MUR Energy

Murphy Oil Corporation

$39.46-1.74%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 10, 2026

Basics

Sector: Energy
Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
Country: United States
Market cap: 5.7B USD
Enterprise value: 7.1B USD
Full-time employees: 813

Overall health

Drawback: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.85 vs a peer median of 1.37)less liquidity (current ratio 0.85 vs peers 1.37)
About average: profitability, growth and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)profitability, growth and risk

Ranks #179 of 363 energy companies (top 50%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.
Murphy Oil's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.
Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 85% of peers on operating cash profit (EBITDA), but only 43% on free cash flow.Cheaper than 85% of peers on operating cash profit, but only 43% on free cash flow.
Relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), Murphy Oil looks cheaper than 85% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 43%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its operating cash profit, Murphy Oil looks cheaper than 85% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 43%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Share count shrinking. Shares outstanding down 7.8% from December 2022 to July 2026.
Murphy Oil had 7.8% fewer shares at July 2026 than at December 2022, mainly through buybacks, so each remaining share owns a larger slice of the business.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 104% of reported profit.
Murphy Oil's free cash flow is 104% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

StockQuotient Score

52/ 100▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 53 → Nov 4 52 (-1)

Valuation

Is the price right?

74/100

Moderate▲ 2 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 72 → 74

Share price -8.6%+4
Peer companies moved-2

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield5.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.01Sector median: 0.0522 · MAD: 0.0351

EBITDA yield23.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score 2.23Sector median: 0.1209 · MAD: 0.0518

Free cash flow yield5.4%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC cash flow or share count unavailable · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.16Sector median: 0.0618 · MAD: 0.0491

Other data (not scored)

Book yield93.0%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5851 · MAD: 0.2677

Growth

Is it growing?

42/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 8.4%

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Revenue growth
▼ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth2.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.05Sector median: 0.0107 · MAD: 0.3431

3-year revenue growth-8.4%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.88Sector median: -0.0135 · MAD: 0.0807

Revenue growth8.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.70Sector median: 0.0050 · MAD: 0.1101

Profitability

Does it earn well?

42/100

Moderate▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

Operating margin rose 7.9 points to 18.5%

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 41 → 42

Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Operating margin
▼ ROA
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin18.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.73Sector median: 0.1169 · MAD: 0.0936

Return on assets2.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.52Sector median: 0.0444 · MAD: 0.0302

Return on invested capital7.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.36Sector median: 0.0929 · MAD: 0.0648

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin82.7%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3310 · MAD: 0.1935

Return on equity5.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.1014 · MAD: 0.0743

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Moderate

Moderate relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Safety percentile 49 → 50

Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Debt / equity
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.58

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.04Sector median: 0.5680 · MAD: 0.2415

Current ratio0.85×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.02Sector median: 1.3710 · MAD: 0.5060

Debt / equity0.29×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.54Sector median: 0.4659 · MAD: 0.3175

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Murphy Oil

Is Murphy Oil getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 5, 2026) got stronger: operating margin rose 7.9 points to 18.5%. Its overall score is 52/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Murphy Oil valued vs its peers?: Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 74/100 against 404 energy peers. EBITDA yield 23.7% vs a peer median of 12.1% (stronger than 85% of peers).EBITDA yield 23.7% vs peers 12.1% (stronger than 85% of peers).
Is Murphy Oil growing?: At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 42/100 against 404 energy peers. Revenue growth 8.2% vs a peer median of 0.5% (stronger than 66% of peers).Revenue growth 8.2% vs peers 0.5% (stronger than 66% of peers). 3-year revenue growth -8.4% vs a peer median of -1.3% (weaker than 74% of peers).3-year revenue growth -8.4% vs peers -1.3% (weaker than 74% of peers).
How profitable is Murphy Oil?: About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 42/100 against 404 energy peers. Operating margin 18.5% vs a peer median of 11.7% (stronger than 64% of peers).Operating margin 18.5% vs peers 11.7% (stronger than 64% of peers). Return on assets 2.9% vs a peer median of 4.4% (weaker than 63% of peers).Return on assets 2.9% vs peers 4.4% (weaker than 63% of peers).
How risky is Murphy Oil?: Moderate risk relative to 404 energy peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 0.29× vs a peer median of 0.47× (stronger than 68% of peers).Debt / equity 0.29× vs peers 0.47× (stronger than 68% of peers). Current ratio 0.85× vs a peer median of 1.37× (weaker than 80% of peers).Current ratio 0.85× vs peers 1.37× (weaker than 80% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 5, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got stronger

Operating margin rose 7.9 points to 18.5%

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	2.8B USD	3.0B USD	+8.4%
Net income (12 months)	84.2M USD	294.1M USD	+249.3%
Operating margin	10.6%	18.5%	+7.9 pts
Debt	1.6B USD	1.6B USD	−0.0%
Cash	378.8M USD	483.9M USD	+27.8%
Shares outstanding	143.3M	143.4M	+0.0%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Oil & Gas E&P · 29 companies

Valuations in Oil & Gas E&P are within their usual range since Feb 2018.

57% of months since Feb 2018 were valued lower than now.
25% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +29% and earnings −8% (medians): prices rose faster than earnings.
Median price-to-sales is −28% vs the whole market, against a usual −22%.

Feb 2018Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	100.0%	95.6%	98.5%	99.9%	100.0%	▲ 0.1 pts
Operating margin	12.2%	40.3%	30.1%	19.9%	11.1%	▼ 8.8 pts
Net margin	-3.2%	24.5%	19.1%	13.4%	3.8%	▼ 9.6 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	-0.7%	9.4%	6.8%	4.2%	1.1%	▼ 3.2 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	-1.8%	19.3%	12.3%	7.8%	2.0%	▼ 5.8 pts
Free cash flow margin	33.6%	30.4%	19.7%	27.4%	8.4%	▼ 19 pts
Current ratio	0.76×	0.77×	0.89×	0.83×	0.77×	▼ 7.7%
Quick ratio	0.71×	0.73×	0.82×	0.77×	0.71×	▼ 7.8%
Debt to equity	0.59×	0.37×	0.25×	0.25×	0.27×	▲ 10%
Interest coverage	1.27×	10.52×	9.27×	5.69×	3.14×	▼ 45%

MUR price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.85 vs a peer median of 1.37)less liquidity (current ratio 0.85 vs peers 1.37)

About average: profitability, growth and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)profitability, growth and risk

Ranks #179 of 363 energy companies (top 50%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.

Murphy Oil's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 85% of peers on operating cash profit (EBITDA), but only 43% on free cash flow.Cheaper than 85% of peers on operating cash profit, but only 43% on free cash flow.

Relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), Murphy Oil looks cheaper than 85% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 43%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its operating cash profit, Murphy Oil looks cheaper than 85% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 43%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Share count shrinking. Shares outstanding down 7.8% from December 2022 to July 2026.

Murphy Oil had 7.8% fewer shares at July 2026 than at December 2022, mainly through buybacks, so each remaining share owns a larger slice of the business.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 104% of reported profit.

Murphy Oil's free cash flow is 104% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Questions investors ask about Murphy Oil

Is Murphy Oil getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 5, 2026) got stronger: operating margin rose 7.9 points to 18.5%. Its overall score is 52/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Murphy Oil valued vs its peers?

Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 74/100 against 404 energy peers. EBITDA yield 23.7% vs a peer median of 12.1% (stronger than 85% of peers).EBITDA yield 23.7% vs peers 12.1% (stronger than 85% of peers).

Is Murphy Oil growing?

At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 42/100 against 404 energy peers. Revenue growth 8.2% vs a peer median of 0.5% (stronger than 66% of peers).Revenue growth 8.2% vs peers 0.5% (stronger than 66% of peers). 3-year revenue growth -8.4% vs a peer median of -1.3% (weaker than 74% of peers).3-year revenue growth -8.4% vs peers -1.3% (weaker than 74% of peers).

How profitable is Murphy Oil?

About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 42/100 against 404 energy peers. Operating margin 18.5% vs a peer median of 11.7% (stronger than 64% of peers).Operating margin 18.5% vs peers 11.7% (stronger than 64% of peers). Return on assets 2.9% vs a peer median of 4.4% (weaker than 63% of peers).Return on assets 2.9% vs peers 4.4% (weaker than 63% of peers).

How risky is Murphy Oil?

Moderate risk relative to 404 energy peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 0.29× vs a peer median of 0.47× (stronger than 68% of peers).Debt / equity 0.29× vs peers 0.47× (stronger than 68% of peers). Current ratio 0.85× vs a peer median of 1.37× (weaker than 80% of peers).Current ratio 0.85× vs peers 1.37× (weaker than 80% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

2.8B USD

3.0B USD

+8.4%

Net income (12 months)

84.2M USD

294.1M USD

+249.3%

Operating margin

10.6%

18.5%

+7.9 pts

Debt

1.6B USD

1.6B USD

−0.0%

Cash

378.8M USD

483.9M USD

+27.8%

Shares outstanding

143.3M

143.4M

+0.0%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

100.0%

95.6%

98.5%

99.9%

100.0%

▲ 0.1 pts

Operating margin

12.2%

40.3%

30.1%

19.9%

11.1%

▼ 8.8 pts

Net margin

-3.2%

24.5%

19.1%

13.4%

3.8%

▼ 9.6 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

-0.7%

9.4%

6.8%

4.2%

1.1%

▼ 3.2 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

-1.8%

19.3%

12.3%

7.8%

2.0%

▼ 5.8 pts

Free cash flow margin

33.6%

30.4%

19.7%

27.4%

8.4%

▼ 19 pts

Current ratio

0.76×

0.77×

0.89×

0.83×

0.77×

▼ 7.7%

Quick ratio

0.71×

0.73×

0.82×

0.77×

0.71×

▼ 7.8%

Debt to equity

0.59×

0.37×

0.25×

0.27×

▲ 10%

Interest coverage

1.27×

10.52×

9.27×

5.69×

3.14×

▼ 45%