Head to head
Valero Energy vs Marathon Petroleum
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: VLO · MPC
VLO
Valero Energy
424.10+1.16%
1-year price shape — +165% over the period
Quant Rating B · 97/100
vs
MPC
Marathon Petroleum
442.26+2.29%
1-year price shape — +135% over the period
Quant Rating B · 96/100
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.
| VLO | MPC | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing | Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing |
| Last price | 424.10 | 442.26 |
| Change today | +1.16% | +2.29% |
| 1-year return | +165.4% | +134.8% |
| Market cap | $122.11B | $124.20B |
| 52-week range | 152.07 – 428.99 | 160.07 – 444.99 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 17.69 | 15.33 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 66th | 75th |
| P/B | 4.88 | 6.51 |
| Dividend yield | 1.10% | 0.88% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 7.57 | 13.22 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $2.18B | $3.71B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $139.40B | $153.58B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +48.8% | +53.8% |
| Gross margin | 8.0% | 10.3% |
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 7.5% |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $10.12B | $12.90B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 86.7% | 78.8% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 27 buy / 23 sell | 18 buy / 32 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 3.4% | 2.7% |
| Analyst consensus | 64% buy / 36% hold (14) | 71% buy / 29% hold (14) |
| Analyst price target | $377 (-11%) | $385 (-13%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (97) | B (96) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 9,811 | 18,500 |
| Founded | 1980 | 1887 |
▲ 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.