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What drives MURPHY OIL CORPORATION’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity2%Tax burden57%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden61%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin11%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.28×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.89×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$104MFY2025
Income before tax$183MFY2025
Operating income$301MFY2025
$2.7BFY2025
Ending assets$9.8BFY2025
Beginning assets$9.7BFY2024
$5.1BFY2025
$5.2BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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