Murphy Oil (MUR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Murphy Oil (MUR) reported Free Cash Flow of $298.5 million for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from $299.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 139.98% quarter-over-quarter from -$746.6 million in Q4 2025.

Murphy Oil (MUR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Murphy Oil has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $298.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow changed 0.27% year-over-year to $298.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $226.4 million (down 86.04% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $227.2 million, down 86.8% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $298.5 million, up from -$746.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $1.2 billion in Q4 2024, with the low at -$746.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $242.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $212.6 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow surged 3332.97% — and 2025, when it tumbled 547.3%.
  • Murphy Oil's Free Cash Flow stood at $316.9 million in 2022, then sank by 257.84% to -$500.2 million in 2023, then soared by 331.66% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 164.43% to -$746.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 139.98% to $298.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $298.5 million (Q1 2026), -$746.6 million (Q4 2025), and $993.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Woodside Energy 630.08 Bn 624.14 Bn - -1.81 Bn
2 Canadian Natural Resources 388.31 Bn 388.31 Bn 6.72 Bn 1.53 Bn
3 Conocophillips 142.98 Bn 136.61 Bn 9.48 Bn 1.35 Bn
4 Eog Resources 72.93 Bn 69.08 Bn - 2.81 Bn
5 Occidental Petroleum 55.91 Bn 52.73 Bn 4.87 Bn 1.26 Bn
6 Diamondback Energy 54.95 Bn 61.11 Bn 4.22 Bn 895.00 Mn
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 35.18 Bn 34.56 Bn 472.36 Mn 85.67 Mn
8 Eqt 32.94 Bn 36.28 Bn 2.98 Bn 2.46 Bn
9 Vermilion Energy 31.24 Bn 31.05 Bn 370.10 Mn -98.14 Bn
10 Murphy Oil 5.51 Bn 5.27 Bn 718.65 Mn 298.50 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 298.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 298.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -746.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -746.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 993.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 993.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -318.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -318.63 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 -49.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -49.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 398.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 398.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -500.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -500.22 Mn