MPC vs EOG vs VLO Stock Comparison

Marathon Petroleum, Eog Resources and Valero Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$470.49 +19.6% 1M +139.8% 1Y
Market cap
$125.80B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
4 wins
EOG Eog Resources Inc
$163.70 +16.6% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.77B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.03B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$426.63 +10.2% 1M +149.4% 1Y
Market cap
$113.75B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$153.33B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMPCEOGVLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.80B $84.77B $113.75B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 12.3x 8.8x VLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 9.8x 7.6x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +19.1% +24.6% VLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 25.4% — EOG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.7% 17.7% — MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.2x — EOG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.03% 0.00% EOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +139.8% +53.9% +149.4% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.1%/yr +12.0%/yr +40.3%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 28.6% 37.6% EOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 72/100 40/100 EOG

Percentile Scorecard

MPCEOGVLO

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

AxisMPCEOGVLO
Valuation 27 #17 of 23 49 #51 of 99 18 #19 of 23
Growth 67 #7 of 19 78 #22 of 97 94 #2 of 19
Profitability 94 #2 of 18 94 #7 of 96 –
Financial Health 57 #11 of 24 86 #15 of 102 –
Shareholder Returns 53 #9 of 18 51 #38 of 76 6 #17 of 18
Overall 60 72 40
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • EOG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodMPCEOGVLOSPY
1 month +19.6%+16.6%+10.2% -0.8%
3 months +50.6%+16.7%+39.9% +3.5%
6 months +107.1%+22.9%+79.1% +7.0%
Year to date +189.3%+55.9%+162.1% +12.2%
1 year +139.8%+53.9%+149.4% +13.0%
3 years +222.3%+29.9%+245.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +47.7%+9.1%+51.2% +23.1%
5 years +611.2%+75.9%+442.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +48.1%+12.0%+40.3% +11.0%
10 years +963.0%+77.7%+616.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +26.7%+5.9%+21.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMPCEOGVLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%28.6%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.7%29.3%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.24-0.74-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.871.893.97 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-34.8%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%0.0%-7.2% -1.8%
52-week high $485.05$163.70$459.67 $779.14
52-week low $162.63$101.78$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.

MultipleMPCEOGVLO
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 9.5x 12.5xmedian 13.5x 9.7xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.3x 3.2xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 7.3x 6.5xmedian 5.9x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 9.5x 13.5xmedian 11.0x 11.1xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -15.47median 0.35 -2.80median 2.27 0.77median 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 monthsMPCEOGVLO
Revenue $156.18B $27.03B $153.33B
Gross profit $21.79B – –
Operating income $14.13B $8.91B $17.58B
Net income $10.31B $6.88B –
Free cash flow $12.90B $6.35B –
R&D – $213.00M –
EPS (diluted) $29.50 $13.00 $44.03
Cash & equivalents $7.77B $4.91B –
Total debt $33.26B $7.93B –
Shares (diluted) 290.00M 529.00M 294.00M
Enterprise value $109.56B $69.09B $113.75B

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
MetricMPCEOGVLO
P/E 15.9x 12.5x 9.7x
P/FCF 10.2x 13.5x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 6.4x –
P/S 0.8x 3.2x 0.8x
P/B 5.1x 2.7x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 2.7x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 6.5x –
EV/EBIT 11.2x 10.0x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 12.2x 14.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 6.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.47 -2.80 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPCEOGVLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 19.1% 24.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 1.4% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 71.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 163.0% 22.2% 799.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.1% -7.0% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 174.5% 20.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.4% -7.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 324.1% 23.8% 810.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -4.5% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 164.9% 25.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -1.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 253.7% 44.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -5.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPCEOGVLO
Gross margin 14.0% – –
EBITDA margin 11.2% 50.9% –
Operating margin 9.0% 32.9% –
Pretax margin 8.2% 32.5% –
Net margin 5.5% 25.4% –
FCF margin 8.3% 23.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 49.4% –
Return on equity 42.0% 21.9% 45.7%
Return on assets 11.3% 12.7% –
Return on invested capital 19.7% 17.7% –
Return on capital employed 22.1% 18.3% –
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPCEOGVLO
Debt / assets 35.3% 14.5% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 41.8% –
Equity / assets 27.3% 58.2% –
Interest coverage 10.4x 33.0x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.6x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score 4.06 4.23 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPCEOGVLO
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.5% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 3.3% –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 5.8% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.3% 31.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.0% 34.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% 3.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -3.4% -19.6% –

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.

ConsensusMPCEOGVLO
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $68.44FY2026 $16.76FY2026 $55.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +539.6%FY2026 +65.0%FY2026 +426.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.2% -7.0% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $192.95BFY2026 $29.71BFY2026 $174.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.7%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% -5.6% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPCEOGVLO
Held by institutions 75.7% 95.8% 83.6%
Institutions holding 1,930 1,628 1,967
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% -0.6% -1.5%
Institutions buying 855 837 950
Institutions selling 699 578 709
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.45 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.

MPCEOGVLO
MPC 1.00 0.54 0.87
EOG 0.54 1.00 0.50
VLO 0.87 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPC, EOG and VLO?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $125.80B, Eog Resources (EOG) $84.77B, Valero Energy (VLO) $113.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPC, EOG and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.7x, Eog Resources (EOG) 12.3x, Valero Energy (VLO) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.9x, Eog Resources (EOG) 9.8x, Valero Energy (VLO) 7.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valero Energy (VLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Eog Resources (EOG) +19.1%, Valero Energy (VLO) +24.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest net margin (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Eog Resources (EOG) 25.4%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Eog Resources (EOG) 17.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +139.8%, Eog Resources (EOG) +53.9%, Valero Energy (VLO) +149.4%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +48.1%/yr, Eog Resources (EOG) +12.0%/yr, Valero Energy (VLO) +40.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest dividend yield: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, Eog Resources (EOG) 0.03%, Valero Energy (VLO) 0.00%. Valero Energy (VLO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eog Resources (EOG) has been the steadiest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.1%, Eog Resources (EOG) 28.6%, Valero Energy (VLO) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPC, EOG 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, Eog Resources (EOG) 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.