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How Murphy Oil Corporation stacks up
MUR · against 400 other Energy companies
Profitability
42/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #232 of 401 · scores higher than 42% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score40 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 · 383 reported | 7.0% | 9.3% | 38% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 398 reported | 18.5% | 11.7% | 64% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 391 reported | 2.9% | 4.4% | 37% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 384 reported | 6.5% | 10.5% | 34% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 405 reported | 82.7% | 33.2% | 94% | 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 | |
| 1 | 22.9B USD | 100 | 72 | |
| 3 | 6.33T SAR (≈$1.71T) | 99 | 66 | |
| 3 | 400M EUR (≈$440M) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 1.6B USD | 99 | 61 | |
| 228 | 433.8B BRL (≈$78.1B) | 43 | 41 | |
| 228 | 93.4B NOK (≈$8.9B) | 43 | 64 | |
| 232 | 11.7B MYR (≈$2.6B) | 42 | 55 | |
| 232 | 1.8B USD | 42 | 61 | |
| 232 | 5.7B USD | 42 | 52 | |
| 232 | 534M USD | 42 | 38 | |
| 236 | 448M USD | 41 | 42 | |
| 236 | 517M CAD (≈$378M) | 41 | 47 | |
| 236 | 1.5B USD | 41 | 35 |
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