Murphy USA (MUSA) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026)

Murphy USA's (MUSA) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 4.26% in Q1 2026, up 231.0% year-on-year from 1.29% in Q1 2025, and down 3.59% quarter-over-quarter from 4.42% in Q4 2025.

Murphy USA (MUSA) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Murphy USA has disclosed Operating Margin across 15 years of filings, most recently posting 4.26% for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 4.26%, up 231.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.25% (up 60.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.71%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 4.26% for Q1 2026 at Murphy USA, down from 4.42% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 5.03% in Q3 2022 to a low of 1.94% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 4.22% (2024), against an average of 3.84%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin slumped 111 bps in 2023 and surged 231 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Murphy USA's Operating Margin stood at 3.23% in 2022, then soared by 33 bps to 4.28% in 2023, then dropped by 1 bps to 4.22% in 2024, then advanced by 5 bps to 4.42% in 2025, then decreased by 4 bps to 4.26% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.26% (Q1 2026), 4.42% (Q4 2025), and 3.95% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn 7.89%
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn 20.27%
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn 12.23%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 2.96%
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn 6.50%
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 4.14%
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn 17.99%
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn 4.26%
10 GameStop 9.92 Bn 905.02 Mn 386.80 Mn 12.24%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.26%
Dec 31, 2025 4.42%
Sep 30, 2025 3.95%
Jun 30, 2025 4.38%
Mar 31, 2025 1.94%
Dec 31, 2024 4.22%
Sep 30, 2024 4.23%
Jun 30, 2024 3.98%
Mar 31, 2024 2.17%
Dec 31, 2023 4.28%
Sep 30, 2023 4.27%
Jun 30, 2023 3.56%
Mar 31, 2023 3.21%
Dec 31, 2022 3.23%
Sep 30, 2022 5.03%
Jun 30, 2022 3.88%
Mar 31, 2022 4.31%
Dec 31, 2021 3.38%
Sep 30, 2021 3.44%
Jun 30, 2021 4.27%