Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Marathon Petroleum's Return on Assets [ROA] was 16.51% in Q3 2026, up 10.72 percentage points from 5.79% a year earlier and up 5.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Marathon Petroleum came in at 7.22%, up 1.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +18.08 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 6.15% in FY2024 (-6.56 pp), 12.70% in FY2023 (-5.61 pp), 18.31% in FY2022 (+5.41 pp) and 12.90% in FY2021 (+23.76 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 24.39 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 9.34 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MPC's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 11.30% (Q2 2026), 7.42% (Q1 2026) and 7.03% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 103.92 Bn | 76.72 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 16.51% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 98.70 Bn | 70.56 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 20.44% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 17.12 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 3.15 Bn | 17.80% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 8.45 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 5.01% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 7.96 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 17.14% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 5.80 Bn | -1.43 Bn | 912.61 Mn | 13.35% |
| 7 | Delek US Holdings | 3.90 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 3.72% |
| 8 | Cvr Energy | 3.81 Bn | 775.98 Mn | 783.00 Mn | 7.52% |
| 9 | Icahn Enterprises | 3.40 Bn | -2.86 Bn | - | -9.25% |
| 10 | Bw Lpg | 3.31 Bn | 2.29 Bn | - | 15.03% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.51% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.28% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.15% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.60% |
API Access
Marathon Petroleum Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "MPC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MPC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();