Chord Energy vs California Resources
Chord Energy reported revenue of $4.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times California Resources' $3.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Chord Energy's revenue fell 7.1% in its latest year, and California Resources' grew 14.7%. Chord Energy had an operating margin of 4.0%, against 16.3% at California Resources. Free cash flow was $693 million at Chord Energy and $543 million at California Resources.
Side by side
| Chord Energy | California Resources | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.9B | $3.7B |
| Revenue growth | −7.1% | 14.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 20.4% | 6.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 16.3% |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 9.9% |
| Free cash flow | $693M | $543M |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.2% | 14.8% |
| Return on capital | 1.1% | 9.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.8x | 1.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $683M | $513M |
| Change in diluted share count | 9.7% | 7.4% |
| Last close | $156.15 | $54.75 |
| P/E at the last close | 10.5× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $106,875, sold $11.7 million | bought $281,056, sold $222.7 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 8 | 4 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Chord Energy and California Resources pages.