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Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:MPC)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since November 5, 2024.

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Marathon Petroleum Corp., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Net income (loss) 1,015 1,955 1,312 1,877 3,631 2,580 3,084 3,641 5,020 6,217 1,172 1,105 1,030 8,802 64 574 (609) 276 (10,218) 262 1,367 1,367 259
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount (5) (15) (24) (27) (24) (17) (10) 5 12 14 19 20 18 19 22 20 19 16 14 14 10 9 —
Impairment expense — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 146 433 25 7,822 1,197 — — —
Depreciation and amortization 846 838 827 828 845 834 800 797 794 819 805 813 836 871 844 849 830 833 863 978 855 886 919
LCM inventory valuation adjustment — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (1,185) (530) (1,470) 3,185 — — — —
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net (48) 33 33 19 (235) 11 14 37 18 82 35 36 (501) 124 (158) 48 70 47 55 46 (196) 34 52
Deferred income taxes (37) (60) (35) 36 (86) 27 (5) 252 130 (40) (52) 6 (126) (73) 24 522 (234) 162 (691) 251 412 233 127
Net (gain) loss on disposal of assets 2 1 (20) (91) (110) (13) (3) 11 (1,051) (39) 18 (18) — — (3) (64) (1) (2) (3) (85) (4) (4) (214)
(Income) loss from equity method investments (219) (373) (204) (195) (215) (199) (133) (186) (180) (147) (142) (152) (122) (93) (91) (102) (117) (79) 1,233 (64) (124) (107) (99)
Distributions from equity method investments 328 292 262 255 257 246 183 228 208 176 160 186 163 161 142 149 153 128 147 189 163 162 148
Income from discontinued operations — — — — — — — (72) — — — — — (8,214) (234) (324) (371) (192) (318) — — — —
Changes in income tax receivable — — — (319) 408 (432) 478 (413) (153) 24 (13) 1,554 515 (34) 54 (635) (22) 185 (1,335) — — — —
Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments 37 (27) 37 30 (48) (7) 95 1 21 (98) (71) 27 (10) 42 (43) 8 14 70 (47) 26 (7) (56) 29
Current receivables 2,143 882 (964) 896 (2,162) (112) 3,350 56 3,911 (1,655) (4,627) (1,534) 182 (2,224) (1,723) (863) (767) 1,239 1,856 (409) 135 (713) (1,037)
Inventories (107) (19) (462) 824 (605) 733 (1,441) 1,008 1,184 (1,556) (1,423) 1,173 (326) (472) (408) 585 750 812 (397) (548) (558) 744 (4)
Current liabilities and other current assets (2,250) (295) 999 (2,881) 3,426 239 (2,100) (1,136) (7,061) 3,389 6,717 1,590 193 2,656 1,821 1,091 1,170 (1,813) (3,375) 560 645 (186) 1,483
Right of use assets and operating lease liabilities, net (2) — 1 (4) (2) 1 (2) (1) (1) — 2 (2) 1 (1) 5 (17) (2) 6 (6) (6) 11 10 (1)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of businesses acquired (216) 568 (426) (1,165) 657 861 (193) (73) (1,967) 178 669 1,227 50 (41) (305) 796 1,151 244 (1,922) (403) 233 (145) 441
All other, net (19) 30 (230) (125) (127) 93 (253) 68 (338) (190) (87) 34 (108) (28) (51) 146 93 (47) (1) (2) 78 243 (39)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 669 1,287 220 (754) 1,322 1,404 973 655 (2,506) 779 1,341 3,733 715 (7,266) 201 374 1,488 (80) 9,002 2,147 1,420 1,255 1,364
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 1,684 3,242 1,532 1,123 4,953 3,984 4,057 4,296 2,514 6,996 2,513 4,838 1,745 1,536 265 948 879 196 (1,216) 2,409 2,787 2,622 1,623
Additions to property, plant and equipment (651) (487) (585) (532) (420) (481) (457) (726) (701) (498) (495) (481) (377) (302) (304) (457) (634) (745) (951) (1,551) (1,404) (1,178) (1,241)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired — — (622) (246) — — — (339) — (74) — — — — — — — — — — (135) 5 1
Disposal of assets 2 1 1 3 9 21 3 11 7 65 7 55 17 5 76 77 15 10 48 83 11 9 24
Investments, acquisitions and contributions (271) (54) (125) (118) (66) (89) (207) (190) (55) (48) (112) (60) (37) (62) (51) (49) (53) (214) (169) (272) (197) (270) (325)
Investments, redemptions, repayments, return of capital and sales proceeds 7 134 — 5 270 — — 4 511 — — — 36 2 1 15 4 41 77 23 17 56 2
Purchases of short-term investments (20) (1,268) (1,661) (1,485) (2,414) (2,611) (2,112) (2,288) (1,154) (2,217) (364) (3,041) (4,040) (5,417) — — — — — — — — —
Sales of short-term investments 2,100 2 193 208 291 952 631 156 65 61 1,014 1,089 455 — — — — — — — — — —
Maturities of short-term investments 861 1,638 1,885 1,147 1,670 1,069 1,162 2,763 1,585 1,368 1,443 3,754 1,652 — — — — — — — — — —
All other, net 6 51 90 54 225 259 164 111 243 255 215 132 161 122 98 44 — 9 10 31 13 18 19
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities 2,034 17 (824) (964) (435) (880) (816) (498) 501 (1,088) 1,708 1,448 (2,133) (5,652) (180) (370) (668) (899) (985) (1,686) (1,695) (1,360) (1,520)
Commercial paper, issued — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1,365 6,049 2,055 — — — — — — —
Commercial paper, repayments — — — — — — — — — — — — — (3,081) (5,356) (1,031) — — — — — — —
Long-term debt, borrowings 1 1,630 — — — — 1,589 — 994 — 2,385 1,175 200 3,990 6,785 3,870 3,540 5,422 4,250 500 5,810 5,360 2,604
Long-term debt, repayments (773) (21) (17) (17) (19) (22) (1,021) (22) (1,021) (19) (1,218) (3,126) (1,218) (6,443) (6,613) (5,236) (3,756) (4,867) (1,521) (519) (5,438) (5,085) (2,031)
Debt issuance costs (1) (14) — — — — (15) — (23) — (16) — — — — (2) (24) (24) — — (22) — —
Issuance of common stock — 8 11 2 33 10 17 59 17 71 96 35 18 30 23 5 — 2 4 4 3 1 2
Common stock repurchased (2,701) (2,896) (2,218) (2,505) (2,819) (3,068) (3,180) (1,837) (3,908) (3,331) (2,846) (2,742) (928) (984) — — — — — (65) (500) (500) (885)
Dividends paid (273) (290) (299) (311) (297) (316) (337) (351) (285) (313) (330) (354) (370) (381) (379) (377) (378) (378) (377) (344) (348) (352) (354)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (333) (335) (337) (338) (308) (306) (329) (306) (309) (288) (311) (526) (310) (293) (320) (303) (321) (300) (320) (295) (310) (315) (325)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 — — 95
Repurchases of noncontrolling interests (76) (75) (75) — — — — (176) (180) (35) (100) (165) (155) (155) (155) (33) — — — — — — —
Redemption of noncontrolling interests, preferred units — — — — — — (600) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
All other, net (1) — (42) — (1) (18) (31) (3) — (17) (24) — 1 (18) (18) (5) (10) (5) (15) (5) (8) (30) (26)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (4,157) (1,993) (2,977) (3,169) (3,411) (3,720) (3,907) (2,636) (4,715) (3,932) (2,364) (5,703) (2,762) (5,970) 16 (1,057) (949) (150) 2,021 (722) (813) (921) (920)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities, discontinued operations — — — — — — — 86 — (44) — (1,164) (2,893) (156) 189 380 442 342 448 — — — —
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities, discontinued operations — — — — — — — — — — — — 79 21,322 (87) (63) (79) (90) (103) — — — —
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations — — — — — — — 86 — (44) — (1,164) (2,814) 21,166 102 317 363 252 345 — — — —
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (439) 1,266 (2,269) (3,010) 1,107 (616) (666) 1,248 (1,700) 1,932 1,857 (581) (5,964) 11,080 203 (162) (375) (601) 165 1 279 341 (817)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).


The financial trajectory from 2019 through late 2024 is characterized by significant volatility in net income contrasted with relatively resilient cash generation from operating activities. While net income experienced extreme fluctuations—most notably a substantial loss in the first quarter of 2020 followed by a sharp peak in the second quarter of 2021—net cash provided by operating activities remained predominantly positive, demonstrating a decoupling between accounting earnings and actual cash flow.

Operating Cash Flow and Earnings Volatility
Net income exhibited severe instability, including a deficit of 10.2 billion dollars in March 2020, largely driven by impairment expenses and LCM inventory valuation adjustments. However, the underlying cash generation capacity remained robust. After a period of recovery, operating cash flows stabilized between 1.1 billion and 6.9 billion dollars per quarter from 2021 through 2024. Depreciation and amortization remained a consistent non-cash add-back, hovering steadily between 790 million and 980 million dollars per quarter throughout the entire period.
Capital Expenditure and Investing Patterns
Investment in property, plant, and equipment showed a downward trend in intensity. Expenditures peaked in 2019, with quarterly additions often exceeding 1.2 billion dollars, before moderating to a range between 300 million and 650 million dollars from 2021 onward. A significant shift in investing activity is observed in the management of short-term investments, with heavy purchases of short-term securities often offset by substantial maturities and sales, indicating an active treasury management strategy to optimize liquidity.
Capital Allocation and Shareholder Returns
A strategic pivot toward aggressive shareholder returns is evident beginning in late 2021. Common stock repurchases accelerated significantly, moving from sporadic activity in 2019-2020 to consistent quarterly expenditures between 1.8 billion and 3.9 billion dollars. Simultaneously, dividend payments have remained relatively stable, though a gradual decline is noted, moving from approximately 350 million dollars per quarter in 2019 to 273 million dollars by September 2024. This indicates a preference for share buybacks over dividend growth as the primary mechanism for returning value to shareholders.
Financing and Debt Dynamics
Financing activities have been consistently negative since 2021, driven primarily by the aforementioned share repurchases and the repayment of long-term debt. While the company utilized debt borrowings heavily during the 2020 volatility to maintain liquidity, more recent quarters show a pattern of utilizing operating cash flow to fund both debt reductions and equity buybacks. The net cash used in financing activities frequently exceeded 3 billion dollars per quarter between 2022 and 2024.
Impact of Discontinued Operations
Discontinued operations exerted a profound influence on the cash position during 2020 and 2021. A massive cash inflow of over 21 billion dollars in the second quarter of 2021 provided a substantial liquidity surge, which likely facilitated the subsequent acceleration of the share repurchase program and the reduction of long-term debt obligations.

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