Occidental Petroleum Corporatio OXY

Competitive advantage analysis · energy

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
55/100
Moderate

Ranked against 92 peers in Oil & Gas E&P

About Occidental Petroleum Corporatio

Occidental Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States and internationally. It operates through Oil and Gas and Midstream and Marketing. The Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. This segment also optimizes its … Full OXY analysis →

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.88), suggesting sticky customer base.
  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.77), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.

Key risks

  • Scale Without Profitability Despite scale, profitability lags peers (score 0.39), suggesting limited competitive advantage.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where OXY ranks in Oil & Gas E&P

Occidental Petroleum Corporatio ranks #37 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P by moat score — the top 40%. The widest moat in the group is Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) at 84/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
33 PrimeEnergy Resources Corporati PNRG 55/100 Moderate
34 Mexco Energy Corporation MXC 55/100 Moderate
35 Amplify Energy Corp. AMPY 55/100 Moderate
36 Geopark Ltd GPRK 55/100 Moderate
37 Occidental Petroleum Corporatio OXY 55/100 Moderate
38 CNX Resources Corporation CNX 54/100 Moderate
39 Kolibri Global Energy Inc. KGEI 54/100 Moderate
40 Antero Resources Corporation AR 53/100 Moderate
41 Mach Natural Resources LP MNR 51/100 Moderate

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How OXY scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 54 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 60 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 73 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 42 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 48 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 52 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding OXY's moat

What is Occidental Petroleum Corporatio's moat score?

Occidental Petroleum Corporatio (OXY) scores 54 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #37 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P, the top 40%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 92 companies in Oil & Gas E&P. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (73/100) and its weakest is Capital Efficiency (42/100).

How does Occidental Petroleum Corporatio compare with other Oil & Gas E&P companies?

Occidental Petroleum Corporatio ranks #37 of 93 scored companies in Oil & Gas E&P by moat score. The widest moat in Oil & Gas E&P is Texas Pacific Land Corporation (TPL) at 84/100. The companies ranked closest are Geopark Ltd (GPRK) at 55 just above it and CNX Resources Corporation (CNX) at 54 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 92 companies in Oil & Gas E&P. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Occidental Petroleum Corporatio scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Occidental Petroleum Corporatio?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and OXY scores: Pricing Power (54), Cost Advantage (60), Customer Stickiness (73), Capital Efficiency (42), Resilience (48), Scale & Market Position (52). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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