Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC
Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.54% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $132.7B at a 3.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | Mizuho | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-08-06 | Piper Sandler | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-08-06 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-08-05 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-05 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-08-05 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.061 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.473 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.099 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.402 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corp | 6/9 | 3.03 | 18.3 | -4.4% |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | 6/9 | — | 15.6 | -7.5% |
| VLO | VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX | 5/9 | 4.98 | 30.9 | -5.5% |
| CVX | CHEVRON CORP | 4/9 | — | 27.7 | -6.8% |
| COP | CONOCOPHILLIPS | 5/9 | — | 16.2 | +7.7% |
| IMO | IMPERIAL OIL LTD | 4/9 | — | — | -8.6% |
| PBF | PBF Energy Inc. | 3/9 | 1.91 | — | -11.4% |
About Marathon Petroleum Corp
Marathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated downstream energy company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Refining & Marketing; Midstream; and Renewable Diesel. 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 and distributes refined products through transportation, storage, distribution, and marketing services. Its refined products include transportation fuels, such as reformulated gasolines and blend-grade gasolines; heavy fuel oil; and asphalt. This segment also manufactures propane and petrochemicals. The company 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 gathers, transports, stores, distributes, and markets crude oil and refined products, including renewable diesel and other hydrocarbon-based products through refining logistics assets, pipelines, terminals, towboats, and barges; gathers, processes, and transports natural gas; and transports, fractionates, stores, and markets natural gas liquids. The Renewable Diesel segment processes renewable feedstocks into renewable diesel, markets, and distributes renewable diesel through its Midstream segment and third parties. It sells renewable diesel to wholesale marketing customers, buyers on the spot market, and through long-term supply contracts to direct dealers under the ARCO brand. Marathon Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio.
FAQ
Is MPC financially healthy?
Marathon Petroleum Corp's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does MPC pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Marathon Petroleum Corp pays a dividend yielding about 1.54% with a 28.2% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is MPC?
In FY2025, Marathon Petroleum Corp had a net margin of 3.0% and a return on equity of 16.8%.
Is MPC overvalued or undervalued?
Marathon Petroleum Corp trades at about 26.3× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.6×–21.7×, median 12.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for MPC?
The average Wall-Street price target for Marathon Petroleum Corp is $317.72, about 8.8% below the recent price, from 18 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is MPC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Marathon Petroleum Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 18.3×, a dividend yield of 1.54%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.