MUR vs PR vs FANG Stock Comparison

Murphy Oil, Permian Resources and Diamondback Energy Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MUR Murphy Oil Corp
$36.30 -4.0% 1M +36.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.22B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.13B
Div. yield
0.04%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
PR Permian Resources Corp
$21.34 -4.5% 1M +75.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.07B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.37B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$179.58 -2.9% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.31B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.61B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Permian Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Permian Resources 6, Diamondback Energy 3, Murphy Oil 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMURPRFANGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.22B $18.07B $50.31B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 11.3x 24.5x MUR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x 9.4x 8.1x FANG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% +22.8% +21.1% PR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 25.0% 11.0% PR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 13.7% 3.3% PR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.6x 1.7x MUR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.6% +75.9% +30.8% PR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr +22.8%/yr +9.6%/yr PR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 34.6% 33.2% FANG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 67/100 51/100 PR

Percentile Scorecard

MURPRFANG

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

AxisMURPRFANG
Valuation 79 #21 of 98 56 #44 of 98 44 #55 of 98
Growth 51 #48 of 97 96 #5 of 97 54 #45 of 97
Profitability 60 #38 of 94 93 #8 of 94 50 #48 of 94
Financial Health 60 #41 of 101 59 #42 of 101 46 #55 of 101
Shareholder Returns 36 #51 of 79 33 #53 of 79 60 #32 of 79
Overall 57 67 51
  • MUR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • PR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FANG 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

PeriodMURPRFANGSPY
1 month -4.0%-4.5%-2.9% -5.9%
3 months +9.8%+5.2%-5.3% -4.6%
6 months -5.1%+6.3%-5.7% +0.2%
Year to date +16.2%+52.1%+19.5% +7.5%
1 year +36.6%+75.9%+30.8% +8.2%
3 years -19.1%+50.4%+12.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year -6.8%+14.6%+3.9% +19.0%
5 years +26.1%+179.0%+57.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.8%+22.8%+9.6% +9.4%
10 years +39.6%+41.4%+95.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +3.4%+3.5%+7.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMURPRFANGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%34.6%33.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.5%35.7%33.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.88-0.43-0.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.762.190.93 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.3%-44.3%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-18.0%-16.0% -5.9%
52-week high $44.35$26.04$213.69 $779.14
52-week low $26.57$12.13$137.29 $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.

MultipleMURPRFANG
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 10.1x 11.2xmedian 10.1x 24.5xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 2.8xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 5.1x 4.4xmedian 5.1x 8.2xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 8.9x 17.4xmedian 8.9x 12.5xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.90median 0.94 0.36median 0.94 -0.96median 0.94

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 monthsMURPRFANG
Revenue $3.13B $6.37B $18.61B
Operating income $808.76M $2.55B $2.35B
Net income $550.37M $1.64B $2.32B
Free cash flow $207.34M $1.03B $4.03B
R&D $209.53M $27.32M –
EPS (diluted) $3.20 $1.86 $7.33
Cash & equivalents $500.30M $95.03M $558.00M
Total debt $1.63B $3.05B $13.23B
Shares (diluted) 146.12M 858.58M 279.96M
Enterprise value $3.48B $17.52B $49.01B

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
MetricMURPRFANG
P/E 11.1x 11.2x 24.5x
P/FCF 25.1x 17.4x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.9x 4.0x 4.8x
P/S 1.7x 2.8x 2.7x
P/B 0.9x 1.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 3.4x 4.4x 8.2x
EV/EBIT 7.8x 8.2x 26.8x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 3.3x 3.4x
EV/FCF 30.6x 20.2x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.6x 4.7x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.90 0.36 -0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMURPRFANG
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% 22.8% 21.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 32.2% 31.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 147.3% 57.8% -57.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.4% 33.5% -20.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 204.7% 69.1% -49.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 35.2% -11.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 220.6% 66.5% -49.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 30.8% -25.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.4% 25.3% 18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 33.2% 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.9% 45.8% 467.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.6% 50.3% 64.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMURPRFANG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 58.7% 73.9% 40.9%
Operating margin 25.8% 40.1% 12.6%
Pretax margin 23.1% 31.8% 14.8%
Net margin 15.0% 25.0% 11.0%
FCF margin 6.6% 16.2% 21.6%
Operating cash flow margin 56.5% 70.3% 55.7%
Return on equity 10.0% 13.5% 4.9%
Return on assets 5.3% 8.8% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 13.7% 3.3%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 15.6% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 2.7x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMURPRFANG
Debt / assets 15.6% 16.0% 18.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.6x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 7.9x 3.0x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 35.5% 37.4%
Equity / assets 53.0% 64.5% 62.6%
Interest coverage 8.0x 10.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.12 2.46 1.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMURPRFANG
Dividend yield 3.8% 3.0% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 2.9% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 95.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – –

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.

ConsensusMURPRFANG
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.98FY2026 $2.28FY2026 $22.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +190.5%FY2026 +78.1%FY2026 +65.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.3% +12.7% -6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.42BFY2026 $6.47BFY2026 $18.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.8%FY2026 +27.7%FY2026 +40.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.8% +16.1% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMURPRFANG
Held by institutions 88.2% 91.3% 71.6%
Institutions holding 436 618 1,192
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +3.4% +8.6%
Institutions buying 213 350 609
Institutions selling 140 183 396
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.91 1.54

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.

MURPRFANG
MUR 1.00 0.74 0.74
PR 0.74 1.00 0.85
FANG 0.74 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUR, PR and FANG?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Murphy Oil (MUR) $5.22B, Permian Resources (PR) $18.07B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $50.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUR, PR and FANG?

Murphy Oil (MUR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Murphy Oil (MUR) 11.2x, Permian Resources (PR) 11.3x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 24.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diamondback Energy (FANG) is cheapest (Murphy Oil (MUR) 9.1x, Permian Resources (PR) 9.4x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.1x). 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) +13.0%, Permian Resources (PR) +22.8%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Permian Resources (PR) has the highest net margin (Murphy Oil (MUR) 15.0%, Permian Resources (PR) 25.0%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 11.0%). On return on invested capital, Permian Resources (PR) leads (Murphy Oil (MUR) 8.7%, Permian Resources (PR) 13.7%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Permian Resources (PR) returned the most: Murphy Oil (MUR) +36.6%, Permian Resources (PR) +75.9%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +30.8%. Over five years, Permian Resources (PR) compounded fastest (Murphy Oil (MUR) +4.8%/yr, Permian Resources (PR) +22.8%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Murphy Oil (MUR) 0.04%, Permian Resources (PR) 0.00%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.00%. Permian Resources (PR) and Diamondback Energy (FANG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diamondback Energy (FANG) has been the steadiest (Murphy Oil (MUR) 48.1%, Permian Resources (PR) 34.6%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.