Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ.TO) Dividend History

DivTrkr holds 104 recorded CNQ.TO dividend payments, running from March 15, 2001 to September 11, 2026 — 26 calendar years. Together those payments total $16.96 per share. CNQ.TO has most often paid quarterly.

CNQ.TO has increased its payment rate for 9 consecutive complete years.

Over the last five complete years the CNQ.TO payment rate compounded at +23.1% a year, and +18.0% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.

Across 26 years of recorded history, CNQ.TO's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.

CNQ.TO dividends by year

YearTotal paid per sharePaymentsMedian paymentGrowth
2025$2.354$0.588+12.0%
2024$2.144$0.525+16.7%
2023$1.854$0.450—
2022$2.285 (timing)$0.375—
2021$0.9784$0.230+10.6%
2020$0.8334$0.208+13.3%
2019$0.7354$0.184+11.9%
2018$0.6564$0.164+21.8%
2017$0.5394$0.135+19.6%
2016$0.4604$0.113+0.0%
2015$0.4514$0.113+2.2%
2014$0.4414$0.110+80.0%
2013$0.2824$0.0612+19.0%
2012$0.2064$0.0514+16.7%
2011$0.1764$0.0441+20.0%
2010$0.1474$0.0367+42.9%
2009$0.1034$0.0257+5.0%
2008$0.09794$0.0245+17.6%
2007$0.08334$0.0208+13.3%
2006$0.07354$0.0184+25.0%
2005$0.05794$0.0147+20.0%
2004$0.04904$0.0122+33.3%
2003$0.03674$0.0092+20.0%
2002$0.03064$0.0077+25.0%
2001$0.02454$0.0061—

How this growth is measured

Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.

Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than CNQ.TO's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.

Recent CNQ.TO dividend payments

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
September 11, 2026$0.625
June 23, 2026$0.625
March 20, 2026$0.625
December 12, 2025$0.588
September 19, 2025$0.588
June 13, 2025$0.588
March 21, 2025$0.588
December 13, 2024$0.563
September 13, 2024$0.525
June 17, 2024$0.525
March 14, 2024$0.525
December 7, 2023$0.500
September 14, 2023$0.450
June 15, 2023$0.450
March 16, 2023$0.450
December 15, 2022$0.425
September 15, 2022$0.375
August 22, 2022$0.750
June 16, 2022$0.367
March 17, 2022$0.367
December 9, 2021$0.288
September 16, 2021$0.230
June 17, 2021$0.230
March 18, 2021$0.230
December 8, 2020$0.208
September 17, 2020$0.208
June 11, 2020$0.208
March 19, 2020$0.208
December 10, 2019$0.184
September 12, 2019$0.184
June 13, 2019$0.184
March 21, 2019$0.184
December 7, 2018$0.164
September 13, 2018$0.164
June 14, 2018$0.164
March 15, 2018$0.164
December 11, 2017$0.135
September 14, 2017$0.135
June 14, 2017$0.135
March 15, 2017$0.135
December 7, 2016$0.122
September 14, 2016$0.113
June 15, 2016$0.113
March 16, 2016$0.113
December 9, 2015$0.113
September 9, 2015$0.113
June 10, 2015$0.113
March 12, 2015$0.113
December 10, 2014$0.110
September 10, 2014$0.110
June 11, 2014$0.110
March 13, 2014$0.110
December 11, 2013$0.0979
September 11, 2013$0.0612
June 12, 2013$0.0612
March 14, 2013$0.0612
December 12, 2012$0.0514
September 12, 2012$0.0514
June 13, 2012$0.0514
March 15, 2012$0.0514

Showing the 60 most recent of 104 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.

CNQ.TO dividend history questions

How many dividends has CNQ.TO paid?

DivTrkr has 104 recorded CNQ.TO dividend payments between March 15, 2001 and September 11, 2026, totalling $16.96 per share across 26 calendar years.

Has CNQ.TO ever cut its dividend?

Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 26 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.

How fast is the CNQ.TO dividend growing?

The CNQ.TO payment rate compounded at +23.1% a year over the last five complete years and +18.0% a year over the last ten.

How often does CNQ.TO pay a dividend?

CNQ.TO has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.

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