Marathon Petroleum Corporation

NYSE:MPC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$46.7b

Marathon Petroleum Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Marathon Petroleum is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.47% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

2.5%

Dividend yield

19.6%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield22.1%
Future Dividend Yield2.8%
Dividend Growth11.4%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$3.640
Payout ratio34%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.91

Nov 03
Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.91

Recent updates

Marathon Petroleum: Unique Financial Position (Rating Upgrade)

Mar 26

Is Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) A Risky Investment?

Feb 25
Is Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) A Risky Investment?

Marathon Petroleum: Further Upside Likely After A Better-Than-Feared Q4

Feb 04

Marathon Petroleum: Low Valuation And MPLX Ownership Make It A Buy

Dec 24

Marathon Petroleum Corporation's (NYSE:MPC) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Dec 13
Marathon Petroleum Corporation's (NYSE:MPC) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Marathon Petroleum Corporation Just Recorded A 46% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Nov 07
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Just Recorded A 46% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Marathon Petroleum: Shares Are Attractive Despite Muted Q3 Results

Nov 06

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.91

Nov 03
Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.91

Framing Marathon Petroleum Financials With Unexpected Weak Spreads (Knees)

Oct 20

Is Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 19
Is Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) Using Too Much Debt?

An Intrinsic Calculation For Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) Suggests It's 47% Undervalued

Oct 01
An Intrinsic Calculation For Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) Suggests It's 47% Undervalued

Marathon Petroleum: At An Inflection Point, Downgraded To Hold

Sep 26

Marathon Petroleum Corporation: A Solid Oil Refiner Despite Sector Weakness

Sep 16

Marathon Petroleum Corporation's (NYSE:MPC) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Aug 31
Marathon Petroleum Corporation's (NYSE:MPC) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Newsflash: Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Revenue Forecasts

Aug 07
Newsflash: Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Revenue Forecasts

Marathon Petroleum: Recent Pullback Creates Opportunity Given Share Repurchases (Upgrade)

Jul 10

Is There An Opportunity With Marathon Petroleum Corporation's (NYSE:MPC) 22% Undervaluation?

Jun 21
Is There An Opportunity With Marathon Petroleum Corporation's (NYSE:MPC) 22% Undervaluation?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

May 22
These 4 Measures Indicate That Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Marathon Petroleum: The Buyback King Of The Energy Sector Continues To Shine

May 02

Analysts Are Updating Their Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) Estimates After Its First-Quarter Results

May 02
Analysts Are Updating Their Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) Estimates After Its First-Quarter Results

Marathon Petroleum: Still Has Gas In The Tank After 100% Returns

Apr 08

Marathon: Share Repurchases Continue To Generate Value (Downgrade)

Mar 15

22% Return Per Year Since 2012 - How Unstoppable Is Marathon Petroleum?

Feb 20

Marathon Petroleum's Comfortable Market Position Suggests A Buy On Weakness

Jan 19

Marathon Petroleum Still A Buy For The Long Haul

Jan 02

Marathon Petroleum: In It For The Long Run

Dec 19

Marathon Petroleum: Sum Of The Parts Upside Remains

Nov 25

Marathon Petroleum Is A Buyback Monster

Nov 09

Marathon Petroleum: Gasoline Crack Spread Plunges, 2024 Earnings Outlook In Question

Oct 19

Marathon Petroleum: Oil Price Shock Spells Trouble For Refining Margins (Rating Downgrade)

Oct 10

Marathon Petroleum: An Impressive Ascension, But It May Not Last Forever

Sep 19

Marathon Petroleum: Elevated Crack Spreads And Share Repurchases Make This Attractive

Sep 06

Marathon Petroleum: Investing In The Fossil Fuel 'Supernova'

Aug 09

Marathon Petroleum Q2 Earnings: Why This Stock Is An Attractive Investment

Aug 01

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: MPC's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: MPC's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Marathon Petroleum Dividend Yield vs Market
How does MPC dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (MPC)2.5%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.6%
Market Top 25% (US)4.7%
Industry Average (Oil and Gas)3.7%
Analyst forecast (MPC) (up to 3 years)2.8%

Notable Dividend: MPC's dividend (2.47%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.56%).

High Dividend: MPC's dividend (2.47%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.65%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (34.3%), MPC's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (18.5%), MPC's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/27 22:10
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/27 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Marathon Petroleum Corporation is covered by 35 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Yim ChengBarclays
Theresa ChenBarclays
Phillip JungwirthBMO Capital Markets Equity Research