Murphy Oil (MUR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil (MUR) posted Free Cash Flow of -$66.7 million for Q1 2026, down 106.36% on a QoQ basis from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and down 122.27% year-over-year from $299.3 million in Q1 2025.
Murphy Oil (MUR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Murphy Oil's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$66.7 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 122.27% year-over-year to -$66.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $852.8 million (down 54.41% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.2 billion, down 29.18% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was -$66.7 million for Q1 2026 at Murphy Oil, down from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.4 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$486.2 million in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of $340.1 million and a median of $248.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow soared 3461.71% — and 2025, when it sank 328.72%.
- Murphy Oil's Free Cash Flow stood at $316.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 344.82% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then slipped by 17.8% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then dropped by 9.59% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then sank by 106.36% to -$66.7 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MUR's Free Cash Flow at -$66.7 million in Q1 2026, $1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and -$486.2 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conocophillips | 141.43 Bn | 135.06 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 2 | Eog Resources | 74.61 Bn | 70.76 Bn | - | 2.81 Bn |
| 3 | Diamondback Energy | 55.39 Bn | 55.39 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 895.00 Mn |
| 4 | Woodside Energy | 41.28 Bn | 35.34 Bn | 2.71 Bn | - |
| 5 | Occidental Petroleum | 32.80 Bn | 28.99 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -273.00 Mn |
| 6 | Eqt | 32.48 Bn | 32.37 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 397.84 Mn |
| 7 | Texas Pacific Land | 27.36 Bn | 27.11 Bn | - | 162.01 Mn |
| 8 | Devon Energy | 26.53 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 816.00 Mn |
| 9 | Expand Energy | 21.67 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 4.21 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.36 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | -66.65 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -66.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -66.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -486.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -486.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 358.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 358.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 299.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 299.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 212.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 212.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 199.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 199.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 149.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 149.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |