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| Metric | MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp | VLOVALERO ENERGY CORP/TX | PSXPhillips 66 | DINOHF Sinclair Corp | Median of the restexcluding MPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $459.28▼ 8.70 (1.86%) | $426.28▼ 10.47 (2.40%) | $284.63▼ 5.44 (1.88%) | $122.32▼ 3.25 (2.59%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 6.0/10 | 7.0/10 | 6.0/10 | 7.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Market value | $143.56B | $134.27B | $116.04B | $23.05B | |
| Revenue | $132.70B | $122.69B | $132.38B | $26.87B | |
| Profit | $4.05B | $2.35B | $4.40B | $579.0M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -4.4% | -5.5% | -7.5% | -6.0% | -6.0% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 10.0% | 4.4% | 12.3% | 8.6% | 8.6% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | 6.2% | 2.6% | — | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 3.6% | — | — | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | 23.4% | 9.9% | 15.1% | 6.3% | 9.9% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | 10.3% | 8.8% | — | 6.7% | 7.7% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | 35.47x | 57.18x | 26.36x | 39.80x | 39.80x |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | 14.97x | 21.89x | — | 13.53x | 17.71x |
| Price to book | 8.29x | 5.66x | 3.99x | 2.51x | 3.99x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 3.46x | 1.44x | 1.49x | 0.79x | 1.44x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 7/9 | 6/9 | 7/9 | 7/9 | 7.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | safe | safe | not reported | safe |
How MPC compares with the others
- MPC's operating margin of 6.2% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (3.0%).
- Its revenue growth of -4.4% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (-6.0%).
- It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 35.5x against 39.8x.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 3.5x against 1.4x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.