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How Murphy Oil Corporation stacks up
MUR · against 112 other Energy companies of similar size
Profitability
42/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #79 of 113 · scores higher than 30% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score16 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including MUR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 42?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.A mix: stronger operating margin, but weaker return on assets and return on invested capital than most Energy peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 63% of peers. Return on assets: 2.9% vs peer median 4.4%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 62% of peers. Return on invested capital: 7.0% vs peer median 9.3%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 64% of peers. Operating margin: 18.5% vs peer median 11.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MUR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MUR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 110 reported | 7.0% | 10.8% | 29% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 112 reported | 18.5% | 13.4% | 59% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 110 reported | 2.9% | 5.2% | 32% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 108 reported | 6.5% | 13.0% | 28% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 114 reported | 82.7% | 34.2% | 95% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MUR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.9B EUR (≈$7.6B) | 100 | 76 | |
| 2 | 3.2B USD | 98 | 66 | |
| 2 | 5.2B USD | 98 | 93 | |
| 4 | 4.3B GBP (≈$5.6B) | 97 | 75 | |
| 5 | 2.9B USD | 96 | 77 | |
| 75 | 5.5B GBP (≈$7.2B) | 45 | 32 | |
| 75 | 135.1B THB (≈$3.8B) | 45 | 56 | |
| 77 | 33.3B SAR (≈$9.0B) | 44 | 40 | |
| 78 | 93.4B NOK (≈$8.9B) | 43 | 64 | |
| 79 | 5.7B USD | 42 | 52 | |
| 80 | 3.7B EUR (≈$4.0B) | 41 | 42 | |
| 81 | 31.5B CNY (≈$4.4B) | 40 | 33 | |
| 81 | 4.3B USD | 40 | 47 | |
| 83 | 4.9B USD | 38 | 42 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score