Murphy Oil (MUR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 30.00% for Q3 2026, up 29.21 percentage points from 0.79% a year earlier but down 8.21 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 Sep 30, 2026, Murphy Oil reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 25.84%, up 14.04 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 five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -4.83% (Q1 2022) to 64.57% (Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.81 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 76.03 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 38.21% (Q2 2026), 18.85% (Q1 2026) and 9.68% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 18.93% |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | 977.98% |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 20.54% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 39.66% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | 7.15% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 50.83% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 36.02% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 78.41% |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 14.27% |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.28 Bn | 3.71 Bn | - | 30.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 30.00% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 38.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.79% |
| 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% |
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();