MPC vs SOBO vs ADUR Stock Comparison

Marathon Petroleum, South Bow and Aduro Clean Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$470.49 +19.6% 1M +139.8% 1Y
Market cap
$132.13B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.85%
Oil Refining Energy
8 wins
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.67 +5.0% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.43B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
5.61%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 8, South Bow 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPCSOBOADURLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $132.13B $7.43B $325.13M MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 16.1x -22.0x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 19.0x — MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% -2.1% — MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 23.0% — SOBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.7% 9.2% — MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 4.4x — MPC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.85% 5.61% — SOBO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +139.8% +36.5% -34.7% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.1%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 22.8% 76.3% SOBO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 49/100 29/100 MPC

Percentile Scorecard

MPCSOBOADUR

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

AxisMPCSOBOADUR
Valuation 67 #33 of 98 64 #5 of 12 11 #25 of 28
Growth 86 #13 of 89 80 #3 of 11 18 #19 of 23
Profitability 62 #31 of 80 60 #5 of 11 –
Financial Health 30 #72 of 102 27 #9 of 12 56 #18 of 40
Shareholder Returns 77 #15 of 62 14 #7 of 8 –
Overall 64 49 29
  • MPC ranked among 106 companies in Energy
  • SOBO ranked among 12 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • ADUR ranked among 43 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPCSOBOADURSPY
1 month +19.6%+5.0%-24.0% -0.8%
3 months +50.6%-4.5%-28.5% +3.5%
6 months +107.1%+11.1%-22.4% +7.0%
Year to date +189.3%+29.9%-7.3% +12.2%
1 year +139.8%+36.5%-34.7% +13.0%
3 years +222.3%—— +86.3%
3 years, per year +47.7%—— +23.1%
5 years +611.2%—— +68.6%
5 years, per year +48.1%—— +11.0%
10 years +963.0%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +26.7%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMPCSOBOADURSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%22.8%76.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.7%22.2%69.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.24-0.202.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.871.60-0.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-20.2%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-7.8%-44.1% -1.8%
52-week high $485.05$38.69$17.16 $779.14
52-week low $162.63$25.26$9.19 $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.

MultipleMPCSOBOADUR
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 15.7x 16.1xmedian 17.3x -22.0xmedian 15.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.1x 3.7xmedian 3.5x 3,986xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 6.9x 10.9xmedian 10.9x -8.6xmedian 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 9.4x 11.6xmedian 13.6x -25.4xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 7.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -15.47median 0.93 —median 1.88 —median 2.48

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 monthsMPCSOBOADUR
Revenue $156.18B $2.00B –
Gross profit $21.79B $1.72B –
Operating income $14.13B – –
Net income $10.31B $460.00M -$14.01M
Free cash flow $12.90B $640.00M -$12.80M
R&D – – $4.97M
EPS (diluted) $29.50 $2.20 –
Cash & equivalents $7.77B $726.00M $47.31M
Total debt $33.26B $5.73B –
Shares (diluted) 290.00M 208.80M –
Enterprise value $122.52B $5.05B $211.94M

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
MetricMPCSOBOADUR
P/E 15.9x 16.1x -22.0x
P/FCF 10.2x 11.6x -25.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 8.9x -30.0x
P/S 0.8x 3.7x 3,986x
P/B 5.1x 2.8x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 2.8x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 10.9x -8.6x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 14.0x -8.5x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 6.2x –
EV/FCF 12.2x 19.4x -21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 14.8x -25.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.47 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPCSOBOADUR
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% -2.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 71.5% 1.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 163.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 174.5% 53.3% 6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 324.1% 134.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.0% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 164.9% 30.1% -85.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 253.7% 14.9% -64.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPCSOBOADUR
Gross margin 14.0% 85.8% –
EBITDA margin 11.2% 56.9% –
Operating margin 9.0% – –
Pretax margin 8.2% 27.8% –
Net margin 5.5% 23.0% –
FCF margin 8.3% 32.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 41.9% –
Return on equity 42.0% 17.3% -116.0%
Return on assets 11.3% 4.1% -85.7%
Return on invested capital 19.7% 9.2% –
Return on capital employed 22.1% 9.1% –
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.8x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPCSOBOADUR
Debt / assets 35.3% 50.4% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 2.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 4.4x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 9.0x –
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 76.6% 18.5%
Equity / assets 27.3% 23.4% 81.5%
Interest coverage 10.4x 2.7x -2,207x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 4.06 1.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPCSOBOADUR
Dividend yield 0.9% 5.6% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 5.5% –
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.

ConsensusMPCSOBOADUR
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $68.22FY2026 $1.88FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +537.6%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -13.2% +4.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $192.78BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +42.6%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -9.8% +3.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPCSOBOADUR
Held by institutions 75.7% 62.0% 2.7%
Institutions holding 1,930 305 41
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% -2.3% +27.3%
Institutions buying 855 126 30
Institutions selling 699 92 6
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.37 5.00

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.

MPCSOBOADUR
MPC 1.00 0.34 0.04
SOBO 0.34 1.00 -0.06
ADUR 0.04 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPC, SOBO and ADUR?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $132.13B, South Bow (SOBO) $7.43B, Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR) $325.13M.

Which stock is cheaper, MPC, SOBO and ADUR?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.9x, South Bow (SOBO) 16.1x, Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR) -22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.9x, South Bow (SOBO) 19.0x). 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%, South Bow (SOBO) -2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest net margin (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marathon Petroleum (MPC) returned the most: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +139.8%, South Bow (SOBO) +36.5%, Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR) -34.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest dividend yield: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.85%, South Bow (SOBO) 5.61%. Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, South Bow (SOBO) has been the steadiest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.1%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.8%, Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR) 76.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPC, SOBO and ADUR?

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 8. 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.