Murphy Oil (MUR) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil's EBIT Margin was 38.21% in Q2 2026, up 24.95 percentage points from 13.26% a year earlier and up 19.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Murphy Oil (MUR) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Murphy Oil's EBIT Margin was 18.63% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.70 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.08%, down 8.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +80.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was 19.90% in FY2024 (-10.22 pp), 30.12% in FY2023 (-7.48 pp), 37.60% in FY2022 (+27.55 pp) and 10.05% in FY2021 (+79.29 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.82 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 97.86 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 25.83 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MUR's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 18.85% (Q1 2026), 9.68% (Q4 2025) and 0.80% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell | 541.34 Bn | 451.89 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 28.46% |
| 2 | Chevron | 403.85 Bn | 381.64 Bn | 33.45 Bn | -28.44% |
| 3 | TotalEnergies SE | 193.34 Bn | 76.47 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Eni Spa | 172.00 Bn | 121.52 Bn | - | 5.19% |
| 5 | Conocophillips | 150.68 Bn | 123.39 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 53.17% |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 103.39 Bn | 49.45 Bn | - | 36.94% |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 100.64 Bn | 89.62 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -74.35% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 98.19 Bn | 95.14 Bn | - | 41.56% |
| 9 | Suncor Energy | 80.57 Bn | 66.37 Bn | - | 30.46% |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.16 Bn | 3.63 Bn | - | 38.21% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 38.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 39.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 64.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 46.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 40.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.49% |
Murphy Oil EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();