NYSE$CRC

California Resources Corporation · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

California Resources reported Q1 2026 oil and gas sales of $905M but a net loss of $711M, or $8.02 diluted EPS, after commodity-derivative losses.

CRC reported oil, natural gas, and NGL sales of $905 million for Q1 2026. Net losses on commodity sales derivatives of $848 million and total operating revenues of $119 million after hedge accounting drove a net loss of $711 million, or $8.02 per diluted share, compared with net income of $115 million in Q1 2025.

  • Oil and gas sales of $905M; net derivative losses of $848M on commodity sales.
  • Net loss of $711M; diluted EPS $(8.02) versus $1.26 a year ago.
  • Operating costs and G&A rose with activity; interest expense was $29M.
  • Income tax benefit of $49M partially offset pre-tax loss.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$119M

Previous: $912M-87.0%
EPS (adj)

-$8.02

Previous: $1.27-731.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$131M

Previous: -$55M-138.2%
Net Income

-$711M

Previous: $115M-718.3%
Operating Income

-$711M

Previous: $186M-482.3%

Revenue & EPS history

CRC · Revenue · Quarterly

$119M

Q1 2026-87%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

CRC · $915M total across 4 segments · Q2 2025

  • Oil sales
    $644M—
  • Derivative gains
    $157M—
  • Electricity revenue
    $58M—
  • Marketing revenue
    $56M—

Forward guidance

The 10-Q does not provide numeric consolidated annual EPS guidance for CRC. Management commentary covers costs, capital allocation, and sector-specific risks in MD&A.

Tailwinds

  • Management discusses operational priorities and liquidity in the quarterly filing.
  • Segment or product trends are disclosed where applicable to the business model.

Headwinds

  • Macro, input-cost, and interest-rate exposure can affect near-term results.
  • One-time items, impairments, or fair-value marks may distort quarterly comparability.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+10.7%

Avg return

30 days after

36%

8 / 22 earnings

Positive

+13.0%

Q2 2021

Best reaction

-12.4%

Q1 2026

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2025———
Q1 2026-12.4%-15.0%-17.2%
Q4 2025+4.8%+10.0%+12.2%
Q3 2025-0.7%+1.0%+2.1%
Q1 2025+8.3%+18.7%+25.7%
Q4 2024-11.0%-7.0%+2.3%
Q3 2024+7.5%+7.7%+4.7%
Q2 2024+3.2%+6.3%+5.3%
Q1 2024-4.9%-7.4%-10.5%
Q4 2023-2.4%-0.1%+2.0%
Q3 2023-0.2%-3.5%-1.7%
Q2 2023-2.6%+1.9%+6.9%
Q1 2023-0.7%-3.1%-7.3%
Q4 2022+10.3%+9.0%-4.4%
Q3 2022+10.4%+8.6%+0.9%
Q2 2022-4.6%+0.5%+4.9%
Q1 2022-2.7%-10.5%+2.8%
Q4 2021-0.4%+5.6%+22.7%
Q3 2021-1.9%-0.5%+1.0%
Q2 2021+13.0%+11.4%+37.3%
Q1 2021-1.4%+17.3%+36.0%
Q4 2020+2.8%-3.7%-2.9%
Q3 2020-9.8%+2.3%+111.6%
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