MPC vs MPLX vs CLH Stock Comparison

Marathon Petroleum, Mplx and Clean Harbors Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$470.49 +19.6% 1M +139.8% 1Y
Market cap
$126.41B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
7 wins
MPLX Mplx Lp
$58.65 +3.3% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$58.83B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.22B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
4 wins
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$316.96 +1.2% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.41B
P/E
37.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 7, Mplx 4, Clean Harbors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPCMPLXCLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $126.41B $58.83B $16.41B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x 12.4x 37.4x MPLX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 14.3x 30.8x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +8.7% +5.1% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 35.8% 7.0% MPLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.7% 14.6% 9.7% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.4x 1.9x MPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.07% 0.00% MPLX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +139.8% +16.3% +29.2% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.1%/yr +13.7%/yr +23.2%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 17.1% 27.9% MPLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 58/100 70/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

MPCMPLXCLH

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

AxisMPCMPLXCLH
Valuation 27 #17 of 23 38 #22 of 35 60 #7 of 16
Growth 67 #7 of 19 27 #25 of 34 62 #6 of 14
Profitability 94 #2 of 18 94 #3 of 34 85 #3 of 14
Financial Health 57 #11 of 24 62 #14 of 35 73 #5 of 16
Shareholder Returns 53 #9 of 18 67 #11 of 31 –
Overall 60 58 70
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • MPLX ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPCMPLXCLHSPY
1 month +19.6%+3.3%+1.2% -0.8%
3 months +50.6%+0.5%+5.1% +3.5%
6 months +107.1%+7.4%+3.1% +7.0%
Year to date +189.3%+9.9%+35.2% +12.2%
1 year +139.8%+16.3%+29.2% +13.0%
3 years +222.3%+64.3%+109.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +47.7%+18.0%+28.1% +23.1%
5 years +611.2%+89.9%+183.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +48.1%+13.7%+23.2% +11.0%
10 years +963.0%+83.7%+588.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +26.7%+6.3%+21.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMPCMPLXCLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%17.1%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.7%17.9%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.24-0.040.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.870.951.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-20.1%-30.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-2.9%-3.1% -1.8%
52-week high $485.05$60.43$327.10 $779.14
52-week low $162.63$50.29$201.73 $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.

MultipleMPCMPLXCLH
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 9.5x 12.6xmedian 21.0x 38.1xmedian 34.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.3x 4.5xmedian 2.7x 2.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 7.3x 11.5xmedian 11.0x 15.8xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 9.5x 17.8xmedian 16.6x 36.2xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 2.6x 5.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -15.47median 0.35 2.42median 1.92 10.72median 3.42

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 monthsMPCMPLXCLH
Revenue $156.18B $13.22B $6.24B
Gross profit $21.79B $11.61B $2.01B
Operating income $14.13B $5.88B $739.29M
Net income $10.31B $4.77B $439.05M
Free cash flow $12.90B $3.34B $461.72M
EPS (diluted) $29.50 $4.66 $8.29
Cash & equivalents $7.77B $1.03B $408.36M
Total debt $33.26B $26.01B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 290.00M 1.02B 52.96M
Enterprise value $110.17B $52.40B $13.42B

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
MetricMPCMPLXCLH
P/E 15.9x 12.6x 38.1x
P/FCF 10.2x 17.8x 36.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 10.0x 18.5x
P/S 0.8x 4.5x 2.7x
P/B 5.1x 4.2x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 4.6x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 11.5x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 14.4x 25.7x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 6.4x 3.0x
EV/FCF 12.2x 25.3x 41.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 14.1x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.47 2.42 10.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPCMPLXCLH
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 8.7% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 4.9% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 71.5% 9.5% 10.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 2.5% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 163.0% 11.4% 13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.1% 4.8% 4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 174.5% 9.6% 14.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 4.7% 2.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 324.1% 10.6% 15.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 5.2% 3.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 164.9% -1.6% 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 5.6% 7.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 253.7% -32.1% 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -6.8% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPCMPLXCLH
Gross margin 14.0% 87.8% 32.3%
EBITDA margin 11.2% 55.4% 19.2%
Operating margin 9.0% 44.4% 11.8%
Pretax margin 8.2% 36.1% 9.6%
Net margin 5.5% 35.8% 7.0%
FCF margin 8.3% 25.2% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 45.2% 14.5%
Return on equity 42.0% 33.4% 15.4%
Return on assets 11.3% 11.1% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 19.7% 14.6% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 22.1% 14.8% 11.3%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPCMPLXCLH
Debt / assets 35.3% 60.5% 35.4%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.4x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 7.8x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 66.8% 62.6%
Equity / assets 27.3% 33.2% 37.4%
Interest coverage 10.4x 5.3x –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.06 – 3.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPCMPLXCLH
Dividend yield 0.9% 7.4% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% 0.5% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 7.9% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.3% 89.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.0% 127.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% 12.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 11.8% –

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.

ConsensusMPCMPLXCLH
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $68.44FY2026 $4.10FY2026 $10.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +539.6%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.2% +13.7% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $192.95BFY2026 $13.68BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.7%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% -4.0% +15.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPCMPLXCLH
Held by institutions 75.7% 18.8% 93.5%
Institutions holding 1,930 625 658
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% -3.3% 0.0%
Institutions buying 855 301 306
Institutions selling 699 144 246
Buyers to sellers 1.22 2.09 1.24

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.

MPCMPLXCLH
MPC 1.00 0.10 0.11
MPLX 0.10 1.00 0.04
CLH 0.11 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPC, MPLX and CLH?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $126.41B, Mplx (MPLX) $58.83B, Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPC, MPLX and CLH?

Mplx (MPLX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.8x, Mplx (MPLX) 12.4x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 37.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.9x, Mplx (MPLX) 14.3x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.8x). 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: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%, Mplx (MPLX) +8.7%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest net margin (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Mplx (MPLX) 35.8%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Mplx (MPLX) 14.6%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +139.8%, Mplx (MPLX) +16.3%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +48.1%/yr, Mplx (MPLX) +13.7%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +23.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mplx (MPLX) has the highest dividend yield: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, Mplx (MPLX) 0.07%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 0.00%. Clean Harbors (CLH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mplx (MPLX) has been the steadiest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.1%, Mplx (MPLX) 17.1%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPC, MPLX and CLH?

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 7. 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.