Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Marathon Petroleum (MPC) posted Return on Capital Employed of 14.61% for Q1 2026, up 12.63% sequentially from 12.97% in Q4 2025, and up 470.0% YoY from 2.56% in Q1 2025.
Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Marathon Petroleum has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 14.61% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 470.0% year-over-year to 14.61% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.61% (up 470.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.43%, up 240.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 14.61% in Q1 2026 per MPC's latest filing, from 12.97% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 33.35% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 8.84% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 18.4% and a median of 18.66% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 2457 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1422 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 30.77% in 2022, then tumbled by 30 bps to 21.4% in 2023, then tumbled by 46 bps to 11.61% in 2024, then advanced by 12 bps to 12.97% in 2025, then advanced by 13 bps to 14.61% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 14.61%, 12.97%, and 10.84% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 96.03 Bn | 88.26 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 22.14% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 94.88 Bn | 87.01 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 22.42% |
| 3 | Phillips 66 | 89.37 Bn | 85.27 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -190.97% |
| 4 | HF Sinclair | 15.55 Bn | 13.28 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 17.43% |
| 5 | Sunoco | 10.16 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 7.59% |
| 6 | PBF Energy | 8.19 Bn | 7.29 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 19.21% |
| 7 | Cosan | 6.53 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 552.94 Mn | 8.87% |
| 8 | Ultrapar Holdings | 6.43 Bn | 4.71 Bn | 603.08 Mn | 6,606.97% |
| 9 | Icahn Enterprises | 5.05 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 198.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Delek US Holdings | 3.92 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 14.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.97% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.84% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.89% |