MPC vs SOBO vs CLMT Stock Comparison

Marathon Petroleum, South Bow and Calumet Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
7 wins
SOBO South Bow Corp
$35.47 +4.4% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.39B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
5.64%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
CLMT Calumet, Inc. /DE
$49.89 -7.0% 1M +148.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.59B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 7, South Bow 3, Calumet 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPCSOBOCLMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $122.39B $7.39B $4.38B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 16.1x -31.9x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 18.9x — MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% -2.1% +12.8% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 23.0% -3.0% SOBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.7% 9.2% 2.0% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 4.4x -12.3x CLMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.92% 5.64% 0.00% SOBO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +122.1% +36.1% +148.1% CLMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.6%/yr — +35.8%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 22.7% 43.9% SOBO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 58/100 44/100 MPC

Percentile Scorecard

MPCSOBOCLMT

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

AxisMPCSOBOCLMT
Valuation 32 #16 of 23 68 #12 of 35 33 #63 of 94
Growth 67 #7 of 19 55 #16 of 34 98 #3 of 91
Profitability 94 #2 of 18 67 #12 of 34 38 #54 of 86
Financial Health 57 #11 of 24 50 #18 of 35 7 #88 of 95
Shareholder Returns 47 #10 of 18 53 #15 of 31 –
Overall 59 58 44
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • SOBO ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • CLMT ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMPCSOBOCLMTSPY
1 month +10.8%+4.4%-7.0% -0.2%
3 months +42.4%-4.6%+20.3% +3.9%
6 months +87.4%+8.4%+63.5% +8.2%
Year to date +168.0%+29.1%+151.1% +12.9%
1 year +122.1%+36.1%+148.1% +12.3%
3 years +198.5%—+283.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +44.0%—+56.6% +23.3%
5 years +553.7%—+361.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +45.6%—+35.8% +10.9%
10 years +918.0%—+1,266.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +26.1%—+29.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMPCSOBOCLMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%22.7%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%22.1%44.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.27-0.20-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.311.593.37 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-20.2%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-8.3%-15.5% -1.2%
52-week high $485.05$38.69$59.05 $779.14
52-week low $162.63$25.26$18.22 $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.

MultipleMPCSOBOCLMT
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 9.2x 16.1xmedian 20.9x -31.9xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.3x 3.7xmedian 2.7x 1.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 7.0x 10.9xmedian 11.0x -37.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 8.9x 11.5xmedian 16.5x 59.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.8x 2.8xmedian 2.6x -3.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -14.33median 0.34 —median 1.95 —median 1.66

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 monthsMPCSOBOCLMT
Revenue $156.18B $2.00B $4.59B
Gross profit $21.79B $1.72B $301.50M
Operating income $14.13B – $47.10M
Net income $10.31B $460.00M -$136.80M
Free cash flow $12.90B $640.00M $73.50M
EPS (diluted) $29.50 $2.20 $-1.56
Cash & equivalents $7.77B $726.00M $109.80M
Total debt $33.26B $5.73B $2.26B
Shares (diluted) 290.00M 208.80M 87.59M
Enterprise value $112.78B $5.01B $4.16B

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
MetricMPCSOBOCLMT
P/E 14.7x 16.1x -31.9x
P/FCF 9.5x 11.5x 59.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 8.8x 30.0x
P/S 0.8x 3.7x 1.0x
P/B 4.8x 2.8x -3.9x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 2.8x -3.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 10.9x -37.3x
EV/EBIT 10.5x 13.9x 138.7x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 6.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF 11.5x 19.4x 88.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.6x 14.8x 44.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -14.33 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPCSOBOCLMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% -2.1% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 71.5% 1.5% 926.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 163.0% – 125.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 174.5% 53.3% 69.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 324.1% 134.7% 70.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.0% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 164.9% 30.1% 392.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 253.7% 14.9% 159.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPCSOBOCLMT
Gross margin 14.0% 85.8% 6.6%
EBITDA margin 11.2% 56.9% -3.8%
Operating margin 9.0% – 1.0%
Pretax margin 8.2% 27.8% -5.9%
Net margin 5.5% 23.0% -3.0%
FCF margin 8.3% 32.0% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 41.9% 3.2%
Return on equity 42.0% 17.3% –
Return on assets 11.3% 4.1% -4.9%
Return on invested capital 19.7% 9.2% 2.0%
Return on capital employed 22.1% 9.1% 3.0%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.2x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.8x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPCSOBOCLMT
Debt / assets 35.3% 50.4% 80.6%
Debt / equity 1.3x 2.2x -2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 4.4x -12.3x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 9.0x 30.7x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 76.6% 140.6%
Equity / assets 27.3% 23.4% -40.6%
Interest coverage 10.4x 2.7x 0.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.97 1.03 1.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPCSOBOCLMT
Dividend yield 0.9% 5.6% –
Net buyback yield 4.0% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 5.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusMPCSOBOCLMT
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $68.44FY2026 $1.88FY2026 $-1.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +539.6%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -13.2% +3.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $192.95BFY2026 $2.07BFY2026 $4.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.7%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% +3.7% +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPCSOBOCLMT
Held by institutions 75.7% 62.0% 52.3%
Institutions holding 1,931 305 188
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% -2.3% +1.2%
Institutions buying 856 126 110
Institutions selling 699 92 54
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.37 2.04

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.

MPCSOBOCLMT
MPC 1.00 0.33 0.49
SOBO 0.33 1.00 0.23
CLMT 0.49 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPC, SOBO and CLMT?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $122.39B, South Bow (SOBO) $7.39B, Calumet (CLMT) $4.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPC, SOBO and CLMT?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.7x, South Bow (SOBO) 16.1x, Calumet (CLMT) -31.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.4x, South Bow (SOBO) 18.9x). 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%, Calumet (CLMT) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest net margin (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, South Bow (SOBO) 23.0%, Calumet (CLMT) -3.0%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, South Bow (SOBO) 9.2%, Calumet (CLMT) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Calumet (CLMT) returned the most: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +122.1%, South Bow (SOBO) +36.1%, Calumet (CLMT) +148.1%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +45.6%/yr, Calumet (CLMT) +35.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

South Bow (SOBO) has the highest dividend yield: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.92%, South Bow (SOBO) 5.64%, Calumet (CLMT) 0.00%. Calumet (CLMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, South Bow (SOBO) has been the steadiest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.9%, South Bow (SOBO) 22.7%, Calumet (CLMT) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.