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

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

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 232.0% year-over-year to 22.31% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 22.31% (up 232.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 19.39%, down 187.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 22.31% in Q1 2026 per MUSA's latest filing, from 19.05% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 29.57% in Q4 2022, with the low at 19.05% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 23.03%, with a median of 22.34% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 1182 bps in 2022 and slumped 563 bps in 2023.
  • Murphy USA's Return on Capital Employed stood at 29.57% in 2022, then dropped by 19 bps to 23.94% in 2023, then dropped by 12 bps to 21.08% in 2024, then dropped by 10 bps to 19.05% in 2025, then rose 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 NaaS Technology 29.20 Bn 29.20 Bn - -
2 Caseys General Stores 28.94 Bn 28.48 Bn 1.08 Bn 20.02%
3 Williams Sonoma 27.71 Bn 26.69 Bn 1.10 Bn 41.55%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 19.10 Bn 17.75 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.58%
5 Tractor Supply 16.98 Bn 16.76 Bn 1.30 Bn 17.35%
6 Best Buy 16.25 Bn 14.50 Bn 2.10 Bn 22.05%
7 Murphy USA 10.35 Bn 10.23 Bn 3.98 Bn 22.31%
8 Five Below 10.07 Bn 9.13 Bn 696.98 Mn 11.70%
9 Winmark 8.93 Bn 8.93 Bn 20.23 Mn 252.73%
10 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.04 Bn 2.71 Bn 479.35 Mn 12.52%

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%