Murphy Oil Corporation employees and revenue per employee

MUR · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · $5.54B market cap

Murphy Oil Corporation had 813 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 8.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $2.69B, down 10.9% from a year earlier, or $3.31M per employee. Revenue fell while headcount grew.

Employees

813

+8.4% YoY

Revenue

$2.69B

-10.9% YoY

Revenue / employee

$3.31M

Peer median $5.96M

Rank in industry

20 of 23

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
38143248'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 149Staff 63

Hover a year for the numbers.

MUR employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 2025813$2.69B$3.31M+8.4%-10.9%
Dec 2024750$3.02B$4.02M+3.4%-12.5%
Dec 2023725$3.45B$4.76M+4.9%-18.3%
Dec 2022691$4.22B$6.11M-0.7%+50.7%
Dec 2021696$2.80B$4.02M+3.1%+59.9%
Dec 2020675$1.75B$2.60M-17.9%-37.8%
Dec 2019822$2.82B$3.43M-25.8%+8.9%
Dec 20181,108$2.59B$2.33M-1.8%+23.3%
Dec 20171,128$2.10B$1.86M-12.8%+15.9%
Dec 20161,294$1.81B$1.40M——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
675'20696'21691'22725'23750'24813'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$2.60M'20$4.02M'21$6.11M'22$4.76M'23$4.02M'24$3.31M'25

Murphy Oil Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Oil & Gas Exploration & Production.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.
64$2.10B$32.7MHiring into decline
CRK
Comstock Resources, Inc.
252$1.93B$7.65MLeaner
MTDR
Matador Resources Company
483$3.66B$7.57MHiring ahead
CNX
CNX Resources Corporation
390$2.14B$5.49MLeaner
RRC
Range Resources Corporation
564$2.99B$5.31MLeaner
CRGY
Crescent Energy Company
1,066$3.58B$3.36MEfficient growth
MUR
Murphy Oil Corporation
813$2.69B$3.31MHiring into decline
SM
SM Energy Company
1,241$3.15B$2.54MHiring ahead
CRC
California Resources Corp
2,500$3.60B$1.44MHiring ahead
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Questions about Murphy Oil Corporation

How many employees does Murphy Oil Corporation have?
Murphy Oil Corporation reported 813 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 25, 2026. That is up 8.4% from a year earlier.
What is Murphy Oil Corporation's revenue per employee?
Murphy Oil Corporation brought in $2.69B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $3.31M per employee. That ranks 20 of 23 companies we track in Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, where the median is $5.96M.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Murphy Oil Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 25, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell MUR.