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The closing price of Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE: OXY) was $41.41 for the day, down -0.05% from the previous closing price of $41.43. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.55 million shares were traded. OXY stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.525 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $40.85.
Ratios:
Our analysis of OXY’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.71 and its Current Ratio is at 0.94. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on October 17, 2025, initiated with a Underweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $42.
On October 03, 2025, Mizuho Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $60. HSBC Securities Upgraded its Hold to Buy on October 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $55.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 07 ’25 when BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC bought 763,017 shares for $46.82 per share. The transaction valued at 35,724,074 led to the insider holds 264,941,431 shares of the business.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC bought 3,614,015 shares of OXY for $164,787,626 on Dec 19 ’24. The 10% Owner now owns 264,178,414 shares after completing the transaction at $45.60 per share. On Dec 18 ’24, another insider, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 2,805,513 shares for $46.26 each. As a result, the insider paid 129,777,124 and bolstered with 260,564,399 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, OXY now has a Market Capitalization of 40797564928 and an Enterprise Value of 70306562048. As of this moment, Occidental’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.52 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.643 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.539.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for OXY is 0.39, which has changed by -0.1766693 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1177547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, OXY has reached a high of $53.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.94%.
Shares Statistics:
OXY traded an average of 10.21M shares per day over the past three months and 9716800 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 985.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 981.74M. Insiders hold about 0.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.87% stake in the company. Shares short for OXY as of 1763078400 were 38966375 with a Short Ratio of 3.61, compared to 1760486400 on 38599817. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 38966375 and a Short% of Float of 6.15.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.94, OXY has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.94. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022688873. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.29. . The current Payout Ratio is 36.00% for OXY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-02-25 when the company split stock in a 10000:9983 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) is currently in progress, with 9.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.46, with high estimates of $0.65 and low estimates of $0.34.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.47 and $2.09 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.29. EPS for the following year is $1.85, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $2.93 and $1.21.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in . The current quarter, according to 3 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.21B to a low estimate of $5.17B. As of . The current estimate, Occidental Petroleum Corp’s year-ago sales were $6.84BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.19B. There is a high estimate of $5.36B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.99B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for OXY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $26.41B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $25.02B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $25.9B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $26.88BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $21.2B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $22.12B and the low estimate is $20.35B.
