Marathon Petroleum (MPC) to Release Earnings on Tuesday

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) will likely be issuing its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Tuesday, February 3rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $3.73 per share and revenue of $30.8919 billion for the quarter. Parties can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The oil and gas company reported $3.01 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.00 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $34.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.06 billion. Marathon Petroleum had a net margin of 2.13% and a return on equity of 9.76%. On average, analysts expect Marathon Petroleum to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $12 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Marathon Petroleum Trading Down 1.7%

MPC opened at $172.36 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $179.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.64. Marathon Petroleum has a fifty-two week low of $115.10 and a fifty-two week high of $202.29. The company has a market cap of $51.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 0.79.

Marathon Petroleum Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. This is a boost from Marathon Petroleum’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. Marathon Petroleum’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.64%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Marathon Petroleum from $231.00 to $184.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Zacks Research downgraded Marathon Petroleum from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Mizuho raised their target price on Marathon Petroleum from $198.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Marathon Petroleum from $206.00 to $204.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Marathon Petroleum in a research report on Thursday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Marathon Petroleum presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $196.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Marathon Petroleum

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Marathon Petroleum during the second quarter worth $33,000. Ossiam bought a new position in Marathon Petroleum during the 3rd quarter worth about $68,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its stake in shares of Marathon Petroleum by 15.8% in the 2nd quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 792 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $132,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new stake in shares of Marathon Petroleum in the second quarter valued at about $151,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Marathon Petroleum by 7.1% during the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,037 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $172,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.77% of the company’s stock.

Marathon Petroleum Company Profile

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) is a U.S.-based downstream energy company engaged principally in the refining, marketing, supply and transportation of petroleum products. The company was formed through a spin-off from Marathon Oil in 2011 and operates an integrated system of refining and logistics assets that support the production and distribution of transportation fuels and other refined petroleum products.

Marathon Petroleum’s operations include refining crude oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt and other specialty products, as well as managing the distribution and storage infrastructure needed to move those products to market.