Occidental Petroleum OXY-WT
NYSE OXY-WT
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As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 2:16 PM EDT

Occidental Petroleum (OXY-WT) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Occidental Petroleum (OXY-WT) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.41% for Q1 2026, down 355.0% year-over-year from 0.55% in Q1 2025, and down 38.87% quarter-over-quarter from 2.31% in Q4 2025.

Occidental Petroleum (OXY-WT) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Occidental Petroleum (OXY-WT) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 1.41% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 355.0% year-over-year to 1.41%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.41% (down 355.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.35%, down 118.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 1.41% in Q1 2026 per OXY-WT's latest filing, from 2.31% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 17.33% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 1.41% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.21% across 5 years, with a median of 4.35% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 2639 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 1408 bps.
  • Occidental Petroleum's Return on Capital Employed stood at 17.33% in 2022, then plunged by 80 bps to 3.4% in 2023, then grew by 28 bps to 4.35% in 2024, then tumbled by 47 bps to 2.31% in 2025, then slumped by 39 bps to 1.41% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows OXY-WT's Return on Capital Employed at 1.41% in Q1 2026, 2.31% in Q4 2025, and 2.57% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Conocophillips 163.90 Bn 156.21 Bn 12.81 Bn 28.17%
2 Canadian Natural Resources 106.58 Bn 104.69 Bn 10.66 Bn -
3 Eog Resources 80.36 Bn 75.45 Bn - 18.27%
4 Diamondback Energy 59.29 Bn 58.83 Bn 5.55 Bn 1.68%
5 Woodside Energy 46.17 Bn 40.23 Bn 6.02 Bn -
6 Devon Energy 46.16 Bn 45.15 Bn 6.02 Bn 9.42%
7 Occidental Petroleum 39.38 Bn 35.23 Bn 7.73 Bn 5.58%
8 Eqt 33.95 Bn 33.84 Bn 1.42 Bn 10.19%
9 Texas Pacific Land 26.55 Bn 26.30 Bn - 39.30%
10 Expand Energy 22.95 Bn 21.68 Bn 2.33 Bn 14.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.58%
Mar 31, 2026 1.41%
Dec 31, 2025 2.31%
Sep 30, 2025 2.57%
Jun 30, 2025 3.86%
Mar 31, 2025 4.96%
Dec 31, 2024 4.35%
Sep 30, 2024 3.92%
Jun 30, 2024 3.77%
Mar 31, 2024 2.76%
Dec 31, 2023 3.40%
Sep 30, 2023 8.43%
Jun 30, 2023 11.65%
Mar 31, 2023 16.84%
Dec 31, 2022 17.33%
Sep 30, 2022 16.06%
Jun 30, 2022 12.92%
Mar 31, 2022 6.11%
Dec 31, 2021 1.04%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.94%