ADUR vs EXLS vs MPC Stock Comparison

Aduro Clean Technologies, ExlService Holdings and Marathon Petroleum Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$435.81 +10.8% 1M +122.1% 1Y
Market cap
$126.75B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 7, ExlService Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADUREXLSMPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $314.46M $6.11B $126.75B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.4x 23.4x 14.8x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.9x 6.4x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +15.6% +15.9% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.1% 5.5% EXLS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.9% 19.7% EXLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x 1.5x EXLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.4% -1.3% +122.1% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.9%/yr +45.6%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.2% 43.4% 36.9% MPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 64/100 59/100 EXLS

Percentile Scorecard

ADUREXLSMPC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADUREXLSMPC
Valuation 4 #48 of 50 16 #42 of 50 32 #16 of 23
Growth 11 #40 of 45 75 #12 of 45 67 #7 of 19
Profitability – 95 #3 of 41 94 #2 of 18
Financial Health 57 #27 of 62 62 #24 of 62 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 72 #9 of 30 47 #10 of 18
Overall 24 64 59
  • ADUR ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • EXLS ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADUREXLSMPCSPY
1 month -21.5%+17.8%+10.8% -0.2%
3 months -23.7%+34.1%+42.4% +3.9%
6 months -17.2%+33.6%+87.4% +8.2%
Year to date -4.3%-3.6%+168.0% +12.9%
1 year -31.4%-1.3%+122.1% +12.3%
3 years —+59.6%+198.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+16.9%+44.0% +23.3%
5 years —+67.3%+553.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+10.9%+45.6% +10.9%
10 years —+357.8%+918.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+16.4%+26.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADUREXLSMPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.2%43.4%36.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.0%45.5%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.64-0.07-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.033.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-51.3%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.2%-5.6%-10.2% -1.2%
52-week high $17.16$43.38$485.05 $779.14
52-week low $9.19$25.22$162.63 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADUREXLSMPC
P/E now vs peer median -22.8xmedian 17.4x 23.8xmedian 17.4x 14.7xmedian 9.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3,986xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 10.7x 15.5xmedian 10.7x 8.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -26.2xmedian 11.5x 22.8xmedian 11.5x 9.5xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 1.4x 6.7xmedian 1.4x 4.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.51 1.35median 1.51 -14.33median 0.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADUREXLSMPC
Revenue – $2.34B $156.18B
Gross profit – $898.82M $21.79B
Operating income – $346.00M $14.13B
Net income -$14.01M $260.61M $10.31B
Free cash flow -$12.80M $271.19M $12.90B
R&D $4.97M – –
EPS (diluted) – $1.71 $29.50
Cash & equivalents $47.31M $154.07M $7.77B
Total debt – $511.05M $33.26B
Shares (diluted) – 152.57M 290.00M
Enterprise value $201.27M $4.91B $110.51B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADUREXLSMPC
P/E -22.8x 23.8x 14.7x
P/FCF -26.2x 22.8x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow -31.0x 19.0x 7.1x
P/S 3,986x 2.6x 0.8x
P/B 7.5x 6.7x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 7.5x 7.5x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA -9.0x 15.5x 8.5x
EV/EBIT -8.8x 18.4x 10.5x
EV/Revenue – 2.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF -22.5x 23.5x 11.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -26.6x 19.5x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.35 -14.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADUREXLSMPC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 15.6% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.7% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 16.0% 71.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% -5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.7% 163.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.7% -9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.4% 7.9% 174.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% -10.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 14.4% 324.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.6% -1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -85.9% -3.7% 164.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.3% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -64.6% -5.5% 253.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.7% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADUREXLSMPC
Gross margin – 38.4% 14.0%
EBITDA margin – 17.5% 11.2%
Operating margin – 14.8% 9.0%
Pretax margin – 14.4% 8.2%
Net margin – 11.1% 5.5%
FCF margin – 11.6% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.9% 11.0%
Return on equity -116.0% 29.0% 42.0%
Return on assets -85.7% 13.6% 11.3%
Return on invested capital – 19.9% 19.7%
Return on capital employed – 23.6% 22.1%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADUREXLSMPC
Debt / assets – 24.6% 35.3%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 1.5x
Debt / FCF – 1.9x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 18.5% 55.2% 72.7%
Equity / assets 81.5% 44.8% 27.3%
Interest coverage -2,207x 17.6x 10.4x
Current ratio – 2.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 2.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 6.39 3.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADUREXLSMPC
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 5.1% 4.0%
Shareholder yield – 5.1% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -3.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADUREXLSMPC
Forward P/E – 18.9xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.16FY2026 $68.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.8%FY2026 +539.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +26.4% -13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.53BFY2026 $192.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +21.3%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.5% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADUREXLSMPC
Held by institutions 2.7% 100.0% 75.7%
Institutions holding 41 442 1,931
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.3% +1.7% -0.3%
Institutions buying 30 211 856
Institutions selling 6 188 699
Buyers to sellers 5.00 1.12 1.22

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADUREXLSMPC
ADUR 1.00 0.06 0.03
EXLS 0.06 1.00 0.00
MPC 0.03 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADUR, EXLS and MPC?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR) $314.46M, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) $6.11B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $126.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADUR, EXLS and MPC?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR) -22.4x, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 23.4x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 18.9x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +15.6%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

ExlService Holdings (EXLS) has the highest net margin (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 11.1%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) leads (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 19.9%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR) -31.4%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) -1.3%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +122.1%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (ExlService Holdings (EXLS) +10.9%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +45.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR) 0.00%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 0.00%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%. Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR) and ExlService Holdings (EXLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has been the steadiest (Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR) 76.2%, ExlService Holdings (EXLS) 43.4%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADUR, EXLS and MPC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.