Occidental Petroleum Free cash flow decreased by 114.5% to -$273.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 213.8%, from $240.00M to -$273.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Free cash flow shows a downward trend with a -14.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
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free_cash_flow| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.62B | $2.46B | $2.16B | $2.38B | $4.36B | $3.12B | $2.46B | $1.41B | $1.42B | $1.51B | $1.70B | $224.00M | $623.00M | $2.00B | $1.58B | $240.00M | $962.00M | $1.02B | $1.88B | -$273.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.9% | -12.5% | +10.5% | +83.0% | -28.4% | -21.3% | -42.6% | +1.1% | +6.0% | +12.3% | -86.8% | +178.1% | +220.9% | -21.2% | -84.8% | +300.8% | +6.2% | +84.1% | -114.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +66.6% | +26.7% | +13.9% | -40.8% | -67.3% | -51.6% | -31.0% | -84.1% | -56.3% | +32.4% | -7.1% | +7.1% | +54.4% | -48.9% | +19.4% | -213.8% |