CVI vs MPC vs VLO Stock Comparison

Cvr Energy, Marathon Petroleum and Valero Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVI Cvr Energy Inc
$58.16 +12.3% 1M +48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.23B
P/E
90.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
1 win
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$457.20 +17.7% 1M +133.3% 1Y
Market cap
$135.82B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
7 wins
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$419.16 +11.5% 1M +142.1% 1Y
Market cap
$125.25B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$139.40B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 7, Valero Energy 4, Cvr Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCVIMPCVLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.23B $135.82B $125.25B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 90.3x 15.9x 17.4x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 6.8x 8.4x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +15.9% +12.6% CVI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 5.5% 5.2% MPC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 19.7% 19.8% VLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.5x 0.3x VLO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% VLO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.6% +133.3% +142.1% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.3%/yr +46.6%/yr +39.0%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 35.9% 37.6% MPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 63/100 62/100 MPC

Percentile Scorecard

CVIMPCVLO

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

AxisCVIMPCVLO
Valuation 5 #22 of 23 27 #17 of 23 18 #19 of 23
Growth 44 #11 of 19 72 #6 of 19 67 #7 of 19
Profitability 28 #14 of 19 94 #2 of 19 78 #5 of 19
Financial Health 42 #15 of 25 54 #12 of 25 88 #4 of 25
Shareholder Returns 0 #18 of 18 65 #7 of 18 59 #8 of 18
Overall 24 63 62
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • VLO 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

PeriodCVIMPCVLOSPY
1 month +12.3%+17.7%+11.5% -1.0%
3 months +73.9%+47.8%+38.6% +2.9%
6 months +84.5%+104.0%+77.7% +6.4%
Year to date +128.6%+181.1%+157.5% +11.4%
1 year +48.6%+133.3%+142.1% +13.1%
3 years +84.9%+207.6%+225.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%+45.5%+48.2% +21.5%
5 years +172.9%+577.1%+417.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +22.3%+46.6%+39.0% +10.9%
10 years +283.9%+937.0%+651.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.4%+26.4%+22.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCVIMPCVLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%35.9%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.7%34.7%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.37-0.25-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.903.713.78 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-45.9%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-5.7%-8.8% -2.5%
52-week high $63.12$485.05$459.67 $779.14
52-week low $20.72$162.63$161.94 $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.

MultipleCVIMPCVLO
P/E now vs peer median 84.7xmedian 10.4x 15.4xmedian 10.4x 17.1xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.3x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 0.9xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 7.1x 8.8xmedian 7.1x 9.4xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 9.4x 10.0xmedian 9.4x 12.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.72median 0.30 -15.03median 0.30 -2.42median 0.30

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 monthsCVIMPCVLO
Revenue $8.47B $156.18B $139.40B
Gross profit $517.00M $21.79B $11.20B
Operating income $350.00M $14.13B $10.01B
Net income $171.00M $10.31B $7.62B
Free cash flow $351.00M $12.90B $10.08B
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $29.50 $24.53
Cash & equivalents $737.00M $7.77B $7.87B
Total debt $1.77B $33.26B $44.07B
Shares (diluted) 100.50M 290.00M 294.00M
Enterprise value $3.80B $119.57B $102.19B

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
MetricCVIMPCVLO
P/E 84.7x 15.4x 17.1x
P/FCF 16.7x 10.0x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 7.5x 11.1x
P/S 0.7x 0.8x 0.9x
P/B 7.9x 5.0x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 5.6x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 8.8x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 19.7x 10.9x 12.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 19.6x 11.9x 12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 9.0x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.72 -15.03 -2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCVIMPCVLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 15.9% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -0.6% -3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 404.1% 71.5% 256.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.2% -5.4% -11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 207.4% 163.0% 951.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% -9.1% -12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 162.0% 174.5% 838.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.2% -10.4% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.8% 324.1% 901.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.3% -1.0% -7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 320.5% 164.9% 156.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.0% 4.8% 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 750.0% 253.7% 222.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 1.0% 2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCVIMPCVLO
Gross margin 6.1% 14.0% 8.0%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 11.2% 9.5%
Operating margin 4.1% 9.0% 7.2%
Pretax margin 2.8% 8.2% 7.1%
Net margin 0.8% 5.5% 5.2%
FCF margin 4.1% 8.3% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 11.0% 7.8%
Return on equity 23.1% 42.0% 27.6%
Return on assets 4.3% 11.3% 12.0%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 19.7% 19.8%
Return on capital employed 12.7% 22.1% 22.4%
Asset turnover 2.1x 1.7x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCVIMPCVLO
Debt / assets 43.4% 35.3% 17.6%
Debt / equity 2.4x 1.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.5x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 2.6x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 81.8% 72.7% 56.3%
Equity / assets 18.2% 27.3% 43.7%
Interest coverage – 10.4x 17.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.22 4.03 6.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCVIMPCVLO
Dividend yield 0.3% 0.9% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 4.7% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.3% 18.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.0% 14.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% 1.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% -2.2%

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.

ConsensusCVIMPCVLO
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 8.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.05FY2026 $67.07FY2026 $49.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +526.8%FY2026 +368.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +47.5% -15.5% -10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.69BFY2026 $192.62BFY2026 $172.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.3%FY2026 +42.4%FY2026 +40.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -23.7% -10.3% -21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCVIMPCVLO
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.7% 83.6%
Institutions holding 223 1,930 1,967
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% -0.3% -1.5%
Institutions buying 105 855 950
Institutions selling 75 699 709
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.22 1.34

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.

CVIMPCVLO
CVI 1.00 0.68 0.71
MPC 0.68 1.00 0.87
VLO 0.71 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CVI, MPC and VLO?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cvr Energy (CVI) $6.23B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $135.82B, Valero Energy (VLO) $125.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, CVI, MPC and VLO?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cvr Energy (CVI) 90.3x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.9x, Valero Energy (VLO) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 19.1x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.8x, Valero Energy (VLO) 8.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cvr Energy (CVI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cvr Energy (CVI) +17.9%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Valero Energy (VLO) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has the highest net margin (Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Valero Energy (VLO) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Valero Energy (VLO) leads (Cvr Energy (CVI) 10.2%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Valero Energy (VLO) 19.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: Cvr Energy (CVI) +48.6%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +133.3%, Valero Energy (VLO) +142.1%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Cvr Energy (CVI) +22.3%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +46.6%/yr, Valero Energy (VLO) +39.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Valero Energy (VLO) has the highest dividend yield: Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.00%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, Valero Energy (VLO) 0.01%. Cvr Energy (CVI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has been the steadiest (Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.0%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 35.9%, Valero Energy (VLO) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CVI, MPC and VLO?

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.