CVR Energy Inc vs Marathon Petroleum Corp

CVR Energy Inc (CVI) is overvalued and Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. CVI is the closer of the two: -21%, against -37% for MPC.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

CVR Energy Inc (CVI)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $42.93; the price of $52.13 is 21% above that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 0/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $284.85; the price of $389.68 is 37% above that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 62/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricCVIMPC
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$52.13$389.68
Intrinsic value$42.93$284.85
Margin of safety-21%-37%
Leak Score0/100 (3/12)62/100 (10/12)
Market cap$5.2B$109.4B
Revenue growth, 5 years12.8%13.9%
Operating margin6.8%8.4%
Net margin0.8%5.6%
Return on equity13.9%47.9%
Debt to equity3.431.80
P/E75.9x13.4x
Forward P/E19.1x8.5x
P/B10.0x5.8x
Dividend yield0.7%1.1%

All stocks in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing