MPC vs PBA vs TRGP Stock Comparison

Marathon Petroleum, Pembina Pipeline and Targa Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
9 wins
PBA Pembina Pipeline Corp
$49.95 +11.8% 1M +31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.02B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.84B
Div. yield
5.77%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
TRGP Targa Resources Corp.
$302.48 +8.9% 1M +96.4% 1Y
Market cap
$64.86B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.74B
Div. yield
1.49%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 9, Pembina Pipeline 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPCPBATRGPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $122.39B $29.02B $64.86B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 18.4x 28.6x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 21.4x 28.5x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +0.9% -2.0% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 20.1% 13.5% PBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.7% 8.3% 13.2% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.1x 3.5x MPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.92% 5.77% 1.49% PBA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +122.1% +31.4% +96.4% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.6%/yr +8.3%/yr +40.5%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 20.3% 28.5% PBA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 57/100 41/100 MPC

Percentile Scorecard

MPCPBATRGP

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

AxisMPCPBATRGP
Valuation 32 #16 of 23 79 #8 of 35 15 #30 of 35
Growth 67 #7 of 19 21 #27 of 34 79 #8 of 34
Profitability 94 #2 of 18 55 #16 of 34 70 #11 of 34
Financial Health 57 #11 of 24 88 #5 of 35 27 #26 of 35
Shareholder Returns 47 #10 of 18 40 #19 of 31 17 #26 of 31
Overall 59 57 41
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • PBA ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • TRGP ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPCPBATRGPSPY
1 month +10.8%+11.8%+8.9% -0.2%
3 months +42.4%+0.1%+15.6% +3.9%
6 months +87.4%+12.8%+21.8% +8.2%
Year to date +168.0%+31.2%+63.9% +12.9%
1 year +122.1%+31.4%+96.4% +12.3%
3 years +198.5%+64.1%+258.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +44.0%+18.0%+53.1% +23.3%
5 years +553.7%+49.2%+447.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +45.6%+8.3%+40.5% +10.9%
10 years +918.0%+60.3%+548.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +26.1%+4.8%+20.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMPCPBATRGPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%20.3%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%20.8%26.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.27-0.23-0.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.311.553.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-32.6%-32.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-2.8%-0.7% -1.2%
52-week high $485.05$51.38$304.61 $779.14
52-week low $162.63$36.52$151.38 $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.

MultipleMPCPBATRGP
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 9.2x 18.4xmedian 20.9x 28.6xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.3x 3.7xmedian 2.7x 3.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 7.0x 10.8xmedian 11.0x 15.3xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 8.9x 8.3xmedian 16.5x 87.5xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 2.6x 17.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median -14.33median 0.34 —median 1.95 0.69median 1.95

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 monthsMPCPBATRGP
Revenue $156.18B $7.84B $16.74B
Gross profit $21.79B $3.30B $7.23B
Operating income $14.13B $2.83B $3.84B
Net income $10.31B $1.71B $2.30B
Free cash flow $12.90B $3.49B $740.90M
EPS (diluted) $29.50 $2.71 $10.54
Cash & equivalents $7.77B $153.00M $132.30M
Total debt $33.26B $12.08B $19.58B
Shares (diluted) 290.00M 582.00M 215.20M
Enterprise value $112.78B $28.47B $64.48B

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
MetricMPCPBATRGP
P/E 14.7x 18.4x 28.6x
P/FCF 9.5x 8.3x 87.5x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 10.0x 15.1x
P/S 0.8x 3.7x 3.9x
P/B 4.8x 1.7x 17.1x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 1.7x 38.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 10.8x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 10.5x 14.5x 22.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 5.2x 5.0x
EV/FCF 11.5x 11.7x 113.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 14.1x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -14.33 – 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPCPBATRGP
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 0.9% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% – -2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 71.5% 0.9% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.4% – 12.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 163.0% 27.9% 27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.1% – 15.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 174.5% -3.9% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.4% – 12.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 324.1% -3.0% 49.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.0% – 41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 164.9% -16.0% 16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 253.7% -14.7% 73.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPCPBATRGP
Gross margin 14.0% 42.1% 43.2%
EBITDA margin 11.2% 48.5% 32.9%
Operating margin 9.0% 36.1% 22.9%
Pretax margin 8.2% 28.2% 17.5%
Net margin 5.5% 20.1% 13.5%
FCF margin 8.3% 44.5% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 37.0% 25.6%
Return on equity 42.0% 10.1% 65.2%
Return on assets 11.3% 4.7% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 19.7% 8.3% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 22.1% – 15.7%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPCPBATRGP
Debt / assets 35.3% 33.3% 68.7%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.7x 5.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.1x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 3.5x 26.4x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 52.9% 86.7%
Equity / assets 27.3% 47.1% 13.3%
Interest coverage 10.4x 4.6x –
Current ratio 1.3x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.97 – 2.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPCPBATRGP
Dividend yield 0.9% 5.8% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 4.0% -0.7% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 5.1% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -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.

ConsensusMPCPBATRGP
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $68.44FY2026 $2.33FY2026 $10.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +539.6%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.2% +0.4% +24.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $192.95BFY2026 $6.58BFY2026 $19.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.7%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% -6.2% +14.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPCPBATRGP
Held by institutions 75.7% – 93.5%
Institutions holding 1,931 – 1,085
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% – +2.9%
Institutions buying 856 – 558
Institutions selling 699 – 353
Buyers to sellers 1.22 – 1.58

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.

MPCPBATRGP
MPC 1.00 0.42 0.42
PBA 0.42 1.00 0.63
TRGP 0.42 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPC, PBA and TRGP?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $122.39B, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) $29.02B, Targa Resources (TRGP) $64.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPC, PBA and TRGP?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.7x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 18.4x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.4x, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 21.4x, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5x). 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%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +0.9%, Targa Resources (TRGP) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pembina Pipeline (PBA) has the highest net margin (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.1%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.5%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 8.3%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +122.1%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +31.4%, Targa Resources (TRGP) +96.4%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +45.6%/yr, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) +8.3%/yr, Targa Resources (TRGP) +40.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pembina Pipeline (PBA) has the highest dividend yield: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.92%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 5.77%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 1.49%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) has been the steadiest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.9%, Pembina Pipeline (PBA) 20.3%, Targa Resources (TRGP) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPC, PBA and TRGP?

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 9. 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.