Marathon Petroleum Corporation vs VALVOLINE INC., two Oil & Gas Refining stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where MPC and VVV diverge most: on return on assets, MPC reads 9.1% and VVV reads 2.9%; on debt / equity, MPC reads 1.28 and VVV reads 3.84. 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). What VVV'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 | MPC | VVV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $454.96 | $30.30 |
| Market cap | $131.9B | $3.9B |
| Sector | Oil & Gas Refining | Oil & Gas Refining |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +2.3% |
| P/E | 15.7 | 37.9 |
| P/B | 5.13 | 9.34 |
| P/S | 0.86 | 1.98 |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.0 | 17.3 |
| Revenue growth | +14.9% | +16.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 39.5% |
| Operating margin | 14.1% | 20.6% |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Return on equity | 33.3% | 24.4% |
| Return on assets | 9.1% | 2.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 19.1% | 11.6% |
| FCF yield | 9.8% | 3.5% |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 1.28 | 3.84 |
| Current ratio | 1.25 | 0.70 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.79 | 6.77 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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