Murphy USA Inc.

NYSE:MUSA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$9.1b

Murphy USA Valuation

Is MUSA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of MUSA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: MUSA ($494.82) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value ($412.3)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: MUSA is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MUSA?

Key metric: As MUSA is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MUSA. This is calculated by dividing MUSA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MUSA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio19.5x
EarningsUS$470.60m
Market CapUS$9.14b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MUSA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MUSA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10.1x
PAG Penske Automotive Group
10.5x3.34%US$9.8b
KMX CarMax
12.5x13.42%US$5.9b
AN AutoNation
10.5x6.26%US$6.7b
LAD Lithia Motors
7.1x9.97%US$5.8b
MUSA Murphy USA
19.5x0.79%US$9.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MUSA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.5x) compared to the peer average (10.1x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MUSA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Specialty Retail Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
LUXE LuxExperience B.V
1.8x-101.03%US$1.10b
UXIN Uxin
2.7x-9.85%US$632.94m
TLF Tandy Leather Factory
2.1xn/aUS$18.65m
TKLF Tokyo Lifestyle
2xn/aUS$9.01m
MUSA 19.5xIndustry Avg. 19.4xNo. of Companies11PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MUSA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.5x) compared to the US Specialty Retail industry average (19.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MUSA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MUSA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio19.5x
Fair PE Ratio13.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MUSA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MUSA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$494.82
US$441.56
-10.76%
16.35%US$550.00US$340.00n/a9
Mar ’27US$390.74
US$429.38
+9.89%
15.67%US$550.00US$340.00n/a8
Feb ’27US$422.51
US$439.00
+3.90%
13.43%US$550.00US$340.00n/a8
Jan ’27US$403.52
US$423.29
+4.90%
16.37%US$550.00US$340.00n/a7
Dec ’26US$385.63
US$423.29
+9.76%
16.37%US$550.00US$340.00n/a7
Nov ’26US$358.20
US$423.29
+18.17%
16.37%US$550.00US$340.00n/a7
Oct ’26US$394.60
US$446.71
+13.21%
18.57%US$600.00US$350.00n/a7
Sep ’26US$376.50
US$446.71
+18.65%
18.57%US$600.00US$350.00n/a7
Aug ’26US$362.19
US$446.71
+23.34%
18.57%US$600.00US$350.00n/a7
Jul ’26US$416.70
US$496.75
+19.21%
15.08%US$600.00US$360.00n/a8
Jun ’26US$426.79
US$506.50
+18.68%
12.78%US$600.00US$400.00n/a8
May ’26US$498.51
US$517.70
+3.85%
12.97%US$600.00US$400.00n/a10
Apr ’26US$475.20
US$512.63
+7.88%
14.46%US$600.00US$400.00US$494.828
Mar ’26US$469.24
US$501.43
+6.86%
13.88%US$590.00US$400.00US$390.747
Feb ’26US$502.91
US$495.86
-1.40%
15.64%US$590.00US$370.00US$422.517
Jan ’26US$501.75
US$495.00
-1.35%
15.39%US$590.00US$370.00US$403.527
Dec ’25US$547.80
US$495.00
-9.64%
15.39%US$590.00US$370.00US$385.637
Nov ’25US$484.77
US$493.57
+1.82%
15.69%US$590.00US$370.00US$358.207
Oct ’25US$496.43
US$487.43
-1.81%
18.22%US$590.00US$325.00US$394.607
Sep ’25US$519.63
US$484.57
-6.75%
18.73%US$590.00US$325.00US$376.507
Aug ’25US$514.98
US$482.43
-6.32%
18.55%US$590.00US$325.00US$362.197
Jul ’25US$463.48
US$418.00
-9.81%
11.73%US$460.00US$315.00US$416.706
Jun ’25US$438.75
US$425.86
-2.94%
11.46%US$470.00US$315.00US$426.797
May ’25US$411.80
US$427.43
+3.80%
11.96%US$490.00US$315.00US$498.517
Apr ’25US$426.97
US$423.71
-0.76%
12.26%US$490.00US$315.00US$475.207
US$441.56
Fair Value
12.1% overvalued intrinsic discount
9
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/01 21:49
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/01 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Murphy USA Inc. is covered by 13 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Lisa LewandowskiBofA Global Research
Bonnie HerzogGoldman Sachs
Corey TarloweJefferies LLC