Murphy Oil (MUR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil (MUR) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 10.05% for Q3 2026, up 6.64 percentage points from 3.41% a year earlier and up 3.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Murphy Oil (MUR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Murphy Oil posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 2.62%, down 6.31 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +27.38 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 8.93% in FY2024 (-4.60 pp), 13.53% in FY2023 (-10.52 pp), 24.05% in FY2022 (+22.96 pp) and 1.09% in FY2021 (+25.85 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.22 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 33.53 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2024 (a drop of 15.84 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 6.52% (Q2 2026), 2.26% (Q1 2026) and 2.65% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 15.59% |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | 8.83% |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 13.85% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 14.76% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | 14.72% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 17.60% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 26.83% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 37.13% |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.28 Bn | 3.71 Bn | - | 10.05% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.05% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.59% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.84% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.13% |
API Access
Murphy Oil Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();