California Resources Corporation

CRC US Energy Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
S&P 600
$56.75
+0.89%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

CRC
California Resources Corporation
EnergyOil & Gas Exploration & Production
$56.75
Close used for this calculation
$100.45Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
64/100
Profitability15/25
Returns18/25
Balance Sheet13/25
Efficiency18/25
Growth14/25
Good
Quality radar
64Prof.15/25Ret.18/25Eff.18/25B.Sht13/25Growth14/25

Consensus fair value

$100.45
Below FV
▲ +77.0% against the close used
Model range $38.22 – $172.01
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear$38.22Fair value$100.45Bull$172.01
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $43.5552W high $70.13

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading below the consensus fair value

California Resources Corporation closed at $56.75, 43.5% below the consensus fair value of $100.45 drawn from 9 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 64/100 — Good. P/E of 13.7x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$123.22
+117.1%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$59.64
+5.1%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=4.15, BVPS=38.09
P/E Fair Value
$83.00
+46.3%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=4.15, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$38.22
-32.6%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=4.15, g=9.2%
EV/EBITDA
$172.01
+203.1%
(EBITDA × 14.6x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=1.11B
Dividend Discount (DDM)
$84.58
+49.0%
D1 ÷ (r − g) where D1 = D0×(1+g)
D0=1.57, r=10%, g=8%
Book Value (P/B)
$44.47
-21.6%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=38.09, ROE=10.7%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$56.75
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 2% | Historical: 9.2%
Margin of Safety
$66.47
+17.1%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=88.62, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.