Murphy Oil (MUR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil's (MUR) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$66.7 million in Q1 2026, down 122.27% YoY from $299.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 106.36% on a QoQ basis from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Murphy Oil (MUR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Murphy Oil (MUR) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$66.7 million in 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 slipped to -$66.7 million in Q1 2026, from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of -$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 slumped 328.72%.
- Tracing MUR's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $316.9 million in 2022, then surged by 344.82% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then retreated by 17.8% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then decreased by 9.59% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 106.36% to -$66.7 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$66.7 million (Q1 2026), $1.0 billion (Q4 2025), and -$486.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conocophillips | 164.44 Bn | 156.75 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 4.41 Bn |
| 2 | Canadian Natural Resources | 106.98 Bn | 105.09 Bn | 10.66 Bn | 1.72 Bn |
| 3 | Eog Resources | 80.47 Bn | 75.56 Bn | - | 3.03 Bn |
| 4 | Diamondback Energy | 59.28 Bn | 58.82 Bn | 5.55 Bn | 2.59 Bn |
| 5 | Woodside Energy | 46.13 Bn | 40.18 Bn | 6.02 Bn | - |
| 6 | Devon Energy | 46.12 Bn | 45.11 Bn | 6.02 Bn | 2.36 Bn |
| 7 | Occidental Petroleum | 39.25 Bn | 35.10 Bn | 7.73 Bn | 3.50 Bn |
| 8 | Eqt | 33.67 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 397.84 Mn |
| 9 | Texas Pacific Land | 26.50 Bn | 26.25 Bn | - | 70.05 Mn |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.37 Bn | 4.88 Bn | - | 177.59 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 177.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 177.59 Mn |
| 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 |