Murphy Oil (MUR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil's Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.41% in Q2 2026, down 0.05 percentage points from 3.46% a year earlier but up 2.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Murphy Oil (MUR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Murphy Oil came in at 1.42%, down 3.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +12.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 5.01% in FY2024 (-2.20 pp), 7.21% in FY2023 (-3.84 pp), 11.05% in FY2022 (+10.59 pp) and 0.45% in FY2021 (+11.76 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between -3.05% (Q3 2021) and 13.84% (Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for 12 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 13.84 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 7.42 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MUR's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 1.19% (Q1 2026), 1.42% (Q4 2025) and 1.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 674.90 Bn | 638.12 Bn | - | 7.26% |
| 2 | Shell | 547.48 Bn | 458.03 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 6.87% |
| 3 | Chevron | 408.53 Bn | 386.32 Bn | 33.45 Bn | 6.36% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 186.30 Bn | 69.43 Bn | - | 5.76% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 172.32 Bn | 121.84 Bn | - | 29.79% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 152.28 Bn | 124.99 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 7.52% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 106.44 Bn | 52.50 Bn | - | 658.73% |
| 8 | Phillips 66 | 105.58 Bn | 94.57 Bn | 8.38 Bn | 8.67% |
| 9 | Canadian Natural Resources | 100.85 Bn | 97.81 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.40 Bn | 3.88 Bn | - | 3.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.05% |
API Access
Murphy Oil Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();