CRC Stock — California Resources Corporation

California Resources Corporation (CRC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CRC is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.98%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.98%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 312.1% over the past 6 years, 158.8 points ahead of SPY at 153.3%.

California Resources Corporation is an independent energy and carbon management company that explores and produces crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas for California markets, while also operating carbon capture and storage facilities through its Carbon TerraVault business and power generation assets. The company currently distributes a modest yield on a quarterly basis. It may appeal to income investors seeking exposure to energy production and emerging carbon management infrastructure.

CRC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 312.1% over the past 6 years, 158.8 points ahead of SPY at 153.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 19.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.2%.

CRC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

93 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.77%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/28/2020

Distribution rate

2.98%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.98%

5-year average yield

1.7

Last close

$54.33 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$4,825,584,787

Average volume

1176600.0

Dividend

$0.405

Ex-dividend date

09/04/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

1.017

Payout ratio

42.6%

Forward P/E

11.919

EPS

$-1.30

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.98%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.98%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CRC risks and drawbacks

CRC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 29.2%.

Who may consider CRC — and who may not

CRC may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CRC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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