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Company snapshot — Marathon Petroleum Corp

MPC in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Marathon Petroleum runs a US downstream energy business split into refining and marketing, midstream, and renewable diesel. It turns crude and other feedstocks into fuels such as petrol and heavy fuel oil, plus propane and petrochemicals, sold through wholesale, spot and branded outlets including ARCO. Its midstream arm moves and stores crude, refined products and natural gas liquids through pipelines, terminals and barges, while its renewable diesel unit converts feedstocks into diesel sold through the same distribution network. It is based in Findlay, Ohio.
Where it sits in the stack
Marathon Petroleum sits outside our AI build-out framework; it belongs to the energy sector, in the oil and gas refining and marketing industry within the broader universe the diary follows.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no assigned peer group for this name; the market usually compares it with other large US refiners such as Valero Energy.
Why Closelook tracks it
It holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Rubin or Halo seat, and its Closelook score has not yet been built; there are no diary quotes recorded for it.
What the diary watches
The diary watches how refining margins and renewable diesel volumes move together across its three segments, since a shift in either could change how the business reads as a whole.

Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for MPC, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 3 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Raymond James, 2026-09-14

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for MPC from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Raymond James — target 445 from 350 Target raised to $445 from $350 (+9.9% to spot) 2026-09-14
  • Price target Morgan Stanley — target 453 from 265 Target raised to $453 from $265 (+11.3% to spot) 2026-09-14
  • Price target Wells Fargo — target 400 from 359 Target raised to $400 from $359 (+7.1% to spot) 2026-09-01

3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · US · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · US

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against MPC on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 0.94%, quarterly · last 1.00 USD on 2026-08-19

Dividends and capital return

What MPC pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 4.00 USD per share · a 0.94% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +9.9% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 3.64 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.00 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-19
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.83 USD (partial) · 2024: 3.39 USD · 2025: 3.73 USD · 2026: 3.00 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-15

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC)?

Marathon Petroleum Corp trades as MPC on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is MPC in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Marathon Petroleum Corp is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does MPC trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +22.5% vs the 50-day and +69.3% vs the 200-day average, 0.7% below the 52-week high and +163.7% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Marathon Petroleum Corp do?

Marathon Petroleum runs a US downstream energy business split into refining and marketing, midstream, and renewable diesel. It turns crude and other feedstocks into fuels such as petrol and heavy fuel oil, plus propane and petrochemicals, sold through wholesale, spot and branded outlets including ARCO. Its midstream arm moves and stores crude, refined products and natural gas liquids through pipelines, terminals and barges, while its renewable diesel unit converts feedstocks into diesel sold through the same distribution network. The diary has no assigned peer group for this name; the market usually compares it with other large US refiners such as Valero Energy.

Where does Marathon Petroleum Corp sit in the AI build-out?

Marathon Petroleum sits outside our AI build-out framework; it belongs to the energy sector, in the oil and gas refining and marketing industry within the broader universe the diary follows. It holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Rubin or Halo seat, and its Closelook score has not yet been built; there are no diary quotes recorded for it.

Does Marathon Petroleum Corp pay a dividend?

Marathon Petroleum Corp has paid 4.00 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.94% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.00 USD on 2026-08-19. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Marathon Petroleum Corp recently?

The most recent analyst action on Marathon Petroleum Corp on the Closelook wire is a price target by Raymond James on 2026-09-14 (target 445 from 350). 3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for MPC, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing, then Energy. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.