Suncor Energy (TSE:SU)
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Rating:74Outperform
Price Target:
C$100.00
▲(11.99% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/26/26
The score is driven by resilient financial performance and a very constructive earnings-call backdrop (operational strength, disciplined capex, strong buybacks/dividend focus). Valuation is supportive with a moderate P/E and solid yield. Offsetting these positives, technicals look overbought (high RSI/Stoch), and fundamentals show cooling from the 2022–2023 peak with softer 2025 free cash flow and higher 2025 debt.
Positive Factors
Integrated business model
Suncor’s integrated upstream-to-downstream model persistently captures value across production, refining and retail, enabling the firm to offset weak crude prices with refining/marketing margins. That structural diversification supports steadier cash generation and margin resilience across cycles.
Negative Factors
Commodity-price sensitivity
Despite operational gains, earnings and cash metrics remain materially exposed to oil-price moves; a 15% WTI decline translated into mid-single-digit falls in AFFO and FCF. That structural price sensitivity can compress liquidity and returns in prolonged weak-price periods.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Integrated business model
Suncor’s integrated upstream-to-downstream model persistently captures value across production, refining and retail, enabling the firm to offset weak crude prices with refining/marketing margins. That structural diversification supports steadier cash generation and margin resilience across cycles.
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Suncor Energy (SU) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
C$105.98B
Dividend Yield3.91%
Average Volume (3M)9.08M
Price to Earnings (P/E)12.5
Beta (1Y)0.61
Revenue Growth-3.08%
EPS Growth-31.48%
CountryCA
Employees15,010
SectorEnergy
Sector Strength52
IndustryOil & Gas Integrated
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.10
Shares Outstanding1,186,910,900
10 Day Avg. Volume5,130,085
30 Day Avg. Volume9,076,699
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio4.56
Price to Book (P/B)1.65
Price to Sales (P/S)1.52
P/FCF Ratio10.72
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
C$91.38Price Target Upside2.34% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering16
EPS Forecast (FY)6.42
Revenue Forecast (FY)C$53.03B
Suncor Energy Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Suncor Energy Inc. operates as an integrated energy company. The company primarily focuses on developing petroleum resource basins in Canada's Athabasca oil sands; explores, acquires, develops, produces, transports, refines, and markets crude oil ...
How the Company Makes Money
Suncor makes money primarily through an integrated upstream-to-downstream model that captures value across crude oil production, refining, and fuel marketing. (1) Upstream oil production: The company sells produced crude oil into market-linked pri...
Suncor Energy Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 03, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized record operational and safety performance, strong organic production and throughput growth, significant capital discipline, a materially strengthened balance sheet, and robust shareholder returns (large buybacks and rising dividends). Management repeatedly highlighted resilience to lower oil prices and multiple high-ROI operational improvements. The lowlights were largely situational and manageable — commodity-price effects on cash metrics, working-capital seasonality, weather risk, and the need to formalize internal capacity gains externally. Overall, the positive operational and financial advancements materially outweigh the manageable risks.Positive Updates
Record Safety Performance
2025 was the safest year in company history with injuries and incidents down 70% versus 2022 over a 3-year period; improvements in both personnel and process safety.
Negative Updates
Commodity Price Headwinds Reduced Cash Metrics
WTI decline of ~15% YoY produced an AFFO decline of 8% and free funds flow decline of 6% — showing sensitivity of cash metrics to oil price even with improved resiliency.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Safety Performance
2025 was the safest year in company history with injuries and incidents down 70% versus 2022 over a 3-year period; improvements in both personnel and process safety.
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Company Guidance
Management reiterated disciplined capital and shareholder-return guidance: buybacks will continue at $275M/month (a 10% increase versus 2025 monthly average) after >$3B repurchased in 2025 (163M shares, >12% of float, avg ~$50), dividends and buybacks are paid “first,” and CapEx is being sustained at roughly $5.7–6.0B (2025 CapEx $5.66B, down $510M vs 2024 and $540M below prior guidance) with OS&G ~$13.2B; they target a WTI breakeven in the low $40s (>$10/bbl reduction achieved in 2 years), closed the year with net debt of $6.3B (lowest since 2014, <1x cash flow at $50/bbl) and $5.2B of committed credit, and pointed to strong operating baselines (Q4 upstream 909kbd / FY 860kbd; upgrader utilization 106% Q4, 99% FY; refining throughput 504kbd Q4 / FY 480kbd; refining utilization 108% Q4, 103% FY; product sales 640kbd Q4 / FY 623kbd) while promising a detailed 3‑ and 15‑year value plan on March 31.Suncor Energy Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 48.91B | 50.69B | 49.09B | 58.34B | 39.13B |
| Gross Profit | 21.24B | 19.85B | 19.54B | 24.83B | 15.28B |
| EBITDA | 16.18B | 16.40B | 18.33B | 22.28B | 12.63B |
| Net Income | 5.92B | 6.02B | 8.29B | 9.08B | 4.12B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 89.91B | 89.78B | 88.54B | 84.62B | 83.74B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 3.65B | 3.48B | 1.73B | 1.98B | 2.21B |
| Total Debt | 18.38B | 14.69B | 15.80B | 16.03B | 18.78B |
| Total Liabilities | 44.79B | 45.27B | 45.26B | 45.25B | 47.13B |
| Stockholders Equity | 45.12B | 44.51B | 43.28B | 39.37B | 36.61B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 6.92B | 9.48B | 6.52B | 10.56B | 7.21B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 12.78B | 15.96B | 12.34B | 15.68B | 11.76B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -6.02B | -6.47B | -6.51B | -4.79B | -3.98B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -6.47B | -7.88B | -5.99B | -11.23B | -7.46B |
Suncor Energy Technical Analysis
Positive
89.29
Price Trends
80.75
Positive
71.75
Positive
63.09
Positive
Market Momentum
2.94
Positive
59.10
Neutral
31.96
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:SU, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 89.29 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 88.61, above the 50-day MA of 80.75, and above the 200-day MA of 63.09, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 2.94 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 59.10 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 31.96 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for TSE:SU.
Suncor Energy Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | C$133.84B | 8.98 | 25.98% | 5.23% | 8.06% | -10.64% | |
75 Outperform | C$86.53B | 18.28 | 14.75% | 2.45% | -6.18% | -14.06% | |
75 Outperform | C$35.69B | 17.93 | 9.91% | 5.44% | 2.81% | -14.92% | |
74 Outperform | C$105.98B | 12.55 | 13.17% | 3.91% | -3.08% | -31.48% | |
73 Outperform | C$67.43B | 10.69 | 13.16% | 3.40% | -9.17% | -12.97% | |
69 Neutral | C$92.03B | 22.34 | 12.80% | 4.41% | -3.98% | -33.45% | |
65 Neutral | $15.17B | 7.61 | 4.09% | 5.20% | 3.87% | -62.32% |
* Energy Sector Average
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99.84%
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Suncor Energy Corporate Events
Business Operations and Strategy
Suncor to Outline Strategy at 2026 Investor Day
Neutral
Mar 17, 2026
Suncor Energy announced it will hold its 2026 Investor Day on March 31, 2026, beginning at 7:30 a.m. MT, with a live webcast available to investors and other stakeholders. During the event, the executive leadership team plans to outline the compan...
Dividends
Suncor Energy Board Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.60 per Share
Positive
Feb 3, 2026
Suncor Energy’s board has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per common share, payable on March 25, 2026 to shareholders of record as of March 4, 2026, underscoring the company’s continued emphasis on returning capital to investors...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Suncor posts record 2025 results, hits key targets a year early
Positive
Feb 3, 2026
Suncor Energy reported record fourth-quarter 2025 results, highlighted by adjusted funds from operations of $3.2 billion, free funds flow of $1.7 billion and net earnings of $1.48 billion, alongside record upstream production of 909,000 barrels pe...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Suncor Energy Sets February Dates for Q4 2025 Results and Investor Webcast
Neutral
Jan 20, 2026
Suncor Energy will publish its fourth-quarter 2025 financial results on February 3, 2026, after market close, and host a webcast with management remarks and an analyst QA the following morning, offering investors and analysts a detailed update on ...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Suncor Delivers Investor Targets a Year Early on Record 2025 Performance
Positive
Jan 5, 2026
Suncor Energy reported a record-breaking 2025, achieving its 2024 Investor Day performance targets a full year ahead of plan, underpinned by its safest year on record, higher upstream production, and best-ever utilization across both its upgraders...
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