Occidental Petroleum Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (OXY)
Occidental Petroleum's return on equity was 6.75% for fiscal 2025.
View full Occidental Petroleum company overviewOccidental Petroleum annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 6.75% | −2.81 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 9.56% | −6.01 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 15.57% | −37.21 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 52.78% | +40.84 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 11.94% | +68.11 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | −56.17% | −52.63 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | −3.55% | −42.75 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 39.21% | +26.86 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 12.35% | +14.85 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | −2.50% | +23.90 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | −26.40% | −27.98 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 1.58% | −12.62 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 14.20% | +2.35 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 11.85% | −7.47 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 19.32% | +4.60 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 14.72% | +4.38 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 10.34% | −16.99 pp |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 27.33% | — |
Occidental Petroleum quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 7.43% | +6.10 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 8.96% | +6.22 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 0.32% | +0.66 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 2.34% | −1.08 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 1.33% | −2.39 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 2.74% | −0.16 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | −0.35% | −4.37 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 3.42% | −1.29 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 3.72% | +0.79 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 2.91% | −1.33 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 4.02% | −2.53 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 4.71% | −5.00 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 2.93% | −11.31 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 4.24% | −17.32 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 6.55% | −1.29 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 9.71% | +5.25 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 14.24% | +13.68 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 21.56% | +22.35 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 7.84% | +11.33 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 4.46% | +21.01 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 0.56% | +31.14 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | −0.79% | +6.02 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | −3.49% | +0.32 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | −16.55% | −13.37 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | −30.57% | −33.56 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | −6.81% | −9.78 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | −3.81% | −7.11 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | −3.18% | −11.99 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 2.98% | −1.09 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 2.96% | −3.95 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 3.30% | −1.57 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 8.81% | +7.90 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 4.07% | +1.66 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 6.92% | +6.37 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 4.87% | +6.11 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 0.91% | +1.97 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 2.41% | +3.00 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 0.55% | +0.23 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | −1.24% | +17.85 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | −1.06% | +7.20 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | −0.59% | −1.11 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 0.32% | +0.95 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | −19.10% | −10.39 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | −8.26% | −11.04 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 0.52% | −2.80 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | −0.63% | −3.86 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | −8.70% | −12.53 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 2.78% | −0.96 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 3.32% | +0.12 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 3.23% | −0.12 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 3.82% | +2.99 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 3.74% | +0.31 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 3.20% | −0.19 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 3.35% | −0.73 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 0.83% | −3.58 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 3.44% | −1.51 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 3.39% | −1.89 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 4.08% | −0.60 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 4.41% | +0.63 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 4.94% | +1.13 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 5.28% | +1.78 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 4.68% | +1.08 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 3.78% | +0.52 pp |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 3.81% | +0.52 pp |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 3.50% | +1.03 pp |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 3.61% | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 3.26% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 3.29% | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 2.47% | — |
Occidental Petroleum return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Occidental Petroleum's return on equity increased from −56.17% to 6.75%, a change of +62.92 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 7.43%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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