Stock Analysis on Net

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:MPC)

Return on Capital (ROC)

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Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.


Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

Marathon Petroleum Corp., ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 10,783 17,951 6,187 (10,978) 6,182
Invested capital2 63,897 69,547 63,579 70,186 82,004
Performance Ratio
ROIC3 16.88% 25.81% 9.73% -15.64% 7.54%
Benchmarks
ROIC, Competitors4
Chevron Corp. 9.17% 19.68% 10.04% -5.22% 0.44%
ConocoPhillips 15.20% 28.02% 13.45% -5.92% 12.76%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 12.32% 21.12% 12.01% -12.45% 5.40%
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 9.72% 22.25% 7.26% -23.53% -0.80%
Valero Energy Corp. 15.39% 27.16% 12.49% -4.03% 10.87%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Invested capital. See details »

3 2023 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 10,783 ÷ 63,897 = 16.88%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Performance ratio Description The company
ROIC A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. Marathon Petroleum Corp. ROIC improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.

Decomposition of ROIC

Marathon Petroleum Corp., decomposition of ROIC

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ROIC = OPM1 × TO2 × 1 – CTR3
Dec 31, 2023 16.88% = 9.30% × 2.32 × 78.18%
Dec 31, 2022 25.81% = 12.61% × 2.55 × 80.24%
Dec 31, 2021 9.73% = 5.74% × 1.89 × 89.77%
Dec 31, 2020 -15.64% = -18.45% × 0.99 × 100.00%
Dec 31, 2019 7.54% = 5.25% × 1.51 × 95.03%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »

2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »

3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »

The primary reason for the decrease in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2023 year is the decrease in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.


Operating Profit Margin (OPM)

Marathon Petroleum Corp., OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 10,783 17,951 6,187 (10,978) 6,182
Add: Cash operating taxes2 3,010 4,421 705 (1,899) 324
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 13,793 22,372 6,892 (12,877) 6,506
 
Sales and other operating revenues 148,379 177,453 119,983 69,779 123,949
Profitability Ratio
OPM3 9.30% 12.61% 5.74% -18.45% 5.25%
Benchmarks
OPM, Competitors4
Chevron Corp. 13.94% 22.85% 15.98% -8.90% 4.08%
ConocoPhillips 29.62% 36.63% 29.99% -13.37% 31.34%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 15.71% 19.95% 14.69% -17.59% 8.83%
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 26.23% 41.51% 20.91% -79.93% 6.27%
Valero Energy Corp. 7.27% 9.65% 5.33% -3.98% 4.62%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2023 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Sales and other operating revenues
= 100 × 13,793 ÷ 148,379 = 9.30%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
OPM The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. Marathon Petroleum Corp. OPM improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023.

Turnover of Capital (TO)

Marathon Petroleum Corp., TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Sales and other operating revenues 148,379 177,453 119,983 69,779 123,949
Invested capital1 63,897 69,547 63,579 70,186 82,004
Efficiency Ratio
TO2 2.32 2.55 1.89 0.99 1.51
Benchmarks
TO, Competitors3
Chevron Corp. 0.93 1.11 0.80 0.48 0.71
ConocoPhillips 0.69 1.04 0.60 0.37 0.56
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.09 1.34 1.01 0.65 0.84
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 0.50 0.65 0.45 0.28 0.24
Valero Energy Corp. 2.83 3.54 2.56 1.58 2.66

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 Invested capital. See details »

2 2023 Calculation
TO = Sales and other operating revenues ÷ Invested capital
= 148,379 ÷ 63,897 = 2.32

3 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Efficiency ratio Description The company
TO The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. Marathon Petroleum Corp. TO improved from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from 2022 to 2023.

Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)

Marathon Petroleum Corp., CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 10,783 17,951 6,187 (10,978) 6,182
Add: Cash operating taxes2 3,010 4,421 705 (1,899) 324
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) 13,793 22,372 6,892 (12,877) 6,506
Tax Rate
CTR3 21.82% 19.76% 10.23% 4.97%
Benchmarks
CTR, Competitors4
Chevron Corp. 29.08% 22.40% 21.79% 85.07%
ConocoPhillips 25.68% 26.41% 25.25% 27.88%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 27.99% 21.11% 19.45% 27.33%
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 25.46% 17.63% 22.36% 152.57%
Valero Energy Corp. 25.22% 20.60% 8.53% 11.52%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

1 NOPAT. See details »

2 Cash operating taxes. See details »

3 2023 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 3,010 ÷ 13,793 = 21.82%

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Tax rate Description The company
CTR Effective cash tax rate on operating income. Marathon Petroleum Corp. CTR increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.