Murphy Oil (MUR) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Murphy Oil (MUR) reported Capital Expenditures of $22.7 million for Q1 2026, up 1562.83% on a YoY basis from $1.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 97.72% quarter-over-quarter from $996.2 million in Q4 2025.

Murphy Oil (MUR) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Murphy Oil has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 years, with the latest figure at $22.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 1562.83% year-over-year to $22.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.0 billion (up 10960.81% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.0 billion, up 12568.95% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $22.7 million, down from $996.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $1.0 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at -$725.2 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $193.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $230.7 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures surged 7254.3% — and 2025, when it plunged 402.03%.
  • Murphy Oil's Capital Expenditures stood at $184.6 million in 2022, then soared by 465.16% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then slumped by 169.52% to -$725.2 million in 2024, then soared by 237.36% to $996.2 million in 2025, then sank by 97.72% to $22.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $22.7 million (Q1 2026), $996.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$653.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Woodside Energy 630.08 Bn 624.14 Bn - 1.81 Bn
2 Canadian Natural Resources 388.31 Bn 388.31 Bn 6.72 Bn -1.53 Bn
3 Conocophillips 142.98 Bn 136.61 Bn 9.48 Bn 2.95 Bn
4 Eog Resources 72.93 Bn 69.08 Bn - 153.00 Mn
5 Occidental Petroleum 55.91 Bn 52.73 Bn 4.87 Bn 25.00 Mn
6 Diamondback Energy 54.95 Bn 61.11 Bn 4.22 Bn 933.00 Mn
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 35.18 Bn 34.56 Bn 472.36 Mn -
8 Eqt 32.94 Bn 36.28 Bn 2.98 Bn 598.51 Mn
9 Vermilion Energy 31.24 Bn 31.05 Bn 370.10 Mn 98.14 Bn
10 Murphy Oil 5.51 Bn 5.27 Bn 718.65 Mn 22.68 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 22.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 22.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 996.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 996.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -653.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -653.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 676.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 676.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -725.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -725.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 216.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 216.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 516.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 516.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -671.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -671.98 Mn