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Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stock vs the S&P 500 and natural gas stocks

As of 2 October 2026, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is beating both the S&P 500 and natural gas stocks as a group (FCG) over the past three months.

Prices as of
OXY 1M
−4.3%
S&P 500 1M
+1.3%
Funds that hold it
5
Weight in FCG
4.2%

Where Occidental Petroleum stands now

As of 2 October 2026, Occidental Petroleum is still ahead of the S&P 500 over three months, but it gave back ground over the past month.

Inside its group, OXY leads: it is ahead of natural gas stocks (FCG) over both the past month and three months. As a group, natural gas stocks are losing ground to the S&P 500 right now. The group is in transition, so the stock's place inside it matters more than usual.

Occidental Petroleum is 4.2% of FCG, so its moves weigh on the fund. It sits in 5 of the sector and theme funds Zensei tracks. The thing to watch is the gap to its group: as long as it stays ahead of both the market and its peers, the trend is intact.

OXY vs the S&P 500: returns

Occidental Petroleum and the S&P 500 (SPY) side by side, over each window Zensei tracks.

Window
OXY
S&P 500
1 week+2.1%−0.2%
2 weeks−2.0%+1.2%
1 month−4.3%+1.3%
3 months+19.3%+3.6%
6 months−6.9%+17.9%
1 year+33.9%+16.2%

Prices as of · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure

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OXY against natural gas stocks, in depth

See the size of the gap between Occidental Petroleum and natural gas stocks (FCG) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among natural gas stocks.

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Which ETFs hold Occidental Petroleum?

5 funds that Zensei tracks hold OXY, by weight. The fund with the largest weight is its sector on this page.

Fund
Weight
FCGNatural Gas StocksMain sector
First Trust Natural Gas ETF
4.2%
XOPOil and Gas Stocks
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
2.6%
XLEEnergy Stocks
Energy Select Sector SPDR
2.1%
GNRNatural Resources Stocks
SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF
0.29%
MMTMMomentum Stocks
SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF
0.05%

Occidental Petroleum competitors

The largest other holdings of First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG), with their return over the past month.

Stock
Weight
1M
COPConocophillips
4.6%−6.9%
EOGEog Resources Inc
4.6%−4.7%
HESMHess Midstream LP
4.5%−6.2%
WESWestern Midstream Partners LP
4.5%−8.6%
DVNDevon Energy Corp
4.5%−2.2%
FANGDiamondback Energy Inc
4.1%−9.1%
EQTEqt Corp
3.9%−9.7%
PRPermian Resources Corp
3.7%−6.4%
Each stock measured against the sector, with momentum and relative strengthUnlock with Premium

Occidental Petroleum stock: common questions

Is Occidental Petroleum stock beating the S&P 500?

As of 2 October 2026, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is down 4.3% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 1.3% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is up 19.3% and the S&P 500 is up 3.6%.

Which ETFs hold Occidental Petroleum?

As of 2 October 2026, 5 funds that Zensei tracks hold OXY. Its largest weight is in First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG), at 4.2%. It is also in SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP, 2.6%), Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE, 2.1%), SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR, 0.3%), SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF (MMTM, 0.1%).

Who are Occidental Petroleum's competitors?

As of 2 October 2026, the largest other holdings of First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) are Conocophillips (COP), Eog Resources Inc (EOG), Hess Midstream LP (HESM), Western Midstream Partners LP (WES), Devon Energy Corp (DVN). These are the stocks Occidental Petroleum sits next to among natural gas stocks.

Is Occidental Petroleum doing better than other natural gas stocks?

As of 2 October 2026, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) is ahead of natural gas stocks as a group (FCG) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.

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