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 Yield | 22.1% |
Future Dividend Yield | 2.8% |
Dividend Growth | 11.4% |
Next dividend pay date | n/a |
Ex dividend date | n/a |
Dividend per share | US$3.640 |
Payout ratio | 34% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Marathon Petroleum: Unique Financial Position (Rating Upgrade)
Mar 26Is Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) A Risky Investment?
Feb 25Marathon Petroleum: Further Upside Likely After A Better-Than-Feared Q4
Feb 04Marathon Petroleum: Low Valuation And MPLX Ownership Make It A Buy
Dec 24Marathon Petroleum Corporation's (NYSE:MPC) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business
Dec 13Marathon Petroleum Corporation Just Recorded A 46% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next
Nov 07Marathon Petroleum: Shares Are Attractive Despite Muted Q3 Results
Nov 06Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.91
Nov 03Framing Marathon Petroleum Financials With Unexpected Weak Spreads (Knees)
Oct 20Is Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) Using Too Much Debt?
Oct 19An Intrinsic Calculation For Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) Suggests It's 47% Undervalued
Oct 01Marathon Petroleum: At An Inflection Point, Downgraded To Hold
Sep 26Marathon Petroleum Corporation: A Solid Oil Refiner Despite Sector Weakness
Sep 16Marathon Petroleum Corporation's (NYSE:MPC) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business
Aug 31Newsflash: Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Revenue Forecasts
Aug 07Marathon Petroleum: Recent Pullback Creates Opportunity Given Share Repurchases (Upgrade)
Jul 10Is There An Opportunity With Marathon Petroleum Corporation's (NYSE:MPC) 22% Undervaluation?
Jun 21These 4 Measures Indicate That Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
May 22Marathon Petroleum: The Buyback King Of The Energy Sector Continues To Shine
May 02Analysts Are Updating Their Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) Estimates After Its First-Quarter Results
May 02Marathon Petroleum: Still Has Gas In The Tank After 100% Returns
Apr 08Marathon: Share Repurchases Continue To Generate Value (Downgrade)
Mar 1522% Return Per Year Since 2012 - How Unstoppable Is Marathon Petroleum?
Feb 20Marathon Petroleum's Comfortable Market Position Suggests A Buy On Weakness
Jan 19Marathon Petroleum Still A Buy For The Long Haul
Jan 02Marathon Petroleum: In It For The Long Run
Dec 19Marathon Petroleum: Sum Of The Parts Upside Remains
Nov 25Marathon Petroleum Is A Buyback Monster
Nov 09Marathon Petroleum: Gasoline Crack Spread Plunges, 2024 Earnings Outlook In Question
Oct 19Marathon Petroleum: Oil Price Shock Spells Trouble For Refining Margins (Rating Downgrade)
Oct 10Marathon Petroleum: An Impressive Ascension, But It May Not Last Forever
Sep 19Marathon Petroleum: Elevated Crack Spreads And Share Repurchases Make This Attractive
Sep 06Marathon Petroleum: Investing In The Fossil Fuel 'Supernova'
Aug 09Marathon Petroleum Q2 Earnings: Why This Stock Is An Attractive Investment
Aug 01Stability 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 |
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Segment | Dividend Yield |
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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
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2025/03/27 22:10 |
End of Day Share Price | 2025/03/27 00:00 |
Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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.
Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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Company Financials | 10 years |
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Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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Market Prices | 30 years |
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Ownership | 10 years |
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Management | 10 years |
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Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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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.
Analyst | Institution |
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Yim Cheng | Barclays |
Theresa Chen | Barclays |
Phillip Jungwirth | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |