Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) Stock Analysis
Last updated Sep 8, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Sep 7, 2026
- Financial Health 55
- Profitability 40
- Business Quality 65
- Balance Sheet 55
- Cash Flow 55
Why this rating?
Health 53/100 — Acceptable
A usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
Company overview
Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) is a Oil & Gas E&P company in the Energy sector. Compound Radar rates Murphy Oil Corporation 53/100 (Acceptable) due to solid business quality, strong revenue growth, and manageable leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Strong
- Balance Sheet Adequate
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 18.6
- Forward P/E 11.53
- PEG 0.33
- EV/Revenue 2.39
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 35.6%
- Gross Margin 82.7%
- Operating Margin 37.9%
- Net Margin 9.8%
- ROE 6.5%
Financial strength
- Cash $483.88M
- Debt $2.26B
- Net Cash $-1.78B
- Free Cash Flow $198.16M
- Current Ratio 0.85
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