GPRE vs E vs MPC Stock Comparison

Green Plains, Eni Spa and Marathon Petroleum Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GPRE Green Plains Inc.
$13.98 -7.5% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$970.68M
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Biofuels Energy
4 wins
E Eni Spa
$62.08 +13.2% 1M +71.5% 1Y
Market cap
$91.59B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas 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
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 6, Green Plains 4, Eni Spa 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGPREEMPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $970.68M $91.59B $135.82B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.8x 17.6x 15.9x GPRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.0x 9.3x 6.8x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -23.7% +11.2% +15.9% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.8% 5.3% 5.5% GPRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 6.9% 19.7% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.4x 1.5x GPRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.04% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.4% +71.5% +133.3% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.4%/yr +17.1%/yr +46.6%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.2% 27.4% 35.9% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 89/100 50/100 63/100 GPRE

Percentile Scorecard

GPREEMPC

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

AxisGPREEMPC
Valuation 100 #1 of 11 75 #26 of 99 27 #17 of 23
Growth 100 #1 of 11 64 #36 of 97 72 #6 of 19
Profitability 88 #2 of 9 48 #50 of 96 94 #2 of 19
Financial Health 70 #4 of 11 35 #67 of 102 54 #12 of 25
Shareholder Returns – 31 #53 of 76 65 #7 of 18
Overall 89 50 63
  • GPRE ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • E 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

PeriodGPREEMPCSPY
1 month -7.5%+13.2%+17.7% -1.0%
3 months -17.5%+18.4%+47.8% +2.9%
6 months -12.2%+14.7%+104.0% +6.4%
Year to date +42.7%+63.6%+181.1% +11.4%
1 year +32.4%+71.5%+133.3% +13.1%
3 years -49.3%+91.6%+207.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -20.3%+24.2%+45.5% +21.5%
5 years -61.5%+119.8%+577.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -17.4%+17.1%+46.6% +10.9%
10 years -47.7%+107.2%+937.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year -6.3%+7.6%+26.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGPREEMPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.2%27.4%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%26.4%34.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.25-0.36-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.572.613.71 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.5%-37.1%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.3%0.0%-5.7% -2.5%
52-week high $19.23$62.08$485.05 $779.14
52-week low $9.40$36.20$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.

MultipleGPREEMPC
P/E now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 10.9x 18.1xmedian 13.1x 15.4xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 2.0x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 14.0x 7.8xmedian 5.7x 8.8xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.1x 6.4xmedian 11.1x 10.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 5.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.23median 0.19 1.50median 2.24 -15.03median 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 monthsGPREEMPC
Revenue $1.83B $98.30B $156.18B
Gross profit $293.29M – $21.79B
Operating income $136.02M $6.83B $14.13B
Net income $125.21M $6.59B $10.31B
Free cash flow $127.39M $15.30B $12.90B
EPS (diluted) $1.47 $3.36 $29.50
Cash & equivalents $185.38M $9.55B $7.77B
Total debt $483.69M $139.18B $33.26B
Shares (diluted) 84.49M 1.54B 290.00M
Enterprise value $371.35M $36.15B $119.57B

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
MetricGPREEMPC
P/E 7.8x 18.1x 15.4x
P/FCF 7.7x 6.4x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 6.4x 7.5x
P/S 0.5x 1.0x 0.8x
P/B 1.1x 1.5x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.5x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 7.8x 8.8x
EV/EBIT 9.4x 17.3x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.2x 1.0x
EV/FCF 10.0x 7.7x 11.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.3x 7.7x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.23 1.50 -15.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGPREEMPC
Revenue growth (1Y) -23.7% 11.2% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -19.9% -6.8% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 127.6% – 71.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 116.7% – -5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 280.2% 204.9% 163.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.9% -14.3% -9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 182.8% 135.7% 174.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.7% -11.6% -10.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 164.2% 6.3% 324.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 12.0% -1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 289.5% 12.1% 164.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 168.9% -5.9% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 389.9% 12.1% 253.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% -18.6% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGPREEMPC
Gross margin 16.0% – 14.0%
EBITDA margin 12.9% 15.4% 11.2%
Operating margin 7.4% 6.9% 9.0%
Pretax margin 3.7% 8.0% 8.2%
Net margin 6.8% 5.3% 5.5%
FCF margin 7.0% 15.6% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.4% 15.6% 11.0%
Return on equity 15.1% 10.4% 42.0%
Return on assets 7.7% 3.9% 11.3%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 6.9% 19.7%
Return on capital employed 10.4% 5.3% 22.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGPREEMPC
Debt / assets 29.2% 21.5% 35.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.4x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 2.4x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.5% 61.3% 72.7%
Equity / assets 52.5% 38.7% 27.3%
Interest coverage 1.9x 1.5x 10.4x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.06 1.67 4.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGPREEMPC
Dividend yield – 3.9% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – -2.5% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.4% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 55.0% 11.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.7% 9.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.7% 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% -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.

ConsensusGPREEMPC
Forward P/E 7.0xFY2026 9.3xFY2026 6.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.00FY2026 $6.67FY2026 $67.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +75.1%FY2026 +526.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -11.0% -4.5% -15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.82BFY2026 $106.75BFY2026 $192.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.7%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +42.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% -8.7% -10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGPREEMPC
Held by institutions 100.0% 1.6% 75.7%
Institutions holding 219 343 1,930
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +2.3% -0.3%
Institutions buying 118 196 855
Institutions selling 76 92 699
Buyers to sellers 1.55 2.13 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.

GPREEMPC
GPRE 1.00 0.28 0.38
E 0.28 1.00 0.39
MPC 0.38 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GPRE, E and MPC?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Green Plains (GPRE) $970.68M, Eni Spa (E) $91.59B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $135.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, GPRE, E and MPC?

Green Plains (GPRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Green Plains (GPRE) 7.8x, Eni Spa (E) 17.6x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Green Plains (GPRE) 7.0x, Eni Spa (E) 9.3x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.8x). 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: Green Plains (GPRE) -23.7%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Green Plains (GPRE) has the highest net margin (Green Plains (GPRE) 6.8%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Green Plains (GPRE) 10.3%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Green Plains (GPRE) +32.4%, Eni Spa (E) +71.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +133.3%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Green Plains (GPRE) -17.4%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +17.1%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +46.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Green Plains (GPRE) 0.00%, Eni Spa (E) -0.04%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%. Green Plains (GPRE) and Eni Spa (E) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Green Plains (GPRE) 57.2%, Eni Spa (E) 27.4%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GPRE, E 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 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.