Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
S&P 500 · Energy · data since 1981-12-31 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-0.52%
7d
+4.45%
30d
+12.16%
YTD
+40.66%
1y
+31.04%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.4 | 16.9 | 23.0 | -6.8 | -6.5 | -13.8 | 18.0 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -5.6 | 4.7 | 1.6 | -20.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 8.3 | -0.2 | -12.8 | 1.9 | -1.5 |
| 2024 | -3.6 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 1.8 | -5.5 | 1.2 | -3.5 | -6.3 | -9.2 | -2.8 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | -9.6 | 6.9 | -1.4 | -6.3 | 2.3 | 7.4 | -0.5 | 3.6 | -4.7 | -4.3 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 29.9 | 16.1 | 30.1 | -2.9 | 25.8 | -14.9 | 11.7 | 8.0 | -13.3 | 18.1 | -4.3 | -9.2 |
| 2021 | 15.9 | 32.6 | 0.1 | -4.7 | 2.4 | 20.5 | -16.5 | -1.6 | 15.2 | 13.3 | -11.6 | -2.2 |
| 2020 | -3.6 | -17.6 | -63.6 | 43.4 | -22.0 | 41.4 | -14.0 | -19.1 | -21.4 | -8.8 | 72.6 | 9.9 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | -0.9 | 1.3 | -11.1 | -15.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | -15.3 | 4.1 | -8.9 | -4.8 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | -12.5 | 0.2 | 18.9 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -4.8 | 3.9 | -18.4 | 4.8 | -11.6 |
| 2017 | -4.9 | -3.3 | -2.2 | -2.9 | -4.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | -3.6 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 5.7 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 12.0 | -1.6 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 2.8 | -4.2 | -0.0 | -2.1 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | -0.8 | -2.6 | -5.4 | 9.7 | -2.4 | 0.4 | -9.7 | 4.0 | -8.4 | 12.7 | 1.4 | -9.6 |
| 2014 | -7.9 | 10.2 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | -4.8 | 6.2 | -6.6 | -7.5 | -10.3 | 6.2 |
| 2013 | 15.2 | -6.7 | -4.1 | 13.9 | 3.1 | -2.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | 6.8 | 2.7 | -1.2 | 0.8 |
| 2012 | 6.5 | 4.6 | -8.3 | -4.2 | -13.1 | 8.9 | 1.5 | -2.3 | 1.9 | -8.3 | -4.8 | 2.6 |
| 2011 | -1.4 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 9.4 | -5.6 | -3.1 | -5.6 | -11.7 | -17.1 | 30.0 | 6.4 | -4.8 |
| 2010 | -3.7 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 4.9 | -6.9 | -6.0 | 1.0 | -6.2 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| 2009 | -9.1 | -4.9 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 19.2 | -1.5 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 7.7 | -3.2 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | -11.9 | 14.1 | -5.1 | 13.7 | 10.5 | -1.9 | -12.3 | 0.7 | -10.8 | -21.2 | -2.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | -5.1 | -0.5 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 5.7 | -2.0 | -0.1 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 2006 | 22.3 | -6.3 | 1.6 | 10.9 | -3.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | -5.4 | -5.2 | -2.4 | 7.2 | -2.6 |
| 2005 | 0.0 | 20.4 | 1.7 | -3.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | -7.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 2004 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 2.5 | -6.4 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 8.8 | -0.2 | 7.8 | -2.6 |
| 2003 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 13.0 | 0.2 | -2.6 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 15.9 |
| 2002 | -2.2 | 3.4 | 9.6 | -1.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | -9.7 | 9.6 | -3.6 | 0.5 | -2.4 | 3.1 |
| 2001 | -6.3 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 21.7 | -0.5 | -10.6 | 4.0 | -0.4 | -10.8 | 4.0 | -1.3 | 7.1 |
| 2000 | -8.1 | -19.2 | 31.0 | 3.3 | 10.5 | -10.1 | -3.9 | 6.7 | 2.1 | -8.9 | 8.8 | 13.4 |
| 1999 | -10.0 | -1.2 | 22.0 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 1.2 | -7.4 | 10.9 | 7.8 | -1.4 | -3.8 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | -13.0 | 0.3 | 15.3 | 0.9 | -6.2 | -1.4 | -17.6 | -16.9 | 17.7 | -7.6 | 1.9 | -15.6 |
| 1997 | 9.1 | 0.5 | -3.0 | -10.7 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 0.0 | -6.5 | 11.8 | 7.2 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| 1996 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 16.4 | -3.8 | 1.0 | -3.4 | -9.6 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 4.8 | -2.0 | -1.6 |
| 1995 | -3.3 | 6.0 | 12.2 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -1.6 | -3.3 | 1.7 | -1.7 | 2.9 | -2.3 |
| 1994 | 5.9 | 0.7 | -9.8 | 10.1 | 9.2 | -1.3 | 5.3 | 11.9 | -4.5 | 4.2 | -10.3 | -0.6 |
| 1993 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 0.6 | -1.7 | -2.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | -2.4 | -9.7 | -4.7 | -2.9 |
| 1992 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 6.0 | -9.8 | 4.5 | -3.0 | -10.2 | -3.5 | 5.2 | -3.6 |
| 1991 | 1.4 | 8.1 | -6.3 | 1.3 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 12.3 | 3.1 | -4.6 | -3.2 | -14.9 | -5.9 |
| 1990 | -10.1 | 6.1 | -0.9 | -1.8 | 2.3 | -4.2 | 0.5 | -6.3 | -16.4 | 1.9 | 11.8 | -17.2 |
| 1989 | 10.3 | -2.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | -0.1 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | -5.9 | 8.9 | -0.8 |
| 1988 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | -1.4 | 1.9 | -1.4 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 3.4 | -1.9 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | 18.6 | -2.3 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -7.7 | -21.7 | -8.3 | -1.5 |
| 1986 | -10.9 | -3.6 | -6.3 | 2.6 | 14.5 | -4.4 | -11.2 | 23.2 | -0.0 | 1.8 | -3.0 | -0.5 |
| 1985 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 10.5 | -0.7 | -5.6 | -0.0 | 13.6 | 1.4 | -12.3 |
| 1984 | 12.6 | 1.3 | 18.0 | -5.3 | 4.0 | -9.6 | -10.5 | 13.2 | 7.5 | -1.6 | -3.3 | -1.3 |
| 1983 | 0.6 | -3.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 13.8 | 5.9 | -4.6 | 7.5 | -2.6 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| 1982 | -6.3 | -3.3 | -4.1 | -4.3 | 3.9 | -3.9 | -8.0 | 21.7 | -7.9 | 11.3 | -12.6 | 11.9 |
| 1981 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.0 |
| Avg | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | -1.3 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.7% | +2.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% | +2.3% | +1.0% | -1.7% | +1.0% | -0.6% | -0.7% | +1.6% | +0.3% |
| Win rate | 53%/45 | 62%/45 | 71%/45 | 60%/45 | 60%/45 | 58%/45 | 43%/44 | 55%/44 | 48%/44 | 45%/44 | 52%/44 | 42%/45 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-88.4%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±9.8%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
54%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+72.62%
2020-11
Worst month
-63.56%
2020-03
Longest streaks
9▲ / 5▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Occidental Petroleum
Occidental Petroleum swings with every OPEC meeting and geopolitical mood — with price receipts on this site going back to 1981. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1981) would be about $2,969 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +72.62%; its worst, March 2020 at -63.56%.
- It has closed March in the green 32 out of 45 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.