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Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC

NYSE · stock · Petroleum Refining · website · IPO 2011-06-23 · LEI

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.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade C
6/9
Piotroski F — financial health
3.03
Altman Z″ — distress risk · safe
2.3%
Dividend yield 5y avg · safe · Dividend payout 28.2%

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
3 6 4 5 4 5 7 4 5 6 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
2.50 2.60 2.16 2.53 0.74 2.46 4.32 3.95 2.87 3.03 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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.

$348.25 as of 2026-08-01 · +93.8% 1y
$162.63$348.2552-wk
Market cap USD$74.2B
P / E18.3×
Dividend yield 5y avg2.3%
Net margin 5y avg5.7%
Beta0.51
Employees18,500

Analyst price target

$317.72 -8.8% vs last
consensus: buy · 18 analysts
target range $186.00 – $376.00 · median $321.00
4 strong buy · 6 buy · 8 hold · 1 strong sell
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-08-11MizuhoNeutral (main)
2026-08-06Piper SandlerOverweight (main)
2026-08-06BarclaysOverweight (main)
2026-08-05TD CowenBuy (main)
2026-08-05CitigroupNeutral (main)
2026-08-05Wells FargoOverweight (main)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Forward estimates · earnings calendar →

Forward EPS est.$30.54
Forward P / E11.4×
Next ex-dividend2026-08-19

Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$2.0M on the open market · 3 trades

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.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 78%
Net marginstronger than 62%
Return on equitystronger than 85%
Revenue growthstronger than 23%

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

Altman Z″ components · safe zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.061
Retained earnings / assets0.473
EBIT / assets0.099
Equity / liabilities0.402

Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →

TickerCompanyPiotroski FAltman Z″P / ERevenue growth
MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp6/93.0318.3-4.4%
PSXPhillips 666/915.6-7.5%
VLOVALERO ENERGY CORP/TX5/94.9830.9-5.5%
CVXCHEVRON CORP4/927.7-6.8%
COPCONOCOPHILLIPS5/916.2+7.7%
IMOIMPERIAL OIL LTD4/9-8.6%
PBFPBF Energy Inc.3/91.91-11.4%

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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.