GEVO vs PSX vs MPC Stock Comparison

Gevo, Phillips 66 and Marathon Petroleum Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GEVO Gevo, Inc.
$1.22 -9.0% 1M -47.6% 1Y
Market cap
$301.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$177.51M
Div. yield
–
Biofuels Energy
2 wins
PSX Phillips 66
$273.69 +7.9% 1M +104.8% 1Y
Market cap
$106.76B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$172.89B
Div. yield
1.83%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$440.61 +13.1% 1M +129.2% 1Y
Market cap
$123.73B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.91%
Oil Refining Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Phillips 66 leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Phillips 66 6, Marathon Petroleum 4, Gevo 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEVOPSXMPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $301.63M $106.76B $123.73B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.4x 8.6x 14.9x PSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.5x 6.4x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +121.4% +28.8% +15.9% GEVO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -119.9% 7.3% 5.5% PSX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.3% 19.7% PSX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 0.7x 1.5x GEVO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.83% 0.91% PSX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.6% +104.8% +129.2% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.0%/yr +29.6%/yr +46.3%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.0% 32.8% 36.8% PSX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 70/100 55/100 PSX

Percentile Scorecard

GEVOPSXMPC

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

AxisGEVOPSXMPC
Valuation 20 #9 of 11 70 #30 of 99 32 #16 of 23
Growth 40 #7 of 11 99 #2 of 97 67 #7 of 19
Profitability 13 #8 of 9 57 #42 of 96 77 #5 of 18
Financial Health 60 #5 of 11 54 #48 of 102 57 #11 of 24
Shareholder Returns – 72 #22 of 77 41 #11 of 18
Overall 33 70 55
  • GEVO ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • PSX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodGEVOPSXMPCSPY
1 month -9.0%+7.9%+13.1% +0.9%
3 months -15.9%+32.3%+42.5% +5.9%
6 months -35.8%+57.8%+82.2% +8.5%
Year to date -39.0%+112.1%+170.9% +13.3%
1 year -47.6%+104.8%+129.2% +12.4%
3 years +18.4%+146.7%+201.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.8%+35.2%+44.5% +23.5%
5 years -83.1%+266.0%+568.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -30.0%+29.6%+46.3% +11.0%
10 years -99.2%+241.6%+929.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -38.6%+13.1%+26.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGEVOPSXMPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.0%32.8%36.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%30.9%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.87-0.36-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.773.193.51 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-46.2%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.1%-7.9%-9.2% -0.9%
52-week high $2.78$297.20$485.05 $779.14
52-week low $1.11$127.75$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.

MultipleGEVOPSXMPC
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 10.6x 8.6xmedian 12.4x 14.9xmedian 8.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 2.0x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 14.1x 6.1xmedian 5.9x 8.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.3xmedian 13.8x 8.6xmedian 10.0x 9.6xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 3.0xmedian 1.5x 4.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.19 0.38median 0.92 -14.49median 0.32

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 monthsGEVOPSXMPC
Revenue $177.51M $172.89B $156.18B
Gross profit $84.04M $30.05B $21.79B
Operating income -$182.47M $16.93B $14.13B
Net income -$212.89M $12.66B $10.31B
Free cash flow -$56.65M $12.36B $12.90B
R&D $4.50M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $31.52 $29.50
Cash & equivalents $58.15M $5.85B $7.77B
Total debt $167.24M $18.53B $33.26B
Shares (diluted) 237.05M 398.95M 290.00M
Enterprise value $18.61M $91.72B $114.13B

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
MetricGEVOPSXMPC
P/E -1.4x 8.6x 14.9x
P/FCF -5.3x 8.6x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow -18.6x 7.1x 7.2x
P/S 1.7x 0.6x 0.8x
P/B 1.1x 3.0x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 3.1x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA -2.6x 6.1x 8.5x
EV/EBIT -2.3x 7.1x 10.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.7x 1.0x
EV/FCF -7.3x 9.7x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -25.3x 7.9x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.38 -14.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEVOPSXMPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 121.4% 28.8% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 168.7% 4.4% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 197.3% 82.1% 71.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 178.2% 9.9% -5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -214.6% 480.2% 163.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.2% 15.0% -9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -268.3% 678.8% 174.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% 16.7% -10.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -244.5% 749.4% 324.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.2% 22.7% -1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.2% 341.0% 164.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 16.2% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.3% 814.7% 253.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 17.3% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEVOPSXMPC
Gross margin 47.3% 17.4% 14.0%
EBITDA margin -87.5% 11.3% 11.2%
Operating margin -102.8% 9.8% 9.0%
Pretax margin -112.5% 9.1% 8.2%
Net margin -119.9% 7.3% 5.5%
FCF margin -31.9% 7.1% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin -9.2% 8.7% 11.0%
Return on equity -58.6% 37.1% 42.0%
Return on assets -36.9% 15.1% 11.3%
Return on invested capital – 25.3% 19.7%
Return on capital employed -34.1% 26.8% 22.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 2.1x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEVOPSXMPC
Debt / assets 34.1% 21.6% 35.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 0.7x 1.5x
Debt / FCF -3.0x 1.5x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 44.3% 58.7% 72.7%
Equity / assets 55.7% 41.3% 27.3%
Interest coverage -8.8x 14.9x 10.4x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -2.82 4.70 3.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEVOPSXMPC
Dividend yield – 1.8% 0.9%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 2.8% 4.0%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 4.7% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.8% 11.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.2% 9.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.8% 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% -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.

ConsensusGEVOPSXMPC
Forward P/E – 8.5xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $32.20FY2026 $68.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +400.0%FY2026 +539.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -1.4% -13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $200.58MFY2026 $165.53BFY2026 $192.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.9% -4.2% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEVOPSXMPC
Held by institutions – 78.8% 75.7%
Institutions holding – 2,103 1,932
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.3% -0.3%
Institutions buying – 968 857
Institutions selling – 729 699
Buyers to sellers – 1.33 1.23

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.

GEVOPSXMPC
GEVO 1.00 0.08 0.10
PSX 0.08 1.00 0.87
MPC 0.10 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEVO, PSX and MPC?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gevo (GEVO) $301.63M, Phillips 66 (PSX) $106.76B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $123.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEVO, PSX and MPC?

Phillips 66 (PSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gevo (GEVO) -1.4x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.6x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.5x, 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?

Gevo (GEVO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gevo (GEVO) +121.4%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +28.8%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Phillips 66 (PSX) has the highest net margin (Gevo (GEVO) -119.9%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 7.3%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Phillips 66 (PSX) leads (Phillips 66 (PSX) 25.3%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Gevo (GEVO) -47.6%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +104.8%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +129.2%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Gevo (GEVO) -30.0%/yr, Phillips 66 (PSX) +29.6%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +46.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Phillips 66 (PSX) has the highest dividend yield: Phillips 66 (PSX) 1.83%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.91%. Gevo (GEVO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips 66 (PSX) has been the steadiest (Gevo (GEVO) 62.0%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 32.8%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEVO, PSX 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, Phillips 66 (PSX) leads on 6. 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.