California Resources's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of California Resources (CRC) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: California Resources vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 3,195M vs 965,156M combined for tracked competitors (0.3% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+62.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+24.6%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: California Resources generated 32.6% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 42.5% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 39.6% net margin compares with 17.7% for the peer group.
- Scale: California Resources ranks #33 of 134 companies by market capitalization in the Oil And Gas Production industry, holding 0.3% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: California Resources accounted for 0.4% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.5% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $2.06M compares with $5.65M for the peer group (0.4x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CRC Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
California Resources reported revenue growth of 32.62 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 42.49 %.
With a net margin of 39.63 %, California Resources achieved higher profitability than its competitors (17.71 %).
California Resources generated 0.43 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.46 % a year earlier.
California Resources vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across California Resources and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| California Resources Corp | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across California Resources's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Oil And Gas Production industry grew revenue 3.3% year over year, combined, vs 32.6% for California Resources. California Resources's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.07% to 0.09%, a gain of 0.02 percentage points.
California Resources's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Resources Corp | No | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (93) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CRC Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CRC Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
CRC Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Dolphin Energy Co | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Calumet Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Zion Oil and Gas Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Gran Tierra Energy Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Par Pacific Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for California Resources's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
California Resources's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
We have many competitors (including international competitors exporting to California), some of which are larger and better funded, may be willing to accept greater risks or have special competencies. We compete for services to profitably develop our assets, to find or acquire additional reserves, to sell our production and to find and retain qualified personnel. Historically higher commodity prices intensify competition for drilling and workover rigs, pipe, other oil field equipment and personnel. Over the longer term, competition for reserves can increase costs for, or delay, reserves replacement. We compete on the basis of costs, our inventory of drilling opportunities, access to capital, efficiency of capital allocation and other factors.
Publicly Traded Peers of California Resources Corp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| California Resources Corp | 4,629.31 | 3,195.00 |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 678,400.22 | 368,757.00 |
| Chevron Corp | 407,361.69 | 215,261.00 |
| Shell Plc | 286,930.72 | 266,886.00 |
| Totalenergies Se | 199,342.93 | 162,863.00 |
| Conocophillips | 153,044.70 | 63,345.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 2,651,569.18 | 1,859,728.83 |
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Sources: California Resources Corp's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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California Resources's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hills Bancorporation | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for California Resources's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
California Resources's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| California Resources Corp | Oil and Natural Gas 81.96 % |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Corporate and Unallocated 0.20 % |
| Chevron Corp | Reportable Segment, Aggregation before Other Operating 99.73 % |
| Williams companies inc | Transmission And Gulf Of Mexico 44.10 % |
| Eog Resources Inc | United States of America 98.40 % |
| Imperial Oil Limited | Upstream 42.18 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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California Resources's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Resources Corp | 4,629 | 2,061,290 | -78,065 |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 678,400 | 6,357,879 | 575,414 |
| Chevron Corp | 407,362 | 5,001,533 | 487,116 |
| Shell Plc | 286,931 | 3,139,835 | 213,165 |
| Totalenergies Se | 199,343 | 17,683,279 | 1,450,271 |
| Conocophillips | 153,045 | 6,398,485 | 936,263 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 2,646,940 | 5,648,832 | 480,942 |
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California Resources's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | Non-US 20.75 % |
| Sharkninja Inc | North America 64.87 % |
| Sm Energy Co | Permian Basin 49.29 % |
| Granite Ridge Resources Inc | Permian 67.87 % |
| Ageagle Aerial Systems Inc | EMEA 37.61 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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California Resources's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 113 companies in California Resources's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.California Resources ranks #33 of 113 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.31 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 787, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell Plc | 291,528 | 18.98 % |
| 2 | Totalenergies Se | 218,956 | 14.25 % |
| 3 | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 105,431 | 6.86 % |
| 4 | Eni Spa | 96,790 | 6.30 % |
| 5 | Slb Limited | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Eog Resources Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Cenovus Energy Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Diamondback Energy Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Devon Energy Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 33 | California Resources Corp | 4,695 | 0.31 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
California Resources's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Matador Resources Company | 6,463 | 8.31 % |
| 29 | Landbridge Company Llc | 6,289 | 50.21 % |
| 30 | Murphy Oil Corporation | 5,375 | 26.17 % |
| 31 | Cnx Resources Corporation | 5,016 | 1.27 % |
| 32 | Hess Midstream Lp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 33 | California Resources Corp | 4,695 | -6.29 % |
| 34 | Oceaneering International Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 35 | Magnolia Oil and Gas Corp | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 36 | Crescent Energy Company | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 37 | Comstock Resources Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 38 | Par Pacific Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
California Resources's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Oil And Gas Production industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (165 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 82.25 % | 57.30 % (avg) | +24.9 pp |
| Operating Margin | -9.58 % | industry median | -20.7 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 9.77 % | 11.81 % (avg) | -2.0 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 15.43 % | 24.95 % (avg) | -9.5 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
California Resources's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Oil And Gas Production industry average (165 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 15.8x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 19.9x | 8.9x | +10.9x |
| P/B | 1.5x | 1.8x | -0.3x |
| Return on Equity | -3.60 % | industry aggregate | -15.59 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -3.40 % | 5.38 % (avg) | -8.78 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
California Resources's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 52.74 % | -14.03 % | 0.00 % | -28.28 % | 43.30 % | 3.47 % | 14.17 % | 14.73 % |
| Operating Margin | 25.10 % | 16.29 % | 16.29 % | 15.51 % | 30.00 % | 28.85 % | 19.39 % | 9.46 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 12.00 % | 6.19 % | 25.17 % | 7.77 % | 17.98 % | 15.46 % | 8.46 % | 3.85 % |
| P/E | 3.8x | - | - | 5.9x | 6.4x | 6.6x | 13.1x | 11.5x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
California Resources's Strategic Group Map
Every company in California Resources's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. California Resources is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
California Resources's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs California Resources's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
California Resources falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.02x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 0.1% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
California Resources's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 787 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 15.43 % vs industry average 24.95 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See California Resources's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See California Resources's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
California Resources's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
California Resources falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
California Resources's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+62.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 20.7 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 15.6 points below the industry aggregate.
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.02x).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (31.30 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
California Resources's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Resources Corp | 0.10 | 0.72 | 0.36 |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 0.13 | 1.11 | 0.17 |
| Chevron Corp | 0.01 | 1.16 | 0.21 |
| Shell Plc | 0.37 | 1.30 | 0.05 |
| Totalenergies Se | 0.28 | 0.97 | 0.02 |
| Conocophillips | 0.49 | 1.36 | 0.45 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
California Resources's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Resources Corp | Q2 2026 | +32.6 % | +198.8 % |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Q2 2026 | +42.3 % | +97.5 % |
| Chevron Corp | Q2 2026 | +56.3 % | +385.6 % |
| Shell Plc | Q4 2025 | -6.1 % | +9.7 % |
| Totalenergies Se | Q4 2025 | -7.1 % | -16.7 % |
| Conocophillips | Q2 2026 | +36.8 % | +98.8 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +3.5 % | +47.0 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
California Resources's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Resources Corp | Q2 2026 | - | +166.1 % |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Q2 2026 | - | +3.9 % |
| Chevron Corp | Q2 2026 | +36.3 % | +22.3 % |
| Shell Plc | Q4 2025 | - | - |
| Totalenergies Se | Q4 2025 | - | - |
| Conocophillips | Q2 2026 | +32.0 % | - |
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California Resources's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Resources Corp | - | - | - |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 7.29% | 7.92% | 12.57% |
| Chevron Corp | 6.40% | 6.49% | 10.85% |
| Shell Plc | 4.89% | 4.22% | 10.33% |
| Totalenergies Se | 4.59% | 11.37% | 11.37% |
| Conocophillips | 7.55% | 8.36% | 14.30% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
California Resources's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| California Resources Corp | - | 1.45 |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 20.97 | 1.84 |
| Chevron Corp | 19.59 | 1.89 |
| Shell Plc | 16.09 | 1.08 |
| Totalenergies Se | 15.19 | 1.22 |
| Conocophillips | 16.72 | 2.42 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 16.79 | 1.43 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.