MPC vs PSX vs REX Stock Comparison

Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66 and Rex American Resources 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
$128.10B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
6 wins
PSX Phillips 66
$288.74 +12.9% 1M +113.9% 1Y
Market cap
$108.63B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.36B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 6, Rex American Resources 3, Phillips 66 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPCPSXREXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $128.10B $108.63B $1.28B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 15.3x 10.6x REX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 9.0x 27.5x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +15.5% +2.9% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 4.5% 18.3% REX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.7% 14.8% — MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.3x — PSX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% PSX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +139.8% +113.9% +23.2% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.1%/yr +30.2%/yr +22.5%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 32.0% 32.6% PSX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 54/100 90/100 REX

Percentile Scorecard

MPCPSXREX

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

AxisMPCPSXREX
Valuation 27 #17 of 23 46 #54 of 99 80 #3 of 11
Growth 67 #7 of 19 85 #15 of 97 90 #2 of 11
Profitability 94 #2 of 18 48 #50 of 96 100 #1 of 9
Financial Health 57 #11 of 24 49 #53 of 102 90 #2 of 11
Shareholder Returns 53 #9 of 18 41 #45 of 76 –
Overall 60 54 90
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • PSX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • REX ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPCPSXREXSPY
1 month +19.6%+12.9%-7.8% -0.8%
3 months +50.6%+39.0%-9.5% +3.5%
6 months +107.1%+76.0%-16.3% +7.0%
Year to date +189.3%+123.8%+22.3% +12.2%
1 year +139.8%+113.9%+23.2% +13.0%
3 years +222.3%+160.3%+114.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +47.7%+37.6%+29.0% +23.1%
5 years +611.2%+273.3%+175.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +48.1%+30.2%+22.5% +11.0%
10 years +963.0%+256.2%+195.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +26.7%+13.5%+11.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMPCPSXREXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%32.0%32.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.7%29.0%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.24-0.340.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.873.560.71 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-46.2%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-2.8%-22.7% -1.8%
52-week high $485.05$297.20$51.16 $779.14
52-week low $162.63$127.75$31.69 $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.

MultipleMPCPSXREX
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 9.5x 16.3xmedian 13.5x 10.9xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.3x 0.7xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 7.3x 10.3xmedian 5.9x 6.1xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 9.5x 18.0xmedian 11.0x 19.1xmedian 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -15.47median 0.35 -1.67median 2.27 0.15median 0.19

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 monthsMPCPSXREX
Revenue $156.18B $156.36B $658.58M
Gross profit $21.79B $24.12B $179.14M
Operating income $14.13B $10.04B $133.32M
Net income $10.31B $7.19B $141.02M
Free cash flow $12.90B $6.39B $68.55M
EPS (diluted) $29.50 $17.62 $3.64
Cash & equivalents $7.77B $4.10B $91.33M
Total debt $33.26B $20.57B –
Shares (diluted) 290.00M 402.62M 33.09M
Enterprise value $111.85B $96.42B -$174.56M

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
MetricMPCPSXREX
P/E 15.9x 16.3x 10.9x
P/FCF 10.2x 18.0x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 12.9x 9.2x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 2.0x
P/B 5.1x 3.5x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 3.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 10.3x 6.1x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 13.1x 7.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 12.2x 20.6x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 14.8x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.47 -1.67 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPCPSXREX
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 15.5% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -0.9% -8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 71.5% 53.5% 103.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -3.4% 50.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 163.0% 223.6% 118.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.1% -13.3% 61.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 174.5% 293.4% 116.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.4% -14.1% 132.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 324.1% 318.3% 128.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -9.8% 70.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 164.9% 165.5% 164.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -3.9% 42.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 253.7% 329.7% 1,383%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -7.1% 16.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPCPSXREX
Gross margin 14.0% 15.4% 27.2%
EBITDA margin 11.2% 8.2% 23.1%
Operating margin 9.0% 6.4% 20.2%
Pretax margin 8.2% 5.7% 25.6%
Net margin 5.5% 4.5% 18.3%
FCF margin 8.3% 4.1% 10.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 5.7% 21.7%
Return on equity 42.0% 23.1% 18.9%
Return on assets 11.3% 8.7% 16.9%
Return on invested capital 19.7% 14.8% –
Return on capital employed 22.1% 15.5% 17.4%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPCPSXREX
Debt / assets 35.3% 25.1% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 3.2x –
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 60.0% 9.9%
Equity / assets 27.3% 40.0% 90.1%
Interest coverage 10.4x 8.7x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 6.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 6.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 5.7x
Altman Z-score 4.06 4.43 12.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPCPSXREX
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% 0.9% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 2.6% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.3% 27.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.0% 31.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% 4.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 1.8% –

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.

ConsensusMPCPSXREX
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $68.44FY2026 $32.20FY2026 $1.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +539.6%FY2026 +400.0%FY2026 -42.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.2% -1.4% +431.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $192.95BFY2026 $165.53BFY2026 $720.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.7%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% -4.2% +13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPCPSXREX
Held by institutions 75.7% 78.8% 79.9%
Institutions holding 1,930 2,102 231
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.3% +0.3%
Institutions buying 855 967 114
Institutions selling 699 729 73
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.33 1.56

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.

MPCPSXREX
MPC 1.00 0.87 0.40
PSX 0.87 1.00 0.38
REX 0.40 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPC, PSX and REX?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $128.10B, Phillips 66 (PSX) $108.63B, Rex American Resources (REX) $1.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPC, PSX and REX?

Rex American Resources (REX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.0x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 15.3x, Rex American Resources (REX) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.9x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 9.0x, Rex American Resources (REX) 27.5x). 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%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +15.5%, Rex American Resources (REX) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rex American Resources (REX) has the highest net margin (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 4.5%, Rex American Resources (REX) 18.3%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +139.8%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +113.9%, Rex American Resources (REX) +23.2%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +48.1%/yr, Phillips 66 (PSX) +30.2%/yr, Rex American Resources (REX) +22.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Phillips 66 (PSX) has the highest dividend yield: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 0.02%, Rex American Resources (REX) 0.00%. Rex American Resources (REX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips 66 (PSX) has been the steadiest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.1%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 32.0%, Rex American Resources (REX) 32.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPC, PSX and REX?

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.