Health score, competitive moat, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States and internationally. It operates through Oil and Gas and Midstream and Marketing. The Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. This segment also optimizes its transportation and storage capacity and invests in entities. The Midstream and Marketing segment purchases, markets, gathers, processes, transports and stores oil, condensate, NGLs, natural gas, carbon dioxide, and power. Occidental Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Competitive analysis based on 68 quarters of fundamental data
Operating margins are under pressure, averaging 11.6%. The business may lack pricing power or face rising costs.'
ROE is positive at ~9.6% on average, adequate but below the threshold typically associated with wide moats.
7 of the last 8 quarters generated positive FCF. The company generally funds itself but has occasional cash consumption quarters.
Revenue has been flat or declining over recent quarters, which may indicate eroding demand or competitive pressure.
Data-driven red flags and warnings across 68 quarters
Operating margins dropped 25.5% over recent quarters — a sharp decline suggesting serious cost or pricing challenges.
FCF/Net Income has dropped below 0.7x in 4 quarters — monitor for earnings quality deterioration.
D/E ratio is 0.4 — conservative capital structure with low financial risk.
TTM revenue has contracted 13.8% — significant decline indicating deteriorating demand.
Free cash flow is consistently positive — the business self-funds without external capital reliance.
Shares outstanding increased 10.7% — significant dilution, likely from stock compensation or capital raises.
as of March 2026
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