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NYSE: MUR NYSE Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Next results ~November 4, 2026

B Fundamentals grade

Murphy OIL Corp is a US-listed company in the oil & gas exploration & production industry. Its financial year ends in December.

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Fair value per share

Under review: valuation models disagree too widely to rate.

Price vs value

Under review: valuation models disagree too widely to rate. We'll show the comparison once resolved.

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Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Insiders0 buying, 2 selling0 purchases and 2 sales by directors and officers, last 12 monthsInsider trades
  • Funds206 adding, 207 cuttingOf 63 active managers that changed their stake, 33 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Murphy OIL files

Where Murphy OIL stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to June 2026 was $3.01bn, up 7.8% on a year earlier, against a decline of 4.2% a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin fell to 50.4% from 54.2% a year earlier. Against its peers on growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet, it grades C+. It passes 4 of our 7 financial-health checks.

Our model value for Murphy OIL is under review, so past values are not shown until it is resolved.

Source: 10-Q filed August 5, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~November 4, 2026 (estimated)

Murphy OIL Corp's trailing-twelve-month revenue grew 7.8% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of 50.4%. Where it stands out: gross margin of 100.0% ranks 1 of 12 oil & gas exploration & production companies we cover.

Our discounted-cash-flow model values the business at ~$190 per share in the base case (~$140–$260 across growth scenarios) — model values under stated assumptions, not a price target.

Current signal Revenue growth accelerating: TTM revenue growth rose to 7.8% (+12.0pp vs the prior quarter).

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

  • Growth speeding up. The growth rate is 12.0 points higher than a quarter earlier.
  • Strong cash generation. 50.4% of revenue turned into free cash flow, against a median of 23.2% for oil & gas exploration & production companies we cover.
  • Shrinking share count. Diluted shares fell 1.2% in a year, so each share owns more of the business.
  • Estimates rising. Analysts' consensus for next year's earnings per share has risen 23.0% over 90 days.

Things to watch

  • Results due soon. Results are expected around 4 November; the share price can move sharply on the day.
  • Volatile shares. Over the past year the shares showed annualised volatility of 47% and a beta of -0.9 against the S&P 500.
  • Heavily shorted. 10.2% of the shares available to trade are sold short (6.2 days of average volume to cover).
  • Earnings expected to fall. The consensus expects earnings per share to fall 5% next year.

Latest results: FY2026 Q2

Filed August 5, 2026
Earnings per share
$1.55 against an average estimate of $1.58: missed by 2.2%
Revenue
$928m, up 33.5% on a year earlier
Share reaction
-13.9% in the first session after the results on August 5, 2026, against -0.4% for the S&P 500
Guidance given
total Net Production, excl. NCI (BOEPD) 171000 to 179000 (3Q 2026); total Net Production, excl. NCI (BOEPD) 167000 to 175000 (Full Year 2026)
Next report
November 4, 2026; average EPS estimate $0.86

Murphy OIL's figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day-8.6%
  • 1 week-9.2%
  • 1 month+6.6%
  • This year+32.3%
  • 1 year+47.7%
  • 5 years+70.1%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$3B
Operating margin
18.6%
Net margin
9.8%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$2.03

Growth

Revenue growth
+7.8%
Change in growth rate
+12.0 pts
Share count change
−1.2%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
$1.5B
FCF margin
50.4%
Stock pay % of revenue
1.7%

Earnings

Last results
August 5, 2026
Next results (est.)
November 4, 2026

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Announcement
  2. Announcement
  3. Announcement
  4. Results
  5. Guidance

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

Murphy OIL Corp valuation models and calculator

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: valuation models disagree too widely to rate: held for review.

Our value per share comes from a discounted-cash-flow model of Murphy OIL Corp's free cash flow after stock-based pay ( $1.6B, FY2026 Q2 TTM, with after-tax interest added back): growth for five years as below (the first two years from forecasts, guidance and the company's record), fading to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5%, then cash added and debt and other claims subtracted. These are model values under stated assumptions, not price targets or recommendations.

The inputs used by the models below have passed source checks. Individual model values are available below and in the interactive valuator. Their differences are shown explicitly; the platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld.

Valuation models

We value Murphy OIL Corp as an oil and gas producer, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 7.4%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 0.55 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Proved-reserve net asset value The SEC standardised measure of the company's proved oil and gas reserves (future net cash flows after tax at SEC average prices, discounted at 10%) less debt and other claims, per share. ~$24 Primary model, counts double
Cash-flow model (DCF) Free cash flow to the firm (after stock pay, with after-tax interest added back), grown then faded to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5% as the firm rate, less debt and other claims. ~$190 ~$140–$260 Left out: far from the other models (more than 3x away from their median)
Forward price-to-earnings vs peers Next year's consensus earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) forward price-to-earnings. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. ~$28 ~$22–$45 Included
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. ~$53 ~$36–$81 Included
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. ~$60 ~$49–$77 Included
Combined value Individual source-checked model scenarios are available. The platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld. — Combined value withheld. Review the individual models and their assumptions.

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare Murphy OIL Corp with oil and gas producers in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

At fiscal year end 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Now
Share price$15.10$22.03$22.78$17.75$21.21$10.02$22.19$37.39$38.13$27.92$30.35$40.16
Market value$2.6bn$3.8bn$3.9bn$3.1bn$3.5bn$1.5bn$3.4bn$5.9bn$6.0bn$4.2bn$4.4bn$5.8bn
+ Net debt (− = net cash)$2.8bn$2.1bn$2.0bn$2.8bn$2.5bn$2.7bn$2.0bn$1.3bn$1.0bn$861m$1.0bn$1.1bn
Enterprise value$5.4bn$5.9bn$5.9bn$5.8bn$6.0bn$4.2bn$5.4bn$7.2bn$7.0bn$5.1bn$5.4bn$6.9bn
Multiples
Price / sales 0.9x2.1x2.7x1.7x1.2x0.8x1.5x1.5x1.7x1.4x1.6x1.9x
Price / earnings ———7.5x3.0x——6.1x9.0x10.4x41.9x19.7x
Price / free cash flow ————24.1x1.9x2.4x2.9x3.5x2.5x3.6x3.8x
EV / EBITDA —8.9x8.1x5.9x3.8x—5.0x3.1x3.7x3.5x4.2x4.3x

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

70 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Murphy OIL's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 20 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 31.2% of total assets over 5 years.

  • Pricing power 20 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 99.9%, moving by 1.7 percentage points (standard deviation) across 5 years.

  • Durability 5 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 18.1%; its worst year was -38.3%.

  • Cash conversion 6 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 5 of 10 years, at a median 1.4% of revenue.

  • Discipline 19 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 6.0% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.8% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Next results: November 4, 2026, after the close. Analysts expect revenue of $787m and EPS of $0.86 (range $0.34 to $1.45) for the quarter.

Analysts' consensus

Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current $4.00 +192% $3.3bn +23%
Next $3.80 −5% $3.3bn −1%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved +23.0% in 90 days, across 16 analysts.

Earnings against estimates

Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Jun 2026 $1.58 $1.55 −2.2%
Mar 2026 $0.31 $0.32 +3.4%
Dec 2025 −$0.03 $0.14 +523.5%
Sept 2025 $0.18 $0.41 +131.9%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

Management guidance

Earnings release, August 5, 2026
  • Total Net Production, excl. NCI (BOEPD) Full Year 2026 167,000 to 175,000
    “Total Net Production, excl. NCI 4 (BOEPD) 167,000 to 175,000” source
  • CAPEX midpoint (full-year capital program) full-year 2026 capital program about $1.55bn Raised
    “Expanded the full-year capital program to advance high-impact appraisal and development opportunities, increasing the CAPEX midpoint from $1.25 billion to $1.55 billion” source
  • Total Net Production, excl. NCI (BOEPD) 3Q 2026 171,000 to 179,000
    “Total Net Production, excl. NCI 1 (BOEPD) 171,000 to 179,000” source

Figures and quotations are management's, copied from the company's own press release (SEC 8-K exhibit) and checked word for word against it. Forward-looking statements are the company's expectations, not ours and not advice; guidance can change or be missed.

How our valuation uses these forecasts

Our cash-flow model grows Murphy OIL Corp's revenue by +8.2% next year and +1.5% the year after, then fades back toward its own record by year five. Next year's rate weighs analysts' consensus (+10.6%, weight 69%) and the company's own record (+2.8%, weight 31%) . How the weights are set.

Analyst recommendations

17 analysts, Oct 2026
Buy318%
Hold1271%
Sell212%

Monthly trend

  1. Oct 202621217
  2. Sep 202621116
  3. Aug 202621015
  4. Jul 202621115

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Murphy OIL Corp, by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
10.2%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
6.2
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
−2%
to September 30, 2026
Held by institutions
92%
of shares
Held by insiders
5.7%
of shares
Employees
813
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

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What moved the share price

Last 12 months +47.7%

$27.19 on October 31, 2025 to $40.16

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $2.8bn $3.0bn +7.8%
Net margin 10.2% 9.8% −4.2%
P/E multiple 14.0x 19.7x +41.3%
Share count 146m 145m +1.2%

Biggest factor: p/e multiple.

Last 3 years −1.5%

$40.78 on November 3, 2023 to $40.16

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $3.9bn $3.0bn −23.8%
Net margin 19.8% 9.8% −50.6%
P/E multiple 8.3x 19.7x +139.1%
Share count 158m 145m +9.3%

Biggest factor: p/e multiple.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
MUR+121%+69%+2%−27%+9%+32%
Industry peers (median)+86%+54%−8%+2%−15%+17%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
MUR67%58%33%33%67%55%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
MUR−25%−40%−26%−41%−42%−26%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since November 2, 2015: 86% from October 12, 2018 to March 18, 2020. Getting back needed a 619% gain, reached on January 14, 2022, 667 days after the low.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$25.53 – $44.34
From 52-week high
−9.4%
vs 50-day average
+3.7%
vs 200-day average
+10.1%
Volatility (1 year)
47%
Beta vs S&P 500
-0.87

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
5 up, 7 down
typical move ±4.2%
After a week
7 up, 5 down
typical move ±4.9%
After a month
5 up, 7 down
typical move ±7.6%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
August 5, 2026 −13.9% −0.4% −8.1% −1.8%
May 6, 2026 −8.2% +1.1% −7.7% −6.4%
January 28, 2026 −2.3% −0.2% −0.3% +5.3%
January 6, 2026 −3.0% +0.3% +7.8% −1.1%
November 5, 2025 +4.4% −0.7% +7.6% +23.5%
August 6, 2025 −4.2% +0.7% −2.5% +6.0%
May 7, 2025 +1.8% +1.1% +9.4% +8.7%
January 30, 2025 −8.7% 0.0% −9.9% −15.2%
November 7, 2024 +2.3% +1.2% +1.5% −6.1%
August 8, 2024 +0.7% +2.8% +2.3% −5.2%
May 2, 2024 −0.1% +2.2% +1.7% −7.3%
January 25, 2024 +0.4% +0.4% +0.4% +4.2%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Murphy OIL Corp in five measures

Fundamentals grade B
Growth Profitability Cash Balance sheet

Growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet are percentiles against the companies we cover in the same industry, from SEC filings (100 = best). Value compares the share price with our modelled value range (50 = at our base value; higher = cheaper). A description of reported data and our model — not a quality score or advice.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Murphy OIL Corp
$2.5B $3B $3.5B $4B FY23 Q3 FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q3: $3.6B Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q4: $3.5B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q1: $3.4B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q2: $3.4B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $3.2B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $3B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $2.9B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $2.8B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $2.8B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $2.7B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $2.8B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $3B $3B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY23 Q3 $3.6B
FY23 Q4 $3.5B
FY24 Q1 $3.4B
FY24 Q2 $3.4B
FY24 Q3 $3.2B
FY24 Q4 $3B
FY25 Q1 $2.9B
FY25 Q2 $2.8B
FY25 Q3 $2.8B
FY25 Q4 $2.7B
FY26 Q1 $2.8B
FY26 Q2 $3B
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Murphy OIL Corp
-20% -10% 0% 10% FY23 Q3 FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q3: -3.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q4: -12.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q1: -19.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q2: -13.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: -11.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: -12.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: -15.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: -18.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: -13.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: -10.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: -4.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: 7.8% 7.8%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY23 Q3 -3.2%
FY23 Q4 -12.3%
FY24 Q1 -19.4%
FY24 Q2 -13.8%
FY24 Q3 -11.2%
FY24 Q4 -12.5%
FY25 Q1 -15.1%
FY25 Q2 -18.0%
FY25 Q3 -13.6%
FY25 Q4 -10.6%
FY26 Q1 -4.2%
FY26 Q2 7.8%
Operating margin (TTM) Murphy OIL Corp
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% FY23 Q3 FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 Operating margin (TTM), FY23 Q3: 32.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 30.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 26.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 27.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 22.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 19.9% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 20.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 17.9% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 11.8% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 11.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 10.7% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 18.6% 18.6%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY23 Q3 32.3%
FY23 Q4 30.1%
FY24 Q1 26.4%
FY24 Q2 27.0%
FY24 Q3 22.5%
FY24 Q4 19.9%
FY25 Q1 20.5%
FY25 Q2 17.9%
FY25 Q3 11.8%
FY25 Q4 11.1%
FY26 Q1 10.7%
FY26 Q2 18.6%
FCF margin (TTM) Murphy OIL Corp
0% 20% 40% 60% FY20 Q2 FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY26 Q2 FCF margin (TTM), FY20 Q2: 18.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY20 Q3: 24.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY20 Q4: 38.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 53.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 57.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 56.9% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 56.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 54.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 50.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 45.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 43.9% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 50.4% 50.4%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY20 Q2 18.1%
FY20 Q3 24.2%
FY20 Q4 38.6%
FY24 Q2 53.8%
FY24 Q3 57.1%
FY24 Q4 56.9%
FY25 Q1 56.0%
FY25 Q2 54.2%
FY25 Q3 50.6%
FY25 Q4 45.0%
FY26 Q1 43.9%
FY26 Q2 50.4%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-Q. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Where the money goes

FY2025, from the 10-K

Each dollar Murphy OIL took in during FY2025, followed through to profit: what it cost to make, what went on running the business, and what was left after tax.

  1. Revenue $2.7B
  2. Gross profit $2.7B · 100.0%
  3. Selling, general and admin $137M · 5.1%
  4. Other operating costs $2.3B · 83.9%
  5. Operating income $301M · 11.1%
  6. Income tax $44.6M · 1.6%
  7. Interest and other $152M · 5.6%
  8. Net income $104M · 3.8%

Shares of revenue. Source: Murphy OIL's 10-K for FY2025, as filed with the SEC. "Other" lines are what the reported lines leave unexplained.

Financial statements

US$ billions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year 2009 Dec 2009 2010 Dec 2010 2011 Dec 2011 2012 Dec 2012 2013 Dec 2013 2014 Dec 2014 2015 Dec 2015 2016 Dec 2016 2017 Dec 2017 2018 Dec 2018 2019 Dec 2019 2020 Dec 2020 2021 Dec 2021 2022 Dec 2022 2023 Dec 2023 2024 Dec 2024 2025 Dec 2025 LTM Jun 2026
Income
Revenue 16.9 20.0 4.3 4.6 5.4 5.5 2.9 1.8 1.4 1.8 2.8 2.0 2.3 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.7 3.0
Gross profit — — — — — — — — — — — 2.0 2.3 3.8 3.4 3.0 2.7 —
EBITDA — — — — — — −1.6 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.6 −0.4 1.1 2.4 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.6
Operating income — — — — — — −3.3 −0.4 −0.0 0.2 0.4 −1.4 0.3 1.6 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.6
Net income 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.9 −2.3 −0.3 −0.3 0.4 1.1 −1.1 −0.1 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.3
Diluted EPS $4.35 $4.13 $4.49 $4.99 $5.94 $5.03 −$13.03 −$1.60 −$1.81 $2.36 $6.98 −$7.48 −$0.48 $6.13 $4.22 $2.70 $0.72 $2.03
Growth (year on year)
Revenue −38.4% +18.6% −78.6% +8.0% +16.7% +1.6% −46.3% −38.4% −20.3% +24.1% +57.9% −30.5% +16.9% +71.0% −12.0% −12.5% −10.2% +7.8%
EBITDA — — — — — — — — +9.1% +36.6% +60.7% −123.5% — +119.5% −19.5% −22.9% −12.9% +14.8%
Operating income — — — — — — — — — — +106.5% −405.9% — +463.8% −34.3% −42.2% −50.0% +11.5%
Net income −51.9% −4.7% +9.4% +11.2% +15.7% −19.4% −350.8% — — — +179.7% −199.9% — — −31.4% −38.5% −74.4% +3.3%
Diluted EPS −52.0% −5.1% +8.7% +11.1% +19.0% −15.3% −359.0% — — — +195.8% −207.2% — — −31.2% −36.0% −73.3% +4.5%
Margins
Gross margin — — — — — — — — — — — 100.0% 100.0% 95.6% 98.5% 99.9% 100.0% —
EBITDA margin — — — — — — −55.7% 36.7% 50.2% 55.3% 56.3% −19.1% 46.8% 60.1% 55.0% 48.5% 47.0% 53.2%
Operating margin — — — — — — −110.7% −21.5% −1.8% 12.0% 15.7% −69.2% 12.2% 40.3% 30.1% 19.9% 11.1% 18.6%
Net margin 5.0% 4.0% 20.4% 21.0% 20.8% 16.5% −77.2% −15.2% −21.6% 22.9% 40.6% −58.4% −3.2% 24.5% 19.1% 13.4% 3.8% 9.8%
Free-cash-flow margin −0.0% 4.6% −6.7% −10.5% 0.9% −11.5% −46.5% −18.0% −20.5% −14.6% 5.1% 40.8% 61.0% 52.2% 49.5% 56.8% 44.8% 50.4%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 1.9 3.1 2.1 3.1 3.6 3.0 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.5 0.8 1.4 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.6
Capital spending 1.9 2.2 2.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 2.5 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Free cash flow −0.0 0.9 −0.3 −0.5 0.0 −0.6 −1.4 −0.3 −0.3 −0.3 0.1 0.8 1.4 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.5
Stock-based pay 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Free cash flow after stock pay −0.0 0.9 −0.3 −0.5 −0.0 −0.7 −1.4 −0.4 −0.3 −0.3 0.1 0.8 1.4 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.5
Balance sheet
Cash 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5
Total debt 1.4 0.9 0.6 2.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.5 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6
Net debt (negative = net cash) 1.1 0.4 0.1 1.3 2.2 1.8 2.8 2.1 2.0 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.0 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1
Diluted shares 192m 193m 195m 195m 189m 180m 174m 172m 173m 174m 165m 154m 154m 157m 157m 151m 144m 145m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Buybacks — 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 — 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0
Total returned 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

4 of 7 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $10.3bn
Short-term assets $1.0bnLonger-term assets $9.3bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $10.1bn
Short-term liabilities $1.2bnLonger-term liabilities $3.7bnShareholders' equity $5.3bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.0bn of assets due within a year against $1.2bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $1.0bn short-term assets against $3.7bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $484m of cash against $1.5bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 29% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 59% to 29% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $1.6bn of operating cash flow against $1.5bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $558m against $101m of interest.

From Murphy OIL Corp's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$777,000
Dividends (TTM)
$193M
Returned to shareholders
13%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$554M
Diluted share count
−1.2%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
3.4%
dividends 3.4% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
66%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
4.8%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
54 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in oil & gas exploration & production
Last 12 months unless stated MUR CNX RRC MTDR CRC CRK Median
Revenue, last 12 months $3.0bn $2.6bn $3.5bn $3.6bn $4.0bn $2.2bn $1.4bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months 7.8% 47.0% 20.8% −3.6% −3.4% 31.6% 10.6%
Revenue growth, 3-year average −8.6% −14.2% −4.6% 9.9% 5.2% −9.0% 1.4%
Revenue growth, latest quarter 33.5% −0.7% 12.6% 32.5% 32.6% −24.9% 31.5%
Gross margin 100.0% — 94.1% — — — 75.2%
Operating margin 18.6% — — 32.2% −1.4% 28.8% 21.1%
Operating margin, 3-year average 21.2% — — 37.6% 12.6% 12.5% 16.5%
Net margin 9.8% 35.2% 25.2% 19.9% −3.0% 23.3% 10.1%
Cash from operations / revenue 52.1% 42.7% 40.2% 71.4% 22.0% 37.6% 42.4%
Free-cash-flow margin 50.4% 18.6% 21.7% 7.3% 9.7% −33.8% 19.3%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 52.8% 19.7% 18.1% −9.0% 10.9% −34.0% 19.1%
Stock pay / revenue 1.7% 0.9% 4.1% 0.6% 1.1% 1.2% 1.5%
Change in share count −1.2% 1.9% −1.8% −1.0% −5.5% 0.9% 0.4%

Median of all 57 companies we cover in oil & gas exploration & production. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Peer comparison

57 oil & gas exploration & production companies
Measure Company Peer median Rank
Revenue growth Growth 7.8% 10.6% 31 of 57
Change in growth rate Growth +12.0pp +4.9pp 14 of 57
Gross margin Profitability 100.0% 83.5% 1 of 12
Operating margin Profitability 18.6% 19.9% 23 of 42
Net margin Profitability 9.8% 10.1% 30 of 57
Free-cash-flow margin Cash generation 50.4% 23.2% 6 of 51
Stock pay as % of revenue Cash generation 1.7% 1.2% 28 of 47
Long-term debt as % of assets Balance sheet 15.1% 17.6% 16 of 43
Change in share count Balance sheet -1.2% 0.4% 17 of 48
Days sales outstanding Balance sheet 54 days 41 days 31 of 42

Rank 1 = best in the group (for spending, debt and dilution, lower ranks first).

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to December 31, 2025
Products and services
Line of business Revenue Share YoY
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production $2.7B 100.0% ▼ 10.8%
Oil Reserves $2.2B 82.8% ▼ 15.5%
Natural Gas Reserves $382M 14.2% ▲ 27.4%
Natural Gas Liquids Reserves $80.2M 3.0% ▲ 1.3%
Oil and Gas Purchased $0 0.0% ▼ 100.0%

From Murphy OIL Corp's 10-K filed February 25, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$4.1B
Institutions reporting
432
Shares held vs prior quarter
▼ 0.8%
Positions opened / closed
48 / 63

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 206 institutions bought and 207 sold ; the biggest buyer was Encompass Capital Advisors LLC (+2.3M shares) and the biggest seller Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P (−1.6M). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Blackrock, Inc. $627M 19.2M 15.1% ▲ 5.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $273M 8.4M 6.6% ▲ 2.6%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC $253M 7.8M 6.1% ▲ 2.5%
American Century Companies Inc $238M 7.3M 5.7% ▲ 8.8%
State Street Corp $238M 7.3M 5.7% ▼ 1.0%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $199M 6.1M 4.8% ▲ 0.8%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc $166M 5.1M 4.0% ▲ 9.8%
Geode Capital Management, LLC $142M 4.4M 3.4% ▲ 18.6%
Earnest Partners LLC $93.6M 2.9M 2.3% ▼ 1.2%
FMR LLC $90M 2.8M 2.2% ▼ 14.1%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC $89.2M 2.7M 2.2% ▲ 0.6%
Invesco Ltd. $88.1M 2.7M 2.1% ▲ 3.2%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Murphy OIL Corp's complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers ; 1 inconsistently scaled filing rows were excluded.

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders, last 12 months Insider sales History → $1.9M 2 trades by 2 insiders · 0% under pre-set plans
Net ▼ $1.9M net selling
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Hanchera Daniel R Senior Vice President March 11, 2026 Sell 47,320 $33.79 $1.6M
Martinez Maria A Senior Vice President March 3, 2026 Sell 8,608 $34.93 $300,677

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Trades by members of Congress

All 2 trades and filings

No trades in Murphy OIL Corp disclosed in the last 12 months; 2 earlier trades on record.

  • Thomas MacArthur(NJ):Sale (full), $1,001 - $15,000, traded May 27, 2015, filed June 7, 2015
  • Nick J. Rahall II(WV):Purchase, $1,001 - $15,000, traded December 1, 2014, filed January 14, 2015

Value ranges as filed; reports can arrive up to 45 days after a trade.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around November 4, 2026 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • August 5, 2026
  • May 6, 2026
  • January 28, 2026
  • January 6, 2026
  • November 5, 2025
  • August 6, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Murphy OIL Corp was last updated.

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News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Murphy OIL Corp in brief

What does Murphy OIL Corp do?
Murphy OIL Corp is a US-listed company in the oil & gas exploration & production industry. Its financial year ends in December.
What is Murphy OIL Corp's stock ticker?
Murphy OIL Corp trades under the ticker MUR on NYSE. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Murphy OIL Corp's revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Murphy OIL Corp reported revenue of $3B, 7.8% higher than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Murphy OIL Corp's free cash flow?
Murphy OIL Corp's free-cash-flow margin is 50.4% of revenue over the trailing twelve months, ranking 6 of the 51 oil & gas exploration & production companies we cover.
Who are Murphy OIL Corp's largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Blackrock, Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
Is Murphy OIL Corp buying back stock, and does it pay a dividend?
Murphy OIL Corp spent $777,000 on share repurchases over the trailing twelve months, and its diluted share count fell 1.2% over the year.
What is Murphy OIL Corp's market cap?
On November 2, 2026, Murphy OIL Corp's market capitalisation was about $5.8B, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.7 and net debt of $1.1B. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Does Murphy OIL Corp pay a dividend?
Yes: Murphy OIL Corp paid $193M in dividends over the trailing twelve months, a dividend yield of 3.35% and a payout ratio of 65.7%.
How much debt does Murphy OIL Corp have?
Murphy OIL Corp's debt-to-equity ratio is 29.4%, from its latest balance sheet (59.2% five years earlier). The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are Murphy OIL Corp's competitors?
In our Oil & Gas Exploration & Production peer group, the companies closest to Murphy OIL Corp are CNX Resources Corp, Range Resources Corp, Matador Resources Co, California Resources Corp and Comstock Resources Inc. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Murphy OIL Corp's.
Are insiders buying or selling Murphy OIL Corp stock?
Over the last 12 months, Murphy OIL Corp's directors and officers reported 0 open-market purchases and 2 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is Murphy OIL Corp's next earnings date?
Around November 4, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Murphy OIL Corp announces its own schedule.