Murphy Oil (MUR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Murphy Oil (MUR) reported Operating Expenses of $595.3 million for Q1 2026, up 14.08% on a YoY basis from $521.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.32% quarter-over-quarter from $565.2 million in Q4 2025.

Murphy Oil (MUR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Murphy Oil has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $595.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 14.08% year-over-year to $595.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.5 billion (up 8.06% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.4 billion, changed 0.34% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $595.3 million, up from $565.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $727.2 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $521.8 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $600.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $595.1 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 51.79% — and 2025, when it dropped 18.77%.
  • Murphy Oil's Operating Expenses stood at $651.1 million in 2022, then decreased by 1.49% to $641.4 million in 2023, then retreated by 8.67% to $585.8 million in 2024, then fell by 3.51% to $565.2 million in 2025, then advanced by 5.32% to $595.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $595.3 million (Q1 2026), $565.2 million (Q4 2025), and $727.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Woodside Energy 631.53 Bn 625.59 Bn - -
2 Canadian Natural Resources 402.73 Bn 402.73 Bn 6.72 Bn 1.04 Bn
3 Conocophillips 145.39 Bn 139.02 Bn 9.48 Bn 2.28 Bn
4 Eog Resources 74.61 Bn 70.76 Bn - 4.32 Bn
5 Occidental Petroleum 57.00 Bn 53.82 Bn 4.87 Bn 1.12 Bn
6 Diamondback Energy 56.03 Bn 62.20 Bn 4.22 Bn 4.12 Bn
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 36.26 Bn 35.65 Bn 472.36 Mn -52.32 Mn
8 Eqt 33.02 Bn 36.36 Bn 2.98 Bn 54.87 Mn
9 Vermilion Energy 32.76 Bn 32.57 Bn 370.10 Mn 103.33 Mn
10 Murphy Oil 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 718.65 Mn 595.29 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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