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OXY

Occidental Petroleum Corporation
EnergyOil & Gas E&PRisk-First
$56.19 · 15min delay
β 0.17

A steady large-cap risk-flagged situation trading near fair value. Most frameworks reject it today.

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52-wk low $38.8052-wk high $67.45

Mkt Cap

$55.89B

P/E

—

PEG

1.24

P/B

1.82

Dividend

1.89%

ROE

4.1%

About the business

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.

Who would buy OXY?

Consensus 13/100 · Aligned · Investors mostly agree.

0 8 7

Endorses

· 2 frameworks
  • AQR / Asness· Quality Factor71/100

    Gross Margin > 35% 69.8% clears "> 35.0%".

  • Howard Marks· Marks Risk-First67/100

    Debt/Equity < 0.5 0.42 clears "< 0.50".

Rejects

· 3 frameworks
  • Benjamin Graham
Insider activity · Mixed

Open-market buying concentrated in one insider

Strength 45/100

Buying is limited to a single filer (KLESSE WILLIAM ROBERT, $195K). Single-insider buys are worth noting but carry less weight than broad-based conviction — they can reflect an outlier view rather than a shared read inside the C-suite. Over the 6M window, insiders are net sellers by 29,522,084 shares.

  • Buying concentrated in one filer — lower conviction signal.

In Prism's context

Insider activity is inconclusive here. The stock's case should lean on the framework verdict (Fails criteria, score 13/100) and the archetype read (Risk-First).

InsiderRoleTypeDateSharesAvg priceValueOwn
KLESSE WILLIAM ROBERTDirectorAward / grantMay 4, 20264,149$0.00$0Direct
GOULD ANDREW FREDERIC JAMESDirectorAward / grantMay 4, 20264,978$0.00$0Direct
ROBINSON KENNETH B.DirectorAward / grantMay 4, 20264,149$0.00$0Direct
ONEILL CLAIREDirectorAward / grantMay 4, 20263,734$0.00$0Direct
BAILEY VICKY ADirectorAward / grantMay 4, 20263,734$0.00$0Direct
MOORE JACK BDirectorAward / grantMay 4, 20266,720$0.00$0Direct
POLADIAN AVEDICK BARUYRDirectorAward / grantMay 4, 20264,149$0.00$0Direct
GUTIERREZ CARLOS M.DirectorAward / grantMay 4, 20263,734$0.00$0Direct
SHEARER BOBDirectorAward / grantMay 4, 20263,734$0.00$0Direct
POLADIAN AVEDICK BARUYRDirectorStock Gift at price 0.00 per share.Apr 14, 202615,000$0.00$0Direct
DILLON KENNETHOfficerAward / grantFeb 27, 202627,883$0.00$0Direct
PETERSON ROBERT LOfficerAward / grantFeb 27, 202624,115$0.00$0Direct
JACKSON RICHARD A.Chief Operating OfficerAward / grantFeb 27, 202637,679$0.00$0Direct
SIMMONS JEFF FOfficerAward / grantFeb 27, 202624,115$0.00$0Direct
MATHEW SUNILChief Financial OfficerAward / grantFeb 27, 202626,376$0.00$0Direct
KERRIGAN SYLVIA JOfficerAward / grantFeb 27, 202648,983$0.00$0Direct
HOLLUB VICKI A.Chief Executive OfficerAward / grantFeb 27, 202694,198$0.00$0Direct
CHAMPION CHRISTOPHER OOfficerAward / grantFeb 27, 202613,565$0.00$0Direct
DILLON KENNETHOfficerAward / grantFeb 18, 202618,393$0.00$0Direct
PETERSON ROBERT LOfficerAward / grantFeb 18, 202616,817$0.00$0Direct
JACKSON RICHARD A.Chief Operating OfficerAward / grantFeb 18, 202618,393$0.00$0Direct
HOLLUB VICKI A.Chief Executive OfficerAward / grantFeb 18, 202659,121$0.00$0Direct
CHAMPION CHRISTOPHER OOfficerAward / grantFeb 18, 20269,197$0.00$0Direct
KLESSE WILLIAM ROBERTDirectorOpen-market buyDec 16, 20255,000$38.98$195KDirect

Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 26.9% of shares outstanding.

Net 6M: -29,522,084 sh

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What this means: A significant rerating — the valuation-sensitive frameworks below will have tightened since this move.

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Risk metrics

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Sector concentration

How much this shifts your top sector weight and overall diversification.

Archetype tilt

Whether this leans your book more toward Quality, Value, Growth, Deep Value, Income, or Momentum.

OXY is currently tagged:Risk-FirstFails criteria (13/100)

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Probabilistic recommendation· rec-v1.0.0-2026-04

Occidental Petroleum Corporation · OXY

OXY: 52% estimated probability of outperforming over the next 12M window. 1 of 6 signal families negative (medium confidence). Strongest support: 5 tracked holders · peak 36.5%. Main risk to monitor: 58% above fair value.

Outperform prob.
52%
vs S&P 500 · 12M
medium confidence
Expected return
-4.4% → +19.6%
mid +7.6% / yr
Downside (p20)
-2.1%
stress -4.1%
Data quality
98/100
Excellent

Probabilistic research output, not financial advice. Prism recommendations are based on available data, historical relationships, and model assumptions. They do not guarantee future returns. Conduct independent due diligence before any investment decision.

Backtested and similar-setup statistics may be affected by survivorship bias, look-ahead bias, overfitting, transaction costs, liquidity constraints, and data limitations. Probability estimates are anchored heuristics — not validated forecasts — until the walk-forward backtest pipeline is in place.

Prism Score

Composite 61/100. Strongest contribution from quality; weakest from valuation.

Composite
61
/ 100
Mixed
Deep valueval.
80/ 100

P/B 1.82× · FCF yield 5.4%

Margin of safetyval.
2/ 100

58% above fair value

Bull · base · bear scenarios

Three plausible paths over a 5-year horizon.

Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.

Bull
~20%
$46.30
-3.8% / yr (5y)

A turnaround takes hold: margin recovers toward peer averages, revenue stabilises, and the market re-prices the asset value rather than the running earnings.

Drivers
  • • Margin expands by 200–400 bps from 18%
  • • Stranded asset value crystallises
  • • Multiple re-rates one full turn higher
Base
~45%
$35.61
-8.7% / yr (5y)

No deterioration, no surprise re-acceleration. 18% operating margin and -8% top-line growth chug along; the multiple slowly converges to the central fair-value estimate.

Global value comparison

Occidental Petroleum Corporation vs sector medians — GCC, MENA, and Global ex-US.

Sector: Energy. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.

MetricOXYGCC medianMENA medianGlobal ex-US
P/E (TTM)—14.8×—9.0×
P/B1.82×2.60×—1.20×
Dividend yield1.89%5.20%—5.50%
ROE4.1%
Earnings reaction explainer

OXY missed materially — -29.5% below consensus.

Big miss· -29.5%

Reported EPS $1.06 vs $1.50 expected — a material miss. The bar of the next two prints will be lower, but the multiple that was bid up to today's level usually does not survive an unexplained shortfall this size. Trailing operating margin: 17.7%.

  • Quality investorsNegative

    A material miss is incompatible with a quality-compounder narrative until proven otherwise. Two more prints needed before that label is restored.

  • Growth investorsNegative

    Multiple compression typically follows. The risk is not the miss itself, it's that consensus needs to re-rate forward estimates lower.

  • Value investorsNegative

    Even cheap stocks get cheaper after this kind of print — wait for capitulation rather than catching the falling knife.

News & events

Next earnings

Wed, Aug 5 · consensus EPS $1.50 · last actual $1.06

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Key Metrics at a Glance

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/A

PEG Ratio

1.24

P/B Ratio

1.82

EPS Growth

315.6%

Revenue Growth

-8.3%

Debt / Equity

0.42

Net Cash / Share

$-12.87

Return on Equity

4.1%

Gross Margin

69.8%

Operating Margin

17.7%

FCF / Share

$3.05

Current Ratio

1.21

· Graham Net-Net
13/100

Net Cash Positive (NCAV proxy) is $-12.87 — fails "> $0.00".

  • Joel Greenblatt· Magic Formula25/100

    ROE > 20% is 4.1% — fails "> 20.0%".

  • Dividend Growth School· Dividend Income25/100

    Dividend Yield > 2% is 1.9% — fails "> 2.0%".

  • See the full rule-by-rule drill-down below
    Prism Score
    61/100
    Low agreement
    Signal families · 1 of 6 signal families negative
    Agreement: Low
    • Valuationnegative

      Trades meaningfully above the fair-value range — limited margin of safety.

      58% above fair valueReverse DCF: low expectations bar
      35
      /100
    • Qualityneutral

      Quality is mixed — some strengths, some softness.

      ROE 4% (weak)Gross 70%EPS growth 316%
      52
      /100
    • Balance sheetneutral

      Capital structure is unremarkable — neither a stress nor a tailwind.

      50
      /100
    • Momentumneutral

      Price trend is unremarkable — neither tailwind nor headwind.

      50
      /100
    • Behaviouralpositive

      Insiders and / or superinvestors are accumulating — informed-money tailwind.

      5 tracked holders · peak 36.5%
      65
      /100
    • Catalysts & eventsnegative

      Recent miss and / or risk patterns weigh on the catalyst path.

      Big EPS miss (-30%)
      36
      /100
    Positive drivers
    • • 5 tracked holders · peak 36.5%
    Key risks
    • • 58% above fair value
    • • Reverse DCF: low expectations bar
    • • Big EPS miss (-30%)
    Suggested diligence questions
    • 1. Is insider buying coming from operators with informed perspective on near-term results?
    Similar historical setups[MOCK DATA]

    Among 100 historical setups with similar Prism Score and signal-agreement profiles, 51% beat the benchmark over the next 12 months, with average excess return of +1.0% / yr.

    Probabilistic research output — not financial advice.
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    Quality20%
    62/ 100

    ROE 4% · Op margin 18%

    Balance sheet15%
    76/ 100

    D/E 0.42 · CR 1.21

    Insider convictionown.
    25/ 100

    1 insider buying

    Superinvestorown.
    95/ 100

    5 tracked holders · peak 36.5%

    Shareholder yield10%
    81/ 100

    1.89% yield + buyback runway

    Momentum5%
    69/ 100

    61% through 52w range

    Growth5%
    100/ 100

    EPS 316% · Rev -8%

    Designed to surface potentially attractive characteristics — descriptive, not prescriptive. For research and educational purposes only.

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    Drivers
    • • Revenue growth holds near -8%
    • • Operating margin stays around 18%
    • • No major balance-sheet surprises
    Bear
    ~35%
    $26.71
    -13.8% / yr (5y)

    Cyclical earnings prove to be at peak; revenue stalls and the multiple, already low, drifts lower as estimates re-rate down.

    Drivers
    • • Operating margin compresses 200–400 bps
    • • Multiple compresses as estimates roll back
    • • Sentiment de-rates the name to a deeper-value multiple
    Indicative weights
    18.0%
    —
    13.0%

    Editorial dataset · as of 2024-12-31. Sector medians are hand-maintained from public Tadawul / ADX / DFM / QSE / EGX disclosures and indicative Global ex-US references. Live licensed data is on the roadmap. For research and educational purposes only.

    What to watch on the next print
    • • Management explanation of cause — one-off vs structural
    • • Analyst-revision direction over the next 1-2 weeks
    • • Dividend coverage commentary
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  • Institutional Own.

    51.8%

    Insider Own.

    26.9%

    Dividend Yield

    1.89%

    Book Value / Share

    $30.92

    Superinvestor ownership

    Held by 5 tracked superinvestors · peak weight 15.2%

    Grand Portfolio
    • Mohnish Pabrai

      Pabrai Investment Funds · Q4 2025

      15.2%
    • Prem Watsa

      Fairfax Financial Holdings · Q4 2025

      14.8%
    • Li Lu

      Himalaya Capital Management · Q4 2025

      10.2%
    • Francis Chou

      Chou Associates Management · Q4 2025

      6.1%
    • Warren Buffett

      Berkshire Hathaway · Q4 2025

      4.6%

    Weights reflect each investor's latest 13F or factsheet snapshot. Data lags real time by 45+ days.