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Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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Marathon Petroleum (MPC - Free Report) reported $31.85 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 4.1%. EPS of -$0.24 for the same period compares to $2.78 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $30.09 billion, representing a surprise of +5.86%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +61.90%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.63.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Marathon Petroleum performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Refining & Marketing - Refinery throughputs - Net refinery throughput: 2849 millions of barrels of oil per day versus 2765.67 millions of barrels of oil per day estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Refining & Marketing - Refinery throughputs - Crude oil refined: 2623 millions of barrels of oil per day compared to the 2513.68 millions of barrels of oil per day average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Refining & Marketing - Refinery throughputs - Other charge and blendstocks: 226 millions of barrels of oil per day compared to the 250.81 millions of barrels of oil per day average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Corporate and other unallocated items: -$210 million versus -$213.33 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Refining & Marketing: $489 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $286.27 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Midstream: $1.72 billion versus $1.68 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
View all Key Company Metrics for Marathon Petroleum here>>>

Shares of Marathon Petroleum have returned +21.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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