Murphy Oil vs Range Resources
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I put Murphy Oil and Range Resources side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Range Resources is the larger business, with $3.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.7B for Murphy Oil.
- Range Resources grew revenue faster (28.9%, against −10.2%).
- Range Resources turned more of its sales into free cash flow (18.9% FCF margin, against 8.4%).
- Range Resources earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (13.7%, against 3.7%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Murphy Oil’s earnings: a P/E of 21.9x against 14.8x for Range Resources.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Murphy Oil
MUR
2/9
Net debt / EBITDAShare count change
Range Resources
RRC
7/9
Revenue growth5-year growthNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-score
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | MUR FY25 | RRC FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $6.5B | $12.7B |
| Revenue | $2.7B | $3.1B |
| Free cash flow | $227M | $590M |
| Net income | $104M | $658M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −10.2% | 28.9% |
| 5-year growth | 6.7% | 9.6% |
| Share count change | −4.6% | −1.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 11.1% | — |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 21.1% |
| FCF margin | 8.4% | 18.9% |
| Return on capital | 3.7% | 13.7% |
| Return on equity | 2.0% | 15.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $908M | $1.2B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.7x | 0.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $289M | $85.7M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 21.9x | 14.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 |
Ten years
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Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.