Energy
Murphy Oil Corporation(MUR)
Live Price
Offline$34.29
-2.78% today
1Y Change
+52.26%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $5.84B
- Revenue Growth
- -9.9%
- EPS Growth
- -73.1%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.3%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) is a Energy stock with a market cap of $5.84B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $34.29 and up 52.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -9.9%, EPS growth of -73.1%, a dividend yield of 3.3%. What stands out right now is revenue -9.9%, EPS -73.1%, free cash flow -51.7% with operating margin 11.1% and ROIC 2.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.3%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 55.9 and price/sales 2.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines MUR price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Energy peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-9.9% vs +11.2% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+11.1% vs +8.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
55.9 vs 7.9 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report landed above expectations
2026 was reported on May 6, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +10.3% and a revenue surprise of +4.3%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -9.9% and EPS is at -73.1%, with operating margin around 11.1%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 5, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.8% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 6, 2026 | +10.3% | -1.7% | -1.2% | +2.7% |
2026 Jan 28, 2026 | +275.0% | -1.1% | +0.9% | +1.5% |
2025 Nov 5, 2025 | +140.3% | +5.3% | +8.6% | +22.3% |
Benchmark Edge
MUR vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MUR Max Drawdown
-19.77%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MUR and SPY.
Company Overview
Murphy Oil Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Murphy Oil Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and natural gas exploration and production company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as Murphy Corporation and changed its name to Murphy Oil Corporation in 1964. The company was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
- Leadership
- Eric Hambly
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 750
- Street Address
- 9805 Katy Freeway
- Mailing
- Houston, TX, 77024
- Region
- Houston, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 281 675 9000
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 55.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 6.1
- Price/Sales
- 2.1
- Price/Book
- 1.1
Growth
- Revenue
- -9.9%
- EPS
- -73.1%
- Free Cash Flow
- -51.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 71.9%
- Operating Margin
- 11.1%
- Net Margin
- 3.8%
- ROE
- 2.0%
- ROIC
- 2.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.43
- Current Ratio
- 0.85
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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