Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 49.88% in Q2 2026, up 56.08 percentage points from -6.20% a year earlier and up 34.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Occidental Petroleum's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 23.27% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 25.24 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 19.48%, up 19.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +112.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -0.15% in FY2024 (-2.07 pp), 1.92% in FY2023 (-23.39 pp), 25.31% in FY2022 (+26.00 pp) and -0.69% in FY2021 (+92.03 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +16.45 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 103.68 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 89.02 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 15.72% (Q1 2026), 6.11% (Q4 2025) and 1.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 674.90 Bn | 638.12 Bn | - | 16.94% |
| 2 | Shell | 547.48 Bn | 458.03 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 28.46% |
| 3 | Chevron | 408.53 Bn | 386.32 Bn | 33.45 Bn | -28.44% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 186.30 Bn | 69.43 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 172.32 Bn | 121.84 Bn | - | 5.19% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 152.28 Bn | 124.99 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 53.17% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 106.44 Bn | 52.50 Bn | - | 36.94% |
| 8 | Phillips 66 | 105.58 Bn | 94.57 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -74.35% |
| 9 | Canadian Natural Resources | 100.85 Bn | 97.81 Bn | - | 41.56% |
| 10 | Occidental Petroleum | 58.08 Bn | 46.63 Bn | - | 49.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 49.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -41.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -73.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.80% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.80% |
API Access
Occidental Petroleum Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=OXY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "OXY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=OXY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();