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California Resources Corp CRC

$52.43 +1.49% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $4.66B

High quality

Next earnings report: Nov 3, 2026

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Three things to know

  1. Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $-1.36, down 118.6% year over year.
  2. The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
  3. Revenue over the last four quarters was $4.01B, up 9.9% from a year earlier, accelerating from 6.0% a quarter earlier.

PromtFinance scores

Each score is a percentile within the Energy sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.

Growth27Very weak

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 48%
  • EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 13%
  • FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 33%
  • Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 43%
  • Revenue growth accelerationBottom 47%
Quality85Strong

Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.

  • Return on invested capitalTop 29%
  • Gross marginTop 32%
  • Operating marginTop 27%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Top 17%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 32%
  • Interest coverTop 21%
Value44Weak

How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.

  • Earnings yieldBottom 23%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldTop 34%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 31%
  • Sales / enterprise valueTop 32%
Momentum23Very weak

Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.

  • 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 25%
  • 6-month returnBottom 20%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 31%
  • Distance from 52-week highBottom 37%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 18%
Revisions49Neutral

Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).

  • Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 35%
  • Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 20%
  • Share of analysts rating BuyTop 22%
  • Upside to consensus price targetTop 26%
Stability56Neutral

Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 22%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 40%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 45%
  • Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 32%

What changed

Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).

MeasureBeforeNow
Revenue growth (YoY)6.0%9.9%↑
EPS growth (YoY)-194.4%-118.6%↑
Gross margin39.5%46.4%↑
Operating margin22.4%26.5%↑
FCF margin13.7%9.8%↓

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)9.9%6.0%↑Bottom 48%
EPS growth (TTM, YoY)-118.6%-194.4%↑Bottom 13%
Gross margin46.4%39.5%↑Top 32%
Operating margin26.5%22.4%↑Top 27%
Net margin-3.0%18.2%↓—
Free-cash-flow margin9.8%13.7%↓—
Return on invested capital10.4%—Top 29%
Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR3.4%—Top 43%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
-14.2%
Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
0.0%
Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
-22.7 pp
Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
2.55×
Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
9.6×

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
2.96%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
1.46%
Shareholder yield
4.42%
Share count change, 1 year
-0.1%
Share count change, 3-year CAGR
+7.5%

Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.

Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 10, 2026).

Earnings and expectations

Earnings momentum

Consecutive EPS beats
0
Beats in the last 8 reports
5 of 8
Average EPS surprise, last 4
-3.5%
Average 2-day reaction, last 8
+0.3%
Positive 20 days after report
6 of 8

Analysts

Consensus price target
$76.80
Target vs current price
+46.5%
Analysts with a rating
25
Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
76%
Consensus rating
Buy

How the stock reacted to recent reports

Report dateEPS surprise2 days5 days20 days60 days
Aug 10, 2026-27.2%+3.2%+2.4%+4.1%—
May 5, 2026+6.0%+1.4%-13.7%-10.8%-26.2%
Mar 2, 2026-4.1%+4.5%+10.0%+17.0%+4.1%
Nov 4, 2025+11.5%-1.1%-0.1%+0.6%+13.4%
Aug 5, 2025+20.9%+1.3%+0.3%+6.0%-0.6%
May 6, 2025+28.9%+1.6%+20.7%+30.7%+37.9%
Mar 3, 2025-5.2%-11.0%-7.0%-1.8%-4.3%
Nov 5, 2024+68.5%+2.1%+12.1%+8.5%-8.2%

Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.

Earnings history

Report dateEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Aug 10, 2026$0.99$1.36-27.2%$1.30B
May 5, 2026$0.88$0.83+6.0%$119.0M
Mar 2, 2026$0.47$0.49-4.1%$924.0M
Nov 4, 2025$1.46$1.31+11.5%$878.0M
Aug 5, 2025$1.10$0.91+20.9%$816.0M
May 6, 2025$1.07$0.83+28.9%$900.0M
Mar 3, 2025$0.91$0.96-5.2%$924.0M
Nov 5, 2024$1.50$0.89+68.5%$1.35B

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
P/E (forward)12.4×———
EV / EBITDA11.7×——Bottom 31%
EV / Sales1.48×——Top 32%
Free-cash-flow yield8.48%——Top 34%
Earnings yield-2.59%——Bottom 23%

P/E over the past five years

Range 0.7× – 20.3× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.

What moved the stock over the past year

Price return, 1 year
-1.4%
Earnings per share growth (TTM)
-118.6%
Change in P/E multiple
+55.9%

Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.

Technical state

Trend checklist

  • ✗ Price above 20-day average
  • ✗ Price above 50-day average
  • ✗ Price above 200-day average
  • ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
  • ✗ MACD histogram positive

Trend quality

Days above the 50-day average
0
Days above the 200-day average
0
50-day average slope (20 days)
+0.9%
200-day average slope (20 days)
+1.2%
Distance from 50-day average
-1.2%
Distance from 200-day average
-6.8%
RSI (14)
46.6
Relative volume
0.75×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
28.6%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
15th percentile · Low for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
0.51
Correlation with S&P 500
0.21
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-25.2%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-45.6%

Largest declines in the past six years

From peakTo lowDeclineLengthRecovery
Nov 22, 2024Apr 8, 2025-45.6%91 days224 days (Mar 2, 2026)
Dec 4, 2020Dec 14, 2020-30.7%6 days106 days (May 18, 2021)
Aug 25, 2022Mar 17, 2023-30.3%140 days88 days (Jul 25, 2023)
May 5, 2026Jul 28, 2026-29.7%57 daysNot yet recovered
Jun 19, 2020Jul 7, 2020-27.3%11 days7 days (Oct 28, 2020)

Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.

Financial statements

Market cap
$4.66B
EPS, diluted (TTM)
-$1.36
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Dividend yield
3.09%
52-week range
$43.25 – $71.98
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Revenue$2.56B$3.26B$2.81B$2.96B$3.60B
Gross profit$1.25B$1.74B$1.33B$1.20B$1.43B
Operating income$902.0M$1.35B$894.0M$651.0M$852.0M
Net income$612.0M$524.0M$564.0M$376.0M$363.0M
EPS (diluted)$7.37$6.75$7.78$4.62$4.15
Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Revenue$997.0M$926.0M$906.0M$821.0M$878.0M$871.0M$967.0M$1.30B
Net income$345.0M$33.0M$115.0M$172.0M$64.0M$12.0M-$711.0M$514.0M
EPS (diluted)$3.78$0.36$1.26$1.92$0.76$0.14-$8.02$5.76
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Operating cash flow$660.0M$690.0M$645.0M$605.0M$865.0M
Capital expenditure-$194.0M-$379.0M-$185.0M-$255.0M-$322.0M
Free cash flow$466.0M$311.0M$460.0M$350.0M$543.0M
Dividends paid-$14.0M-$59.0M-$81.0M-$113.0M-$136.0M
Net share buybacks-$146.0M-$312.0M-$141.0M-$60.0M-$374.0M

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$56.0M
Total assets
$7.10B
Total liabilities
$3.70B
Total debt
$1.35B
Net debt
$1.29B
Shareholders’ equity
$3.40B

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 10, 2026).

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
Sep 4, 2026$0.41Sep 18, 2026
May 29, 2026$0.41Jun 18, 2026
Mar 13, 2026$0.41Mar 20, 2026
Dec 1, 2025$0.41Dec 15, 2025
Aug 27, 2025$0.39Sep 12, 2025
May 30, 2025$0.39Jun 13, 2025
Mar 10, 2025$0.39Mar 21, 2025
Dec 2, 2024$0.39Dec 16, 2024

Short interest

Shares sold short
3,659,325
Days to cover
3.95
Change vs previous report
-2.5%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.

Stock splits

Jun 1, 2016
1-for-10