Murphy Oil (MUR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 38.21% for 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) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Murphy Oil reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 18.63%, up 0.70 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.08%, down 8.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of +80.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] 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 represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.82 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 97.86 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 25.83 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MUR's Return on Sales [ROS] at 18.85% (Q1 2026), 9.68% (Q4 2025) and 0.80% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 674.90 Bn | 638.12 Bn | - | 16.94% |
| 2 | Shell | 547.48 Bn | 458.03 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 28.46% |
| 3 | Chevron | 408.53 Bn | 386.32 Bn | 33.45 Bn | -28.44% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 186.30 Bn | 69.43 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 172.32 Bn | 121.84 Bn | - | 5.19% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 152.28 Bn | 124.99 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 53.17% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 106.44 Bn | 52.50 Bn | - | 36.94% |
| 8 | Phillips 66 | 105.58 Bn | 94.57 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -74.35% |
| 9 | Canadian Natural Resources | 100.85 Bn | 97.81 Bn | - | 41.56% |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.40 Bn | 3.88 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 Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();