Occidental Petroleum Corporation

OXY

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

Price

$54.86

+1.21 (+2.26%)

Market Cap

$54.57B

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+4.3% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 958.8M (2021) → 1.00B (2025)

Occidental Petroleum is an oil and gas company that finds, drills, and sells crude oil and natural gas. It also runs a large chemicals business called OxyChem, which makes basic industrial chemicals used in plastics, water treatment, and construction. Occidental operates mainly in the United States, with major production in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico, plus operations in the Middle East and Latin America.

The company makes money by selling oil, natural gas, and chemicals — so its revenue rises and falls with commodity prices. Occidental is one of the largest producers in the Permian Basin, which gives it a cost advantage in one of the most productive oil regions in the world. The company carries significant debt taken on after its 2019 acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum, and paying that debt down remains a priority. The biggest risk Occidental faces is a sustained drop in oil prices, which would quickly squeeze profits and make debt repayment harder.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-27.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+77.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$2.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Occidental Petroleum Corporation's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

27.8%

Modest — 27.8% gross margin

Operating Margin

9.3%

Modest — 9.3% operating margin

ROCE

0.8%

Weak — 0.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-8.2%

Shrinking sales (-8.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

-36.1%

Earnings shrinking (-36.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

459%

Turns 459% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

16.5%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.5%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.63

Moderate — manageable debt (0.63)

Interest Cover

4.54x

Adequate interest coverage (4.5x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

32.6x

Pricey — P/E 32.6

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+19.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (32.6 → 12.9)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.04%

Moderate income — 2.04% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+8.7%

Dividend growing modestly (8.7% YoY)

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