California Resources (CRC)
What the price implies
A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.
At a market value of $4.8B, California Resources's free cash flow of $543M (fiscal 2025) would need to grow about -6% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is slower than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 10 years.
Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from California Resources's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.
Fundamental grade
Five factors scored 1 to 9 from CRC's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.
Key numbers
Results from SEC filings
Fiscal years, from California Resources's 10-K filings. Ten years of the full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.0B | $2.6B | $2.2B | $2.5B | $2.9B |
| Net income | $612M | $524M | $564M | $376M | $363M |
| Free cash flow | $466M | $311M | $468M | $355M | $543M |
| EPS (diluted) | $7.37 | $6.75 | $7.78 | $4.62 | $4.15 |
| Operating margin | 14.3% | 30.7% | 37.5% | 24.4% | 20.5% |
Where the revenue comes from
Revenue by products, fiscal 2023. Every breakdown, year by year.
Superinvestors who own CRC
From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 3 of the investors we track hold it.
| Investor | Last quarter | Value | % of portfolio | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management |
Trimmed | $15M | 0.00% | Q2 2026 |
| Hersh Cohen ClearBridge Investments |
Added | $8M | 0.01% | Q2 2026 |
| Joel Greenblatt Gotham Asset Management |
Trimmed | $1M | 0.00% | Q2 2026 |
Insider buying
Open-market purchases by California Resources's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.
| Date | Insider | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2025 | William B Roby |
467 | $47.62 | $22,239 |
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In the full deep dive
Questions
What growth does California Resources's stock price imply?
At a market value of $4.8B, California Resources would need its free cash flow to grow about -6% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 10 years its free cash flow grew 75% a year.
Are California Resources insiders buying the stock?
1 open-market insider purchase of CRC in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings.
Which superinvestors own California Resources?
3 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold CRC in their latest 13F, including Cliff Asness, Hersh Cohen, Joel Greenblatt.
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Prices and ratios as of Oct 11, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.