OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION vs PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION, two Oil & Gas stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Occidental earns 12.1% on equity as a diversified US oil producer; Pembina earns 10.1% as a Canadian pipeline operator, near-matched returns from opposite risk models, one commodity-exposed, one contracted. Occidental nets 22.4% of revenue on oil-plus-chemicals, Pembina 21.8% on midstream tolls, a near-tie. Occidental carries 0.39 turns of acquisition debt, Pembina none. The multiples split, 12.6 times Occidental against 24 Pembina, the pipeline's contracted stability commanding double the producer's cyclical multiple. Occidental yields less free cash, 6.7% against 8.85%, and pays a 1.9% dividend. Occidental takes commodity risk for its returns while Pembina tolls the throughput for steadier ones, and the market pays a large premium for that stability.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | OXY | PBA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49.98 | $47.20 |
| Market cap | $50.3B | $27.4B |
| Sector | Oil & Gas | Oil & Gas |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -2.7% |
| P/E | 12.6 | 24.0 |
| P/B | 1.27 | 2.22 |
| P/S | 2.36 | 4.80 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.2 | 13.2 |
| Revenue growth | +4.5% | +2.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 41.0% |
| Operating margin | — | 36.1% |
| Net margin | 22.4% | 21.8% |
| Return on equity | 12.1% | 10.1% |
| Return on assets | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 12.9% |
| FCF yield | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.39 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.21 | 0.61 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.73 | 1.64 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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