
Revenue CAGR 5y12.8%18.1%
Profit CAGR 5y··

CNQ bills 26.2× the revenue of BTE, and BTE closed the last reported year at a loss.

The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.

Revenue by year

7 years side by side

BTE vs CNQ, revenue by year
Fiscal year BTE CNQ
FY2025CAD 1.5BCAD 38.8B
FY2024CAD 1.6BCAD 35.7B
FY2023CAD 2.7BCAD 36.0B
FY2022CAD 2.3BCAD 42.3B
FY2021CAD 1.5BCAD 30.1B
FY2020CAD 811.7MCAD 16.9B
FY2019CAD 1.5BCAD 22.9B
Net income by year

Bottom line

BTE vs CNQ, net income by year
Fiscal year BTE CNQ
FY2025CAD -603.8MCAD 10.8B
FY2024CAD 236.6MCAD 6.1B
FY2023CAD -233.4MCAD 8.2B
FY2022CAD 855.6MCAD 10.9B
FY2021CAD 1.6BCAD 7.7B
FY2020CAD -2.4BCAD -435.0M
FY2019CAD -12.5MCAD 5.4B
Revenue gap over time

7 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025−CAD 37,281,185,000CNQ
FY2024−CAD 34,043,159,000CNQ
FY2023−CAD 33,255,171,000CNQ
FY2022−CAD 39,971,919,000CNQ
FY2021−CAD 28,527,961,000CNQ
FY2020−CAD 16,081,258,000CNQ
FY2019−CAD 21,385,322,000CNQ

CNQ has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 7 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.

7 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

7 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025−68.7 ppCNQ
FY2024−2.5 ppCNQ
FY2023−31.5 ppCNQ
FY2022+10.9 ppBTE
FY2021+80.0 ppBTE
FY2020−297.9 ppCNQ
FY2019−24.5 ppCNQ

The higher net margin has changed hands between BTE and CNQ over this period.

7 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

BTE's net margin has been more volatile than CNQ's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 119.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.8.

7 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

The lead in net margin changed hands between BTE and CNQ over these 7 fiscal years — BTE led in 2 and CNQ in 5.

7 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

BTE's return on equity has been more volatile than CNQ's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 69.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.2.

7 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

The lead in return on equity changed hands between BTE and CNQ over these 7 fiscal years — BTE led in 2 and CNQ in 5.

7 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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