
VLO, PBF and MPC could see further upside as global refinery outages, tight fuel inventories and cheaper heavy crude support favorable refining margins.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation is an American petroleum refining, marketing, and transportation company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio.
| Revenue (TTM) | $175.40B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $28.42B |
| EBITDA | $23.75B |
| Operating Margin | 18.00% |
| Return on Equity | 60.50% |
| Return on Assets | 13.80% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $604.82 |
| Book Value | $84.40 |
| Price-to-Book | 4.43 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 0.58 |
| EV/Revenue | 0.707 |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.86 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 489.60% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 60.90% |
| Shares Outstanding | $272.28M |
| Float | $271.47M |
| % Insiders | 0.34% |
| % Institutions | 81.16% |
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VLO, PBF and MPC could see further upside as global refinery outages, tight fuel inventories and cheaper heavy crude support favorable refining margins.

Marathon Petroleum's $4.2B asset sale sets the stage for Gulf Coast investments aimed at boosting diesel output, crude throughput and premium gasoline exports.

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Marathon Petroleum Corporation MPC delivered an exceptional performance in the third quarter of 2026, with adjusted earnings jumping nearly 795% year over year to $26.93 per share. The significant improvement was largely driven by higher refining margins, favorable fuel spreads and strong operational execution.

Marathon Petroleum's Q3 earnings surge on stronger refining margins, while renewable diesel turns profitable and the company expands its share buyback plans.

Marathon Petroleum's Q3 earnings surge on robust refining margins and record utilization, while a $4.2B asset sale sharpens its Gulf Coast growth strategy.

Marathon Petroleum NYSE: MPC reported third-quarter 2026 earnings per share of $26.93 and adjusted EBITDA of $11.7 billion, supported by record refinery utilization and a stronger refining margin environment. The company also announced agreements to sell its St. Paul Park and Mandan refineries, along with associated midstream assets, to CVR Energy for $4.2 billion.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Marathon Petroleum (MPC) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Adjusted EPS rose to $26.93 from $3.01 as refineries ran at full capacity. Costs per barrel held steady, so nearly all of the higher margin flowed to profit.
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