OXY vs CVX Stock Comparison

Occidental Petroleum and Chevron Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVX Chevron Corp
$233.24 +13.5% 1M +49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$456.40B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.26B
Div. yield
0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chevron leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Chevron 6, Occidental Petroleum 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOXYCVXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.89B $456.40B CVX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.7x 22.2x OXY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 14.5x OXY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +10.2% CVX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.3% 9.6% OXY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% -25.4% OXY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.5x CVX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.03% CVX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.6% +49.0% OXY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr +15.6%/yr CVX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 23.9% CVX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 55/100 OXY

Percentile Scorecard

OXYCVX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisOXYCVX
Valuation 54 #46 of 99 25 #75 of 99
Growth 72 #28 of 97 80 #20 of 97
Profitability 68 #31 of 96 38 #60 of 96
Financial Health 61 #40 of 102 64 #37 of 102
Shareholder Returns 52 #37 of 76 69 #24 of 76
Overall 62 55
  • OXY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CVX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodOXYCVXSPY
1 month +11.8%+13.5% -1.0%
3 months +12.0%+19.8% +2.9%
6 months +12.3%+25.9% +6.4%
Year to date +56.0%+53.0% +11.4%
1 year +49.6%+49.0% +13.1%
3 years +2.6%+48.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +0.9%+14.2% +21.5%
5 years +89.1%+106.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.6%+15.6% +10.9%
10 years -14.0%+130.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.5%+8.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureOXYCVXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.80-0.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.442.05 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.5%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.2%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $66.24$233.24 $779.14
52-week low $38.92$146.75 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleOXYCVX
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 13.1x 22.3xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 5.7x -7.7xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.1x 17.1xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.76median 2.24 -1.66median 2.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsOXYCVX
Revenue $21.67B $215.26B
Gross profit – $97.64B
Operating income – -$86.98B
Net income $7.31B $20.97B
Free cash flow $5.45B $27.01B
R&D $258.00M $1.07B
EPS (diluted) $6.50 $10.43
Cash & equivalents $4.15B $8.53B
Total debt $13.74B $37.08B
Shares (diluted) 1.01B 1.98B
Enterprise value $51.81B $428.52B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricOXYCVX
P/E 9.7x 22.3x
P/FCF 11.8x 17.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 10.2x
P/S 3.0x 2.1x
P/B 1.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x -7.7x
EV/EBIT 14.6x -5.6x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 13.5x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.2x 10.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.76 -1.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOXYCVX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.8% -1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 200.5% 52.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -11.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 281.4% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 41.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 282.5% 67.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.2% -0.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOXYCVX
Gross margin – 45.4%
EBITDA margin 57.1% -29.5%
Operating margin – -40.4%
Pretax margin 24.7% 14.2%
Net margin 30.3% 9.6%
FCF margin 25.2% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 54.9% 21.1%
Return on equity 17.8% 10.9%
Return on assets 9.1% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 6.6% -25.4%
Return on capital employed 7.0% -29.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOXYCVX
Debt / assets 17.1% 11.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 47.3% 40.8%
Equity / assets 52.7% 59.2%
Interest coverage 4.9x -60.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.01 2.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOXYCVX
Dividend yield 1.6% 3.0%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.6% 66.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.4% 51.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.5% 18.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 7.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusOXYCVX
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 14.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.92FY2026 $16.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +213.1%FY2026 +120.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -28.8% -4.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.30BFY2026 $256.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.1% -10.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOXYCVX
Held by institutions 83.4% 74.1%
Institutions holding 1,238 4,130
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +1.8%
Institutions buying 641 1,965
Institutions selling 372 1,730
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.14

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

OXYCVX
OXY 1.00 0.72
CVX 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OXY and CVX?

Chevron (CVX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Occidental Petroleum (OXY) $63.89B, Chevron (CVX) $456.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, OXY and CVX?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9.7x, Chevron (CVX) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is cheapest (Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9.3x, Chevron (CVX) 14.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chevron (CVX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +7.3%, Chevron (CVX) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has the highest net margin (Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 30.3%, Chevron (CVX) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) leads (Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 6.6%, Chevron (CVX) -25.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Occidental Petroleum (OXY) returned the most: Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +49.6%, Chevron (CVX) +49.0%. Over five years, Chevron (CVX) compounded fastest (Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +13.6%/yr, Chevron (CVX) +15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chevron (CVX) has the highest dividend yield: Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 0.03%, Chevron (CVX) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chevron (CVX) has been the steadiest (Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 34.5%, Chevron (CVX) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do OXY and CVX move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.72, a strong positive relationship. Holding both adds little diversification.

Which is the better stock, OXY and CVX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chevron (CVX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.