Marathon Petroleum Corp.
Management s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 7A. Forward-looking and other statements regarding our ESG plans and goals are not an indication that these statements are material to investors or required to be disclosed in our filings with the SEC.
$459.28
-$8.70 (-1.86%)
EOD Oct 22, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 6.25%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue declined 4.4% YoY. The question is whether this is cyclical or a structural shift.
Free cash flow declined 22% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. Net debt of $31.38B represents 6.6x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.
15.9x earnings, 10.0x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$153.58B
▼ -4.4% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$8.55B
▲ +17.5% YoY
Op. Margin
9.20%
▲ +1.4pp YoY
ROIC
22.44%
▲ +2.6pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$12.90B
▼ -22.3% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$17.13B
▼ -4.8% YoY
Net Debt
$26.52B
Cash & Equiv.
$7.77B
5Y CAGR: +13.7%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 30 Jul 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 2 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 22 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Marathon Petroleum (MPC) overvalued?
At a P/E of 15.9 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 10.0, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $2,153.77 per share, so at $459.28 the stock looks undervalued (368.9% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Marathon Petroleum scores 44/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 0.9%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Marathon Petroleum's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $2,153.77 per share for MPC, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $1,615.33. At today's $459.28, that puts the stock about 368.9% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Marathon Petroleum a high-quality business?+
Marathon Petroleum scores 44 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 9.2% operating margin and a 22.4% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Marathon Petroleum (MPC) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Marathon Petroleum pays a regular dividend of about $4.00 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 0.9% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 13.6% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For MPC's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Marathon Petroleum a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. MPC currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 44/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 0.9%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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