Murphy USA (MUSA) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

Murphy USA's (MUSA) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.31% in Q1 2026, up 232.0% year-on-year from 6.72% in Q1 2025, and up 17.11% quarter-over-quarter from 19.05% in Q4 2025.

Murphy USA (MUSA) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Murphy USA has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 14 years of filings, most recently posting 22.31% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 22.31%, up 232.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.31% (up 232.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.39%, down 187.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.31% for Q1 2026 at Murphy USA, up from 19.05% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 29.57% in Q4 2022 to a low of 19.05% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 22.34% (2024), against an average of 23.03%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1182 bps in 2022 and plunged 563 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Murphy USA's Return on Capital Employed stood at 29.57% in 2022, then retreated by 19 bps to 23.94% in 2023, then retreated by 12 bps to 21.08% in 2024, then retreated by 10 bps to 19.05% in 2025, then climbed by 17 bps to 22.31% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 22.31% (Q1 2026), 19.05% (Q4 2025), and 19.09% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn 18.66%
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn 41.55%
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn 32.06%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.58%
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn 17.35%
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 22.05%
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn 11.70%
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn 22.31%
10 GameStop 9.92 Bn 905.02 Mn 386.80 Mn 2.36%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 22.31%
Dec 31, 2025 19.05%
Sep 30, 2025 19.09%
Jun 30, 2025 20.29%
Mar 31, 2025 19.99%
Dec 31, 2024 21.08%
Sep 30, 2024 21.40%
Jun 30, 2024 23.16%
Mar 31, 2024 22.34%
Dec 31, 2023 23.94%
Sep 30, 2023 22.82%
Jun 30, 2023 25.31%
Mar 31, 2023 27.19%
Dec 31, 2022 29.57%
Sep 30, 2022 27.94%
Jun 30, 2022 23.88%
Mar 31, 2022 22.22%
Dec 31, 2021 17.79%
Sep 30, 2021 16.12%
Jun 30, 2021 14.53%