DINO vs MPC vs PBF Stock Comparison

HF Sinclair, Marathon Petroleum and PBF Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DINO HF Sinclair Corp
$125.29 +17.3% 1M +129.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.64B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$470.49 +19.6% 1M +139.8% 1Y
Market cap
$130.26B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins
PBF PBF Energy Inc.
$80.54 +9.3% 1M +138.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.02B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.37B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 5, HF Sinclair 5, PBF Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDINOMPCPBFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.64B $130.26B $9.02B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 15.2x 6.7x PBF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 6.9x 3.5x PBF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.3% +15.9% +13.5% DINO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% 5.5% 3.9% DINO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.5% 19.7% 17.9% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.5x 0.3x DINO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% DINO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +129.7% +139.8% +138.2% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.7%/yr +48.1%/yr +40.6%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 36.1% 65.3% MPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 60/100 58/100 DINO

Percentile Scorecard

DINOMPCPBF

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

AxisDINOMPCPBF
Valuation 50 #12 of 23 27 #17 of 23 82 #5 of 23
Growth 72 #6 of 19 67 #7 of 19 39 #12 of 19
Profitability 71 #6 of 18 94 #2 of 18 41 #11 of 18
Financial Health 91 #3 of 24 57 #11 of 24 61 #10 of 24
Shareholder Returns 47 #10 of 18 53 #9 of 18 65 #7 of 18
Overall 66 60 58
  • DINO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • PBF 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

PeriodDINOMPCPBFSPY
1 month +17.3%+19.6%+9.3% -0.8%
3 months +38.0%+50.6%+28.3% +3.5%
6 months +102.7%+107.1%+97.5% +7.0%
Year to date +171.9%+189.3%+197.0% +12.2%
1 year +129.7%+139.8%+138.2% +13.0%
3 years +134.7%+222.3%+74.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.9%+47.7%+20.5% +23.1%
5 years +266.6%+611.2%+447.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.7%+48.1%+40.6% +11.0%
10 years +397.4%+963.0%+270.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +17.4%+26.7%+14.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDINOMPCPBFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%36.1%65.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%34.7%64.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.25-0.24-0.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.263.872.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-45.9%-76.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-3.0%-11.7% -1.8%
52-week high $128.23$485.05$91.18 $779.14
52-week low $45.88$162.63$26.02 $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.

MultipleDINOMPCPBF
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 9.5x 15.9xmedian 9.5x 7.0xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.3x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 7.3x 9.0xmedian 7.3x 4.0xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 9.5x 10.2xmedian 9.5x 14.3xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.30median 0.35 -15.47median 0.35 -0.32median 0.35

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 monthsDINOMPCPBF
Revenue $31.23B $156.18B $34.37B
Gross profit $4.03B $21.79B $1.33B
Operating income $2.59B $14.13B $1.99B
Net income $1.92B $10.31B $1.37B
Free cash flow $2.31B $12.90B $670.60M
EPS (diluted) $10.67 $29.50 $11.18
Cash & equivalents $2.26B $7.77B $894.10M
Total debt $2.77B $33.26B $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 179.42M 290.00M 121.07M
Enterprise value $15.80B $114.01B $6.58B

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
MetricDINOMPCPBF
P/E 11.7x 15.9x 7.0x
P/FCF 9.6x 10.2x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 7.7x 5.8x
P/S 0.7x 0.8x 0.3x
P/B 2.2x 5.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 5.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 9.0x 4.0x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 11.2x 5.3x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.0x 0.3x
EV/FCF 9.9x 12.2x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 9.2x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.30 -15.47 -0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDINOMPCPBF
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.3% 15.9% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -0.6% -6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 192.6% 71.5% 224.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -5.4% -28.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28,633% 163.0% 260.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.4% -9.1% -22.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,443% 174.5% 237.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.7% -10.4% -24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,435% 324.1% 230.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -1.0% -22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 160.9% 164.9% 290.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 4.8% -18.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 303.5% 253.7% 148.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 1.0% -31.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDINOMPCPBF
Gross margin 12.9% 14.0% 3.9%
EBITDA margin 11.2% 11.2% 7.7%
Operating margin 8.3% 9.0% 5.8%
Pretax margin 8.0% 8.2% 5.3%
Net margin 6.1% 5.5% 3.9%
FCF margin 7.4% 8.3% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin 8.9% 11.0% 4.8%
Return on equity 19.1% 42.0% 22.4%
Return on assets 10.3% 11.3% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 15.5% 19.7% 17.9%
Return on capital employed 17.4% 22.1% 19.2%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.7x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDINOMPCPBF
Debt / assets 14.6% 35.3% 11.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.5x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 2.6x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 72.7% 55.5%
Equity / assets 54.5% 27.3% 44.5%
Interest coverage 14.7x 10.4x 11.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.37 4.06 4.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDINOMPCPBF
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.9% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 2.5% 3.7% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 4.6% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.1% 11.3% 9.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.8% 9.0% 18.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.9% 2.8% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -3.4% 18.8%

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.

ConsensusDINOMPCPBF
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 6.9xFY2026 3.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.75FY2026 $68.22FY2026 $23.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +250.8%FY2026 +537.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -20.3% -13.2% -9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.77BFY2026 $192.78BFY2026 $38.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.1%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026 +32.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.9% -9.8% -6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDINOMPCPBF
Held by institutions 86.6% 75.7% 88.3%
Institutions holding 682 1,930 433
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% -0.3% +6.6%
Institutions buying 357 855 259
Institutions selling 242 699 122
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.22 2.12

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.

DINOMPCPBF
DINO 1.00 0.80 0.78
MPC 0.80 1.00 0.74
PBF 0.78 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DINO, MPC and PBF?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: HF Sinclair (DINO) $21.64B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $130.26B, PBF Energy (PBF) $9.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, DINO, MPC and PBF?

PBF Energy (PBF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (HF Sinclair (DINO) 11.3x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.2x, PBF Energy (PBF) 6.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, PBF Energy (PBF) is cheapest (HF Sinclair (DINO) 7.1x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.9x, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

HF Sinclair (DINO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: HF Sinclair (DINO) +16.3%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, PBF Energy (PBF) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

HF Sinclair (DINO) has the highest net margin (HF Sinclair (DINO) 6.1%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (HF Sinclair (DINO) 15.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, PBF Energy (PBF) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: HF Sinclair (DINO) +129.7%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +139.8%, PBF Energy (PBF) +138.2%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (HF Sinclair (DINO) +29.7%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +48.1%/yr, PBF Energy (PBF) +40.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

HF Sinclair (DINO) has the highest dividend yield: HF Sinclair (DINO) 0.02%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, PBF Energy (PBF) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has been the steadiest (HF Sinclair (DINO) 39.8%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.1%, PBF Energy (PBF) 65.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DINO, MPC and PBF?

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 5. 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.