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Murphy Oil

MUR NYSE Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Financials FY2016–FY2025

Murphy Oil's revenue fell 10.2% to $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 11.1%, down from 19.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $227 million, down 72.6%. It paid out $289 million in dividends and buybacks, 127% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 4.6%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$44.34

4.6%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$2.7B
10.2% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
11.1%
8.8 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$104M
74.4%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$227M
72.6%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
3.7%
4.5 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$6.5B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
22.0x
On $2.02 EPS (TTM)

About these figures. Murphy Oil doesn't report a gross profit; the only cost of sales its filings tag is a small line for oil it buys and resells, so gross profit and gross margin are left blank.

What Murphy Oil does

No business description yet.

Legal name
MURPHY OIL CORPORATION
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001628280-26-011709
0000717423

Revenue and margins

Murphy Oil had $2.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 10.2% on the year before.

Revenue
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Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF

Net income and earnings per share

Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $227M in fiscal 2025, 8.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

Murphy Oil returned $289M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 127% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 4.6%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Murphy Oil yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$908M and divides by 144.0M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 22.0x · peers 9.3x · sector 16.9x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Murphy Oil can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $521M$492M$317M$424M$377M
Debt incl. finance leases $2.5B$1.8B$1.3B$1.3B$1.3B
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x0.6x0.5x0.6x0.7x
Debt / equity 0.6x0.4x0.3x0.3x0.3x
Interest coverage 1.3x10.5x9.3x5.7x3.1x
Current ratio 0.8x0.8x0.9x0.8x0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x0.7x0.8x0.8x0.7x
Total assets $10.3B$10.3B$9.8B$9.7B$9.8B
Total liabilities $6.0B$5.2B$4.2B$4.3B$4.6B
Shareholders' equity $4.2B$5.0B$5.4B$5.2B$5.1B
Net debt (− = net cash) $1.9B$1.3B$1.0B$852M$908M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$1.9M

2 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Mar 11, 2026 Daniel R HancheraSenior Vice President Sold 47,320 $33.79 $1.6M Form 4
Mar 3, 2026 Maria A MartinezSenior Vice President Sold 8,608 $34.93 $0.3M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose — — —
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✕
F-score 6 / 85 / 85 / 8
Accruals ratio −10.8%−13.6%−11.7%
Altman Z'' 4.223.893.46

Similar companies

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don't line up exactly.

CompanyMarket capGrowthOp. marginFCF marginROICP/EF-score
Murphy Oil MUR $6.5B −10.2% 11.1% 8.4% 3.7% 22.0x 5
Northern Oil and Gas NOG $3.1B 11.2% 9.9% 60.8% 3.3% — 7 Compare →
Range Resources RRC $10.8B 28.9% — 18.9% 13.7% 12.6x 8 Compare →
SM Energy SM $9.6B 17.3% 31.7% — 11.1% — 6 Compare →
CNX Resources CNX $5.6B 76.8% — 23.9% 11.8% 6.0x 6 Compare →

10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $1.8B $1.4B $1.8B $2.8B $2.0B $2.3B $3.9B $3.5B $3.0B $2.7B
Operating income −$389M −$26.3M $216M $445M −$1.4B $281M $1.6B $1.0B $603M $301M
Interest expense $148M $178M $180M $219M $169M $222M $151M $112M $106M $96.1M
Pretax income −$493M −$283M $43.0M $204M −$1.5B $42.9M $1.5B $921M $568M $183M
Income tax −$219M $270M −$126M $14.7M −$294M −$5.9M $310M $196M $78.3M $44.6M
Net income −$276M −$312M $411M $1.1B −$1.1B −$73.7M $965M $662M $407M $104M
Diluted EPS −$1.60 −$1.81 $2.36 $6.98 −$7.48 −$0.48 $6.13 $4.22 $2.70 $0.72
Diluted shares 0.17B 0.17B 0.17B 0.16B 0.15B 0.15B 0.16B 0.16B 0.15B 0.14B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $601M $613M $749M $1.5B $803M $1.4B $2.2B $1.7B $1.7B $1.2B
Capital expenditure $927M $910M $1.0B $1.3B $760M $650M $986M $1.1B $900M $1.0B
Free cash flow −$326M −$297M −$262M $145M $42.9M $772M $1.2B $683M $829M $227M
Depreciation and amortization $1.1B $752M $776M $1.1B $987M $795M $777M $862M $866M $978M
Stock-based compensation $46.3M $40.4M $34.5M $50.2M $24.8M $43.7M $74.6M $58.8M $40.8M $50.1M
Acquisitions $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $500M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $150M $301M $103M
Dividends paid $207M $173M $173M $164M $96.0M $77.2M $128M $171M $180M $186M
Dividends and buybacks $207M $173M $173M $664M $96.0M $77.2M $128M $321M $481M $289M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $873M $965M $360M $307M $311M $521M $492M $317M $424M $377M
Total debt $2.8B $2.8B $2.8B $2.8B $2.8B $2.5B $1.8B $1.3B $1.3B $1.3B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $7.9M $0.0M $5.5M $4.8M $4.2M $4.9M $12.7M
Current assets $1.6B $1.4B $880M $974M $1.0B $881M $972M $752M $785M $817M
Current liabilities $1.5B $834M $846M $943M $716M $1.2B $1.3B $847M $943M $1.1B
Inventory $127M $105M $80.0M $76.1M $66.1M $54.2M $54.5M $54.5M $54.9M $57.3M
Property and equipment, net $8.3B $8.2B $8.4B $10.0B $8.3B $8.1B $8.2B $8.2B $8.1B $8.1B
Total assets $10.3B $9.9B $11.1B $11.7B $10.6B $10.3B $10.3B $9.8B $9.7B $9.8B
Total liabilities $5.4B $5.2B $5.9B $5.9B $6.2B $6.0B $5.2B $4.2B $4.3B $4.6B
Shareholders' equity $4.9B $4.6B $4.8B $5.5B $4.2B $4.2B $5.0B $5.4B $5.2B $5.1B
Margins
Operating margin −21.5% −1.8% 12.0% 15.7% −69.3% 12.2% 40.4% 30.1% 19.9% 11.1%
EBITDA margin 36.7% 50.3% 55.3% 56.3% −19.1% 46.8% 60.1% 55.0% 48.5% 47.0%
Net margin −15.2% −21.6% 23.0% 40.6% −58.4% −3.2% 24.5% 19.1% 13.4% 3.8%
FCF margin −18.0% −20.6% −14.6% 5.1% 2.2% 33.6% 30.4% 19.7% 27.4% 8.4%
Returns
Return on capital −4.2% −0.3% 3.1% 5.2% −14.2% 4.3% 19.6% 12.6% 8.2% 3.7%
Return on capital employed −4.2% −0.3% 2.2% 4.2% −13.2% 3.0% 17.4% 11.6% 6.8% 3.4%
Return on equity −5.4% −6.5% 8.7% 22.3% −23.7% −1.8% 21.1% 12.8% 7.7% 2.0%
Return on assets −2.5% −3.1% 3.9% 10.1% −10.3% −0.7% 9.4% 6.6% 4.2% 1.1%
Growth
Revenue growth −38.4% −20.3% 24.1% 57.9% −30.5% 16.9% 71.0% −12.0% −12.5% −10.2%
Net income growth — — — 179.7% −199.9% — — −31.5% −38.5% −74.4%
EPS growth — — — 195.8% −207.2% — — −31.2% −36.0% −73.3%
FCF growth — — — — −70.4% 1,699.4% 54.8% −42.9% 21.4% −72.6%
Share count change −1.3% 0.2% 1.0% −5.4% −6.9% 0.5% 2.1% −0.5% −3.6% −4.6%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.5x 2.4x 1.6x — 1.8x 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Interest coverage −2.6x −0.2x 1.2x 2.0x −8.0x 1.3x 10.5x 9.3x 5.7x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.6x 1.0x 1.0x 1.4x 0.8x 0.8x 0.9x 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.5x 1.0x 1.0x 1.3x 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 51.2% 63.0% 56.5% 47.5% 38.6% 28.3% 25.1% 30.8% 29.7% 37.5%
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 2.8% 1.9% 1.8% 1.3% 1.9% 1.9% 1.7% 1.4% 1.8%
Payouts / FCF — — — 458.2% 223.8% 10.0% 10.7% 47.0% 58.1% 127.1%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 5.0 3.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0
Altman Z'' 2.6 3.0 2.7 3.1 1.7 2.4 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.5
Accruals ratio −8.1% −9.2% −3.2% −3.0% −17.5% −14.3% −11.8% −10.8% −13.6% −11.7%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000717423). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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