E vs MPC vs XOM Stock Comparison

Eni Spa, Marathon Petroleum and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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E Eni Spa
$58.92 +7.7% 1M +59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$92.70B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$104.23B
Div. yield
4.14%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$435.81 +10.8% 1M +122.1% 1Y
Market cap
$122.39B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.92%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$179.89 +12.0% 1M +55.2% 1Y
Market cap
$739.71B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
2.29%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 5, ExxonMobil Holdings 4, Eni Spa 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMPCXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.70B $122.39B $739.71B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x 14.7x 22.9x E
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 6.4x 12.8x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +15.9% +9.1% E
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 5.5% 8.9% XOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 19.7% 11.1% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.5x 0.4x XOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.14% 0.92% 2.29% E
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +59.0% +122.1% +55.2% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.5%/yr +45.6%/yr +22.9%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 36.9% 26.0% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 59/100 51/100 MPC

Percentile Scorecard

EMPCXOM

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

AxisEMPCXOM
Valuation 87 #14 of 99 32 #16 of 23 30 #70 of 99
Growth 88 #13 of 97 67 #7 of 19 50 #49 of 97
Profitability 48 #50 of 96 94 #2 of 18 56 #43 of 96
Financial Health 33 #69 of 102 57 #11 of 24 76 #25 of 102
Shareholder Returns 28 #55 of 76 47 #10 of 18 41 #45 of 76
Overall 57 59 51
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • XOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMPCXOMSPY
1 month +7.7%+10.8%+12.0% -0.2%
3 months +17.2%+42.4%+17.4% +3.9%
6 months +7.5%+87.4%+19.5% +8.2%
Year to date +55.3%+168.0%+49.5% +12.9%
1 year +59.0%+122.1%+55.2% +12.3%
3 years +81.5%+198.5%+70.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.0%+44.0%+19.5% +23.3%
5 years +105.6%+553.7%+179.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.5%+45.6%+22.9% +10.9%
10 years +96.7%+918.0%+107.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.0%+26.1%+7.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMPCXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%36.9%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.7%36.5%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.40-0.27-0.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.143.312.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.1%-45.9%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.1%-10.2%-2.5% -1.2%
52-week high $62.08$485.05$184.54 $779.14
52-week low $36.32$162.63$113.68 $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.

MultipleEMPCXOM
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 13.0x 14.7xmedian 9.2x 22.9xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 0.3x 2.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.9x 8.5xmedian 7.0x 10.2xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 11.1x 9.5xmedian 8.9x 24.2xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x 4.8xmedian 1.8x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 2.27 -14.33median 0.34 -1.62median 2.27

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 monthsEMPCXOM
Revenue $104.23B $156.18B $368.76B
Gross profit – $21.79B –
Operating income $9.26B $14.13B –
Net income $9.60B $10.31B $33.73B
Free cash flow $16.71B $12.90B $30.55B
R&D – – $973.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $29.50 $7.41
Cash & equivalents $13.34B $7.77B $10.59B
Total debt $38.88B $33.26B $42.37B
Shares (diluted) 1.54B 290.00M 4.42B
Enterprise value $35.89B $112.78B $702.92B

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
MetricEMPCXOM
P/E 11.1x 14.7x 22.9x
P/FCF 5.5x 9.5x 24.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 7.1x 12.4x
P/S 0.9x 0.8x 2.0x
P/B 1.4x 4.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 5.3x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 8.5x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 12.0x 10.5x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.9x 2.1x
EV/FCF 6.7x 11.5x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 8.6x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 -14.33 -1.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMPCXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 15.9% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -0.6% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 71.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 439.3% 163.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -9.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 198.9% 174.5% 4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% -10.4% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.2% 324.1% 5.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.2% -1.0% -14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.7% 164.9% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 4.8% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.7% 253.7% 4.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 1.0% -13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMPCXOM
Gross margin – 14.0% –
EBITDA margin 16.5% 11.2% 20.5%
Operating margin 8.9% 9.0% –
Pretax margin 8.5% 8.2% 12.3%
Net margin 7.7% 5.5% 8.9%
FCF margin 16.0% 8.3% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 11.0% 16.2%
Return on equity 14.7% 42.0% 12.8%
Return on assets 5.6% 11.3% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 19.7% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 22.1% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMPCXOM
Debt / assets 22.3% 35.3% 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.5x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 2.6x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 72.7% 42.7%
Equity / assets 37.4% 27.3% 57.3%
Interest coverage 2.2x 10.4x 59.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.63 3.97 4.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMPCXOM
Dividend yield 4.1% 0.9% 2.3%
Net buyback yield -5.5% 4.0% 2.8%
Shareholder yield -1.3% 4.9% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.3% 51.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.0% 56.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% 5.0%

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.

ConsensusEMPCXOM
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 6.4xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.74FY2026 $68.44FY2026 $14.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.9%FY2026 +539.6%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.9% -13.2% -15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $106.61BFY2026 $192.95BFY2026 $448.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026 +35.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% -9.3% -12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMPCXOM
Held by institutions 1.6% 75.7% 63.9%
Institutions holding 343 1,931 4,228
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -0.3% -2.2%
Institutions buying 196 856 2,042
Institutions selling 92 699 1,745
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.22 1.17

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.

EMPCXOM
E 1.00 0.39 0.67
MPC 0.39 1.00 0.52
XOM 0.67 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, E, MPC and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eni Spa (E) $92.70B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $122.39B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $739.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, E, MPC and XOM?

Eni Spa (E) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eni Spa (E) 11.1x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.7x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Eni Spa (E) 8.7x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.4x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eni Spa (E) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eni Spa (E) +19.6%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has the highest net margin (Eni Spa (E) 7.7%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Eni Spa (E) 9.0%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Eni Spa (E) +59.0%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +122.1%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +55.2%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Eni Spa (E) +15.5%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +45.6%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eni Spa (E) has the highest dividend yield: Eni Spa (E) 4.14%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.92%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 2.29%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (Eni Spa (E) 27.6%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.9%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, E, MPC and XOM?

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.