Equity Brief · Consumer Cyclical2026-09-16
MUSA·Consumer Cyclical

Last results 5 Aug 2026Next reporting 4 Nov 2026In 4 days

Murphy USA Inc.

I · AI Analysis

The brief

Murphy USA sells gasoline and convenience store items through retail locations, mostly adjacent to Walmart stores and other high-traffic areas. The company operates under the Murphy USA, Murphy Express, and QuickChek brands [Yahoo Finance].

Murphy USA operates roughly 1,700 retail gasoline and convenience stores, mainly in the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest [Yahoo Finance]. The company reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of $19.1 billion through 30 June 2026, with an operating margin of 4.9% and a health score of 8.1 out of 10 [Yahoo Finance] [Sentinellis calculation]. Recent news includes Hedgeye adding the stock as a short idea and a White Castle food kiosk partnership [Seeking Alpha] [Marco News].

Murphy USA is financially healthy, generating strong free cash flow and maintaining manageable leverage.

The brief AI analysisConfidence 7/10

Sentinellis health

Financially healthy

8.1/10

7.5+ strong · 4.5–7.5 moderate · under 4.5 weak

Profitability

14% of score6.7/10
Net margin+3.2%Gross margin+8.1%· need ≥ 23.8%, the lower third of Specialty Retail in our library

Returns on capital

14% of score10.0/10
ROIC+21.6%Return on equity+78.9%

Growth & momentum

19% of score10.0/10
Revenue growth+40.8%Operating margin trend+0.1pp YoY

Balance sheet

29% of score5.0/10
Current ratio0.9x· need > 1.2xNet debt / EBITDA2.1xInterest coverage8.5xDebt / equity3.53· need < 1.5

Cash generation

14% of score10.0/10
Free cash flow$541.5MCash vs reported profit$985.3M vs $617.2M

Value creation

10% of score10.0/10
ROIC vs cost of capital+16.4pp

Sentinellis calculation from the published statements — not a score reported by any data source. Each category is scored on the checks that had data; missing inputs are excluded rather than counted as failures.

Market capitalisation

$9.7B

Revenue (TTM)

$19.1B

Explainers

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II · Recent news

What moved

2 stories · ranked by relevance

  • Company2026-09-14

    Murphy USA added as a new short idea at Hedgeye (MUSA:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha

    Seeking Alpha

  • Company2026-09-14

    Marco seeks committee member; hot White Castle from a gas station

    Marco News

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Hedgeye, a research firm, recently added Murphy USA as a short idea, signaling that at least one institutional analyst sees downside risk [Seeking Alpha].

1 of 6 risks in this report

Risks

6

Opportunities

6

Red flags

2

Leadership

10

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Produced 16 Sept 2026, 09:02 UTC

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