MUR vs PR vs EOG Stock Comparison

Murphy Oil, Permian Resources and Eog Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (OVV) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
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
1 win
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
2 wins
EOG Eog Resources Inc
$161.09 +14.8% 1M +50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.50B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.03B
Div. yield
2.53%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eog Resources leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Eog Resources 9, Permian Resources 2, Murphy Oil 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMURPREOGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.18B $21.34B $84.50B EOG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 17.3x 12.3x EOG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 11.3x 9.6x EOG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +12.8% +19.1% EOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 21.5% 25.4% EOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 10.8% 17.7% EOG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.7x 0.2x EOG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.19% 2.47% 2.53% MUR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.3% +102.5% +50.9% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +28.2%/yr +11.4%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 33.1% 28.6% EOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 62/100 70/100 EOG

Percentile Scorecard

MURPREOG

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

AxisMURPREOG
Valuation 72 #28 of 99 40 #60 of 99 49 #51 of 99
Growth 24 #74 of 97 85 #15 of 97 71 #29 of 97
Profitability 58 #41 of 96 87 #13 of 96 95 #6 of 96
Financial Health 55 #47 of 102 59 #42 of 102 86 #15 of 102
Shareholder Returns 40 #46 of 76 37 #48 of 76 51 #38 of 76
Overall 50 62 70
  • MUR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • EOG 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

PeriodMURPREOGSPY
1 month +18.7%+19.2%+14.8% -0.2%
3 months +17.7%+29.1%+15.4% +3.9%
6 months +7.7%+21.9%+18.6% +8.2%
Year to date +38.0%+81.6%+53.4% +12.9%
1 year +50.3%+102.5%+50.9% +12.3%
3 years -4.8%+74.0%+27.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.6%+20.3%+8.5% +23.3%
5 years +53.8%+246.2%+71.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.0%+28.2%+11.4% +10.9%
10 years +56.3%+75.5%+75.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.6%+5.8%+5.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMURPREOGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%33.1%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%32.5%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.88-0.55-0.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.083.101.78 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.3%-44.3%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-1.1%-1.6% -1.2%
52-week high $44.35$25.76$163.70 $779.14
52-week low $26.57$12.13$101.78 $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.

MultipleMURPREOG
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 13.0x 17.3xmedian 13.0x 12.3xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 2.1x 3.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 5.9x 5.8xmedian 5.9x 6.4xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 11.1x 19.8xmedian 11.1x 13.3xmedian 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 -2.76median 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 monthsMURPREOG
Revenue $3.00B $5.74B $27.03B
Operating income $558.07M $2.06B $8.91B
Net income $346.53M $1.31B $6.88B
Free cash flow $306.28M $1.08B $6.35B
R&D $208.92M $25.50M $213.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.01 $1.44 $13.00
Cash & equivalents $483.88M $131.72M $4.91B
Total debt $6.00B $2.99B $7.93B
Shares (diluted) 146.15M 855.24M 529.00M
Enterprise value $4.66B $20.77B $68.81B

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
MetricMURPREOG
P/E 21.0x 17.3x 12.3x
P/FCF 20.2x 19.8x 13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.9x 5.3x 6.3x
P/S 2.1x 3.7x 3.1x
P/B 1.1x 1.8x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.8x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 5.8x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 11.8x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 4.2x 3.2x
EV/FCF 23.7x 22.5x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.6x 6.1x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.65 10.11 -2.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMURPREOG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 12.8% 19.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 31.0% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.5% 26.7% 22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% 27.7% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.9% -3.1% 20.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.1% 12.8% -7.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.2% -5.5% 23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 1.7% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% 6.1% 25.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 30.3% -1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.0% 280.2% 44.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 36.3% -5.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMURPREOG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 53.4% 72.2% 50.9%
Operating margin 18.6% 35.8% 32.9%
Pretax margin 16.2% 29.0% 32.5%
Net margin 9.8% 21.5% 25.4%
FCF margin 10.2% 18.8% 23.5%
Operating cash flow margin 52.3% 69.6% 49.4%
Return on equity 6.5% 11.2% 21.9%
Return on assets 3.4% 7.2% 12.7%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 10.8% 17.7%
Return on capital employed 6.2% 12.6% 18.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x 3.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMURPREOG
Debt / assets 15.1% 16.2% 14.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.7x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 5.1x 2.8x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 35.1% 41.8%
Equity / assets 52.6% 64.9% 58.2%
Interest coverage 5.5x 7.8x 33.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.15 2.76 4.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMURPREOG
Dividend yield 3.2% 2.5% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.1% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 2.6% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 55.7% – 31.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 63.1% – 34.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.2% – 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – -19.6%

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.

ConsensusMURPREOG
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.98FY2026 $2.26FY2026 $16.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +190.5%FY2026 +76.6%FY2026 +65.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.3% +11.1% -7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2026 $6.46BFY2026 $29.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.8%FY2026 +27.5%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.8% +15.3% -5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMURPREOG
Held by institutions 88.2% 91.3% 95.8%
Institutions holding 434 615 1,628
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +3.4% -0.6%
Institutions buying 212 349 837
Institutions selling 139 183 578
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.91 1.45

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.

MURPREOG
MUR 1.00 0.73 0.70
PR 0.73 1.00 0.80
EOG 0.70 0.80 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUR, PR and EOG?

Eog Resources (EOG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Murphy Oil (MUR) $6.18B, Permian Resources (PR) $21.34B, Eog Resources (EOG) $84.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUR, PR and EOG?

Eog Resources (EOG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Murphy Oil (MUR) 21.0x, Permian Resources (PR) 17.3x, Eog Resources (EOG) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eog Resources (EOG) is cheapest (Murphy Oil (MUR) 10.8x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.3x, Eog Resources (EOG) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eog Resources (EOG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Murphy Oil (MUR) +7.3%, Permian Resources (PR) +12.8%, Eog Resources (EOG) +19.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest net margin (Murphy Oil (MUR) 9.8%, Permian Resources (PR) 21.5%, Eog Resources (EOG) 25.4%). On return on invested capital, Eog Resources (EOG) leads (Murphy Oil (MUR) 5.8%, Permian Resources (PR) 10.8%, Eog Resources (EOG) 17.7%).

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%, Eog Resources (EOG) +50.9%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Murphy Oil (MUR) +9.0%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +28.2%/yr, Eog Resources (EOG) +11.4%/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%, Eog Resources (EOG) 2.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eog Resources (EOG) has been the steadiest (Murphy Oil (MUR) 46.4%, Permian Resources (PR) 33.1%, Eog Resources (EOG) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eog Resources (EOG) leads on 9. 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.