Metric Deep Dive: Understanding Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) Through its Ratios

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After finishing at $41.42 in the prior trading day, Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE: OXY) closed at $42.0, up 1.40%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.16 million shares were traded. OXY stock price reached its highest trading level at $42.325 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $41.4.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of OXY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.89. 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:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 41378836480 and an Enterprise Value of 70887841792. As of this moment, Occidental’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.665 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.585.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for OXY is 0.39, which has changed by -0.1669972 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 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 -2.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.46%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 10.16M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7848570 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 3.83, 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

In the trailing 12 months, OXY’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.94, compared to 0.94 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022694351. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.16. . 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 11.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.41, with high estimates of $0.56 and low estimates of $0.21.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.47 and $2.09 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.27. EPS for the following year is $1.7, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $2.93 and $0.88.

Revenue Estimates

3 analysts predict $5.52B in revenue for . The current quarter. 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.