Murphy Oil (MUR) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil (MUR) posted Research & Development of $82.8 million for Q1 2026, up 52.54% on a QoQ basis from $54.3 million in Q4 2025, and up 471.51% year-over-year from $14.5 million in Q1 2025.
Murphy Oil (MUR) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Murphy Oil's Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $82.8 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development rose 471.51% year-over-year to $82.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $180.0 million (up 73.76% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $111.7 million, down 16.35% from the prior year.
- Research & Development was $82.8 million for Q1 2026 at Murphy Oil, up from $54.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $115.8 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $9.5 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $40.9 million and a median of $32.5 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development surged 664.26% — and 2024, when it sank 81.64%.
- Murphy Oil's Research & Development stood at $61.0 million in 2022, then surged by 34.91% to $82.3 million in 2023, then sank by 81.64% to $15.1 million in 2024, then soared by 259.24% to $54.3 million in 2025, then surged by 52.54% to $82.8 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MUR's Research & Development at $82.8 million in Q1 2026, $54.3 million in Q4 2025, and $32.5 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conocophillips | 141.43 Bn | 135.06 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 109.00 Mn |
| 2 | Eog Resources | 74.61 Bn | 70.76 Bn | - | 45.00 Mn |
| 3 | Diamondback Energy | 55.39 Bn | 55.39 Bn | 4.22 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 | 110.00 Mn |
| 6 | Eqt | 32.48 Bn | 32.37 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 7 | Texas Pacific Land | 27.36 Bn | 27.11 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Devon Energy | 26.53 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 25.00 Mn |
| 9 | Expand Energy | 21.67 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 4.21 Bn | 14.00 Mn |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.36 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | 82.80 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 82.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 54.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 32.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 44.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 82.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 115.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 60.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 47.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.54 Mn |