Murphy USA Q1 Earnings Fall Short as Fuel Volumes Decline

Motor fuel retailer Murphy USA Inc. (MUSA) announced first-quarter 2025 earnings per share of $2.63, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$3.87 and compared unfavorably with the year-ago profit of $3.12. The underperformance was primarily due to lower-than-expected petroleum product sales.Murphy USA’s operating revenues of$4.5 billion fell 6.6% year over year and missed the consensus mark by $241 million.Revenues from petroleum product sales came in at$3.5 billion, well below our estimate of $3.7 ...