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Neutral825.0%
Bearish00.0%
Marathon Petroleum Corporation · MPC · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024
MPC beats Q3 EPS estimates as midstream cash flow supports returns
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: strong Q3 operating execution, resilient refined-product demand, and growing MPLX cash flow support earnings and capital returns, while margin volatility and execution, regulatory, and leverage risks limit certainty.
Reported Before market openNYSEEnergy
$134.25B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.87
Consensus $0.98
EPS surprise
+90.8%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$35.37B
Consensus $34.34B
Revenue surprise
+3.0%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+3.2%
Event window
SPY move
+1.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
+2.0%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.7×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+0.6%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did MPC rise 3.2% after beating EPS estimates in FY2024 Q3?What changed in MPC's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for MPC after FY2024 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
The quarter added evidence of strong operating execution and midstream support: MPC reported 96% margin capture, MPLX raised its annualized distribution 12.5% to $2.5 billion, and management disclosed a further $5 billion repurchase authorization. The near-term outlook still includes planned turnaround spending and 90% utilization.
Guidance delta
Management maintained guidance; the supplied Q4 outlook calls for 90% refinery utilization, $5.50 per barrel operating cost, and $285 million of turnaround expense.
Key takeaways
- Q3 EPS was $1.87, with 96% margin capture and 94% refinery utilization despite volatile refining margins.
- MPLX increased its annualized distribution 12.5% to $2.5 billion, fully covering MPC's dividend.
- MPC returned $3 billion to shareholders in Q3 and added $5 billion to its repurchase authorization.
- Strategic spending targets a Los Angeles refinery upgrade, the Galveston Bay DHT project, and additional midstream capacity.
Management priorities
- Maintain capital returns through share repurchases and dividend growth.
- Advance the Los Angeles refinery upgrade targeting a 20% IRR and lower NOx emissions.
- Proceed with the Galveston Bay DHT project for ultra-low-sulfur diesel production.
- Complete Harmon Creek III gas-processing and fractionation capacity by 2026.
- Expand pipeline and midstream assets, including BANGL and Blackcomb.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$478.07Previous close
$68Low
$267.11Average
$560High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 8, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 3, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Apr 22, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 14, 2025 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 9, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 2, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 4, 2022 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Standpoint Research | Buy | Accumulate | Maintain | Dec 26, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 10, 2018 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 19, 2018 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Scotia Howard Weil | Sector Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Perform | Upgrade | May 27, 2015 |
| S&P Capital IQ | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 3, 2014 |
| Imperial Capital | Outperform | In Line | Upgrade | Jan 31, 2014 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 30, 2014 |
| Simmons & Co. | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 2, 2013 |
| Tudor Pickering | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 23, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $478.07. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $560 | $476.98 | +17.1% | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Lloyd Byrne | $433 | $455.03 | -9.4% | Oct 11, 2026 |
| UBS | Manav Gupta | $510 | $468.02 | +6.7% | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $457 | $442.26 | -4.4% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Lloyd Byrne | $413 | $402.38 | -13.6% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $472 | $424.89 | -1.3% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $445 | $404.77 | -6.9% | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joe Laetsch | $453 | $407.14 | -5.2% | Sep 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $450 | $388.9 | -5.9% | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | John Royall | $462 | $387 | -3.4% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $373.32 | -16.3% | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $304 | $320.32 | -36.4% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | John Royall | $344 | $300.09 | -28.0% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $321 | $297.75 | -32.9% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $330 | $310.71 | -31.0% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $359 | $312.61 | -24.9% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $343 | $315.82 | -28.3% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Justin Jenkins | $335 | $294.06 | -29.9% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $289 | $283.74 | -39.5% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $335 | $283.74 | -29.9% | Jul 12, 2026 |
| UBS | Manav Gupta | $321 | $280.61 | -32.9% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Sam Margolin | $344 | $263.58 | -28.0% | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $265 | $260.81 | -44.6% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $284 | $248.05 | -40.6% | May 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $285 | $249.32 | -40.4% | May 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $260.51 | -43.5% | May 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joe Laetsch | $233 | $221.1 | -51.3% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $220.27 | -51.9% | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $228 | $223.52 | -52.3% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Phillip Jungwirth | $225 | $203.91 | -52.9% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Manav Gupta | $221 | $203.63 | -53.8% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $217 | $187.58 | -54.6% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Paul Cheng | $174 | $176.1 | -63.6% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $175.54 | -57.1% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $184 | $172.51 | -61.5% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $196 | $186.97 | -59.0% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Justin Jenkins | $200 | $184.54 | -58.2% | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Justin Jenkins | $203 | $181.15 | -57.5% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Barclays | Theresa Chen | $194 | $180.89 | -59.4% | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $189 | $189.06 | -60.5% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $192.24 | -58.2% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $196.44 | -54.0% | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Stephen Richardson | $170 | $167.42 | -64.4% | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $193 | $147.35 | -59.6% | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $161 | $141.15 | -66.3% | Mar 14, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joe Laetsch | $174 | $151.06 | -63.6% | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Jean Ann Salisbury | $174 | $157.9 | -63.6% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Paul Cheng | $170 | $162.61 | -64.4% | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd | $145 | $164.22 | -69.7% | Sep 24, 2024 |
| UBS | Manav Gupta | $189 | $163.58 | -60.5% | Sep 14, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Doug Leggate | $200 | $165.56 | -58.2% | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Lloyd Byrne | $231 | $165.46 | -51.7% | Jul 14, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Roger Read | $196 | $164.29 | -59.0% | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $201 | $172.45 | -58.0% | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd | $168 | $168.9 | -64.9% | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Justin Jenkins | $230 | $174.66 | -51.9% | May 30, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd | $190 | $177.86 | -60.3% | May 14, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $203 | $179.56 | -57.5% | May 13, 2024 |
| Barclays | Theresa Chen | $195 | $182.55 | -59.2% | May 6, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $202 | $212.27 | -57.7% | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Ryan Todd | $204 | $216.25 | -57.3% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Roger Read | $227 | $214.96 | -52.5% | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $160 | $128.38 | -66.5% | Mar 10, 2023 |
| UBS | Manav Gupta | $165 | $129.41 | -65.5% | Mar 9, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Analyst unavailable | $143 | $123.85 | -70.1% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $153 | $125.67 | -68.0% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $128.52 | -65.5% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $122.08 | -67.6% | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $143 | $109.75 | -70.1% | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Roger Read | $117 | $95.79 | -75.5% | Aug 16, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Phillip Jungwirth | $135 | $84.48 | -71.8% | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Roger Read | $129 | $102.17 | -73.0% | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $93.42 | -77.0% | May 4, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $108 | $84.86 | -77.4% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Connor Lynagh | $115 | $84.08 | -75.9% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $90.98 | -77.0% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Prashant Rao | $85 | $72.81 | -82.2% | Jan 19, 2022 |
| Barclays | Theresa Chen | $80 | $72.16 | -83.3% | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Doug Leggate | $88 | $69.93 | -81.6% | Jan 10, 2022 |
| UBS | Lloyd Byrne | $73 | $63.11 | -84.7% | Nov 17, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neil Mehta | $73 | $62.66 | -84.7% | Nov 3, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Sam Margolin | $68 | $55.29 | -85.8% | May 4, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationMarathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) functions as a prominent integrated energy enterprise, primarily concentrating its downstream operations across the United States. Its business is bifurcated into two main divisions: Refining & Marketing, and Midstream. The Refining & Marketing segment is responsible for processing crude oil and various other raw materials at its refineries, strategically located in the U.S. Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, and West Coast regions. This division also acquires refined petroleum products and ethanol for subsequent distribution. Key outputs from this segment encompass a diverse array of transportation fuels, including different gasoline blends, heavy fuel oil, and asphalt. Additionally, it manufactures chemicals such as aromatics, propane, propylene, and sulfur.…
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-11-10T18:38:36.707185+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-19T07:20:46.600053+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-19T07:20:46.597244+00:00
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