Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) Key Metrics
MUR valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $5.98B
- Enterprise value
- $6.97B
- P/E (TTM)
- 20.7 10-yr median 10.0
- Forward P/E
- 13.4
- PEG ratio
- 0.33
- Price / sales
- 2.0 10-yr median 1.6
- Price / book
- 1.0 10-yr median 0.9
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.5 10-yr median 5.0
- Dividend yield
- 3.35% $1.40 a year
- Beta
- 0.58
MUR key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsMUR valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
MUR returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
MUR per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
MUR financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
MUR efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
MUR valuation history
MUR returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
MUR debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
MUR cash returned to shareholders
MUR price vs earnings per share
MUR key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $4.50B | $4.57B | $6.68B | $6.77B | $4.03B | $1.86B | $4.42B | $4.07B | $5.36B | $5.36B |
| Enterprise value | $6.33B | $6.21B | $8.45B | $9.07B | $6.11B | $4.64B | $7.01B | $6.93B | $7.31B | $7.37B |
| P/E ratio | 43.2 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 7.0 | — | — | 3.8 | 9.9 | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Price / book | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Price / free cash flow | 11.4 | 5.6 | 10.3 | 6.4 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| EV / sales | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5.8 | — | 4.2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 9.0 |
| EV / free cash flow | 16.0 | 7.6 | 13.1 | 8.6 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 2.3% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 14.2% | −1.8% | −61.8% | 26.0% | 10.1% | −5.8% | −5.1% |
| Free cash flow yield | 8.8% | 18.0% | 9.7% | 15.5% | 18.2% | −3.8% | −22.5% | −25.9% | −5.5% | −6.1% |
| Dividend yield | 4.1% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 6.4% | 10.5% | 4.8% | 2.2% | 5.3% | 7.5% | 15.0% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $31.25 | $30.26 | $42.66 | $43.01 | $26.11 | $12.10 | $26.80 | $23.39 | $31.05 | $31.13 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $18.68 | $19.99 | $22.02 | $26.80 | $18.16 | $11.41 | $17.09 | $14.85 | $12.16 | $10.51 |
| Earnings per share | $0.72 | $2.70 | $4.22 | $6.13 | −$0.48 | −$7.48 | $6.98 | $2.36 | −$1.81 | −$1.60 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $8.66 | $11.45 | $11.16 | $13.75 | $9.22 | $5.23 | $9.48 | $4.30 | $3.56 | $3.49 |
| Free cash flow per share | $2.75 | $5.43 | $4.13 | $6.68 | $4.76 | −$0.46 | −$6.03 | −$6.06 | −$1.72 | −$1.89 |
| Cash per share | $2.62 | $2.80 | $2.02 | $3.12 | $3.38 | $2.02 | $1.86 | $2.22 | $5.59 | $5.72 |
| Book value per share | $35.54 | $34.39 | $34.24 | $31.72 | $28.00 | $28.62 | $35.22 | $29.84 | $26.78 | $28.58 |
| Tangible book value per share | $35.54 | $34.39 | $34.24 | $31.72 | $28.00 | $28.62 | $35.22 | $29.84 | $26.78 | $28.58 |
| Dividends per share | $1.29 | $1.19 | $1.09 | $0.81 | $0.50 | $0.63 | $0.99 | $0.99 | $1.00 | $1.20 |
| Capex per share | $5.91 | $6.01 | $7.03 | $7.07 | $4.46 | $5.69 | $15.51 | $10.37 | $5.27 | $5.38 |
| Debt per share | $15.29 | $13.68 | $13.33 | $17.69 | $16.89 | $20.14 | $17.57 | $18.59 | $16.90 | $17.38 |
| Shares outstanding | 144.0M | 151.0M | 156.6M | 157.5M | 154.3M | 153.5M | 164.8M | 174.2M | 172.5M | 172.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −4.6% | −3.6% | −0.5% | +2.1% | +0.5% | −6.9% | −5.4% | +1.0% | +0.2% | −1.2% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 2.0% | 7.7% | 12.8% | 20.7% | −1.7% | −22.5% | 20.9% | 8.4% | −6.5% | −5.4% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 4.3% | 7.4% | 11.4% | 18.2% | 4.1% | −13.8% | 5.0% | 8.4% | 2.4% | −2.3% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 1.1% | 4.2% | 6.6% | 9.4% | −0.7% | −10.3% | 10.1% | 3.9% | −3.1% | −2.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 1.1% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 9.4% | −0.7% | −10.8% | 9.8% | 3.7% | −3.2% | −2.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.7% | 27.2% | 18.8% | 24.9% | 26.2% | −4.0% | −35.3% | −40.8% | −14.1% | −18.0% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 11.98 | 4.25 | 2.64 | 2.24 | — | — | 1.36 | 1.82 | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $2.20B | $2.07B | $2.09B | $2.79B | $2.61B | $3.09B | $2.90B | $3.24B | $2.92B | $2.99B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $377.0M | $423.6M | $317.1M | $492.0M | $521.2M | $310.6M | $306.8M | $387.4M | $965.0M | $984.3M |
| Net debt | $1.82B | $1.64B | $1.77B | $2.29B | $2.08B | $2.78B | $2.59B | $2.85B | $1.95B | $2.01B |
| Debt / equity | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.61 |
| Debt / assets | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.29 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.45 | 1.07 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 1.97 | — | 1.55 | 2.63 | 1.49 | 2.47 |
| Current ratio | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.89 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 1.40 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.64 | 1.04 |
| Quick ratio | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 1.30 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 1.52 | 0.96 |
| Interest coverage | 4.0 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 1.3 | -8.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.3 | -1.5 |
| Working capital | −$155.4M | −$157.5M | −$94.4M | −$285.5M | −$283.4M | $284.0M | $31.6M | $33.7M | $537.4M | $63.7M |
| Invested capital | $6.94B | $6.84B | $7.13B | $7.29B | $6.41B | $7.18B | $8.39B | $8.05B | $6.57B | $6.93B |
| Tangible asset value | $5.24B | $5.34B | $5.55B | $5.15B | $4.32B | $4.39B | $5.80B | $5.20B | $4.62B | $4.92B |
| Net current asset value | −$3.69B | −$3.54B | −$3.46B | −$4.19B | −$5.10B | −$5.23B | −$4.94B | −$4.98B | −$3.87B | −$3.81B |
| Graham number | $24.05 | $45.68 | $57.04 | $66.13 | — | — | $74.35 | $39.80 | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$27.60 | −$24.30 | −$23.08 | −$27.61 | −$33.98 | −$37.04 | −$31.85 | −$29.70 | −$23.42 | −$23.57 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $186.2M | $180.0M | $171.0M | $128.2M | $77.2M | $96.0M | $163.7M | $173.0M | $172.6M | $206.6M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $102.6M | $301.4M | $150.0M | $17.6M | $137.5M | $43.7M | $499.9M | $8.1M | $7.1M | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 178.7% | 44.2% | 25.8% | 13.3% | — | — | 14.2% | 42.1% | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 72.9% | 58.6% | 49.6% | 13.9% | 29.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 31.7% | 30.1% | 31.9% | 26.4% | 24.6% | 49.8% | 90.8% | 69.8% | 43.4% | 51.2% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 68.2% | 52.5% | 63.0% | 51.4% | 48.4% | 108.7% | 163.6% | 241.0% | 148.4% | 154.3% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.87 | 1.05 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.88 | 2.23 | 2.09 | 0.86 | 0.80 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 2,114.8% | 2,262.7% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 2.6% |
| SG&A / revenue | 5.1% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 16.0% | 8.3% | 8.4% | 10.6% | 14.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 37.7 | 37.3 | 38.9 | 28.1 | 33.9 | 71.8 | 49.1 | 40.6 | 52.2 | 88.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 10.1 | 9.9 | 24.0 | 10.8 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 23.1 | 29.7 | 33.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | 90.2 | 83.2 | 218.5 | 115.7 | 123.6 | 104.7 | 113.3 | 142.4 | 176.7 | 261.8 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -42.4 | -36.0 | -155.6 | -76.8 | -75.2 | -18.2 | -48.7 | -78.7 | -94.8 | -139.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 9.67 | 9.79 | 9.38 | 13.00 | 10.77 | 5.09 | 7.43 | 8.99 | 6.99 | 4.11 |
| Payables turnover | 4.04 | 4.39 | 1.67 | 3.16 | 2.95 | 3.49 | 3.22 | 2.56 | 2.07 | 1.39 |
| Inventory turnover | 36.10 | 36.90 | 15.18 | 33.87 | 25.30 | 24.75 | 23.52 | 15.83 | 12.28 | 10.98 |
| Asset turnover | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.27 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.17 |
| Average receivables | $278.1M | $308.3M | $367.6M | $324.7M | $260.1M | $344.3M | $379.3M | $287.7M | $300.3M | $439.9M |
| Average payables | $522.2M | $459.5M | $495.3M | $583.5M | $515.1M | $504.6M | $599.1M | $596.0M | $690.4M | $1.16B |
| Average inventory | $58.5M | $54.7M | $54.5M | $54.4M | $60.1M | $71.1M | $82.0M | $96.5M | $116.1M | $146.9M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from MUR's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 25, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
MUR valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Murphy Oil traded at 43.2 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 10.0. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 20.7 and the forward P/E is 13.4. Murphy Oil earned a return on equity of 2.0% and a return on invested capital of 4.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $2.2 billion of debt and $377.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $1.8 billion. It returned $288.8 million to shareholders: $186.2 million in dividends and $102.6 million in share buybacks, 73% of free cash flow. The share count fell 16.3% from 172.2M to 144.0M over 9 years.
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MUR key metrics FAQ
What is Murphy Oil's P/E ratio?
Murphy Oil's trailing P/E ratio is 20.7 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 13.4. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 43.2, compared with a 10-year median of 10.0.
What is Murphy Oil's EV/EBITDA?
Murphy Oil's enterprise value was 5.0 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $6.3 billion, EBITDA $1.3 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 4.5.
What is Murphy Oil's return on equity?
Murphy Oil's return on equity (ROE) was 2.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $104.2 million on average shareholders' equity of $5.2 billion.
What is Murphy Oil's ROIC?
Murphy Oil's return on invested capital was 4.3% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Murphy Oil have?
Murphy Oil had total debt of $2.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43 and $1.8 billion of net debt (1.45 times EBITDA).
What is Murphy Oil's dividend yield?
Murphy Oil's forward dividend yield is 3.35%. Murphy Oil paid $186.2 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.29 per share), a payout ratio of 178.7%.
Does Murphy Oil buy back its shares?
Yes. Murphy Oil spent $102.6 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −4.6% over the year, to 144.0M..
What is Murphy Oil's free cash flow yield?
Murphy Oil generated $396.4 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 8.8% on its market value at year-end ($4.5 billion).
What is Murphy Oil's current ratio?
Murphy Oil's current ratio was 0.85 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.85 times current liabilities.