What is Murphy Oil's capitalized exploratory well costs?

Murphy Oil (MUR) reported capitalized exploratory well costs of $266.81M in Q1 2026.

How has Murphy Oil's capitalized exploratory well costs changed year-over-year?

Murphy Oil's capitalized exploratory well costs increased by 175.5% year-over-year, from $96.85M to $266.81M.

What is the long-term trend for Murphy Oil's capitalized exploratory well costs?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Murphy Oil's capitalized exploratory well costs has grown at a 1.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $181.62M to $191.82M.

Murphy Oil MUR Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs

Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs at other companies

SM EnergySM

$22M-33.3%

Exxon MobilXOM

$250M-44.8%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$733.6M+10.2%

Gross profit$624.6M-6.9%

Operating income$138.3M-3.9%

Net income$53.0M-27.5%

EPS (diluted)$0.37-26.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$378.8M-3.6%

Total debt$2.3B+4.6%

Total equity$5.1B-0.4%

Total assets$10.0B+2.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$321.2M+6.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.92B+45.9%

Profitability

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Gross margin100.4%+0.5pp

Operating margin10.7%-9.8pp

Net margin3%-10.4pp

FCF margin4.9%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity1.6%-5.8pp

Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Current ratio0.8×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Murphy Oil in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CapitalizedExploratoryWellCosts.

The official record: Murphy Oil’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Murphy Oil's capitalized exploratory well costs?: Murphy Oil (MUR) reported capitalized exploratory well costs of $266.81M in Q1 2026.
How has Murphy Oil's capitalized exploratory well costs changed year-over-year?: Murphy Oil's capitalized exploratory well costs increased by 175.5% year-over-year, from $96.85M to $266.81M.
What is the long-term trend for Murphy Oil's capitalized exploratory well costs?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Murphy Oil's capitalized exploratory well costs has grown at a 1.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $181.62M to $191.82M.