Murphy Oil (MUR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil (MUR) posted Operating Expenses of $595.3 million for Q1 2026, up 5.32% on a QoQ basis from $565.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 14.08% year-over-year from $521.8 million in Q1 2025.
Murphy Oil (MUR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Murphy Oil's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $595.3 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 14.08% year-over-year to $595.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.5 billion (up 8.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.4 billion, changed 0.34% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $595.3 million for Q1 2026 at Murphy Oil, up from $565.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $727.2 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $521.8 million in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of $600.2 million and a median of $595.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 51.79% — and 2025, when it retreated 18.77%.
- Murphy Oil's Operating Expenses stood at $651.1 million in 2022, then dropped by 1.49% to $641.4 million in 2023, then slipped by 8.67% to $585.8 million in 2024, then decreased by 3.51% to $565.2 million in 2025, then grew by 5.32% to $595.3 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MUR's Operating Expenses at $595.3 million in Q1 2026, $565.2 million in Q4 2025, and $727.2 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conocophillips | 141.43 Bn | 135.06 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 2.28 Bn |
| 2 | Eog Resources | 74.61 Bn | 70.76 Bn | - | 4.32 Bn |
| 3 | Diamondback Energy | 55.39 Bn | 55.39 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 4.12 Bn |
| 4 | Woodside Energy | 41.28 Bn | 35.34 Bn | 2.71 Bn | - |
| 5 | Occidental Petroleum | 32.80 Bn | 28.99 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 4.86 Bn |
| 6 | Eqt | 32.48 Bn | 32.37 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 60.22 Mn |
| 7 | Texas Pacific Land | 27.36 Bn | 27.11 Bn | - | 54.49 Mn |
| 8 | Devon Energy | 26.53 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 3.64 Bn |
| 9 | Expand Energy | 21.67 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 4.21 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.36 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | 595.29 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 595.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 565.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 727.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 603.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 521.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 585.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 579.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 618.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 642.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 641.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 582.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 649.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 544.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 651.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 550.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 549.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 595.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 428.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 407.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 539.86 Mn |