Murphy Oil Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Murphy Oil is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.25% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

4.3%

Dividend yield

9.7%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield14.0%
Future Dividend Yield5.0%
Dividend Growth-2.1%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$1.200
Payout ratio37%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Murphy Oil's (NYSE:MUR) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Feb 08
Murphy Oil's (NYSE:MUR) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Recent updates

Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR)

Dec 12
Returns On Capital Are Showing Encouraging Signs At Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR)

We Think Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Nov 23
We Think Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Murphy Oil Corporation: CEO Change Will Now Occur

Nov 15

Benign Growth For Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) Underpins Its Share Price

Nov 03
Benign Growth For Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) Underpins Its Share Price

Murphy Oil's (NYSE:MUR) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Sep 01
Murphy Oil's (NYSE:MUR) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Murphy Oil: A Contrarian Idea

Aug 21

Earnings Beat: Murphy Oil Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Aug 11
Earnings Beat: Murphy Oil Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Jul 27
Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Here's Why Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jun 20
Here's Why Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Is There An Opportunity With Murphy Oil Corporation's (NYSE:MUR) 32% Undervaluation?

May 22
Is There An Opportunity With Murphy Oil Corporation's (NYSE:MUR) 32% Undervaluation?

Murphy Oil: Lining Up Growth Projects

May 03

We Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase Murphy Oil Corporation's (NYSE:MUR) CEO Compensation

May 02
We Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase Murphy Oil Corporation's (NYSE:MUR) CEO Compensation

A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Murphy Oil Corporation's (NYSE:MUR) Share Price

Apr 13
A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Murphy Oil Corporation's (NYSE:MUR) Share Price

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR)

Mar 29
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR)

These 4 Measures Indicate That Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Mar 13
These 4 Measures Indicate That Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Murphy Oil: Strategic Benefits Of Portfolio Shuffling

Feb 28

Murphy Oil's (NYSE:MUR) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Feb 08
Murphy Oil's (NYSE:MUR) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Murphy Oil Corporation's (NYSE:MUR) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Jan 05
Murphy Oil Corporation's (NYSE:MUR) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Returns At Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Are On The Way Up

Dec 21
Returns At Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Are On The Way Up

Murphy Oil: An Offshore Discovery Heads Towards Production

Nov 27

We Think Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Nov 09
We Think Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Murphy Oil Corporation's (NYSE:MUR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 37% Above Its Share Price

Oct 27
Murphy Oil Corporation's (NYSE:MUR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 37% Above Its Share Price

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Sep 19
Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

Murphy Oil: Adding Risk By Expanding In West Africa

Sep 10

With EPS Growth And More, Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Makes An Interesting Case

Sep 05
With EPS Growth And More, Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Makes An Interesting Case

Murphy Oil: Small Fish In A Big Pond

Aug 15

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 09
Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Is Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Using Too Much Debt?

Aug 04
Is Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Using Too Much Debt?

Calculating The Fair Value Of Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR)

Jul 23
Calculating The Fair Value Of Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR)

Murphy Oil: A Small But Solid Domestic E&P Company

Jun 26

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Murphy Oil's (NYSE:MUR) Recent Growth In Returns

Jun 07
Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Murphy Oil's (NYSE:MUR) Recent Growth In Returns

Here's Why Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

May 05
Here's Why Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Is Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) Trading At A 27% Discount?

Apr 17
Is Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) Trading At A 27% Discount?

Revenue Downgrade: Here's What Analysts Forecast For Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR)

Jan 28
Revenue Downgrade: Here's What Analysts Forecast For Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR)

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: MUR's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: MUR's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Murphy Oil Dividend Yield vs Market
How does MUR dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (MUR)4.3%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Oil and Gas)4.2%
Analyst forecast (MUR) (up to 3 years)5.0%

Notable Dividend: MUR's dividend (4.25%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: MUR's dividend (4.25%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (37.5%), MUR's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (18.8%), MUR's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 11:04
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Murphy Oil Corporation is covered by 45 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Philip WeissArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Betty JiangBarclays