ConocoPhillips 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 COP and MPC diverge most: on debt / equity, COP reads 0.36 and MPC reads 1.28; on p/s, COP reads 2.57 and MPC reads 0.86. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. 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 | COP | MPC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $134.12 | $454.96 |
| Market cap | $162.9B | $131.9B |
| Sector | Oil & Gas Refining | Oil & Gas Refining |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -4.7% | — |
| P/E | 17.7 | 15.7 |
| P/B | 2.49 | 5.13 |
| P/S | 2.57 | 0.86 |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.2 | 9.0 |
| Revenue growth | +10.4% | +14.9% |
| Operating margin | — | 14.1% |
| Net margin | 14.7% | 5.6% |
| Return on equity | 14.2% | 33.3% |
| Return on assets | 7.5% | 9.1% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 19.1% |
| FCF yield | 13.5% | 9.8% |
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 0.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 1.28 |
| Current ratio | 1.54 | 1.25 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.06 | 3.79 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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