MUR vs PR vs COP Stock Comparison

Murphy Oil, Permian Resources and Conocophillips Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MUR Murphy Oil Corp
$43.13 +18.7% 1M +50.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.18B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
3.19%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$25.48 +19.2% 1M +102.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.34B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.74B
Div. yield
2.47%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
COP Conocophillips
$147.97 +16.2% 1M +66.8% 1Y
Market cap
$177.76B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
2.27%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Permian Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Permian Resources 6, Conocophillips 4, Murphy Oil 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMURPRCOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.18B $21.34B $177.76B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 17.3x 19.3x PR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 11.3x 13.3x MUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +12.8% +8.5% PR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 21.5% 14.2% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 10.8% 22.5% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.19% 2.47% 2.27% MUR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.3% +102.5% +66.8% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +28.2%/yr +14.5%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 33.1% 30.2% COP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 62/100 62/100 PR

Percentile Scorecard

MURPRCOP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMURPRCOP
Valuation 72 #28 of 99 40 #60 of 99 44 #56 of 99
Growth 24 #74 of 97 85 #15 of 97 56 #43 of 97
Profitability 58 #41 of 96 87 #13 of 96 88 #12 of 96
Financial Health 55 #47 of 102 59 #42 of 102 71 #30 of 102
Shareholder Returns 40 #46 of 76 37 #48 of 76 48 #40 of 76
Overall 50 62 62
  • MUR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMURPRCOPSPY
1 month +18.7%+19.2%+16.2% -0.2%
3 months +17.7%+29.1%+29.7% +3.9%
6 months +7.7%+21.9%+19.0% +8.2%
Year to date +38.0%+81.6%+58.1% +12.9%
1 year +50.3%+102.5%+66.8% +12.3%
3 years -4.8%+74.0%+25.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.6%+20.3%+7.9% +23.3%
5 years +53.8%+246.2%+96.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.0%+28.2%+14.5% +10.9%
10 years +56.3%+75.5%+236.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.6%+5.8%+12.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMURPRCOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%33.1%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%32.5%29.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.88-0.55-0.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.083.102.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.3%-44.3%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-1.1%-2.3% -1.2%
52-week high $44.35$25.76$151.41 $779.14
52-week low $26.57$12.13$85.66 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMURPRCOP
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 13.0x 17.3xmedian 13.0x 19.3xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 5.9x 5.8xmedian 5.9x 4.5xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 11.1x 19.8xmedian 11.1x 17.7xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.65median 2.27 10.11median 2.27 -1.83median 2.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMURPRCOP
Revenue $3.00B $5.74B $65.28B
Gross profit – – $41.24B
Operating income $558.07M $2.06B $31.28B
Net income $346.53M $1.31B $9.28B
Free cash flow $306.28M $1.08B $10.06B
R&D $208.92M $25.50M $393.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.01 $1.44 $7.64
Cash & equivalents $483.88M $131.72M $6.57B
Total debt $6.00B $2.99B $23.29B
Shares (diluted) 146.15M 855.24M 1.21B
Enterprise value $4.66B $20.77B $150.47B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMURPRCOP
P/E 21.0x 17.3x 19.3x
P/FCF 20.2x 19.8x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 5.3x 8.1x
P/S 2.1x 3.7x 2.7x
P/B 1.1x 1.8x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.8x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 5.8x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 11.8x 6.2x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 4.2x 3.0x
EV/FCF 23.7x 22.5x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 6.1x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.65 10.11 -1.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMURPRCOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 12.8% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 31.0% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.5% 26.7% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% 27.7% -2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.9% -3.1% 1.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.1% 12.8% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.2% -5.5% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 1.7% -10.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% 6.1% 10.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 30.3% -3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.0% 280.2% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 36.3% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMURPRCOP
Gross margin – – 63.2%
EBITDA margin 53.4% 72.2% 66.0%
Operating margin 18.6% 35.8% 47.9%
Pretax margin 16.2% 29.0% 22.4%
Net margin 9.8% 21.5% 14.2%
FCF margin 10.2% 18.8% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% 69.6% 33.6%
Return on equity 6.5% 11.2% 14.3%
Return on assets 3.4% 7.2% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 10.8% 22.5%
Return on capital employed 6.2% 12.6% 28.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x 3.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMURPRCOP
Debt / assets 15.1% 16.2% 18.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.1x 2.8x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 35.1% 47.4%
Equity / assets 52.6% 64.9% 52.6%
Interest coverage 5.5x 7.8x 39.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.15 2.76 4.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMURPRCOP
Dividend yield 3.2% 2.5% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.1% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 2.6% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 55.7% – 43.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 63.1% – 40.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.2% – 7.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – -15.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMURPRCOP
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.98FY2026 $2.26FY2026 $11.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +190.5%FY2026 +76.6%FY2026 +80.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.3% +11.1% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2026 $6.46BFY2026 $76.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.8%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.8% +15.3% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMURPRCOP
Held by institutions 88.2% 91.3% 84.0%
Institutions holding 434 615 2,436
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +3.4% -1.6%
Institutions buying 212 349 1,119
Institutions selling 139 183 961
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.91 1.16

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MURPRCOP
MUR 1.00 0.73 0.74
PR 0.73 1.00 0.77
COP 0.74 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUR, PR and COP?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Murphy Oil (MUR) $6.18B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.34B, Conocophillips (COP) $177.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUR, PR and COP?

Permian Resources (PR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Murphy Oil (MUR) 21.0x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.3x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Murphy Oil (MUR) is cheapest (Murphy Oil (MUR) 10.8x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.3x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Permian Resources (PR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Murphy Oil (MUR) +7.3%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Murphy Oil (MUR) 9.8%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Murphy Oil (MUR) 5.8%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%, Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Murphy Oil (MUR) +50.3%, Permian Resources (PR) +102.5%, Conocophillips (COP) +66.8%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Murphy Oil (MUR) +9.0%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +28.2%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +14.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Murphy Oil (MUR) has the highest dividend yield: Murphy Oil (MUR) 3.19%, Permian Resources (PR) 2.47%, Conocophillips (COP) 2.27%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Conocophillips (COP) has been the steadiest (Murphy Oil (MUR) 46.4%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.1%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MUR, PR and COP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Permian Resources (PR) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.