Marathon Petroleum vs Sunoco LP
MPC and SUN side by side, both in petroleum refining. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MPC and SUN compare
Marathon Petroleum is the larger company, worth 8.7 times as much as Sunoco LP ($113B against $12.9B).
Sunoco LP grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (136% versus 15.0% for Marathon Petroleum).
Both pay dividends: Marathon Petroleum yields 0.99% and Sunoco LP 4.6%.
Marathon Petroleum scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 8 for Sunoco LP), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MPC | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $113B | $12.9B |
| Share price | $402.84 | $63.21 |
| Change, 1 year | 105% | 24.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 568% | 58.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.56 | 0.49 |
| Employees | 19K | 2,909 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.9× | – |
| P/S | 0.7× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 5.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.3× | 7.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 8.8× | – |
| FCF yield | 11.4% | – |
| Fair value | $336.68 | $48.81 |
| Margin of safety | −19.7% (better) | −29.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.0% | 136% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.7% | 18.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 301% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 331% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 12.5% (better) | 10.9% |
| Operating margin | 9.2% (better) | 4.6% |
| Net margin | 5.6% | – |
| FCF margin | 8.4% | – |
| Return on equity | 47.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 26.0% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.72 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.44 (better) | 3.61 |
| Interest coverage | 8.7× (better) | 3.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.25 | 1.28 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.87 (better) | 2.34 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.99% | 4.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 13.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 4.4% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.4% (better) | 4.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 78.0% | 32.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.30% | 0.67% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$13.9M | $92.3K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.3% | 0.52% |
Go deeper
- MPC stock overview
- MPC income statement
- MPC valuation and score
- SUN stock overview
- SUN income statement
- SUN valuation and score
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