MPC vs XOM vs CLH Stock Comparison

Marathon Petroleum, ExxonMobil Holdings 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
$125.80B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
6 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$184.54 +14.9% 1M +59.9% 1Y
Market cap
$750.88B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$316.96 +1.2% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.49B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marathon Petroleum leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Marathon Petroleum 6, ExxonMobil Holdings 5, Clean Harbors 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPCXOMCLHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.80B $750.88B $16.49B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 22.9x 37.6x MPC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 13.1x 30.8x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +9.1% +5.1% MPC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 8.9% 7.0% XOM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.7% 11.1% 9.7% MPC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.4x 1.9x XOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% XOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +139.8% +59.9% +29.2% MPC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.1%/yr +23.6%/yr +23.2%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 25.9% 27.9% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 51/100 70/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

MPCXOMCLH

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

AxisMPCXOMCLH
Valuation 27 #17 of 23 29 #71 of 99 60 #7 of 16
Growth 67 #7 of 19 51 #48 of 97 62 #6 of 14
Profitability 94 #2 of 18 57 #42 of 96 85 #3 of 14
Financial Health 57 #11 of 24 76 #25 of 102 73 #5 of 16
Shareholder Returns 53 #9 of 18 40 #46 of 76 –
Overall 60 51 70
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • XOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodMPCXOMCLHSPY
1 month +19.6%+14.9%+1.2% -0.8%
3 months +50.6%+19.2%+5.1% +3.5%
6 months +107.1%+24.5%+3.1% +7.0%
Year to date +189.3%+53.3%+35.2% +12.2%
1 year +139.8%+59.9%+29.2% +13.0%
3 years +222.3%+74.8%+109.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +47.7%+20.5%+28.1% +23.1%
5 years +611.2%+187.8%+183.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +48.1%+23.6%+23.2% +11.0%
10 years +963.0%+111.9%+588.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +26.7%+7.8%+21.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMPCXOMCLHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%25.9%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.7%26.0%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.24-0.680.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.872.311.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-20.7%-30.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%0.0%-3.1% -1.8%
52-week high $485.05$184.54$327.10 $779.14
52-week low $162.63$113.68$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.

MultipleMPCXOMCLH
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 9.5x 23.5xmedian 13.5x 38.1xmedian 34.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.3x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 7.3x 10.4xmedian 5.9x 15.8xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 9.5x 24.8xmedian 11.0x 36.2xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 5.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -15.47median 0.35 -1.67median 2.27 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 monthsMPCXOMCLH
Revenue $156.18B $368.76B $6.24B
Gross profit $21.79B – $2.01B
Operating income $14.13B – $739.29M
Net income $10.31B $33.73B $439.05M
Free cash flow $12.90B $30.55B $461.72M
R&D – $973.00M –
EPS (diluted) $29.50 $7.41 $8.29
Cash & equivalents $7.77B $10.59B $408.36M
Total debt $33.26B $42.37B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 290.00M 4.42B 52.96M
Enterprise value $109.56B $707.36B $13.50B

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
MetricMPCXOMCLH
P/E 15.9x 23.5x 38.1x
P/FCF 10.2x 24.8x 36.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 12.7x 18.5x
P/S 0.8x 2.1x 2.7x
P/B 5.1x 2.9x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 2.9x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 10.4x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 17.1x 25.7x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.1x 3.0x
EV/FCF 12.2x 25.9x 41.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 13.2x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.47 -1.67 10.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPCXOMCLH
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 9.1% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -0.7% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 71.5% – 10.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.4% – 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 163.0% – 13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.1% – 4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 174.5% 4.4% 14.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.4% -14.1% 2.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 324.1% 5.6% 15.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -14.1% 3.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 164.9% 10.0% 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -4.1% 7.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 253.7% 4.9% 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -13.0% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPCXOMCLH
Gross margin 14.0% – 32.3%
EBITDA margin 11.2% 20.5% 19.2%
Operating margin 9.0% – 11.8%
Pretax margin 8.2% 12.3% 9.6%
Net margin 5.5% 8.9% 7.0%
FCF margin 8.3% 8.3% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 16.2% 14.5%
Return on equity 42.0% 12.8% 15.4%
Return on assets 11.3% 7.3% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 19.7% 11.1% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 22.1% 12.3% 11.3%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.8x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPCXOMCLH
Debt / assets 35.3% 9.1% 35.4%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.4x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 1.4x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 42.7% 62.6%
Equity / assets 27.3% 57.3% 37.4%
Interest coverage 10.4x 59.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.06 4.93 3.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPCXOMCLH
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% 2.7% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 4.9% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.3% 51.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 9.0% 56.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 5.0% –

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.

ConsensusMPCXOMCLH
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 30.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $68.44FY2026 $14.10FY2026 $10.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +539.6%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -13.2% -15.5% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $192.95BFY2026 $448.73BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.7%FY2026 +35.1%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -9.3% -12.5% +15.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPCXOMCLH
Held by institutions 75.7% 63.9% 93.5%
Institutions holding 1,930 4,226 658
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% -2.2% 0.0%
Institutions buying 855 2,041 306
Institutions selling 699 1,744 246
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.17 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.

MPCXOMCLH
MPC 1.00 0.51 0.11
XOM 0.51 1.00 0.10
CLH 0.11 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MPC, XOM and CLH?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $125.80B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $750.88B, Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, MPC, XOM and CLH?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 14.7x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 22.9x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 37.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.9x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.1x, 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%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has the highest net margin (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) leads (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%, 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%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +59.9%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +48.1%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.6%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +23.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has the highest dividend yield: Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 0.00%. Clean Harbors (CLH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 36.1%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 25.9%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MPC, XOM 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 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.