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Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Occidental Petroleum (OXY) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $11,534 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 1.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $14,353 reinvested (1.9% a year), or $13,132 taking the dividends as cash, $4,466 of it paid out along the way.

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OXY became

$14,353

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

1.9%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$5,606

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Worst drop

-87.9%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearOXY total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+57.8%$175+11.7%
2025−14.9%$218+17.7%
2024−15.9%$199+24.9%
2023−4.1%$157+26.2%
2022+119.1%$108−18.2%
2021+67.7%$10+28.7%
2020−56.6%$79+18.3%
2019−28.3%$628+31.2%
2018−13.0%$570−4.6%
2017+8.5%$558+21.7%
2016+9.8%$507+12.0%
2015−12.7%$467+1.2%
2014−8.9%$431+13.5%
2013+27.8%$374+32.3%
2012−16.1%$315+16.0%
2011−2.6%$249+1.9%
2010+22.7%$203+15.1%
2009+38.4%$188+26.4%
2008−20.7%$170−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: OXY total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Occidental Petroleum (OXY) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $14,353 at the end of Oct 2026: 1.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, OXY turned $10,000 into $11,534 with dividends reinvested, 1.4% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, OXY returned 15.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking OXY's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $13,132, including $4,466 of cash received; reinvesting added $1,221.
  • About 100% of OXY's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • OXY's best calendar year in that time was 2022 (119.1%) and its worst 2020 (-56.6%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/OXY/total-return

OXY total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in OXY 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $11,534 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 1.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $8,778 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is OXY's total return since Dec 2007?

44% in total, or 1.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 13%.

How much of OXY's return came from dividends?

About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $1,221 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was OXY's worst year?

2020, at -56.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 18.3%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -87.9%.

How is total return calculated here?

From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.