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MPC

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 54% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 0.3% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (829 bought, 797 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$470.58+3.0% that day

Company value: $132.2B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 16.2x; You pay about $16 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.86x; Company value is 0.86 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.8%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 6%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 23%; Debt as a share of company value

From MPC's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$52.0B+54% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $153.6B, up 15% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 14% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of MPC. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+15% a yearRecently: +15% a yearProfit margin6%Last 12 months: 5.6%P/E at the end16xToday: 16.2x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-5% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$308.9B

Profit in 5 years$18.5B

Price these guesses point to$1,364.69+190% vs $470.58 todayAbout +24% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 6% margin and a 16x P/E, sales could shrink about 7.1% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/6Mixed

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.23.1%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.1.76x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.3.0%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$4.8B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-40.7% in 3 years

Revenue: $132.7B; -4.4% vs prior year
5-year growth: +13.7%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $30.5B; 1.76x equity
Current ratio: 1.26x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.