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Murphy USA (MUSA) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Murphy USA's Return on Capital Employed history spans 13 years, with the latest figure at 19.05% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 203.0% to 19.05% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 19.05%, a 203.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 19.39%, down 187.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 19.05% in Q4 2025 for Murphy USA, roughly flat from 19.09% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MUSA hit a ceiling of 29.57% in Q4 2022 and a floor of 14.53% in Q2 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 21.87% across 5 years, with a median of 21.81% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: plummeted -1132bps in 2021 and later soared 1182bps in 2022.
  • Tracing MUSA's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 17.79% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 66bps to 29.57% in 2022, then decreased by -19bps to 23.94% in 2023, then decreased by -12bps to 21.08% in 2024, then decreased by -10bps to 19.05% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for MUSA at 19.05% in Q4 2025, 19.09% in Q3 2025, and 20.29% in Q2 2025.