Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

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

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The oil and gas company reported $3.01 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.00 by $0.01. Marathon Petroleum had a return on equity of 9.76% and a net margin of 2.13%.The company had revenue of $34.81 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $31.06 billion. 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 Stock Performance

MPC opened at $172.36 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $51.81 billion, a PE ratio of 18.38, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31. Marathon Petroleum has a 1 year low of $115.10 and a 1 year high of $202.29. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $179.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $180.64.

Marathon Petroleum Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Marathon Petroleum

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Marathon Petroleum from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Marathon Petroleum from $231.00 to $184.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on shares of Marathon Petroleum from $208.00 to $200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Marathon Petroleum from $206.00 to $204.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on Marathon Petroleum from $185.00 to $182.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $196.67.

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.