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MPC·Marathon Petroleum Corporation

$370.59
-6.73 (-1.78%)
High
$382.56
Open
$379.62
Market Cap
102.74B
52W High
$493.98
Low
$367.71
P. Close
$370.59
P/E
7.02
52W Low
$161.93
Fwd P/E
6.00
DailyIQ Est.
$473.49
Inst. Own.
65.2%
Short Interest
2.59%
Days to Cover
3.6
Div. Yield
1.05%
Next Ex-Div
~Nov 18
NewEarnings release, scored · filed Nov 3, 2026tone -0.1 vs prior release · 101 lines scoredSee the breakdown
Technical Score (1D)
96
BULLISH
News Sentiment
64
BULLISH
On Nov 5, Marathon Petroleum Corp. announced the sale of its St. Paul Park and Mandan refineries for $4.2 billion, a move that will free capital for Gulf Coast projects aimed at increasing higher‑value diesel output. The proceeds are slated to be reinvested in Galveston Bay and Garyville, where new hydrotreater and throughput upgrades are planned, and the transaction is expected to close by 2026. On the same day, Goldman Sachs reduced its price target for MPC from $519 to $510, citing a more cautious outlook on earnings prospects. The brokerage maintained an overweight rating but lowered its mean target to $473.69, reflecting concerns over rising operating costs and a slower recovery in the refining sector. These developments highlight MPC’s strategic shift toward higher‑margin refining assets while signaling a tempered view of its near‑term profitability.
LOW TARGET
$236 -36.3%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$457 +23.4%
17 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$560 +51.1%
7 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$236.00 - $560.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
1/13/10/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$473.49 (+27.8%)
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Exchange
NYQ
Country
United States
Symbol
MPC
Description
Marathon Petroleum Corporation is a fully integrated downstream energy company operating primarily within the United States. The company's core business involves refining crude oil and other feedstocks into various refined products, including transportation fuels, heavy fuel oil, and asphalt, which are then distributed through its extensive network. Marathon's operations are divided into three segments: Refining & Marketing, Midstream, and Renewable Diesel. The Midstream segment provides crucial logistical support by gathering, transporting, and storing crude oil, refined products, and natural gas, while the Renewable Diesel segment focuses on processing renewable feedstocks into renewable diesel. This structure allows Marathon to control a significant portion of the value chain, from production to distribution, positioning it as a key player in the energy sector.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
30,946 shares
$10.3M
Lyon Shawn MSVP Log & Storage, MPLX GP LLC
Sell1,000 shares2026-08-31
Lyon Shawn MSVP Log & Storage, MPLX GP LLC
Sell425 shares2026-08-28
Brzezinski Erin MVP and Controller
Sell570 shares2026-08-27
Benson Molly RChief Legal Ofc & Corp Sec
Option Exercise5,000 shares2026-08-17
Benson Molly RChief Legal Ofc & Corp Sec
Option Exercise7,196 shares2026-08-17
59/ 100
Neutral / mixed
Overall: Neutral
✕Revenue declining year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Net Margin
3.0%
Revenue CAGR
6.9%
Current Ratio
1.26x
Debt / Equity
1.90x
Return on Equity
23.4%
Earnings Summary
In the most recent quarters, Marathon posted a sharp turnaround from a negative EPS of $0.24 in Q1 2025 to a positive $3.96 in Q2 2025, followed by a slight decline to $3.01 in Q3 2025, and a robust $4.07 in Q4 2025, beating estimates in each of those quarters. Revenue grew from $31.85 billion in Q1 2025 to $34.10 billion in Q2 2025, then to $35.85 billion in Q3 2025, and surged to $33.42 billion in Q4 2025, reflecting a consistent upward trend and a 68.3% revenue increase in Q3 2026 compared to the prior year. Historically, Marathon has shown a YoY revenue growth trajectory with frequent beats of analyst estimates, even when EPS has fluctuated, indicating resilient top‑line performance. Recent news highlights a $4.2 billion sale of the St. Paul Park and Mandan refineries to CVR Energy, a transaction expected to close by year‑end and to reinvest proceeds in Gulf Coast opportunities; the divestiture aligns with industry trends toward capital efficiency and may influence future earnings structure.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$-2.57$5.77$14.11$22.44$30.78Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$19.65 - -
Q3'26$24.72$26.93+9.0%
Q2'26$13.95$17.73+27.1%
Q1'26$9.51$1.65-82.6%
Q4'25$1.28$4.07+217.5%
Q3'25$3.16$3.01-4.9%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$25.1B$34.0B$42.9B$51.7B$60.6BQ3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$45.2B - -
Q3'26$46.5B$56.5B+21.5%
Q2'26$42.5B$52.3B+23.1%
Q1'26$40.1B$34.6B-13.7%
Q4'25$29.2B$33.4B+14.3%
Q3'25 - $35.8B -

Market Data

MPC Stock Snapshot

BULLISH96/100
$370.59−$6.73 (1.8%)
Market cap
102.74B
P/E ratio
7.0
Day range
$367.71 – $382.56
News sentiment
64/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$457.29 (+23.4%)
Consensus
Buy · 26 analysts
52-week range+128.9% off low · -25.0% from high
$161.93$493.98
Price $370.59 DailyIQ Est. $473.49

Marathon Petroleum Corporation screens well technically, with price sitting in the middle of its 52-week range. The stock is liquid enough that positioning changes get absorbed without distorting the trend.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into MPC?

RICH

At today's price, Marathon Petroleum Corporation needs to grow free cash flow about 4.8% a year for 3 years, slowing to a long-run rate by year 10, to justify its valuation at a 6.83% cost of capital. Over the last five years its revenue has trended at -0.4% a year, so the market is asking for 5.3 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis MPC looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
4.8%
Growth trend
-0.4%
Growth gap
+5.3 pts
Verdict
RICH
Discount rate (WACC)
6.83%
Beta
0.68

Behaviour On Record

What MPC's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
50.3% 92nd pct
Below its peak
-18.5%
vs 200-day average
+35.1%
Up days (1y)
58%

Marathon Petroleum Corporation is currently running 50.3% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against MPC's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 92nd percentile — an extreme by its own standards, against a typical reading of 31.1%.

MPC is trading -18.5% below its running peak. Across 13 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -26.3%, and the deepest was -73.0% in 2020. The current pullback is therefore shallower than what this stock gives back in a typical year, which is context worth having before treating it as a dislocation.

Price sits +35.1% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 94th percentile — a wider gap than this stock usually carries. Over the past year MPC closed higher on 58% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

On November specifically: over 13 years of records, MPC finished the month higher 7 of 13 times, with a median return of +2.1% and an average of +3.5%. Its strongest month historically has been July at +5.7% on average, its weakest December at -2.5%.

Overnight risk is measurable too: MPC has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 171 of 3,268 sessions (5.2% of the time), with the largest gaps running +7.8% and -11.7%.

Across the last 4 dated reports on file, MPC moved an average of 5.3% in the session after earnings, closing higher 1 of those 4 times, with a median move of -4.2% and a largest of -8.1%.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-11-06 and 2026-11-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against MPC's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of MPC's sector?

Marathon Petroleum Corporation sits in the Energy sector, currently ranked 9th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging).

Sector rank
#9 of 12
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
9

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for MPC?

CallsPuts

For Marathon Petroleum Corporation's nearest expiry (2026-11-20, 14 days out), open interest is roughly balanced between puts and calls (put/call ratio of 0.89), with at-the-money implied volatility around 51.1%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±10.5% move by that expiry — a range of about $335.36–$413.90.

Put/call ratio (2026-11-20)
0.89
ATM implied volatility
51.1%
Total open interest
16,234
Expected move by 2026-11-20
±10.5% ($335.36–$413.90)

Analyst Consensus Estimates

What do analysts expect MPC to earn?

Analysts expect Marathon Petroleum Corporation to earn $66.48 per share in the fiscal year ending Dec 2026 and $31.35 in the fiscal year ending Dec 2028, from 3 estimates. These are analyst forecasts, not company guidance, and later years rest on fewer analysts.

Quarter endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Sep 2026$26.00$24.36 to $28.1217$43.81B11
Dec 2026$21.77$13.99 to $31.7217$42.34B11
Mar 2027$16.80$13.37 to $20.854~$39.19B-
Jun 2027$19.43$16.50 to $22.894~$45.33B-
Sep 2027$17.56$15.72 to $21.144~$40.96B-
Fiscal year endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$66.48$57.78 to $79.2016$172.36B11
Dec 2027$60.31$33.92 to $90.8718$154.45B11
Dec 2028$31.35$15.00 to $58.563~$73.13B-

Revenue marked ~ is our calculation from the EPS estimate, not analyst consensus.

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on MPC?

Wells Fargo most recently reiterated its rating on Marathon Petroleum Corporation to Overweight on Nov 4, 2026 with a price target of $564 (from $560). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 1 downgrade, a net bearish lean.

Latest action
Wells Fargo: Overweight
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
1
Net rating momentum
-1
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Nov 4, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedOverweight$560 → $564
Nov 4, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$453 → $458
Oct 22, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$450 → $478
Oct 14, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedOverweight$400 → $560
Oct 13, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$318 → $518
Oct 12, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$321 → $488
Oct 12, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainedIn-Line$330 → $420
Oct 8, 2026MizuhoMaintainedNeutral$304 → $457
Oct 2, 2026B of A SecuritiesMaintainedNeutral$410 → $426
Sep 22, 2026JefferiesDowngradeBuy → Hold$413
Sep 21, 2026Goldman SachsMaintainedBuy$376 → $472
Sep 14, 2026Raymond JamesMaintainedOutperform$350 → $445

Earnings Release, Scored

What did Marathon Petroleum Corporation's latest earnings release say?

Filed Nov 3, 2026 · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99

Tone60.7/ 100-0.1 vs prior release
Hedging words0.77per 100 words+0.60 vs prior release
Tone, last 3 releasesScale 50–70

Most important lines

  1. 1

    This compares to crude capacity utilization of 95% for the third quarter of 2025.

    New this quarter
  2. 2

    Announced a 10% increase in MPC’s quarterly dividend, consistent with our capital allocation priorities

    New this quarter
  3. 3

    MPC will receive $3.45 billion of the proceeds and intends to reinvest this capital prioritizing opportunities that meet the company’s return thresholds and advance its strategic priorities, primarily in the Gulf Coast.

    New this quarter

Peers & ETF holders

MPC peers & ETF holders

News & sentiment

What is the news saying about MPC?

MPC fell 14.4% over the month to Nov 6. News tone held between 52 and 81 from Oct 6 to Oct 15, then dropped to 0 on Oct 16.

Daily close and news tone, Oct 6 to Nov 6
$400$450$500Oct 6: tone 70Oct 7: tone 78Oct 8: tone 76Oct 9: tone 81Oct 12: tone 66Oct 13: tone 52Oct 14: tone 58Oct 15: tone 70Oct 16: tone 0Oct 19: tone 65Oct 20: tone 73Oct 21: tone 49Oct 22: tone 90Oct 23: tone 74Oct 26: tone 54Oct 27: tone 43Oct 28: tone 35Oct 29: tone 57Oct 30: tone 46Nov 2: tone 61Nov 3: tone 52Nov 4: tone 63Nov 5: tone 65Nov 6: tone 53Oct 6News toneNov 6123
  1. Oct 8 +4.8%same day: Mizuho Maintains Neutral on Marathon Petroleum, Raises Price Target to $457
  2. Oct 27 -7.2%same day: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know
  3. Nov 4 -8.1%same day: What Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Said on Its Q3 Earnings Call

Technical analysis

How strong is MPC's momentum right now?

On the daily chart MPC ranks at the 96th percentile for momentum against 1,060 stocks and ETFs, a bullish reading.

Momentum rank by timeframe0 = weakest, 100 = strongest
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Institutional ownership

Are big funds buying or selling MPC?

87 of the 188 tracked managers added to MPC in their latest 13F and 98 trimmed. Together they own 65.2% of the company, worth $47.7B. BlackRock and Vanguard Capital Management alone hold 16.3%.

87adding98trimming3unchanged
Largest holders by stake, latest 13FBar = share of MPC
  1. $6.6B positionAdded 6.6% last quarter
  2. $4.9B positionTrimmed 0.5% last quarter
  3. $4.7B positionTrimmed 2.9% last quarter
  4. $4.0B positionTrimmed 0.3% last quarter
  5. $2.1B positionAdded 6.8% last quarter
  6. $1.5B positionTrimmed 3.1% last quarter
  7. $1.4B positionAdded 10.4% last quarter
  8. $905.8M positionTrimmed 37.8% last quarter
  9. $831.5M positionTrimmed 42.3% last quarter
  10. $799.2M positionTrimmed 1.6% last quarter
Full holdings history

Congressional trading

Is Congress trading MPC?

7 members of Congress disclosed 17 MPC trades between Sep 25, 2019 and Oct 15, 2026: 5 buys and 12 sells, about $252.0K in estimated value.

BuysSells2020202220242026
BuySell$1K–$15K$15K–$50K$50K–$100K$100K–$250K

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How has MPC done against its peers?

Over the six months to Nov 6, MPC returned +50.8%. Of the 15 related stocks and ETFs, none did better.

Change since May 6, through Nov 6
−50%0%+50%+100%May 6JunJulAugSepOctNov 6MPC +50.8%OIH −17.7%