Marathon Petroleum (MPC) stock

Refineries and diesel , market cap $121B

Refineries and diesel

Market cap $121B

$430.39

-3.22%

After-hours $431.67 +0.30%

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Quality Score

Above Average

In its industry

#9of 16

Oil Refining

Checks firing

2of 14

Trending up

From 52-week high

-12.9%

Above the 200-day

Up:Above Average or better for 95 days in a row, the longest run since Apr 2024. Scores before Sep 10, 2026 were rebuilt.

MPC's Quality Score fell 1 point on Mon, Nov 2, to 13.

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Key facts on MPC

Key facts on MPC
The company	Profit up 301% to $8.6B
Its score	Up:Above Average or better for 95 days in a row The longest run since Apr 2024. Scores before Sep 10, 2026 were rebuilt.
Latest filing	8-K, Oct 29 Reported a change of officers or directors

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MPC in the news

TodayOil and tanker stocks fell together: “Oil Prices Slide And Energy Stocks Follow Lower”Finimize and 32 more

What moves refiners

Refining margin$41.18-$2.52a barrel, Tue Oct 27from Oct 26

What a refiner gets for turning a barrel of WTI crude into two parts gasoline and one part diesel, at New York Harbor spot prices, less the price of the crude (the 3-2-1 crack spread). We work it out from EIA's spot prices.

EIA spot price, Tue Oct 27. Change from Mon Oct 26. EIA posts spot prices a few days late.

Oil, WTI; gasoline; and diesel, for Pro members.

What's next

Wed Nov 18: Ex-dividend, $1.10 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 10.

MPC catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +1.2% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.

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Why MPC scores 13

Above Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

Well below its recent run. MPC scores 13 today, against a median of 17 over its last 20 recorded sessions.

+3Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average, near its 52-⁠week high
−1Government filings David Taylor sold $1K to $15K on Oct 15, and 1 more filing in the score

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MPC has 2 of 14 chart checks firing

Trend1 of 5 shown

MA FAN 21 EMA W.EMA HH/HL 52W HI

Volume1 of 3 shown

VOL VDU U/D VOL

Tight range1 of 3 shown

ATR SQZ SQUEEZE NR7

Buying1 of 3 shown

OBV+CLOSE HI SPRING

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MPC RSI today: 45.8, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

Not in the Quality Score: over 20 years of tests, 2006 to 2026, they added no edge.

RSI 1445.8
Above 30, below 50.
MACD (12, 26, 9)Below signal
Crossed below its signal line 7 sessions ago.
50-day average$419.21
The price is 2.7% above it.
200-day average$291.75
The price is 47.5% above it.
50/200 crossGolden cross
The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on Jun 24, 2025.
ADX 1428.5
25 or more, with +DI below -DI.
Support$378.80
Swing low from Sep 23, 12.0% below the price.
Resistance$431.08
Swing high from Sep 21, 0.2% above the price.
52-week high$493.98
From Oct 19, 14.8% above the price.
52-week low$161.93
From Dec 31, 2025, 62.4% below the price.
Chart patternNone
No triangle, channel, or wedge in the last year.
Bollinger Bands (20, 2)Inside
The bands run from $423.33 to $492.36.
Volume1.4x
Against its 20-day average, for the time of day.

The deep dive on MPC

What it does and how it makes money3 findingsFor Pro members3 findings on what MPC does and how it makes money, for Pro members
Where it stands5 findingsFor Pro members5 findings on where MPC stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
What changed in its filings1 finding"In March 2022, the State of Illinois brought an action in Madison County Circuit Court in Illinois against Marathon Pipe Line LLC …" (10-K for fiscal 2025)SEC filing · Feb 26, 2026
Who holds and trades it4 findingsFor Pro members4 findings on who holds and trades MPC, for Pro members
Against its closest peers4 peersShare count against a year before: MPC -5.9%, CVX +15%, PSX -1.4%, XOM -3.6%.

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How MPC ranks in Oil Refining

MPC is #9 of 16 by Quality Score among Petroleum Refining.

How MPC ranks in Oil Refining
1	EQNREquinor	4/14	17
2	PSXPhillips 66	3/14	17
3	CVXChevron	5/14	16
	IEPIcahn Enterprises L.P		Open for its score
	IMOImperial Oil		Open for its score
	PBFPBF Energy		Open for its score
9	MPCMarathon Petroleum	2/14	13

Share count against a year before: MPC -5.9%, CVX +15%, PSX -1.4%, XOM -3.6%.

When does MPC report earnings, and what happens after?

Reports Tue Nov 3, before the open (tomorrow). Confirmed.

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What MPC reported on Aug 4, 2026

The quarter

The figures are not read from the release yet.

“Results were driven primarily by higher crack spreads in all regions.”

The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

MPC's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
Measure	Figure
Full year 2026
MPLX growth capital spending	$2.9Braised

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Aug 4)

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The numbers

Market value: $121B; today
Sales: $154B; up 15% on the year
Free cash flow: $13B; last 12 months

Sales grew 14% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $4.40 a share a year.

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+6.0%+3.2%+1.8%

Feb 3May 5Aug 4

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 sessions
Aug 4, 2026Before open	Before open	+0.6%	+1.8%	+4.3%
May 5, 2026Before open	Before open	+1.4%	+3.2%	-0.0%
Feb 3, 2026Before open	Before open	+2.1%	+6.0%	+15.5%

MPC closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and MPC's Quality Score going into each

Everyone reporting earnings this week

MPC sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $133B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.

Is MPC's dividend covered? What its financials say

Its dividends come to 10% of its free cash flow.

MPC's dividend against its free cash flow
Dividend	$4.40 a share a year Paid 4 times a year
Paid out	About $1.3B a year $4.40 a share on 290M shares, its average count in the quarter to Jun 30, 2026
Free cash flow	$13B The last four quarters, to Jun 30, 2026
Record	Raised each of the last 4 years Against the payout a year before, each year

Insiders trading MPC

MPC insider trades

4 insiders sold $5.6M across 8 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellShawn M. Lyon$376KSVP Log & Storage, MPLX GP LLCat $375.75 on Aug 31, filed Sep 1

SellShawn M. LyonSVP Log & Storage, MPLX GP LLC$376Kat $375.75 on Aug 31, filed Sep 1

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All MPC insider trades

MPC trades by Congress and the executive branch

6 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellDavid Taylor$1K to $15KHousetraded Oct 15, disclosed Oct 29(14 days later)

SellDavid TaylorHouse$1K to $15Ktraded Oct 15, disclosed Oct 29(14 days later)

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MPC's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

Maryann T. MannenChairman, President & CEO
Michael J. HenniganExecutive Chairman
Ricky D. HesslingChief Commercial Officer · 6 trades
Shawn M. LyonSVP Log & Storage, MPLX GP LLC · 3 trades
Michael A. Henschen IIEx VP, Refining · 2 trades
Erin M. BrzezinskiVP and Controller · 1 trade
Molly R. BensonChief Legal Ofc & Corp Sec · 1 trade
Gregory Scott FloerkeEx VP & COO, MPLX GP LLC

11 more officers and directors file at MPC. Each page above names the rest.

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Which ETFs hold MPC?

In ETFs: MPC is 0.5% of VYM, 0.2% of SPYI, and 0.2% of VOO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.

About Marathon Petroleum

Marathon Petroleum is a leading integrated downstream and midstream energy company that operates 13 refineries in the Gulf Coast, midcontinent, and West Coast regions of the United States with an aggregate crude oil refining capacity of 3.0 million barrels per day. The company is one of the largest producers of renewable diesel in the US; its Dickinson, North Dakota, facility has the capacity to produce 184 million gallons per year, and its Martinez, California, joint venture facility (a 50/50 partnership with Neste) reached its full capacity of 730 million gallons per year in late 2024. Marathon also owns the general partner and approximately 64% of MPLX LP, a large-cap master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure and logistics assets.

18,500 employeesFindlay, OHmarathonpetroleum.com

What Marathon Petroleum says it competes with

“The downstream petroleum business is highly competitive, particularly with regard to accessing crude oil and other feedstock supply and the marketing of refined products.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 26, 2026

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MPC's score card

Marathon Petroleum (MPC): Quality Score 13, Above Average, #9 of 16 in Oil Refining, with its price, on Breakaway — The picture a link to this page shows when it is shared.

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Straight Answers

As of Nov 2, 2026: MPC's Quality Score is 13 (Above Average), #9 of 16 in Petroleum Refining. Insiders sold $5.6M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

Is MPC a good stock to buy? What its Quality Score says

MPC scores 13 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #9 of 16 in Petroleum Refining by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is MPC's Quality Score?

MPC scores 13 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #9 of 16 in Petroleum Refining by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind MPC's 13.

Are insiders buying MPC?

4 insiders sold $5.6M across 8 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Shawn M. Lyon, SVP Log & Storage, MPLX GP LLC, who sold $376K on Aug 31. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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