Murphy Oil (MUR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil's Operating Margin was 38.21% in Q2 2026, up 24.95 percentage points from 13.26% a year earlier and up 19.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Murphy Oil (MUR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Murphy Oil's Operating Margin was 18.63% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.70 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.08%, down 8.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +80.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 19.90% in FY2024 (-10.22 pp), 30.12% in FY2023 (-7.48 pp), 37.60% in FY2022 (+27.55 pp) and 10.05% in FY2021 (+79.29 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.82 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 97.86 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 25.83 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MUR's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 18.85% (Q1 2026), 9.68% (Q4 2025) and 0.80% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 746.69 Bn | 703.17 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Chevron | 449.70 Bn | 421.82 Bn | 33.45 Bn | -28.44% |
| 3 | Shell | 311.68 Bn | 241.43 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 22.64% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 198.56 Bn | 79.15 Bn | 61.77 Bn | 24.82% |
| 5 | Conocophillips | 178.54 Bn | 151.24 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 53.17% |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 120.51 Bn | 34.96 Bn | - | 36.94% |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 117.13 Bn | 104.92 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -74.35% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 114.64 Bn | 111.64 Bn | 8.84 Bn | 81.91% |
| 9 | Suncor Energy | 97.00 Bn | 82.74 Bn | - | 3.43% |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 6.22 Bn | 4.55 Bn | - | 38.21% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 38.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 39.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 32.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 64.57% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 46.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 40.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 32.49% |
API Access
Murphy Oil Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "MUR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();