# Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $36.44, market value $5.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.0×** (5-yr avg 17.1×, 3-yr avg 20.7×). Murphy Oil Corporation trades at 18.0× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 17.1×. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 11.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.7×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 3.8×**. Enterprise value is 3.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Earnings yield: 5.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 18.6%**. 18.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 3.9%**. 3.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.0%**. 2.0% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 7.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 7.3%.
- **Return on assets: 3.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -10.9%** (3-yr -13.9%/yr, 5-yr 9.0%/yr). Revenue fell 10.9% over the last year, against 9.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -73.3%** (3-yr -51.0%/yr). Earnings per share fell 73.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.25**. Debt is 0.25 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.6×**. It would take 0.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.79**. A Z-score of 1.79 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.84%** ($1.35 per share, trailing). Murphy Oil Corporation yields 3.84%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 179%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (179% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 15.8%/yr** (1-yr 8.3%). The dividend has compounded at 15.8% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (14 analysts). 14 analysts cover Murphy Oil Corporation; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $39.57 (+9% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 46.1%** (YTD 18.9%, 3-mo -5.8%). The shares are up 46.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.9%** (46.9% above the low). Trading 16% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.40** (volatility 49%). Beta of -0.40 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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