Murphy Oil (MUR) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil's Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 4.63 for Q2 2026, up 863.5% from 0.48 a year earlier and up 338.2% from the prior quarter.
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Murphy Oil (MUR) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Murphy Oil reported Dividend Coverage Ratio of 1.52, down 2.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.56, down 75.3% from FY2024.
- Dividend Coverage Ratio has declined in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, Dividend Coverage Ratio was 2.26 in FY2024 (-41.5%), 3.87 in FY2023 (-48.6%), 7.53 in FY2022 and -0.95 in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio since Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Dividend Coverage Ratio increased in 1 of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 77.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividend Coverage Ratio over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 863.5%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 82.8%).
- Business Quant data shows MUR's Dividend Coverage Ratio at 1.06 (Q1 2026), 0.26 (Q4 2025) and -0.06 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell | 548.90 Bn | 459.45 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 5.00 |
| 2 | Chevron | 407.58 Bn | 385.38 Bn | 33.45 Bn | 3.45 |
| 3 | TotalEnergies SE | 199.37 Bn | 82.49 Bn | - | 2.60 |
| 4 | Eni Spa | 174.90 Bn | 124.42 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Conocophillips | 151.32 Bn | 124.03 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 3.84 |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 105.71 Bn | 51.77 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 101.18 Bn | 90.17 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 7.57 |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 99.04 Bn | 95.99 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Suncor Energy | 82.08 Bn | 67.87 Bn | - | 5.29 |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.26 Bn | 3.73 Bn | - | 4.63 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.63 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.06 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.48 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.55 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.15 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.11 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.79 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.97 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.75 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.97 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.29 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.46 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.13 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.59 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.89 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.86 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.72 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.61 |
API Access
Murphy Oil Dividend Coverage Ratio 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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();