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How Murphy USA Inc. stacks up
MUSA · against 193 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
86/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #50 of 194 · scores higher than 74% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score33 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including MUSA · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 86?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 64% of peers. Operating margin: 4.3% vs peer median 6.4%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 89% of peers. Return on invested capital: 26.1% vs peer median 7.3%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 93% of peers. Return on assets: 12.1% vs peer median 3.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MUSA, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MUSA | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 186 reported | 26.1% | 11.2% | 79% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 195 reported | 4.3% | 10.1% | 20% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 184 reported | 12.1% | 5.0% | 86% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 178 reported | 86.4% | 15.8% | 95% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 195 reported | 8.1% | 33.6% | 5% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MUSA| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.48T JPY (≈$10.1B) | 100 | 96 | |
| 2 | 981.2B JPY (≈$6.7B) | 99 | 67 | |
| 2 | 11.5B USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 2 | 10.7B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 2 | 5.2B GBP (≈$6.8B) | 99 | 71 | |
| 47 | 5.9B USD | 87 | 75 | |
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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