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Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Marathon Petroleum's Operating Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 4.06% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 188.0% to 4.06% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 6.45%, a 228.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 6.13%, up 124.0% from a year prior.
  • Operating Margin hit 4.06% in Q1 2026 for Marathon Petroleum, down from 7.68% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for MPC hit a ceiling of 15.35% in Q2 2022 and a floor of 2.18% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 7.74% across 5 years, with a median of 6.65% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: soared 1210bps in 2022 and later crashed -777bps in 2024.
  • Tracing MPC's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.2% in 2022, then tumbled by -41bps to 6.61% in 2023, then crashed by -46bps to 3.57% in 2024, then soared by 115bps to 7.68% in 2025, then crashed by -47bps to 4.06% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for MPC at 4.06% in Q1 2026, 7.68% in Q4 2025, and 7.57% in Q3 2025.