MURPHY OIL CORP
MUR· NYSE· Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- –
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +9.0%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 144.0M
- Revenue
- $2.7B
- Free cash flow
- –
- Owner earnings
- –
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- –
- Operating
- 11.2%
- Net
- 3.9%
- Free cash flow
- –
- Owner earnings
- –
- Stock pay
- 1.9%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- 3.8%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- ROE, FY2025
- 2.0%
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- 8.0%
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- -13.9%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 9.0%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 4.2%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- -51.0%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- –
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- –
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- –
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- –
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- –
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $377.2M
- Total debt
- $1.3B
- Net debt
- $895.2M
- Debt/Equity
- 0.2x
- Debt/FCF
- –
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- 178.6%
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- -1.3%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$2.7B
+4.2% a year over 9 years
FY2016FY2025
Margins
Operating11.2%Net3.9%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow–Owner earnings–
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Diluted shares
144.0M
-16.3% over 9 years, net buybacks
FY2016FY2025
Return on invested capital
3.8%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Net debt (below zero)
-$895.2M
$895.2M more debt than cash
FY2016FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.3B | $1.8B | $2.8B | $1.8B | $2.8B | $4.2B | $3.4B | $3.0B | $2.7B |
| Revenue growth | -36.7% | -30.2% | 38.9% | 55.9% | -37.8% | 59.9% | 50.7% | -18.3% | -12.5% | -10.9% |
| Gross margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | -20.9% | -2.0% | 11.9% | 15.8% | -77.8% | 10.0% | 37.6% | 30.2% | 20.0% | 11.2% |
| Net income | -$276.0M | -$311.8M | $411.1M | $1.1B | -$1.1B | -$73.7M | $965.0M | $661.6M | $407.2M | $104.2M |
| Net margin | -14.8% | -24.0% | 22.8% | 40.8% | -65.6% | -2.6% | 22.9% | 19.2% | 13.5% | 3.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $-1.60 | $-1.81 | $2.36 | $6.98 | $-7.48 | $-0.48 | $6.13 | $4.22 | $2.70 | $0.72 |
| Return on invested capital? | – | – | – | 5.2% | – | – | 19.7% | 12.9% | 8.6% | 3.8% |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $600.8M | $613.4M | $749.4M | $1.5B | $802.7M | $1.4B | $2.2B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.2B |
| Capital expenditure | $926.9M | $910.0M | $1.0B | $1.3B | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Free cash flow | -$326.2M | -$296.7M | -$261.9M | $144.8M | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stock-based compensation | $46.3M | $40.4M | $34.5M | $50.2M | $24.8M | $43.7M | $74.6M | $58.8M | $40.8M | $50.1M |
| Owner earnings? | -$372.5M | -$337.0M | -$296.4M | $94.7M | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Free cash flow per share | $-1.89 | $-1.72 | $-1.50 | $0.88 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $206.6M | $172.6M | $173.0M | $163.7M | $96.0M | $77.2M | $128.2M | $171.0M | $180.0M | $186.2M |
| Share repurchases | – | $0 | $0 | $499.9M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $150.0M | $301.4M | $102.6M |
| Diluted shares | 172.2M | 172.5M | 174.2M | 164.8M | 153.5M | 154.3M | 157.5M | 156.6M | 151.0M | 144.0M |
| Share count change? | -1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | -5.4% | -6.9% | 0.5% | 2.1% | -0.5% | -3.6% | -4.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $872.8M | $965.0M | $359.9M | $306.8M | $310.6M | $521.2M | $492.0M | $317.1M | $423.6M | $377.2M |
| Short-term investments | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total debt | $2.8B | $2.8B | $2.8B | $2.8B | $2.8B | $2.5B | $1.8B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Net debt | $1.9B | $1.8B | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $1.9B | $1.3B | $1.0B | $846.9M | $895.2M |
| Shareholders' equity | $4.9B | $4.6B | $4.8B | $5.5B | $4.2B | $4.2B | $5.0B | $5.4B | $5.2B | $5.1B |
Latest filings
| 2026-08-05 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-08-05 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-05-06 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-05-06 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-03-27 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-02-25 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2026-01-28 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-01-06 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-11-05 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2025-11-05 | 8-K | Earnings release |
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