What If You Invested $1,000 in Occidental Petroleum (OXY)?
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Occidental Petroleum
OXY
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+5707.71% (58.1 times)
- Buy
- Aug 9, 1982
- $1.24
- Sell
- May 2, 2011
- $72.16
Buying OXY at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $58,077.06.
Max drawdown
-88.41% (fell to 12% of peak)
- Peak
- May 2, 2011
- $72.16
- Trough
- Oct 28, 2020
- $8.36
The worst decline for OXY was -88.41% (fell to 12% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+3368.23% (34.7 times)
- IPO
- Dec 31, 1981
- $1.65
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $57.25
A $1,000 investment in OXY at IPO would be worth $34,682.33 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock's all-time low was $1.24 on Aug 9, 1982. The all-time high was $72.16 on May 2, 2011.
What if you invested $1,000 in Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock at the all-time low ($1.24 on Aug 9, 1982) and selling at the peak ($72.16 on May 2, 2011) would have turned $1,000 into $58,077.06. Historical return: +5707.71% (58.1 times).
What are Occidental Petroleum (OXY)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock was Aug 9, 1982 (all-time low at $1.24). The best sell date was May 2, 2011 at $72.16. This investment would have returned +5707.71% (58.1 times).
What was Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock's worst decline was -88.41% (fell to 12% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $72.16 on May 2, 2011. Trough: $8.36 on Oct 28, 2020. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $115.89 at the trough.
What if you bought Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock at IPO ($1.65 on Dec 31, 1981) would be worth $34,682.33 today. Historical return: +3368.23% (34.7 times). Current stock price: $57.25 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock 5 years ago ($26.55 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,156 today. Historical return: +115.60% (2.16 times). Current stock price: $57.25 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock 10 years ago ($52.56 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,089.22 today. Historical return: +8.92% (1.09 times). Current stock price: $57.25 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock 20 years ago ($27.12 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $2,111.29 today. Historical return: +111.13% (2.11 times). Current stock price: $57.25 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for OXY. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.