Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC)

US — Energy Sector
Peers: PSX  DINO  PBF  SUN  VLO  DK  CVI  DKL 

Automate Your Wheel Strategy on MPC

With Tiblio's Option Bot, you can configure your own wheel strategy including MPC - and automate your put writes, covered calls, and full wheel strategy. Just connect one of the supported brokerages: tastytrade, Schwab, TradeStation or Tradier and go.

Start Your Free Trial Now

Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol MPC
  • Rev/Share 440.9201
  • Book/Share 73.6901
  • PB 3.0305
  • Debt/Equity 1.9601
  • CurrentRatio 1.1943
  • ROIC 0.0734

 

  • MktCap 48770222500.0
  • FreeCF/Share 14.2428
  • PFCF 10.9399
  • PE 20.4144
  • Debt/Assets 0.3937
  • DivYield 0.0224
  • ROE 0.1309

 

  • Rating C+
  • Score 2
  • Recommendation Sell
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 3
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Reiterated MPC TD Cowen -- Buy $142 $152 May 7, 2025
Reiterated MPC TD Cowen -- Buy -- $170 Dec. 10, 2024
Resumed MPC BofA Securities -- Neutral -- $174 Oct. 17, 2024
Downgrade MPC Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Buy Sell -- -- Sept. 9, 2024

News

4 Refining & Marketing Stocks to Watch as Margins Stay Tight
GLPEY, MPC, PSX, VLO
Published: May 30, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

MPC, VLO, PSX and GLPEY stand out as stocks worth holding amid weak margins and headwinds in the Oil and Gas - Refining & Marketing industry.

Read More
image for news 4 Refining & Marketing Stocks to Watch as Margins Stay Tight
Investors Heavily Search Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC): Here is What You Need to Know
MPC
Published: May 27, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Marathon Petroleum (MPC). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

Read More
image for news Investors Heavily Search Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC): Here is What You Need to Know
Marathon Petroleum: Extremely Compelling With Q2 Momentum
MPC
Published: May 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Marathon Petroleum's value is anchored by its MPLX stake, providing stable cash flows and supporting aggressive share buybacks. Refining margins are recovering, with improving crack spreads and lower turnaround costs expected to drive a strong Q2 rebound. The refining business is attractively valued at just ~3x cash flow, enabling substantial capital returns and long-term EPS growth.

Read More
image for news Marathon Petroleum: Extremely Compelling With Q2 Momentum
It Is Hard To Imagine A Retirement Portfolio Without These 3 Big Dividends
ARCC, BAM, BIP, BN, MAIN, MPC, MPLX
Published: May 19, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Retiring on dividends offers peace of mind, focusing on dependable cash flow rather than market volatility or portfolio value swings. Therefore, finding big yet low-risk dividends is ideal. We share 3 yields of ~8% that appear very well-suited for a retirement portfolio.

Read More
image for news It Is Hard To Imagine A Retirement Portfolio Without These 3 Big Dividends
Here is What to Know Beyond Why Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a Trending Stock
MPC
Published: May 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.

Read More
image for news Here is What to Know Beyond Why Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a Trending Stock
Marathon Petroleum Q1 Loss Narrower Than Expected, Revenues Beat
MPC
Published: May 09, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

MPC reports a loss for the first quarter due to its second-largest planned maintenance activity in the reported period.

Read More
image for news Marathon Petroleum Q1 Loss Narrower Than Expected, Revenues Beat
Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
MPC
Published: May 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Although the revenue and EPS for Marathon Petroleum (MPC) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Read More
image for news Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
MPC
Published: May 06, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 6, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Kristina Kazarian - Investor Relations Maryann Mannen - Chief Executive Officer John Quaid - Chief Financial Officer Rick Hessling - Chief Commercial Officer James Wilkins - Senior Vice President Health, Environment, Safety and Security Conference Call Participants Neil Mehta - Goldman Sachs Douglas Leggate - Wolfe Research Manav Gupta - UBS Paul Cheng - Scotiabank Theresa Chen - Barclays John Royall - JPMorgan Matthew Blair - TPH Jason Gabelman - TD Cowen Operator Welcome to the MPC First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. …

Read More
image for news Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Reports Q1 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates
MPC
Published: May 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.24 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.63. This compares to earnings of $2.78 per share a year ago.

Read More
image for news Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Reports Q1 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates
Marathon Petroleum Swings to Loss on Lower Refining Margins
MPC
Published: May 06, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Negative

Marathon Petroleum swung to a first-quarter loss of of $74 million as refining profit margins fell sharply alongside oil and gasoline prices.

Read More
image for news Marathon Petroleum Swings to Loss on Lower Refining Margins
MPLX LP Reports First-Quarter 2025 Financial Results
MPC, MPLX
Published: May 06, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

FINDLAY, Ohio , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Executing Natural Gas & NGL growth strategy with agreement to acquire 100% ownership in BANGL, LLC and FID of the Traverse natural gas pipeline First-quarter net income attributable to MPLX of $1.1 billion and net cash provided by operating activities of $1.2 billion Adjusted EBITDA attributable to MPLX of $1.8 billion, reflecting execution of value chain growth strategy Distributable cash flow of $1.5 billion, enabling the return of $1.1 billion of capital MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX) today reported first-quarter 2025 net income attributable to MPLX of $1,126 million, compared with $1,005 million …

Read More
image for news MPLX LP Reports First-Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Marathon Petroleum Corp. Reports First-Quarter 2025 Results
MPC
Published: May 06, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

FINDLAY, Ohio , May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First -quarter net loss attributable to MPC of $(74) million, or $(0.24) per diluted share mainly due to execution of second largest planned maintenance quarter in MPC history $2.0 billion of adjusted EBITDA, supported by the strength of the Midstream business Executing Natural Gas & NGL growth strategy with MPLX's agreement to acquire 100% ownership in BANGL, LLC and FID of the Traverse natural gas pipeline $1.3 billion of capital returned, inclusive of $1.1 billion of share repurchases Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) today reported net loss attributable to MPC of $(74) …

Read More
image for news Marathon Petroleum Corp. Reports First-Quarter 2025 Results
Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Q1 Earnings Preview: What You Should Know Beyond the Headline Estimates
MPC
Published: May 02, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Marathon Petroleum (MPC), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended March 2025.

Read More
image for news Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Q1 Earnings Preview: What You Should Know Beyond the Headline Estimates
Marathon Petroleum Corp. Announces Quarterly Dividend
MPC
Published: April 30, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

FINDLAY, Ohio , April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) has declared a dividend of $0.91 per share on common stock. The dividend is payable June 10, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business May 21, 2025.

Read More
image for news Marathon Petroleum Corp. Announces Quarterly Dividend
Pegasus Tech Ventures to host a Startup Pitch Competition during San Francisco Climate Week
MPC
Published: April 22, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pegasus Tech Ventures, a global venture capital firm, will hold a Startup Pitch Contest during San Francisco Climate Week on April 23, 2025.

Read More
image for news Pegasus Tech Ventures to host a Startup Pitch Competition during San Francisco Climate Week
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
MPC
Published: April 09, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Zacks.com users have recently been watching Marathon Petroleum (MPC) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

Read More
image for news Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
Will Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
MPC
Published: April 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Read More
image for news Will Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
Trade Tracker: Bill Baruch sells Astera Labs, Coeur Mining, Mobileye, Marathon Petroleum
ALAB, CDE, MBLY, MPC
Published: April 02, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

Bill Baruch, Founder & President Blue Line Capital, joins CNBC's “Halftime Report” to detail his plethora of sales today.

Read More
image for news Trade Tracker: Bill Baruch sells Astera Labs, Coeur Mining, Mobileye, Marathon Petroleum
Marathon Petroleum: Unique Financial Position (Rating Upgrade)
MPC
Published: March 25, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Marathon generates an ex-ordinary amount of cash. In a short period of time, the company could pay off its debt and repurchase a large portion of the stock to leave a very large amount of cash unused. Its partner, MPLX, now pays for the dividend and basic capital, leaving the balance of the cash free for use elsewhere.

Read More
image for news Marathon Petroleum: Unique Financial Position (Rating Upgrade)
Why Is Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Down 14.1% Since Last Earnings Report?
MPC
Published: March 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

Read More
image for news Why Is Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Down 14.1% Since Last Earnings Report?
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Q4 Earnings
MPC
Published: February 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Marathon Petroleum (MPC) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Read More
image for news Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Q4 Earnings
Wells Fargo Upgraded These 3 Stocks—Here's Why They Stand Out
CLX, MPC, SPOT
Published: February 10, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive

Now that the first quarter of 2025 is underway, investors across the board are probably looking to find the best ideas to get their portfolios started on the right foot. This way, they can have not only the momentum but also the liquidity necessary to chase the growth plays that will become available in later months.

Read More
image for news Wells Fargo Upgraded These 3 Stocks—Here's Why They Stand Out
Is Trending Stock Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) a Buy Now?
MPC
Published: February 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

Read More
image for news Is Trending Stock Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) a Buy Now?

About Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC)

  • IPO Date 2011-06-24
  • Website https://www.marathonpetroleum.com
  • Industry Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
  • CEO Ms. Maryann T. Mannen
  • Employees 18300

Marathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated downstream energy company primarily in the United States. It operates in two segments, Refining & Marketing, and Midstream. The Refining & Marketing segment refines crude oil and other feedstocks at its refineries in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, and West Coast regions of the United States; and purchases refined products and ethanol for resale. Its refined products include transportation fuels, such as reformulated gasolines and blend-grade gasolines; heavy fuel oil; and asphalt. This segment also manufactures aromatics, propane, propylene, and sulfur. It sells refined products to wholesale marketing customers in the United States and internationally, buyers on the spot market, and independent entrepreneurs who operate primarily Marathon branded outlets, as well as through long-term fuel supply contracts to direct dealer locations primarily under the ARCO brand. The Midstream segment transports, stores, distributes, and markets crude oil and refined products through refining logistics assets, pipelines, terminals, towboats, and barges; gathers, processes, and transports natural gas; and gathers, transports, fractionates, stores, and markets natural gas liquids. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated 7,159 brand jobber outlets in 37 states, the District of Columbia, and Mexico through independent entrepreneurs. Marathon Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio.