Occidental Petroleum is an oil and natural gas producer that explores for and develops reserves in the United States, including the Permian Basin and the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Middle East and North Africa. A chemical subsidiary, OxyChem, makes basic chemicals such as chlorine and caustic soda. The company also runs midstream and marketing activities and works on low-carbon projects, including carbon capture. Its customers are refiners, traders and industrial chemical users.
Occidental earns its revenue mainly from producing and delivering oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, with the chemical business adding a steadier contribution. Revenue was $22.0 billion over the last twelve months, having changed at -16.2% a year across the last three years. The operating margin is 24.4%, and the business earns 8% on the capital invested in it. Net debt stands at 0.8 times EBITDA, and the dividend yield is 1.7%. On the site's X-Ray Score it receives 36 out of 100.
52-wk range $38.80 – $67.45Volume 8,091,559Daily, split-adjusted
Vitals
Market cap$63.3B
52-week range$38.80 – $67.45
Volume (last day)8,091,559
P/E (TTM)8.6
EBIT / EV yield7.3%
Free-cash-flow yield7.6%
Dividend yield1.7%
Revenue (TTM)$22.0B
Net income (TTM)$7.3B
Operating margin24.4%
Return on capital7.7%
Debt incl. leases$13.7B
Cash & securities$4.2B
Debt = borrowings plus lease liabilities. Cash & securities = cash, equivalents and short-term marketable securities (long-term securities are not counted, so net cash can be understated for companies that hold large long-term investments). Net debt = debt minus cash & securities. Source: latest SEC 10-Q/10-K. EBIT / EV yield = operating profit divided by market cap plus net debt.
Fair value estimate
$66middle half of models $64 – $71
Fair+5.7% to fair value
Average of the 15 valuation models that pass our checks: multiples, discounted cash flow, dividend discount and earnings power value. A model more than 100% above or 60% below the price is left out as unrealistic. Model uncertainty is High, based on how far apart the models are. Undervalued or Overvalued means the gap to fair value is more than 17.5%.
Peak-cycle earnings: the current operating margin is more than 1.5x its 7-year average, so multiples applied to today's profit may overstate value; model uncertainty is set to High
Price $63
Undervalued < $56Fair $56 – $80Overvalued > $80
P/E multiple
$66
P/B multiple
$68
P/S multiple
$57
EV/EBITDA multiple
$66
EV/EBIT multiple
$69
EV/revenue multiple
$63
10-year DCF, EBITDA exit
$71
5-year DCF, EBITDA exit
$66
10-year DCF, revenue exit
$70
5-year DCF, revenue exit
$65
10-year DCF, growth exit
$74
5-year DCF, growth exit
$71
Dividend discount, stable
$40
Dividend discount, multi-stage
$51
Earnings power value
$93
Growth the price implies
48.9%/yr
A model estimate, not a price target or recommendation. Inputs: risk-free 5.13%, equity risk premium 4.30% (Damodaran). How it works.
What this means
Weak business, fairly priced
The price sits inside our fair-value band. A high score does not guarantee a good outcome; it shifts the odds a little. Use the checklist as a prompt for your own research.
Before you invest · decision checklist
Ticked boxes are filled in from our data; the rest are yours to answer.
The five-lens scan
Every score explained in one sentence, ranked against Energy peers. Open a lens to see the numbers behind it.
Strong: 70 to 100Fair: 50 to 69Weak: under 50No score: not enough data
ValuationWeak
47/100
Expensive against its sector on earnings and cash flow.
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EBIT / EV yield7.3%
Free-cash-flow yield7.6%
Fair value vs price1.1×
GrowthWeak
9/100
Growing slower than most of its sector.
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Revenue growth (3y)-16.2%
EPS growth (3y)-49.4%
Growth consistency30%
ProfitabilityWeak
31/100
Earns lower returns on its capital than most peers.
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Return on invested capital7.7%
Operating margin24.4%
Financial healthWeak
47/100
Balance sheet is more stretched than most peers.
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Piotroski F-Score4 / 9
Net debt / EBITDA0.8×
Interest coverNo interest cost
DividendsFair
57/100
Dividend is typical for its sector.
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Dividend yield1.7%
Dividends vs free cash flow22%
Dividend growth10.4%
Quarterly results: last 6 quarters
-13.6%Mar '25
-22.9%Jun '25
-6.8%Sep '25
-22.0%Dec '25
-4.2%Mar '26
+53.4%Jun '26
Revenue against the same quarter a year earlier. Latest quarter revenue $8.1B, diluted EPS $2.75.
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SWOT analysis: Occidental Petroleum Corp
Strengthsinside the company
Free cash flow equals 7.6% of the market value, which funds dividends, buybacks or debt paydown.
Operating profit covers interest 50x, so debt costs are a small drag.
Weaknessesinside the company
Revenue has fallen 16.2% a year over three years (median -4.2% for industry peers).
Earnings per share have declined 49.4% a year over three years.
Opportunitiesvaluation and setting
Dividends use only 22% of free cash flow, which leaves room to raise them.
Trades at 8.7x earnings, 35% below the 13.4x median of industry peers.
Our Market Compass rates the backdrop for Energy as favourable.
Price momentum is strong on the weekly and monthly signals (trends can reverse).
Threatsvaluation and setting
Valuation uncertainty is high: the models give widely different values, so the fair value range is wide.
Earnings in Oil & Gas Exploration & Production follow the industry cycle, so margins and profits can swing from year to year.
Written by fixed rules from the figures on this page and the peer table below: filings, our fair value, the sector climate and the price trend. It summarises the data, it is not a forecast or advice.
Compare OXY with peers and sector
Medians of 8 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production peers and of 19 Energy stocks in our universe.
Largest peers (X-Ray Score): COP58, EOG66, FANG36, DVN49, EQT63, TPL48.
Metric
OXY
Peers
Sector
X-Ray Score (out of 100)
36
60
50
Valuation
47
73
60
Growth
9
55
53
Profitability
31
61
50
Financial health
47
58
55
Dividends
57
38
49
Sector leaders: highest X-Ray Score in Energy
OXY ranks #19 of 20 in Energy and #8 of 9 in Oil & Gas Exploration & Production by X-Ray Score. A higher score is stronger on our five pillars; it is a ranking of facts, not a forecast.
Green means better than the peer median, red worse (only where a higher or lower figure is clearly better). A dash means too few companies report the figure. P/E, EV/EBITDA and price changes are not graded: a different level is not good or bad by itself.
Factor ratings for OXY
Each factor is rated by where OXY stands among the 20 Energy stocks in our universe.
Rating against the sector
Goodthe top third of these stocks
Averagethe middle third of these stocks
Badthe bottom third of these stocks
"Beats" is the share of those stocks it is ahead of.
Against its own history
The last columns set today's figure against the company's own median of its last five financial years:
▲ Betterbetter than its usual level
▼ Worseworse than its usual level
≈ In linewithin its usual range
For valuation factors Good means cheaper than most of the sector and Better means cheaper than usual for this company, which is not the same as a bargain.
In total: 6 Good · 6 Average · 9 Bad of 21Growth: 0 · 0 · 3Profitability: 1 · 2 · 1Financial strength: 2 · 1 · 1Valuation: 3 · 2 · 0Cash flow: 0 · 1 · 3Efficiency: 0 · 0 · 1
Factor
OXY
Rating
Sector median
Own 5-year median
Against own history
Growth
Revenue growth, 3 years a year
−16.2%
Badbeats 3%
−5.7%
–
–
Revenue growth, last year
−4.9%
Badbeats 24%
+3.9%
−2.2%
▼ Worse
EPS growth, 3 years a year
−49.4%
Badbeats 3%
−22.6%
–
–
Profitability
Operating margin
24.4%
Averagebeats 64%
23.0%
17.7%
▲ Better
Net margin
33.2%
Goodbeats 92%
13.5%
13.6%
▲ Better
Return on invested capital
7.7%
Badbeats 18%
12.3%
–
–
Return on equity
17.5%
Averagebeats 57%
15.2%
11.4%
▲ Better
Financial strength
Net debt / EBITDA
0.8x
Averagebeats 58%
1.1x
1.9x
▲ Better
Interest cover
50.0x
Goodbeats 76%
22.5x
–
–
Current ratio
1.41
Goodbeats 68%
1.19
0.95
▲ Better
Piotroski F-score
4 / 9
Badbeats 18%
6 / 9
–
–
Valuation
P/E ratio
8.7x
Goodbeats 93%
17.4x
12.2x
▲ Better
Price / book
1.5x
Goodbeats 78%
2.6x
1.4x
≈ In line
Price / sales
2.9x
Averagebeats 39%
2.3x
1.9x
▼ Worse
EV / EBITDA
5.8x
Goodbeats 87%
9.4x
5.8x
≈ In line
Free cash flow yield
7.6%
Averagebeats 65%
6.2%
11.5%
▼ Worse
Cash flow
Free cash flow margin
21.8%
Averagebeats 66%
13.2%
28.5%
▼ Worse
Cash from operations / net income
1.50
Badbeats 13%
1.95
3.72
▼ Worse
Free cash flow growth, 3 years a year
−30.7%
Badbeats 4%
−17.7%
–
–
Accruals (lower is better)
−4.6%
Badbeats 28%
−6.6%
–
–
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding
52 days
Badbeats 32%
43 days
46 days
▼ Worse
These ratings compare companies with each other and describe the past; they are not a forecast, a recommendation or part of the X-Ray Score. A factor is left out when its data is missing or meaningless (for example a P/E on negative earnings). A dash in the history columns means fewer than three usable years.
Fundamentals checklist
● 2 Good · ● 5 Average · ● 8 Bad
Cash quality
Earnings backed by cashBad
Free-cash-flow yieldAverage
Risk models
Altman Z''Average
Piotroski F-ScoreBad
Growth
EPS growth (3y)Bad
Free-cash-flow growth (3y)Bad
Revenue growth (3y)Bad
Growth consistencyBad
Balance sheet
Current ratioGood
Net debt / EBITDAAverage
Interest coverGood
Valuation
Fair value vs priceBad
EBIT / EV yieldAverage
Profitability
Return on invested capitalBad
Operating marginAverage
Each check is graded against the company's sector, not a fixed number. Checklist score 38/100.
Financials
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
Revenue
$26.0B
$36.6B
$23.2B
$22.7B
$21.6B
Operating income
$3.7B
$14.1B
$4.7B
$4.0B
$3.1B
Net income
$2.3B
$13.3B
$4.7B
$3.1B
$2.4B
Operating cash flow
$10.4B
$16.8B
$12.3B
$11.4B
$10.5B
Operating margin
14.3%
38.5%
20.1%
17.7%
14.5%
Free cash flow
$7.6B
$12.3B
$6.6B
$5.2B
$4.1B
Diluted EPS
$1.58
$12.40
$3.90
$2.44
$1.61
Fiscal years, from SEC filings.
Technical summary
Daily
Strongly bullish
12 bullish · 2 neutral · 2 bearish
Weekly
Strongly bullish
11 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
Monthly
Strongly bullish
7 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
Moving averages (daily)
SMA 10
61.82
Bullish
EMA 10
61.68
Bullish
SMA 20
59.62
Bullish
EMA 20
60.65
Bullish
SMA 50
59.59
Bullish
EMA 50
59.26
Bullish
SMA 100
56.92
Bullish
EMA 100
57.70
Bullish
SMA 200
55.06
Bullish
EMA 200
54.96
Bullish
Oscillators (daily)
RSI (14)
62.75
Neutral
MACD (12, 26)
1.14
Bullish
Momentum (12)
7.15
Bullish
Stochastic %K (14)
82.12
Bearish
Williams %R (14)
-17.88
Bearish
CCI (20)
85.97
Neutral
Pivot points (classic, last session)
S3
59.05
S2
60.17
S1
61.33
Pivot
62.45
R1
63.61
R2
64.73
R3
65.89
Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.
Dividends
Paid, last 12 months
1.04 USD
Yield on today's price
1.66%
Frequency
Quarterly
Next ex-dividend date
Not announced
Ex-dividend date
Amount per share
0.2800
0.2600
0.2600
0.2400
0.2400
0.2400
0.2400
0.2200
0.2200
0.2200
0.2200
0.1800
Ex-dividend dates and amounts from EODHD. Shown as declared, before tax.
The eight funds with the largest weight in OXY among the ETFs we cover, from each fund's latest SEC Form N-PORT (quarter-end positions, so they can be months old). All ETFs.
OXY stock splits
OXY has split its stock once since 2006. The latest was a 2-for-1 split on 16 Aug 2006.