Murphy Oil Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (MUR)
Murphy Oil's return on equity was 2.02% for fiscal 2025.
View full Murphy Oil company overviewMurphy Oil annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 2.02% | −5.69 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 7.71% | −5.06 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 12.77% | −8.31 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 21.09% | +22.85 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | −1.76% | +21.97 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | −23.73% | −46.06 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 22.33% | +13.63 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 8.70% | +15.24 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | −6.54% | −1.14 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | −5.40% | +27.32 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | −32.72% | −43.27 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 10.55% | −2.26 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 12.81% | +1.85 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 10.96% | +0.68 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 10.28% | +0.01 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 10.27% | −2.03 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 12.30% | −18.38 pp |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 30.67% | — |
Murphy Oil quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 4.48% | +4.05 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 1.04% | −0.38 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 0.23% | −0.73 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | −0.06% | −2.69 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 0.43% | −1.97 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 1.42% | −0.27 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 0.96% | −1.21 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 2.63% | −2.20 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 2.40% | +0.51 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 1.69% | −2.09 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 2.18% | −1.93 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 4.83% | −6.88 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 1.90% | −6.51 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 3.78% | +6.55 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 4.11% | −0.04 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 11.71% | +8.94 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 8.40% | +10.02 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | −2.77% | +4.29 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 4.15% | +8.17 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 2.77% | +8.23 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | −1.61% | +5.10 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | −7.05% | +0.98 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | −4.02% | −2.73 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | −5.46% | −26.37 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | −6.71% | −8.62 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | −8.04% | −8.86 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | −1.29% | −3.44 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 20.91% | +18.92 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 1.91% | +0.93 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 0.82% | −2.79 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 2.16% | +8.13 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 1.99% | +3.31 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 0.97% | +1.33 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 3.61% | +2.43 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | −5.97% | −4.70 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | −1.32% | −1.01 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | −0.35% | −0.41 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 1.18% | +4.97 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | −1.28% | +9.08 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | −0.32% | +22.65 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 0.06% | +0.97 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | −3.78% | −3.61 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | −10.36% | −14.78 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | −22.96% | −25.89 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | −0.92% | −2.47 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | −0.17% | −2.01 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 4.42% | +3.56 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 2.92% | −0.23 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 1.55% | −2.86 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 1.84% | −2.15 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 0.86% | −0.85 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 3.16% | +0.76 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 4.41% | +1.20 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 3.99% | +0.75 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 1.71% | +3.00 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 2.40% | −2.20 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 3.21% | −0.39 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 3.24% | +0.03 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | −1.29% | −3.44 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 4.60% | +2.00 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 3.60% | +0.02 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 3.21% | +1.22 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 2.15% | −2.31 pp |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 2.59% | −0.19 pp |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 3.58% | +1.12 pp |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 2.00% | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 4.46% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 2.78% | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 2.46% | — |
Murphy Oil return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Murphy Oil's return on equity increased from −23.73% to 2.02%, a change of +25.75 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 4.48%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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