Head to head
Marathon Petroleum vs Valero Energy
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: MPC · VLO
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
442.26+2.29%
1-year price shape — +135% over the period
Quant Rating B · 96/100
vs
VLO
Valero Energy
424.10+1.16%
1-year price shape — +165% over the period
Quant Rating B · 97/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Marathon Petroleum edges it on the scoreable measures. Marathon Petroleum trades cheapest on trailing earnings; Marathon Petroleum earns the most per share.
| MPC | VLO | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing | Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing |
| Last price | 442.26 | 424.10 |
| Change today | +2.29% | +1.16% |
| 1-year return | +134.8% | +165.4% |
| Market cap | $124.20B | $122.11B |
| 52-week range | 160.07 – 444.99 | 152.07 – 428.99 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 15.33 | 17.69 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 75th | 66th |
| P/B | 6.51 | 4.88 |
| Dividend yield | 0.88% | 1.10% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 13.22 | 7.57 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $3.71B | $2.18B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $153.58B | $139.40B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +53.8% | +48.8% |
| Gross margin | 10.3% | 8.0% |
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 7.2% |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $12.90B | $10.12B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 78.8% | 86.7% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 18 buy / 32 sell | 27 buy / 23 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.7% | 3.4% |
| Analyst consensus | 71% buy / 29% hold (14) | 64% buy / 36% hold (14) |
| Analyst price target | $385 (-13%) | $377 (-11%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (96) | B (97) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 18,500 | 9,811 |
| Founded | 1887 | 1980 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.