NYSE$MPC

Marathon Petroleum Corporation · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Marathon Petroleum's financial performance decreased due to lower market crack spreads, while Midstream segment saw growth from higher rates and volumes.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. reported a net income of $622 million, or $1.87 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA was $2.5 billion. The company returned $3.0 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends and announced an additional $5 billion share repurchase authorization.

  • Third-quarter net income attributable to MPC was $622 million, or $1.87 per diluted share.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $2.5 billion and net cash provided by operating activities was $1.7 billion.
  • Midstream growth is anchored in the Permian and Marcellus; segment adjusted EBITDA was $1.6 billion, up nearly 6% year-over-year.
  • MPC expects to receive distributions of $2.5 billion annually following MPLX’s 12.5% quarterly distribution increase.
  • $3.0 billion of capital was returned to shareholders; an additional $5 billion share repurchase authorization and a 10% quarterly dividend increase were announced.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$35.1B

Previous: $40.9B-14.2%
EPS

$1.87

Previous: $8.14-77.0%
Refined product sales

3.6M

No prior period
Crude utilization

94.0%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$1.72B

Previous: -$1.36B-26.9%
Free Cash Flow

-$1.1B

Previous: $1.92B-157.3%
Net Income

$622M

Previous: $3.28B-81.0%
Operating Income

$1.35B

Previous: $4.75B-71.6%
Gross Profit

$2.96B

Previous: $5.99B-50.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$4B

Previous: $8.45B-52.7%
Total Assets

$79.8B

Previous: $90B-11.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Marathon Petroleum · Revenue · Quarterly

$35.1B

Q3 2024-14.2%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Fourth-Quarter 2024 Outlook for Refining & Marketing Segment

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.2%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

38 / 66 earnings

Positive

+8.9%

Q4 2020

Best reaction

-13.2%

Q4 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.9%-3.0%+3.2%
Q4 2025+5.2%+14.7%+22.9%
Q3 2025-6.1%-1.0%-2.9%
Q2 2025+0.6%-4.2%+6.6%
Q1 2025+1.0%+5.3%+10.4%
Q4 2024+6.7%+2.1%-6.4%
Q3 2024+7.1%+6.1%+3.6%
Q2 2024+4.5%+8.5%+4.0%
Q1 2024-10.7%-9.0%-14.2%
Q4 2023+3.4%+3.9%+5.7%
Q3 2023+5.7%+2.7%+1.6%
Q2 2023+2.1%+3.7%+7.3%
Q1 2023-10.1%-12.7%-13.5%
Q4 2022-4.8%-8.5%+0.4%
Q3 2022+1.0%+3.5%+5.8%
Q2 2022+2.6%-0.1%+7.1%
Q1 2022+8.1%+7.6%+17.0%
Q4 2021+4.0%+7.8%+5.0%
Q3 2021-5.3%-2.2%-5.8%
Q2 2021+1.0%+2.3%+4.1%
Q1 2021+3.9%+5.0%+10.7%
Q4 2020+8.9%+1.8%-0.1%
Q3 2020+8.2%+7.1%+37.6%
Q2 2020-1.3%-4.0%-8.4%
Q1 2020-6.3%+4.8%+20.6%
Q4 2019+2.7%-1.6%-10.4%
Q3 2019+0.4%+0.4%-8.4%
Q2 2019-4.9%-12.1%-12.7%
Q1 2019-10.9%-14.7%-20.9%
Q4 2018-6.2%-7.5%-14.0%
Q3 2018-1.4%-3.0%-7.5%
Q2 2018+8.4%+8.2%+12.2%
Q1 2018-10.5%-5.5%-2.3%
Q4 2017-2.7%-5.2%-5.9%
Q3 2017+3.6%+5.8%+9.9%
Q2 2017-1.2%+1.6%-7.1%
Q1 2017+2.7%+3.7%+6.5%
Q4 2016-0.3%+0.7%+6.7%
Q3 2016-3.3%-4.3%+8.9%
Q2 2016+4.1%+2.5%+10.6%
Q1 2016-5.5%
Q4 2015-13.2%
Q3 2015+3.9%
Q2 2015-2.0%
Q1 2015+0.1%
Q4 2014+1.5%
Q3 2014+4.0%
Q2 2014+5.8%
Q1 2014+3.0%
Q4 2013+5.2%
Q3 2013-2.3%
Q2 2013-1.9%
Q1 2013-10.8%
Q4 2012+3.1%
Q3 2012-3.4%
Q2 2012-1.4%
Q1 2011-0.8%
Q1 2012-2.1%
Q4 2011+2.5%
Q4 2009+2.5%
Q1 2010+2.5%
Q3 2010-1.1%
Q3 2011-1.1%
Q4 2010+8.6%
Q2 2011+8.6%
Q2 2010+8.6%

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