OXY - Latest News

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY), operates in Energy / Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, trades on NYSE.

Market capitalization stands near $58.78B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 8.12. Beta to the broader market is 0.16.

The article list below shows the most recent OXY headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.

Recent OXY Headlines

Chevron vs. Occidental: Which Oil Major's Dividend Is Actually Safer?

fool.com - Aug 29, 2026

Chevron and Occidental Petroleum are both large energy companies. Occidental Petroleum has a trailing 12-month payout ratio of 30%, compared to Chevr

Occidental Petroleum: An Improved Balance Sheet Results In A Great Opportunity

seekingalpha.com - Aug 29, 2026

Occidental Petroleum has reduced debt to $11. 8 billion, nearing its $10 billion target, strengthening its balance sheet and future flexibility.

86,662 Shares in Occidental Petroleum Corporation $OXY Acquired by Bank of Nova Scotia

defenseworld.net - Aug 26, 2026

Bank of Nova Scotia bought a new stake in shares of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) in the second quarter, according to its most recent F

Which Oil and Gas Stock Has Dominated in 2026: ConocoPhillips, EOG Resources, or Occidental Petroleum?

247wallst.com - Aug 24, 2026

The clearest answer to which oil and gas stock has dominated in 2026 is Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY | OXY Price Prediction), but the margin over th

Why Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term

zacks.com - Aug 17, 2026

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How News Affects OXY Options Pricing

Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track OXY's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.

Frequently asked OXY news questions

What is the latest OXY news headline?

The most recent OXY headline (Aug 29, 2026) is "Chevron vs. Occidental: Which Oil Major's Dividend Is Actually Safer?". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.

How fresh is the OXY news on this page?

News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.

What OXY news moves options pricing?

Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.

How can I track unusual OXY options activity related to news?

Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.