Murphy Oil Corp (MUR) stock
MURNYSECrude Petroleum & Natural GasFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 14/3035% below fair value
$35.93+1.21 (+3.49%)
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $5.15BP/E 11.2Yield 3.62%
Murphy Oil statistics
99 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 27, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 17, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 0.96
- 1.36
- P/OCF Ratio
- 2.92
- 4.86
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.06
- 1.92
- EV / EBIT
- 7.98
- 10.75
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.52%
- 1.81%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.02%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 137M
- 79M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 4.59%
- 10.5%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 88.7%
- 68.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 10M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -6.91%
- 0.16%
- Short % of Float
- 7.18%
- 6.74%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 6.85%
- 5.40%
- Days to Cover
- 7.31
- 4.31
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $45.03
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $28.66
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $40.35
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $38.77
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $37.06
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.74
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -0.03%
- -0.48%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -7.97%
- -8.93%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 3.28%
- -5.87%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -6.58%
- -11.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 15.0%
- 15.0%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 24.8%
- 14.4%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -16.3%
- -5.95%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 27.6%
- 21.7%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 31.1%
- 3.14%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.75
- 0.82
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 38.6
- 40.5
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 48.2%
- 48.0%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.74
- 0.67
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 23.1%
- 3.70%
- EBITDA Margin
- 58.7%
- 22.3%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 8.91%
- 2.43%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 4.63%
- 0.12%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 9.74%
- 5.17%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 8.64%
- 5.56%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.95
- 1.07
- Quick Ratio
- 0.85
- 0.61
- Debt / Equity
- 0.30
- 0.40
- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.89
- 1.74
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.62
- 1.15
- Interest Coverage
- 8.02
- 2.11
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 13.2%
- 7.22%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 228.2%
- 4.70%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 227.6%
- -13.6%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -11.6%
- -0.28%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 6.68%
- 15.8%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -51.0%
- -18.5%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.31
- 0.39
- Revenue Per Employee
- $3.81M
- $1.65M
- Profits Per Employee
- $569.56K
- $1.81K
- Employee Count
- 822
- 326
- WACC
- 7.63%
- 7.76%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $724.19M
- $16.37M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.13B
- -$45.96M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$7.91
- -$0.36
- Equity (Book Value)
- $5.38B
- $598.56M
- Book Value Per Share
- $37.56
- $10.01
- Tangible Book Value
- $5.38B
- $567.72M
- Working Capital
- -$57.19M
- $1.73M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 9.09%
- 1.87%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.62%
- 2.52%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.02%
- 0.31%
- Shareholder Yield
- 3.63%
- 2.16%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.30
- $0.60
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 8.33%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 4
- 0
- Payout Ratio
- 42.1%
- 33.1%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $100.86M
- $50.40M
- Income Tax
- $172.97M
- $7.64M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 23.9%
- 21.5%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $52.08
- $29.41
- Graham Upside
- 45.0%
- 13.5%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.11
- 1.52
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.80
- -2.68
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | MUR | S&P 500 | Difference | MUR per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -7.1% | -2.4% | −4.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | +1.6% | -1.2% | +2.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +18.4% | +12.3% | +6.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +25.6% | +12.4% | +13.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | -6.4% | +78.8% | −85.2 pts | -2.2% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +48.6% | +75.2% | −26.5 pts | +8.2% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +85.2% | +311.1% | −225.9 pts | +6.4% | +15.2% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
10M MUR shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 6.9% from the previous report, or 7.18% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 7.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 67.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 9,822,584 | -6.9% | 1,342,978 | 7.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 10,552,193 | +1.9% | 1,711,849 | 6.2 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10,352,410 | +2.7% | 1,801,934 | 5.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 10,084,227 | -4.2% | 1,535,983 | 6.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 10,525,897 | -3.1% | 1,617,352 | 6.5 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 10,862,198 | +10.0% | 2,037,244 | 5.3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9,870,973 | +1.4% | 1,425,697 | 6.9 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 9,731,077 | +4.0% | 1,578,767 | 6.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9,361,261 | -5.1% | 2,461,244 | 3.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9,859,442 | +8.1% | 1,803,642 | 5.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 9,124,160 | -2.4% | 1,591,483 | 5.7 |
| May 15, 2026 | 9,346,805 | +4.7% | 1,890,843 | 4.9 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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