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Murphy USA MUSA Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.8B+6.5%
Operating income$205.2M+133%
Net income$136.3M+156%
EPS (diluted)$7.28+177%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$118.6M+140%
Total debt$2.8B+7.8%
Total equity$658.7M-8.5%
Total assets$4.9B+8.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$320.0M+149%
CapEx$98.3M+12.0%
Free cash flow$221.7M+445%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.18B-1.7%
Enterprise value$12.9B-0.2%
P/E18.4×-2.8×
P/S0.5×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin85.4%
Operating margin4.2%+0.6pp
Net margin2.8%+0.4pp
FCF margin2.8%+1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity80.3%+15.1pp
Debt / equity4.3×+0.6×
Current ratio0.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Murphy USA’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Murphy USA’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Murphy USA's return on invested capital?
Murphy USA (MUSA) reported return on invested capital of 19.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Murphy USA's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Murphy USA's return on invested capital increased by 9.4% year-over-year, from 17.5% to 19.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Murphy USA's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Murphy USA's return on invested capital has grown at a -7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 24.5% to 16.5%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.