
Two oil producers just posted strong quarters, but only one turned its cash flow into a payout that can survive a price slump. For income investors, the gap between a bigger yield and a safer check may surprise you.
Murphy Oil Corporation is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.12B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $2.64B |
| EBITDA | $1.90B |
| Operating Margin | 29.40% |
| Return on Equity | 10.20% |
| Return on Assets | 4.16% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $21.80 |
| Book Value | $37.56 |
| Price-to-Book | 0.97 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 1.65 |
| EV/Revenue | 2.241 |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.77 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 917.00% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.80% |
| Shares Outstanding | $143.35M |
| Float | $135.62M |
| % Insiders | 5.69% |
| % Institutions | 93.69% |
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Two oil producers just posted strong quarters, but only one turned its cash flow into a payout that can survive a price slump. For income investors, the gap between a bigger yield and a safer check may surprise you.

MUR's Q3 earnings surge on stronger commodity prices and lower costs, while production tops guidance and prompts a higher 2026 output outlook.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) today announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. As a supplement to this release, Murphy has also furnished a Quarterly Stockholder Update. Unless otherwise noted, the financial and operating highlights and metrics discussed in this commentary exclude noncontrolling interest (NCI).† (Millions of dollars, except volumes and per share amounts) Three months ended September 30, 2026 Net i.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) today announced the execution of two production sharing contracts covering the C-10 and Tiof blocks offshore Mauritania.The blocks cover approximately 3.1 million acres. Murphy, through its subsidiaries, will hold a 90 percent working interest and serve as operator, with Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures (SMH) holding the remaining 10 percent carried working interest.Murphy and SMH will now work together to further evaluate the e.

Mauritania signs two offshore contracts with Murphy Oil

MUR expects strong Q3 earnings and revenue growth, fueled by higher production, but rising exploration costs could pressure profitability.

Murphy Oil (MUR) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

ODD, BOOM, BSRR, AIN and MUR have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on October 29th, 2026.

MUR and AIN made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on October 29th, 2026.

MUR and AIN made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on October 29th, 2026.
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