For the quarter ended September 2025, Murphy Oil (MUR) reported revenue of $732.99 million, down 3.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.41, compared to $0.74 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $664.71 million, representing a surprise of +10.27%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +156.25%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.16.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Murphy Oil performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Production - Net crude oil and condensate - Barrels per day - Total: 100.07 thousands of barrels of oil per day versus the six-analyst average estimate of 94.24 thousands of barrels of oil per day.
- Production - Net natural gas liquids - Barrels per day - Total: 12.98 thousands of barrels of oil per day versus the six-analyst average estimate of 10.87 thousands of barrels of oil per day.
- Production - Net natural gas - including NCI - cubic feet per day - Total: 563.32 millions of cubic feet per day versus 542.78 millions of cubic feet per day estimated by six analysts on average.
- Total net hydrocarbons - excluding NCI: 200.38 KBOE/D versus the six-analyst average estimate of 195.07 KBOE/D.
- Production - Net natural gas - including NCI - cubic feet per day - Onshore - United States: 39.41 millions of cubic feet per day versus 34.88 millions of cubic feet per day estimated by four analysts on average.
- Production - Net natural gas - including NCI - cubic feet per day - Offshore - United States: 50.48 millions of cubic feet per day versus the four-analyst average estimate of 48.52 millions of cubic feet per day.
- Production - Net natural gas liquids - Barrels per day - Offshore- United States: 4.5 thousands of barrels of oil per day versus 4.05 thousands of barrels of oil per day estimated by four analysts on average.
- Production - Net natural gas liquids - Barrels per day - Onshore - United States: 8.04 thousands of barrels of oil per day versus 6.21 thousands of barrels of oil per day estimated by four analysts on average.
- Revenues- Exploration and production- Canada: $108 million compared to the $130.91 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -31.6% year over year.
- Revenues- Exploration and production- United States: $613.7 million compared to the $518.38 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.8% year over year.
- Revenues and other income- Revenue from sales to customers- Total: $720.97 million versus $646.45 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.3% change.
- Revenues and other income- Revenue from sales to customers- Revenue from production: $720.97 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $650.57 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.3%.
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Shares of Murphy Oil have returned -10.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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