Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Marathon Petroleum (MPC) posted Operating Margin of 4.06% for Q1 2026, down 47.09% sequentially from 7.68% in Q4 2025, and up 188.0% YoY from 1.41% in Q1 2025.
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Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Marathon Petroleum has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 4.06% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 188.0% year-over-year to 4.06% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.51% (up 238.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.13%, up 124.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin slipped to 4.06% in Q1 2026 per MPC's latest filing, from 7.68% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 15.35% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 2.18% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 7.86% and a median of 6.65% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin soared 1210 bps in 2022, then tumbled 777 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 12.61% in 2022, then slumped by 48 bps to 6.61% in 2023, then tumbled by 48 bps to 3.44% in 2024, then surged by 123 bps to 7.68% in 2025, then sank by 47 bps to 4.06% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 4.06%, 7.68%, and 7.79% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 111.49 Bn | 103.72 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 13.99% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 107.11 Bn | 99.23 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 11.68% |
| 3 | Phillips 66 | 102.46 Bn | 98.36 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -74.35% |
| 4 | HF Sinclair | 19.06 Bn | 16.80 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.24% |
| 5 | Sunoco | 10.46 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.09% |
| 6 | PBF Energy | 8.88 Bn | 7.99 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 10.89% |
| 7 | Ultrapar Holdings | 7.71 Bn | 5.59 Bn | 912.61 Mn | 14.59% |
| 8 | Icahn Enterprises | 4.58 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 198.00 Mn | -102.66% |
| 9 | Delek US Holdings | 4.41 Bn | 3.78 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 7.40% |
| 10 | Cvr Energy | 4.29 Bn | 3.56 Bn | 117.00 Mn | 2.85% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.11% |