Murphy Oil (MUR) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil (MUR) recorded Deferred Taxes of $55.69 million in Q2 2026, compared with $4.87 million a year earlier and up 51.1% from the prior quarter.
Murphy Oil (MUR) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Murphy Oil's Deferred Taxes came in at $106.01 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 166.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $34.67 million, down 52.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Deferred Taxes has declined for three straight years.
- Across earlier years, Deferred Taxes came in at $72.43 million in FY2024 (-59.7%), $179.82 million in FY2023 (-37.1%), $286.08 million in FY2022 and -$4.15 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Deferred Taxes since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Deferred Taxes rose in 1 of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 7.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Deferred Taxes in the last five years was growth of 289.5% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 85.9% in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $36.86 million (Q1 2026), $11.37 million (Q4 2025) and $2.09 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell | 548.90 Bn | 459.45 Bn | 30.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | Chevron | 407.58 Bn | 385.38 Bn | 33.45 Bn | 298.00 Mn |
| 3 | TotalEnergies SE | 199.37 Bn | 82.49 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Eni Spa | 174.90 Bn | 124.42 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Conocophillips | 151.32 Bn | 124.03 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 47.00 Mn |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 105.71 Bn | 51.77 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 101.18 Bn | 90.17 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 66.00 Mn |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 99.04 Bn | 95.99 Bn | - | 225.55 Mn |
| 9 | Suncor Energy | 82.08 Bn | 67.87 Bn | - | -71.00 Mn |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.26 Bn | 3.73 Bn | - | 55.69 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 55.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 59.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 43.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 49.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 78.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 140.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 86.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 61.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 36.05 Mn |
Murphy Oil Deferred Taxes API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "ticker": "MUR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();