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MURPHY OIL CORP MUR

NYSE · stock · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas · website · IPO 1961-12-04 · LEI

MURPHY OIL CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$5.0B
P / E47.6×
P / S1.8×
P / B0.9×
Dividend yield3.75%
Net margin3.8%
Return on equity2.0%
Net debt$895.2M
Net debt / EBITDA0.7×
Enterprise value USD$5.9B
EV / EBITDA4.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV5.1%
Return on capital3.4%
Graham number -31.2%$24.27

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($24.27); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-14.80% -14.90% 22.80% 40.60% -58.40% -2.60% 22.90% 19.10% 13.40% 3.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-20.90% -1.30% 11.90% 15.70% -69.20% 10.00% 37.60% 30.10% 19.90% 11.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-5.60% -6.70% 7.90% 19.80% -26.10% -1.70% 18.70% 11.90% 7.60% 2.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
172.2M 172.6M 174.2M 164.8M 153.6M 154.5M 157.5M 156.6M 151.0M 144.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.90B $1.81B $2.42B $2.50B $2.68B $1.94B $1.33B $1.01B $846.9M $895.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-2.70% -3.20% 3.70% 9.80% -10.80% -0.70% 9.40% 6.80% 4.20% 1.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.56× 0.60× 0.53× 0.48× 0.68× 0.57× 0.35× 0.24× 0.24× 0.24× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$1.60 -$1.81 $2.36 $6.98 -$7.48 -$0.48 $6.13 $4.22 $2.70 $0.72 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

MURPHY OIL CORP trades at about 49× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 3×–41.8×, median 9.9×).

3× 49×

Shaded band = 10-year range (3×–41.8×); dot = today's 49×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin11.1%19.9%30.1%37.6%10.0%-69.2%15.7%11.9%-1.3%-20.9%
Net margin3.8%13.4%19.1%22.9%-2.6%-58.4%40.6%22.8%-14.9%-14.8%
Return on assets1.1%4.2%6.8%9.4%-0.7%-10.8%9.8%3.7%-3.2%-2.7%
Return on equity2.0%7.6%11.9%18.7%-1.7%-26.1%19.8%7.9%-6.7%-5.6%
Debt / equity0.24×0.24×0.24×0.35×0.57×0.68×0.48×0.53×0.60×0.56×
Current ratio0.770.830.890.770.761.401.031.041.641.04

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.