Cenovus Energy reports $1.29B Q3 profit, up from $820M a year ago

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CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $1.29 billion, up from $820 million a year ago, as it saw record production.

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The company says its profit amounted to 72 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from 42 cents per diluted share a year earlier.

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Revenue was $13.20 billion, down from $13.82 billion in the same quarter last year.

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Total upstream production for the quarter was 832,900 barrels of oil equivalent per day, up from 771,300 in the third quarter last year.

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Downstream crude throughput totalled 710,700 barrels per day, up from 642,900 a year earlier.

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“We delivered record volumes in both our upstream and downstream businesses this quarter, while maintaining our commitment to safe, reliable and cost-effective operations,” said chief executive Jon McKenzie in a news release Friday.

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“Our major growth projects are all approaching completion and our downstream business is reaching its potential with consistently strong operating performance this quarter.”

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The financial results came a day after a shareholder vote on the company’s proposed takeover of MEG Energy Corp. was delayed another week to Nov. 6 to address a last-minute “regulatory inquiry.”

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MEG said in a news release late Thursday that about 83 per cent of its shares were expected to be voted in favour of the deal, surpassing the required two-thirds threshold. That doesn’t include the 14.2 per cent stake held by Strathcona Resources Ltd., the one-time rival bidder for MEG that dropped its pursuit and pledged its support.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 31, 2025.

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Companies in this story: (TSX:CVE) (TSX:MEG) (TSX:SCR)

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