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

Murphy USA (MUSA) reported Return on Capital Employed of 22.31% for Q1 2026, up 232.0% on a YoY basis from 6.72% in Q1 2025, and up 17.11% sequentially from 19.05% in Q4 2025.

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

Murphy USA (MUSA) has 14 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 22.31% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 232.0% year-over-year to 22.31%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.31% (up 232.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 19.39%, down 187.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 22.31% in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 23.03% and a median of 22.34% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1182 bps in 2022 and slumped 563 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing MUSA's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 29.57% in 2022, then fell by 19 bps to 23.94% in 2023, then fell by 12 bps to 21.08% in 2024, then fell by 10 bps to 19.05% in 2025, then advanced by 17 bps to 22.31% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MUSA's Return on Capital Employed at 22.31% in Q1 2026, 19.05% in Q4 2025, and 19.09% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 20.02%
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 41.55%
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn 32.06%
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 22.05%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.58%
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn 16.31%
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn 17.35%
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 11.70%
10 Murphy USA 11.42 Bn 11.30 Bn -3.64 Bn 22.31%

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%