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Murphy Oil Corporation

MUR

NYSEEnergyOil & Gas Exploration & Production

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$37.41

−$0.87 · -2.27%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

50

Fair Value

Momentum

35

Weakening

Sentiment

71

Bullish

Risk resilience

61

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Murphy Oil Corporation, along with its affiliated entities, functions as a company primarily focused on discovering and extracting crude oil and natural gas. Its operational footprint spans across the United States, Canada, and various international locations, where it actively produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The firm, which was initially named Murphy Corporation, adopted its current designation of Murphy Oil Corporation in 1964. Established in 1950, its corporate headquarters can be found in Houston, Texas.

Industry
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Sector
Energy
Headquarters
US
CEO
Eric Hambly
Listed since
Mar 17, 1980
Employees
813

Market position

Day range

Current $37.41

52-week range

Current $37.41

Open
$38.34
Previous close
$38.28
Volume
1.02M
0.56× average
Average volume
1.81M
Average daily volume
Market cap
5.36B USD
Beta
0.5
Market reference 1
50-day average
$35.757
+4.62% above average
200-day average
$35.0251
+6.81% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
6.3B USD
P/E (TTM)
18.25×
P/B (TTM)
1.02×
P/S (TTM)
1.77×
EV / EBITDA
4.75×
Earnings yield
2.33%
Free cash flow yield
8.86%
Dividend yield
3.68%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
82.33%
Operating margin
18.42%
Net margin
9.72%
Return on equity
2.04%
Return on assets
1.06%
Return on invested capital
3.24%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.43×
Current ratio
0.85×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends84%52%21%-10%Gross margin, FY2021: 45.68%Gross margin, FY2022: 56.38%Gross margin, FY2023: 76.01%Gross margin, FY2024: 33.19%Gross margin, FY2025: 21.48%Operating margin, FY2021: 10.05%Operating margin, FY2022: 37.60%Operating margin, FY2023: 30.21%Operating margin, FY2024: 19.96%Operating margin, FY2025: 14.40%Net margin, FY2021: -2.63%Net margin, FY2022: 22.87%Net margin, FY2023: 19.18%Net margin, FY2024: 13.49%Net margin, FY2025: 3.87%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 45.68%. Gross margin FY2022 56.38%. Gross margin FY2023 76.01%. Gross margin FY2024 33.19%. Gross margin FY2025 21.48%. Operating margin FY2021 10.05%. Operating margin FY2022 37.60%. Operating margin FY2023 30.21%. Operating margin FY2024 19.96%. Operating margin FY2025 14.40%. Net margin FY2021 -2.63%. Net margin FY2022 22.87%. Net margin FY2023 19.18%. Net margin FY2024 13.49%. Net margin FY2025 3.87%.

Income trends

Revenue

2.69B USD-10.89%

Operating income

387.26M USD-35.73%

Net income

104.2M USD-74.41%
Income trends across reported periods4.65B USD2.93B USD1.21B USD−503.04M USDRevenue, FY2021: 2.8B USDRevenue, FY2022: 4.22B USDRevenue, FY2023: 3.45B USDRevenue, FY2024: 3.02B USDRevenue, FY2025: 2.69B USDOperating income, FY2021: 281.44M USDOperating income, FY2022: 1.59B USDOperating income, FY2023: 1.04B USDOperating income, FY2024: 602.59M USDOperating income, FY2025: 387.26M USDNet income, FY2021: −73.66M USDNet income, FY2022: 965.05M USDNet income, FY2023: 661.56M USDNet income, FY2024: 407.17M USDNet income, FY2025: 104.2M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 2.8B USD. Revenue FY2022 4.22B USD. Revenue FY2023 3.45B USD. Revenue FY2024 3.02B USD. Revenue FY2025 2.69B USD. Operating income FY2021 281.44M USD. Operating income FY2022 1.59B USD. Operating income FY2023 1.04B USD. Operating income FY2024 602.59M USD. Operating income FY2025 387.26M USD. Net income FY2021 −73.66M USD. Net income FY2022 965.05M USD. Net income FY2023 661.56M USD. Net income FY2024 407.17M USD. Net income FY2025 104.2M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue2.69B USD3.02B USD3.45B USD4.22B USD2.8B USD
Cost of goods sold2.11B USD2.02B USD827.33M USD1.84B USD1.52B USD
Gross profit577.76M USD1B USD2.62B USD2.38B USD1.28B USD
Selling, general, and administrative137.33M USD110.09M USD117.31M USD131.12M USD121.95M USD
Operating expenses190.5M USD399.32M USD1.58B USD792.57M USD998.1M USD
Interest expense96.07M USD105.93M USD112.37M USD150.76M USD221.77M USD
Depreciation and amortization1.05B USD865.75M USD918.59M USD776.82M USD795.11M USD
Operating income387.26M USD602.59M USD1.04B USD1.59B USD281.44M USD
Net income104.2M USD407.17M USD661.56M USD965.05M USD−73.66M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
73%
8 beats, 3 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+40.45%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
1.55
Estimate 1.57 · Miss by 1.27%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates1.71.060.43-0.21Q1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 30, 2025: actual 0.35, estimate 0.56, surprise -37.50%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 7, 2025: actual 0.56, estimate 0.48, surprise +16.67%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 0.27, estimate 0.21, surprise +28.57%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 5, 2025: actual 0.41, estimate 0.171, surprise +140.33%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Jan 28, 2026: actual 0.14, estimate -0.08, surprise +275.00%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 6, 2026: actual 0.32, estimate 0.29, surprise +10.34%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 5, 2026: actual 1.55, estimate 1.57, surprise -1.27%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Nov 4, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.27, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates965.44M839.43M713.43M587.42MQ1 '25MissQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MissQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 30, 2025: actual 670.96M USD, estimate 725.21M USD, surprise -7.48%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 7, 2025: actual 672.73M USD, estimate 668.86M USD, surprise +0.58%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 683.07M USD, estimate 667M USD, surprise +2.41%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 5, 2025: actual 720.97M USD, estimate 675.2M USD, surprise +6.78%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Jan 28, 2026: actual 624.56M USD, estimate 633.74M USD, surprise -1.45%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 6, 2026: actual 733.55M USD, estimate 702.96M USD, surprise +4.35%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 5, 2026: actual 928.31M USD, estimate 888.51M USD, surprise +4.48%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 4, 2026: actual —, estimate 732.15M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$40.56

8.42% upside
Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $45.00Average $40.56Low $36.00

Rating distribution

36 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy925%
Hold2467%
Sell38%
Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

12 institutions

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$1.30

2025 complete year+160.0% since 2021

2026 partial: $1.05

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 17, 2026

$0.35

Quarterly

Record Aug 17, 2026 · Payment Sep 1, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 18, 2026

$0.35

Quarterly

Record May 18, 2026 · Payment Jun 1, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Feb 17, 2026

$0.35

Quarterly

Record Feb 17, 2026 · Payment Mar 2, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Nov 17, 2025

$0.325

Quarterly

Record Nov 17, 2025 · Payment Dec 1, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 18, 2025

$0.325

Quarterly

Record Aug 18, 2025 · Payment Sep 2, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 16, 2025

$0.325

Quarterly

Record May 16, 2025 · Payment Jun 2, 2025

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ETFs holding MUR

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF logoAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV
Market value
191.26M
Weight
0.62%
AUM
31.27B USD
Expense ratio
0.25%
Price / 1D
$126.45+0.66%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
172.4M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$378.24+0.44%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF logoiShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETFIJH
Market value
162.19M
Weight
0.13%
AUM
125.92B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$76.77+0.52%
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF logoSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFSCHD
Market value
140.88M
Weight
0.13%
AUM
112B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$35.11+0.80%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM
Market value
136.25M
Weight
0.17%
AUM
81.62B USD
Expense ratio
0.19%
Price / 1D
$299.96+0.77%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB
Market value
124.43M
Weight
0.07%
AUM
183.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$304.76+0.64%
State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF logoState Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETFXOP
Market value
82.02M
Weight
2.15%
AUM
3.82B USD
Expense ratio
0.35%
Price / 1D
$189.54+1.11%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR
Market value
79.02M
Weight
0.12%
AUM
68.3B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$249.18+0.68%

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