Murphy Oil (MUR) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Murphy Oil's (MUR) Times Interest Earned came in at 14.23 for Q2 2026, up 287.5% from 3.67 a year earlier and up 198.5% from the prior quarter.
Murphy Oil (MUR) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Times Interest Earned at Murphy Oil was 5.50, up 24.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.13, down 44.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Times Interest Earned has declined for three consecutive years.
- In prior years, Murphy Oil's Times Interest Earned was 5.69 in FY2024 (-38.6%), 9.27 in FY2023 (-11.9%), 10.52 in FY2022 (+729.2%) and 1.27 in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned increased in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 322.6%; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a decline of 97.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned for the three prior quarters was 4.77 (Q1 2026), 2.60 (Q4 2025) and 0.23 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 740.05 Bn | 696.53 Bn | - | 86.57 |
| 2 | Chevron | 444.92 Bn | 417.04 Bn | 33.45 Bn | -56.60 |
| 3 | Shell | 309.27 Bn | 239.02 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 19.24 |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 198.36 Bn | 78.94 Bn | 61.77 Bn | 26.80 Mn |
| 5 | Conocophillips | 176.65 Bn | 149.36 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 57.03 |
| 6 | Equinor Asa | 118.81 Bn | 33.27 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Phillips 66 | 115.22 Bn | 103.01 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -123.23 |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 113.60 Bn | 110.61 Bn | 8.84 Bn | 50.73 |
| 9 | Suncor Energy | 95.93 Bn | 81.68 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Murphy Oil | 6.17 Bn | 4.50 Bn | - | 14.23 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.23 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.77 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.60 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.67 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.12 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.95 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.42 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.78 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.69 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.56 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.59 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.52 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.29 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.34 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.11 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.33 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.13 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.14 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.76 |
Murphy Oil Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=MUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();