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MPC

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

MPC

NYSE·Energy·Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing·Mkt cap $77.3B

$266.21

▲ +0.50%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$158.00 - $272.46

P/E

17.36

Fwd P/E

20.91

Beta

0.52

Div Yield

1.48%

Avg Vol

2.4M

Shares Out

291.9M

Mkt Cap

$77.3B

Price action

Price chart

Up 51.8% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive Refining Network
  • Strategic Geographic Positioning
  • Integrated Supply Chain
  • Strong Brand Recognition
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Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.5).
  • Premium valuation to Refining & Marketing peers

Growth

Stable outlook

Increasing Energy Demand

Value

Premium valuation to Refining & Marketing peers

Momentum

Strong

+9.6% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

1.48% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 4, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 5, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.65 vs $0.74 consensus (+123.3% surprise). Revenue of $34.6B vs $33.4B expected (+3.4%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +123.3%
Rev beat +3.4%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+123.3%

Next: May 4, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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-9%

-4%

-11%

-1%

-2%

+10%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$37.9B

$35.1B

$33.1B

$31.5B

$33.8B

$34.8B

$32.6B

$34.6B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

9.6%

Operating

4.1%

Profit

1.5%

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Wall Street consensus

12 analysts · 75% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

9

75%

Hold

3

25%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$251.50

▼ -5.5% vs $266.21

Low $228.00
Median $251.50
High $285.00

Latest: Wells Fargo · Jun 15, 2026

5 analysts covering

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vs Industry

How MPC stacks vs Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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