California Resources Corp (CRC) is a publicly traded company in the Energy — Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
California Resources Corporation operates as an independent energy and carbon management company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Oil and Natural Gas, and Carbon Management. It explores, develops, and produces crude oil, oil condensate, natural gas liquids and natural gas to california refineries, marketers, and other purchasers.
Is California Resources Corp stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of October 29, 2026, California Resources Corp (CRC) trades at $54.67 with no positive earnings over the last twelve months, according to Kaplio. No valuation verdict: it has no earnings to calculate a P/E from.
Kaplio overview: California Resources Corp
Market cap $5B · 52 weeks $44 – $70 (21 % below the high) · P/E no earnings · 2027 expected P/E 15.2× · Dividend 3.0 % · 4 years rising · Next earnings November 2, 2026 · expected EPS $1.00 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Aug 10.
- Valuation: EV/EBITDA 11.9× (no earnings).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 19.5 % (excellent).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.0× (solid).
- Earnings: 5 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it has no earnings to calculate a P/E from.
In cyclicals the P/E misleads: today's earnings are not the normal ones.
What matters in energy: 5 of 7 pass
- Capex / Revenue 8.9 %, fails.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 10y 11.9×, fails.
- FCF yield 10.2 %, passes.
- 5y avg ROIC 19.5 %, passes.
- Positive FCF through the cycle 8 de 10 ejercicios, passes, near the threshold.
- Dividend coverage (FCF / div) 4.0×, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 1.0×, passes.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 10.7×, info.
Against its peers (reference peers) — California Resources Corp: P/E —; EV/EBITDA 11.9×; ROIC 10.4 %; $4.9B. Murphy Oil Corporation (P/E 21.2×; EV/EBITDA —; ROIC 3.9 %; $6.1B), Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (P/E 11.4×; EV/EBITDA 7.1×; ROIC 17.5 %; $7.0B), Matador Resources Company (P/E 10.3×; EV/EBITDA 4.5×; ROIC 9.8 %; $7.4B).
Dividend
solid · Yield 3.0 % ($1.56 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 4 · paying since 2021 · Free cash flow coverage 4.2× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $29.50 a year ($2.46 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -3.60% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 10.42% |
| Return on Assets | -1.70% |
| Gross Margin | 46.42% |
| Operating Margin | 26.54% |
| Net Margin | -3.02% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.40 |
| Current Ratio | 0.66 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.83 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +7.62% |
| 3 months | +3.90% |
| Year-to-date | +22.28% |
| 1 year | +16.62% |
| 3 years | +3.96% |
| 5 years | +18.51% |
| 10 years | +420.17% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.6200 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | $0.4050 |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.4050 |
| 2026-03-13 | $0.4050 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.4050 |
| 2025-08-27 | $0.3875 |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.3875 |
| 2025-03-10 | $0.3875 |
| 2024-12-02 | $0.3875 |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.3875 |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.3100 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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