Marathon Petroleum Corp vs Phillips 66

Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) is overvalued and Phillips 66 (PSX) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. MPC is the closer of the two: -37%, against -46% for PSX.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

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

Phillips 66 (PSX)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $175.90; the price of $256.78 is 46% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 60/100 on 8 of 12 signals

MetricMPCPSX
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$389.68$256.78
Intrinsic value$284.85$175.90
Margin of safety-37%-46%
Leak Score62/100 (10/12)60/100 (8/12)
Market cap$109.4B$102.5B
Revenue growth, 5 years13.9%15.7%
Operating margin8.4%5.9%
Net margin5.6%4.6%
Return on equity47.9%24.0%
Debt to equity1.800.65
P/E13.4x14.6x
Forward P/E8.5x10.1x
P/B5.8x3.3x
Dividend yield1.1%2.0%

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