BP PLC vs Marathon Petroleum Corporation, two Oil & Gas Refining stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BP and MPC diverge most: on return on assets, BP reads 0.5% and MPC reads 9.1%; on return on equity, BP reads 1.8% and MPC reads 33.3%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What MPC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BP | MPC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $46.25 | $454.96 |
| Market cap | $121.1B | $131.9B |
| Sector | Oil & Gas Refining | Oil & Gas Refining |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| P/E | — | 15.7 |
| P/B | 1.64 | 5.13 |
| P/S | 0.63 | 0.86 |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.7 | 9.0 |
| Revenue growth | +6.9% | +14.9% |
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 14.1% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 5.6% |
| Return on equity | 1.8% | 33.3% |
| Return on assets | 0.5% | 9.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% | 19.1% |
| FCF yield | 9.3% | 9.8% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.78 | 1.28 |
| Current ratio | 1.26 | 1.25 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.29 | 3.79 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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