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Strathcona Resources Ltd.SCR.TOCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Canada · CAD·Energy›Integrated Oil

Canadian heavy-oil producer using thermal (SAGD) extraction methods in Alberta and Saskatchewan oil sands.

≈ A Canadian heavy-oil/oil-sands producerMomentum weak 34
Mkt cap
$5.56B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
34%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$22.8M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
6.5×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+4.7 pp
WACC 7.3%
Hurdle
-98 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
11 days
17 Nov 2026
Close · CADC$36.34
1D+3.0%
1W-15.2%
1M-8.9%
3M-6.0%
6M-13.6%
YTD+28.3%
1Y-1.3%
ATR %4.8%
52w lowhigh29.7% off high

What Strathcona Resources does

Canadian heavy-oil producer using thermal (SAGD) extraction methods in Alberta and Saskatchewan oil sands.

In one line: A Canadian heavy-oil/oil-sands producer.

Products and services

  • Thermal heavy oil (SAGD) production
  • Conventional heavy oil production

Customers

  • Heavy oil refiners
  • Oil marketers/pipeline shippers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Energy
  • Oil sands/heavy oil production
  • Thermal (SAGD) extraction

What could go right

  • Oil price cycles
  • Production growth from thermal assets

What could go wrong

  • Oil price volatility
  • Heavy oil price differential (WCS discount) risk

Moat: narrow (installed base, scale). Established, capital-intensive thermal oil sands infrastructure that is costly and slow to replicate.

Headquarters: Calgary, Canada · Founded: 2017 · Employees: 797

Named competitors

Strathcona Resources at a glance

Size Strathcona Resources (SCR.TO) is a Canada Energy company (Integrated Oil) with a market value of $5.56B, the 114th largest of 420 Canada companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at C$36.34 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 13.6%, against -7.2% for the median peer and +5.2% for the Canada market (cap-weighted) — 5th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 8.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.2%); the operating margin is 26.0% (peer median 30.6%).

Valuation It trades at 6.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 9.7× (6th cheapest of 20).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +96%, so the hurdle is -98 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.7 points above its cost of capital (7.3% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 17 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 95SCR.TO 87
Six months, rebased to 100: Strathcona Resources against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Strathcona Resources financials

Reported figures in CAD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueC$4.13BC$3.77BC$3.88BC$4.24BC$3.75B
Revenue growth—-3%-8%+13%—
Gross profitC$1.18BC$1.02BC$1.12BC$1.09BC$1.29B
EBITDAC$1.67BC$1.64BC$1.92BC$1.76BC$1.62B
Net incomeC$846MC$911MC$604MC$587MC$1.36B
Free cash flowC$485MC$252MC$685MC$498MC$834M
Capital expenditureC$966MC$1.19BC$1.30BC$1.03BC$621M
Total debtC$2.01BC$2.17BC$2.81BC$3.07BC$3.30B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Strathcona Resources competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-30%-20%-10%0%-15%-10%-5%0%ITHHESMMTDR600968600256CRGYNFGSMCRCCHRDOIL600777ATHTVEPEYPOUBTE1662VARWCPSCR.TO6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Strathcona Resources is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+50%+100%5×10×ITHHESMMTDR600968600256CRGYNFGSMCRCCHRDOILATHPEYPOUBTE1662VARWCPSCR.TORevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Strathcona Resources is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+25%+50%+75%+100%0%50%100%ITHHESM600968600256CRGYSMCHRDOILTVEBTEVARSCR.TOGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Strathcona Resources is the large dot.

Strathcona Resources competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (SCR.TO vs CVE.TO vs CNQ.TO vs SU.TO)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Strathcona Resources SCR.TO$5.56B-14%-9%26%6.5×-2.7%
Cenovus Energy CVE.TO$50.2B0%+12%21%6.7×-14.4%
Canadian Natural Resources CNQ.TO$101B+12%+18%27%10.3×2.8%
Suncor Energy SU.TO$81.0B+12%+27%24%8.6×-11.7%
Imperial Oil IMO.TO$59.5B+3%+19%14%10.5×-0.2%
Athabasca Oil ATH.TO$3.92B+1%+3%31%13.7×-5.3%
Baytex Energy BTE.TO$2.95B-11%-8%15%7.5×4.7%

How Strathcona Resources compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Strathcona Resources against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureSCR.TOPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-8.9%-7.1%9th lowest of 21
6-month return-13.6%-7.2%5th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-29.7%-24.5%4th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-8.6%+12.2%4th lowest of 21
Operating margin26.0%30.6%9th lowest of 21
Forward P/E6.5×9.7×6th cheapest of 20
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-2.7%-7.7%4th most demanding of 19
Growth delivered (Del g)+95.6%+15.5%highest of 19
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-98.2 pp-24.7 ppleast demanding of 19
ROIC minus cost of capital+4.7 pp+6.8 pp9th lowest of 21
EV / EBITDA5.9×4.4×5th most expensive of 18
Net debt / EBITDA1.2×0.5×7th most indebted of 18

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Strathcona Resources SCR.TOCanada$5.56B-14%-9%26%6.5×-2.7%+95.6%
Ithaca Energy ITH.LUnited Kingdom$5.52B-9%+28%41%12.1×-7.0%+1.4%
Hess Midstream LP HESMUnited States$6.18B-22%-1%63%10.3×-16.3%+8.2%
Matador Resources MTDRUnited States$6.24B-9%+13%39%5.0×n/an/a
CNOOC Energy Technology & Services 600968.SSChina$6.25B-7%-1%9%9.7×-14.2%+8.7%
Guanghui Energy 600256.SSChina$6.47B0%-5%18%10.1×-11.4%+14.9%
Crescent Energy CRGYUnited States$4.74B-10%+34%30%4.1×-9.4%+36.5%
National Fuel Gas NFGUnited States$6.98B-8%+13%37%10.2×-6.2%+9.1%
SM Energy SMUnited States$7.12B+2%+100%38%3.5×-13.6%+22.9%
California Resources CRCUnited States$4.15B-20%+12%24%10.9×-8.3%+16.2%
Chord Energy CHRDUnited States$7.47B0%+19%19%6.3×-13.4%+38.6%
Oil India OIL.NSIndia$7.60B-2%+20%29%7.7×-1.1%+13.7%
Shandong Xinchao Energy 600777.SSChina$3.97B-33%-15%13%n/a-10.0%+13.1%
Athabasca Oil ATH.TOCanada$3.92B+1%+3%31%13.7×-5.3%+23.4%
Tamarack Valley Energy TVE.TOCanada$3.83B-7%+11%48%10.7×-5.6%+46.8%
Peyto Exploration & Development PEY.TOCanada$3.54B-5%+26%40%12.6×-2.1%+22.8%
Paramount Resources POU.TOCanada$3.26B+6%-28%10%12.4×n/an/a
Baytex Energy BTE.TOCanada$2.95B-11%-8%15%7.5×4.7%+12.8%
Japan Petroleum Exploration 1662.TJapan$2.36B-36%-16%9%5.1×-5.6%+7.2%
Var Energi VAR.OLNorway$13.3B+7%+48%55%6.9×-19.6%+26.6%
Whitecap Resources WCP.TOCanada$14.4B+6%+73%38%8.8×-7.1%+44.8%

Questions

Who are Strathcona Resources's main competitors?
Named competitors: Cenovus Energy (CVE.TO), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ.TO), MEG Energy (private or unlisted), Suncor Energy (SU.TO), Imperial Oil (IMO.TO), Athabasca Oil (ATH.TO). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Ithaca Energy (ITH.L), Hess Midstream LP (HESM), Matador Resources (MTDR), CNOOC Energy Technology & Services (600968.SS), Guanghui Energy (600256.SS), Crescent Energy (CRGY).
Is Strathcona Resources expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 6.5× against a peer median of 9.7×, 6th cheapest of 20 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +96%, so the hurdle is -98 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Strathcona Resources stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -13.6% against -7.2% for the median peer; over one year -1.3%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.