OXY (Occidental Petroleum) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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OXY Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY
63 GF Score
Price $58.84
GF Value $51.91
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Occidental Petroleum Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Occidental Petroleum's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $581 Mil. Occidental Petroleum's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $14,045 Mil. Occidental Petroleum's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $23,480 Mil. Occidental Petroleum's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.62.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Occidental Petroleum's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

OXY' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.03   Med: 1.9   Max: 5.3
Current: 1.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Occidental Petroleum was 5.30. The lowest was -6.03. And the median was 1.90.

OXY's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
66.16% of 718 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.825 vs OXY: 1.06

Occidental Petroleum  (NYSE:OXY) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Occidental Petroleum Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Occidental Petroleum Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Occidental Petroleum's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Occidental Petroleum Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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OXY vs FANG, DVN, EOG: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Occidental Petroleum's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Occidental Petroleum Debt-to-EBITDA vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Occidental Petroleum's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Occidental Petroleum's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


OXY
63GF Score
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Occidental Petroleum Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Occidental Petroleum's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2123 + 21228) / 11849
=1.97

Occidental Petroleum's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(581 + 14045) / 23480
=0.62

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Occidental Petroleum stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $58.84 is trading 13.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $51.91. GuruFocus considers Occidental Petroleum to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for OXY:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $51.91 vs. price of $58.84 (13.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 63/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the OXY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Occidental Petroleum Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110, Houston, TX, USA, 77046
Occidental Petroleum is an independent exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Latin America, and the Middle East. At the end of 2025, the company reported net proved reserves of 4.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged 1.4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2025 at a ratio of roughly 74% oil and natural gas liquids and 26% natural gas.
63GF Score

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