Buyback yield (TTM)
0.09%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.38%
5Y share count change
8.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$56.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$18.92B
Key takeaways
- Occidental Petroleum (OXY) repurchased about $56.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 8.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 3% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
In 2025, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) buyback spend totalled $0.00 – plunged 100.0% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Occidental Petroleum buyback spend delivered a -100.0% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
Occidental Petroleum buyback spend plunged from $3.46B in 2023 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $3.46B, reached in 2023; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1989.
Occidental Petroleum Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Occidental Petroleum posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2025, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
Occidental Petroleum Buyback Spend 2024: $27.00M
In 2024, Occidental Petroleum reported buyback spend of $27.00M, plunged 99.2% below 2023.
Occidental Petroleum Buyback Spend 2023: $3.46B
Occidental Petroleum buyback spend in 2023 was $3.46B, grew 11.6% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Occidental Petroleum Buyback Spend 2022: $3.10B
2022's buyback spend for Occidental Petroleum came in at $3.10B, surged 38637.5% from 2021.
Occidental Petroleum Buyback Spend 2021: $8.00M
Occidental Petroleum buyback spend in 2021 was $8.00M.
See more financial history for Occidental Petroleum (OXY).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 1.00B | +3.4% | |
| 2024 | $27.00M | $228.00M | −$201.00M | 0.06% | 0.97B | +0.6% | |
| 2023 | $3.46B | $0.00 | $3.46B | 6.58% | 0.96B | -4.1% | |
| 2022 | $3.10B | $0.00 | $3.10B | 5.43% | 1.00B | +4.5% | |
| 2021 | $8.00M | $287.00M | −$279.00M | 0.03% | 0.96B | +4.4% | |
| 2020 | $12.00M | $0.00 | $12.00M | 0.07% | 0.92B | +13.5% | |
| 2019 | $237.00M | $0.00 | $237.00M | 0.64% | 0.81B | +6.1% | |
| 2018 | $1.25B | $0.00 | $1.25B | 2.70% | 0.76B | -0.3% | |
| 2017 | $25.00M | $0.00 | $25.00M | 0.04% | 0.77B | +0.3% | |
| 2016 | $22.00M | $0.00 | $22.00M | 0.04% | 0.76B | -0.2% | |
| 2015 | $593.00M | $0.00 | $593.00M | 1.15% | 0.77B | -2.0% | |
| 2014 | $2.50B | $64.00M | $2.44B | 4.01% | 0.78B | -2.9% | |
| 2013 | $943.00M | $0.00 | $943.00M | 1.29% | 0.80B | -0.7% | |
| 2012 | $583.00M | $0.00 | $583.00M | 0.98% | 0.81B | -0.4% | |
| 2011 | $274.00M | $0.00 | $274.00M | 0.38% | 0.81B | -0.1% | |
| 2010 | $67.00M | $0.00 | $67.00M | 0.09% | 0.81B | 0.0% | |
| 2009 | $40.00M | $0.00 | $40.00M | 0.06% | 0.81B | -0.9% | |
| 2008 | $1.51B | $0.00 | $1.51B | 3.24% | 0.82B | -2.2% | |
| 2007 | $1.20B | $0.00 | $1.20B | 1.96% | 0.84B | -2.5% | |
| 2006 | $1.47B | $0.00 | $1.47B | 3.71% | 0.86B | +5.2% | |
| 2005 | $8.00M | $0.00 | $8.00M | 0.03% | 0.82B | +2.0% | |
| 2004 | $466.00M | $0.00 | $466.00M | 2.10% | 0.80B | +4.0% | |
| 2003 | $2.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | 0.01% | 0.77B | +1.8% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.76B | +1.5% | |
| 2001 | $11.00M | $0.00 | $11.00M | 0.12% | 0.75B | +1.3% | |
| 2000 | $12.00M | $0.00 | $12.00M | 0.14% | 0.74B | +3.6% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.71B | +1.8% | |
| 1998 | $937.00M | $0.00 | $937.00M | — | 0.70B | +4.6% | |
| 1997 | $119.00M | $0.00 | $119.00M | — | 0.67B | +0.6% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.66B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $42.00M | $0.00 | $42.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$27.00M
- 2023$3.46B
- 2022$3.10B
- 2021$8.00M
- 2020$12.00M
- 2019$237.00M
- 2018$1.25B
- 2017$25.00M
- 2016$22.00M
- 2015$593.00M
- 2014$2.50B
- 2013$943.00M
- 2012$583.00M
- 2011$274.00M
- 2010$67.00M
- 2009$40.00M
- 2008$1.51B
- 2007$1.20B
- 2006$1.47B
- 2005$8.00M
- 2004$466.00M
- 2003$2.00M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$11.00M
- 2000$12.00M
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$937.00M
- 1997$119.00M
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$42.00M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
How Occidental Petroleum splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Occidental Petroleum, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $20.27B | |
| $11.86B | |
| $5.02B | |
| $3.49B | |
| $2.60B | |
| $2.41B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $20.27B
- $11.86B
- $5.02B
- $3.49B
- $2.60B
- $2.41B
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $2.11B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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