Murphy Oil (MUR) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding came in at 143.38 million for Q3 2026, up 0.5% from 142.73 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Murphy Oil (MUR) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Murphy Oil's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding was 143.12 million, down 4.6% from FY2024.
- Weighted Average Shares Outstanding carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding was 150.01 million in FY2024 (-3.4%), 155.23 million in FY2023 (unchanged), 155.28 million in FY2022 (+0.6%) and 154.29 million in FY2021 (+0.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Weighted Average Shares Outstanding since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Weighted Average Shares Outstanding increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Weighted Average Shares Outstanding over five years came in Q3 2022 (growth of 0.7%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 6.2%).
- Business Quant data shows MUR's Weighted Average Shares Outstanding at 143.35 million (Q2 2026), 143.08 million (Q1 2026) and 143.12 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 4.14 Bn |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | 5.89 Bn |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | 3.02 Bn |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 2.59 Bn |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 2.09 Bn |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 397.01 Mn |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 5.28 Bn | 3.71 Bn | - | 143.38 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 143.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 143.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 143.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 143.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 142.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 142.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 144.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 150.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 149.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 152.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 152.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 155.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 155.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 156.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 155.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 155.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 155.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 155.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 154.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 154.29 Mn |
API Access
Murphy Oil Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();