EarningsQ2 2026 Earnings Report
MX:OXY1 Q2 2026 EPS Results
Actual EPS$42.56
Consensus EPS$32.38
Beat/MissBeat by +$10.18
One Year Ago EPS$6.92
MX:OXY1 Q2 2026 Revenue Results
Actual Revenue$125.05B
Expected Revenue$125.45B
Beat/MissMissed by -$397.29M
YoY Revenue Growth+11.64%
Earnings Announcement Details
QuarterQ2 2026
Date08/05/2026
TimeAfter Close
Conference CallWednesday, August 5, 2026
MX:OXY1 Upcoming Earnings
Occidental Petroleum's next earnings date is estimated for November 10, 2026, based on past reporting schedules.
Q2 2026 Earnings Call Audio
MX:OXY1 Q2 2026 Earnings Call
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Q2 2026 Earnings Slide Deck
Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presented a predominantly positive operational and financial picture: strong Q2 free cash flow ($3.0B), meaningful debt reduction, an 8% dividend increase, production outperformance, and a detailed plan to achieve ~$4.0B of sustainable annual cash flow by 2030. Near-term headwinds include Middle East disruptions, Q3 midstream normalization as gas spreads narrow, temporary maintenance/seasonal impacts in the Gulf of America and Rockies, and Stratos commissioning timing risks. Management emphasized disciplined capital allocation (debt paydown prioritized over buybacks) and substantial structural cost and decline‑rate improvements, with ~85% of planned cash flow gains expected to be resilient to lower prices. Overall, highlights materially outweigh the lowlights, with lowlights framed as manageable or timing-related risks rather than structural declines.Company Guidance
Strong Quarterly Free Cash Flow
Generated approximately $3.0 billion of free cash flow in Q2 — the highest quarterly free cash flow since Q3 2022; company expects to deliver more than the targeted $1.2 billion of free cash flow improvement for 2026 relative to 2025.
Debt Reduction and Interest Savings
Reduced principal debt by $1.5 billion to $11.8 billion (lowest since Q2 2019); net principal debt of $7.6 billion reflecting ~$4.2 billion cash on hand; lowered go‑forward annualized interest by approximately $630 million versus 2025 (go‑forward interest run rate ~ $760 million).
Dividend Increase
Board approved an 8% increase to the quarterly dividend, raising it to $0.28 per share, supported by stronger balance sheet and cash generation.
Production Outperformance
Total production averaged 1.43 million BOE/d in Q2, exceeding the midpoint of guidance by 23,000 BOE/d (about a 1.6% beat) driven by Permian new well and base performance and higher Gulf of America uptime.
Midstream & Marketing Record Quarter
Midstream and marketing segment delivered adjusted pretax income of ~ $960 million in Q2 — a record quarter and reported as more than double the midpoint of guidance (>100% above midpoint) due to gas marketing optimization and stronger crude marketing margins.
Cost and Operational Efficiency Gains
Domestic lease operating expense of $7.80 per BOE in Q2, a 6% improvement versus guidance; company reports >$2 billion in cost savings since 2023 and expects continued efficiency gains (targeting additional well cost reductions and a 12% well cost improvement by 2030, with 7% achieved this year).
Long-Term Sustainable Cash Flow Plan
Announced pathway to add over $4.0 billion of annual sustainable cash flow by 2030 (approximately 95% annualized growth vs 2025); company states ~85% of the improvements should be achieved even at lower oil price scenarios, driven by lower sustaining capital, cost efficiencies and balance sheet improvements.
Resource Base and Decline Rate Improvement
Resources totaled 16.5 billion BOE, providing >30-year low-cost development runway; plan to reduce base decline rate from ~25% to ~20% by 2030 (a ~5 percentage point improvement) driven by advanced recovery, waterflood and EOR projects.
Capital and Guidance Discipline
Maintained full-year 2026 capital guidance of $5.5–$5.9 billion; raised full-year midstream & marketing guidance by $300 million; set 2027 starting CapEx expectation at $5.9 billion with sustaining CapEx reduction pathway to $4.5 billion by 2030.
MX:OXY1 Earnings History
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