AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Murphy USA (MUSA)

Murphy USA Q1 net income rises to $136.3 million, or $7.28 a diluted share

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Murphy USA reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $136.3 million, or $7.28 per diluted share, up from $53.2 million, or $2.63 per share, a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $277.9 million from $157.4 million, with higher fuel contribution and merchandise margins offsetting higher taxes, store operating costs, depreciation and interest expense.

Key points

  • Total fuel contribution was 35.0 cents per gallon, compared with 25.4 cents per gallon in Q1 2025.
  • Merchandise contribution rose 7.3% to $210.2 million, with unit margin of 20.0% versus 19.6%.
  • Same store fuel volumes declined 0.8%, and same store merchandise sales rose 2.8%.
  • The company repurchased about 169.0 thousand shares for $70.9 million and paid a $0.63 per share dividend on March 5, 2026.

The filing

CompanyMurphy USA (MUSA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 29, 2026, 4:32 PM ET
Accession number0001573516-26-000127

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:17 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 29, 2026.

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