VLO vs DINO vs MPC Stock Comparison

Valero Energy, HF Sinclair and Marathon Petroleum Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$419.16 +11.5% 1M +142.1% 1Y
Market cap
$125.25B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$139.40B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
2 wins
DINO HF Sinclair Corp
$121.67 +14.7% 1M +121.8% 1Y
Market cap
$22.50B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil Refining Energy
6 wins
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp
$457.20 +17.7% 1M +133.3% 1Y
Market cap
$135.82B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.18B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

HF Sinclair leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (HF Sinclair 6, Marathon Petroleum 4, Valero Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVLODINOMPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.25B $22.50B $135.82B MPC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 11.7x 15.9x DINO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x 6.9x 6.8x MPC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +16.3% +15.9% DINO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 6.1% 5.5% DINO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.8% 15.5% 19.7% VLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.1x 1.5x DINO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% DINO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +142.1% +121.8% +133.3% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.0%/yr +27.2%/yr +46.6%/yr MPC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 39.6% 35.9% MPC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 67/100 63/100 DINO

Percentile Scorecard

VLODINOMPC

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

AxisVLODINOMPC
Valuation 18 #19 of 23 50 #12 of 23 27 #17 of 23
Growth 67 #7 of 19 78 #5 of 19 72 #6 of 19
Profitability 78 #5 of 19 67 #7 of 19 94 #2 of 19
Financial Health 88 #4 of 25 92 #3 of 25 54 #12 of 25
Shareholder Returns 59 #8 of 18 47 #10 of 18 65 #7 of 18
Overall 62 67 63
  • VLO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • DINO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • MPC ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVLODINOMPCSPY
1 month +11.5%+14.7%+17.7% -1.0%
3 months +38.6%+37.7%+47.8% +2.9%
6 months +77.7%+101.9%+104.0% +6.4%
Year to date +157.5%+164.0%+181.1% +11.4%
1 year +142.1%+121.8%+133.3% +13.1%
3 years +225.4%+122.8%+207.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +48.2%+30.6%+45.5% +21.5%
5 years +417.5%+233.0%+577.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +39.0%+27.2%+46.6% +10.9%
10 years +651.7%+397.8%+937.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.4%+17.4%+26.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVLODINOMPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%39.6%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%37.9%34.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.37-0.26-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.783.073.71 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-60.5%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-5.1%-5.7% -2.5%
52-week high $459.67$128.23$485.05 $779.14
52-week low $161.94$45.88$162.63 $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.

MultipleVLODINOMPC
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 10.4x 11.4xmedian 10.4x 15.4xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.3x 0.7xmedian 0.3x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 7.1x 6.3xmedian 7.1x 8.8xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 9.4x 9.4xmedian 9.4x 10.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.42median 0.30 -2.23median 0.30 -15.03median 0.30

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 monthsVLODINOMPC
Revenue $139.40B $31.23B $156.18B
Gross profit $11.20B $4.03B $21.79B
Operating income $10.01B $2.59B $14.13B
Net income $7.62B $1.92B $10.31B
Free cash flow $10.08B $2.31B $12.90B
EPS (diluted) $24.53 $10.67 $29.50
Cash & equivalents $7.87B $2.26B $7.77B
Total debt $44.07B $2.77B $33.26B
Shares (diluted) 294.00M 179.42M 290.00M
Enterprise value $102.19B $16.66B $119.57B

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
MetricVLODINOMPC
P/E 17.1x 11.4x 15.4x
P/FCF 12.0x 9.4x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 7.8x 7.5x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 0.8x
P/B 4.3x 2.1x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 2.2x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 6.3x 8.8x
EV/EBIT 12.4x 8.6x 10.9x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.7x 1.0x
EV/FCF 12.3x 9.6x 11.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 8.0x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.42 -2.23 -15.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVLODINOMPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 16.3% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.9% -3.7% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 256.7% 192.6% 71.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.2% -0.3% -5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 951.6% 28,633% 163.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% -8.4% -9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 838.9% 2,443% 174.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% -8.7% -10.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 901.8% 2,435% 324.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.1% -5.1% -1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 156.5% 160.9% 164.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 4.3% 4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 222.7% 303.5% 253.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 4.2% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVLODINOMPC
Gross margin 8.0% 12.9% 14.0%
EBITDA margin 9.5% 11.2% 11.2%
Operating margin 7.2% 8.3% 9.0%
Pretax margin 7.1% 8.0% 8.2%
Net margin 5.2% 6.1% 5.5%
FCF margin 7.2% 7.4% 8.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.8% 8.9% 11.0%
Return on equity 27.6% 19.1% 42.0%
Return on assets 12.0% 10.3% 11.3%
Return on invested capital 19.8% 15.5% 19.7%
Return on capital employed 22.4% 17.4% 22.1%
Asset turnover 2.2x 1.7x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVLODINOMPC
Debt / assets 17.6% 14.6% 35.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.1x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 1.2x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 45.5% 72.7%
Equity / assets 43.7% 54.5% 27.3%
Interest coverage 17.8x 14.7x 10.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.01 4.32 4.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVLODINOMPC
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 2.6% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 4.3% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.5% 19.1% 11.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.0% 15.8% 9.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.3% -3.9% 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 2.4% -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.

ConsensusVLODINOMPC
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 6.9xFY2026 6.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $49.71FY2026 $17.63FY2026 $67.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +368.5%FY2026 +248.4%FY2026 +526.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -10.4% -21.8% -15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $172.89BFY2026 $35.75BFY2026 $192.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.9%FY2026 +33.0%FY2026 +42.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -21.1% -5.4% -10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVLODINOMPC
Held by institutions 83.6% 86.6% 75.7%
Institutions holding 1,967 682 1,930
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +5.5% -0.3%
Institutions buying 950 357 855
Institutions selling 709 242 699
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.48 1.22

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.

VLODINOMPC
VLO 1.00 0.80 0.87
DINO 0.80 1.00 0.80
MPC 0.87 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VLO, DINO and MPC?

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Valero Energy (VLO) $125.25B, HF Sinclair (DINO) $22.50B, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) $135.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, VLO, DINO and MPC?

HF Sinclair (DINO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valero Energy (VLO) 17.4x, HF Sinclair (DINO) 11.7x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is cheapest (Valero Energy (VLO) 8.4x, HF Sinclair (DINO) 6.9x, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 6.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

HF Sinclair (DINO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Valero Energy (VLO) +12.6%, HF Sinclair (DINO) +16.3%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

HF Sinclair (DINO) has the highest net margin (Valero Energy (VLO) 5.2%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 6.1%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Valero Energy (VLO) leads (Valero Energy (VLO) 19.8%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 15.5%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 19.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: Valero Energy (VLO) +142.1%, HF Sinclair (DINO) +121.8%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +133.3%. Over five years, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) compounded fastest (Valero Energy (VLO) +39.0%/yr, HF Sinclair (DINO) +27.2%/yr, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) +46.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

HF Sinclair (DINO) has the highest dividend yield: Valero Energy (VLO) 0.01%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 0.02%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) has been the steadiest (Valero Energy (VLO) 37.6%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 39.6%, Marathon Petroleum (MPC) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VLO, DINO and MPC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, HF Sinclair (DINO) 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.