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OXY: Production beat guidance, free cash flow reached $2.8B, and principal debt hit $10.0B

Occidental Petroleum reported third-quarter production above guidance, $1.637 billion in income for common stockholders, and $2.8 billion in free cash flow before working capital. Principal debt reached $10.0 billion, while management targets more than $4.0 billion of annual sustainable cash flow by 2030.

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What happened

Occidental reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $1.6 billion and production of 1.427 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. It generated $2.8 billion in free cash flow before working capital and reported $1.8 billion in debt principal reduction during the quarter.

Global impact / market context

The reported cash flow and debt reduction show money available after spending and progress in paying down debt. The reports also give a future cash flow goal, but do not show whether it will be reached.

What to watch

  1. Check the next production report and compare output with guidance; it will show whether the latest production strength continues.
  2. Check the next reported free cash flow; it will show whether the company continues generating cash at a similar level.
  3. Check reported debt repayments and debt principal; they will show whether debt reduction continues.

Affected assets

  • Occidental Petroleum

Evidence