Occidental Petroleum Corp /De/ (OXY) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 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 Corp /De/ (OXY) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 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'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's Return on Capital Employed at 1.41% in Q1 2026, 2.31% in Q4 2025, and 2.57% in Q3 2025.
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Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |