Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas Exploration & ProductionSnapshot 2026-09-04
$60.04-0.94%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas Exploration & ProductionSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Maintain EPS near or above $1.06 in Q2 2026: EPS $2.40 vs $1.06 target.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 7% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskOccidental Petroleum's growth depends on maintaining strong operational performance and production growth. Recent earnings showed weak performance, but production guidance was raised for 2026. The stock trades at 14× P/E versus a peer median of 18×. This suggests the price reflects modest growth expectations compared to our view. A specific risk is the fragile earnings quality, as profits are not well backed by cash. The thesis has broken because the primary pillar of maintaining EPS near $1.06 in Q2 2026 failed. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. OXY is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 24 analysts currently covering OXY (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 8 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for OXY in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Oil & Gas Exploration & Production — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Maintain strong operational performance and production growth
New drilling opportunities enhance production growth potential.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $60.04
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $60.04.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Accelerate free cash flow growth through efficiency gains
Record free cash flow supports efficiency gains objective.
Advances: Advance debt reduction priorities
Focus on debt reduction aligns with management's priorities.
Advances: Accelerate free cash flow growth through efficiency gains
Targets sustainable cash flow growth aligns with free cash flow objective.
Advances: Maintain strong operational performance and production growth
Upbeat earnings indicate strong operational performance and production growth.
Advances: Maintain strong operational performance and production growth
Higher oil prices positively impact operational performance.
Advances: Reduce 2025 capital guidance by $200 million
Capital spending cut supports debt reduction and capital allocation goals.
Higher oil prices significantly boost free cash flow potential.
