VLO vs MPC vs PSX
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
VLO74.5
Valero Energy Corporation
Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
$444.71 +0.17%$128.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
MPC72.5
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
$478.07 +0.25%$134.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
VLO MPC PSX · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | $0.03M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | — | +59 | −18 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,177 | 1,152 | 1,229 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,179 | 1,088 | 970 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | −2 | +64 | +259 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 17.8x
78th
|
15.7x
44th
|
16.6x
67th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.0x
92nd
|
0.9x
85th
|
0.8x
77th
|
| Price / book | 5.1x
67th
|
7.0x
75th
|
3.7x
58th
|
| Price / tangible book | 3.1x
50th
|
10.4x
90th
|
2.3x
40th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 12.7x
60th
|
10.4x
40th
|
18.4x
100th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.7x
69th
|
7.8x
46th
|
13.2x
77th
|
| Enterprise value | $131.5B
85th
|
$160.8B
100th
|
$134.0B
92nd
|
| EV / sales | 1.0x
77th
|
1.0x
85th
|
0.9x
62nd
|
| EV / EBITDA | 9.9x
62nd
|
9.2x
46th
|
10.4x
69th
|
| EV / EBIT | 12.9x
60th
|
11.4x
40th
|
13.4x
70th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 13.0x
50th
|
12.5x
40th
|
21.0x
90th
|
| Earnings yield | 5.6%
46th
|
6.4%
69th
|
6.0%
54th
|
| FCF yield | 7.9%
54th
|
9.6%
69th
|
5.4%
23rd
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 8.5%
31st
|
12.8%
54th
|
7.6%
23rd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $216.65
100th
|
$208.23
89th
|
$176.12
78th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 11.3%
62nd
|
11.6%
69th
|
9.8%
46th
|
| EBITDA margin | 10.0%
77th
|
11.3%
85th
|
8.4%
46th
|
| Operating margin | 7.5%
77th
|
8.0%
85th
|
6.7%
69th
|
| EBIT margin | 7.7%
77th
|
9.2%
92nd
|
6.5%
62nd
|
| Net margin | 5.4%
77th
|
5.6%
85th
|
4.6%
69th
|
| NOPAT margin | 5.8%
77th
|
6.4%
85th
|
5.4%
69th
|
| FCF margin | 7.6%
92nd
|
8.4%
100th
|
4.2%
54th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 8.2%
69th
|
11.1%
100th
|
5.8%
46th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 0.8%
8th
|
2.2%
69th
|
1.6%
38th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| Effective tax rate | 22.7%
62nd
|
19.3%
15th
|
19.0%
8th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 29.4%
75th
|
47.9%
83rd
|
24.0%
67th
|
| ROA | 11.6%
92nd
|
9.9%
77th
|
9.0%
62nd
|
| ROIC | 27.2%
92nd
|
21.7%
85th
|
17.3%
54th
|
| ROCE | 22.2%
92nd
|
21.1%
85th
|
15.8%
62nd
|
| Return on tangible assets | 16.4%
92nd
|
16.4%
85th
|
12.7%
62nd
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 38.3%
92nd
|
37.6%
85th
|
18.6%
46th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 23.3%
77th
|
19.0%
62nd
|
18.4%
54th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 14.5%
92nd
|
13.2%
83rd
|
10.2%
75th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 21.5%
100th
|
17.5%
82nd
|
15.1%
73rd
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 26.3%
82nd
|
34.4%
91st
|
21.0%
55th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 439.9%
91st
|
121.7%
45th
|
189.4%
64th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 7.4%
17th
|
15.3%
75th
|
15.6%
83rd
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 13.2%
23rd
|
50.4%
85th
|
49.7%
77th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -5.4%
33rd
|
-0.6%
83rd
|
-0.1%
92nd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 10.4%
42nd
|
11.9%
50th
|
13.6%
75th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | -1.9%
42nd
|
-3.9%
33rd
|
8.2%
67th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -12.4%
30th
|
-13.3%
20th
|
4.9%
60th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 844.0%
100th
|
300.7%
50th
|
312.9%
75th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -13.0%
43rd
|
-12.5%
57th
|
-13.4%
29th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 901.8%
100th
|
325.4%
75th
|
318.3%
50th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | -7.1%
43rd
|
-1.1%
86th
|
-9.8%
29th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | — | 20.5% | — |
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 169.8%
57th
|
253.7%
71st
|
329.7%
86th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 2.0%
100th
|
0.9%
88th
|
-5.9%
62nd
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 0.3%
67th
|
4.7%
83rd
|
-3.9%
58th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 5.6%
73rd
|
2.2%
45th
|
6.1%
82nd
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 7.2%
70th
|
14.0%
90th
|
5.7%
60th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 23.6%
67th
|
41.4%
78th
|
17.3%
44th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 6.8%
42nd
|
8.9%
58th
|
6.3%
33rd
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 4.7%
75th
|
6.3%
92nd
|
3.8%
58th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 3.4%
83rd
|
4.0%
92nd
|
3.1%
67th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 5.2%
83rd
|
5.7%
100th
|
2.7%
58th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.28
42nd
|
0.52
67th
|
0.54
75th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.05
42nd
|
0.09
58th
|
0.11
75th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.17
33rd
|
0.60
67th
|
0.38
58th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $7.9B
100th
|
$7.8B
92nd
|
$4.1B
85th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$3.5B
23rd
|
−$26.5B
0th
|
−$16.5B
8th
|
| Working capital | $11.9B
100th
|
$6.9B
92nd
|
$5.9B
85th
|
| Current ratio | 1.64
85th
|
1.25
38th
|
1.32
46th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.23
92nd
|
0.89
38th
|
1.00
69th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.42
69th
|
0.28
62nd
|
0.22
54th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 1,576 days
75th
|
1,520 days
67th
|
1,209 days
50th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $11.3B
85th
|
$34.3B
100th
|
$20.6B
92nd
|
| Debt / equity | 0.45
17th
|
1.80
67th
|
0.65
42nd
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.14
8th
|
1.39
67th
|
0.52
42nd
|
| Debt / assets | 17.6%
23rd
|
36.4%
62nd
|
25.1%
31st
|
| Debt / capital | 31.2%
17th
|
64.3%
67th
|
39.5%
42nd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.85
8th
|
1.97
46th
|
1.60
38th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.26
8th
|
1.52
54th
|
1.28
31st
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 18.3x
92nd
|
9.1x
67th
|
8.7x
58th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 19.5x
85th
|
11.0x
69th
|
7.7x
54th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 1.0 yrs
8th
|
2.0 yrs
23rd
|
2.3 yrs
38th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 56.3%
23rd
|
72.7%
54th
|
60.0%
38th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA+ | A+ | A+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 65
0th
|
125
23rd
|
125
23rd
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 2.14
62nd
|
1.78
31st
|
1.95
46th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 4.75
62nd
|
3.90
38th
|
3.87
31st
|
| Inventory turnover | 15.5
54th
|
13.6
38th
|
24.1
69th
|
| Receivables turnover | 10.6
8th
|
11.5
15th
|
13.7
31st
|
| Days sales outstanding | 34 days
92nd
|
32 days
85th
|
27 days
69th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 23 days
46th
|
27 days
62nd
|
15 days
31st
|
| Days payables outstanding | 39 days
85th
|
44 days
92nd
|
30 days
69th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 18 days
62nd
|
15 days
46th
|
12 days
38th
|
| Capex / revenue | 0.6%
8th
|
2.7%
77th
|
1.6%
38th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.26
0th
|
1.27
85th
|
0.90
69th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 5.3%
58th
|
3.1%
42nd
|
4.6%
50th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.51
50th
|
2.00
60th
|
1.26
30th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.40
60th
|
1.51
70th
|
0.90
40th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 92.5%
100th
|
75.3%
69th
|
71.6%
54th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 7.5%
0th
|
24.7%
31st
|
28.4%
46th
|
| Accruals ratio | -6.0%
38th
|
-9.9%
23rd
|
-2.3%
69th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -0.5%
62nd
|
-1.1%
54th
|
2.1%
85th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
10th
|
0.75
10th
|
1.00
70th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 74
92nd
|
72
85th
|
71
77th
|
| IS profitability | 54
92nd
|
51
85th
|
44
77th
|
| IS growth | 65
8th
|
73
75th
|
71
42nd
|
| IS value | 74
62nd
|
74
69th
|
76
77th
|
| IS momentum | 89
50th
|
94
75th
|
94
83rd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
77th
|
90
46th
|
90
46th
|
| IS quality | 83
100th
|
72
62nd
|
78
85th
|
| IS balance sheet | 79
92nd
|
49
46th
|
65
69th
|
| IS earnings quality | 78
54th
|
70
38th
|
88
85th
|
| IS cash flow | 75
100th
|
67
85th
|
60
69th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 9
69th
|
9
69th
|
9
69th
|
| Altman Z-score | 5.1
92nd
|
3.5
46th
|
3.8
69th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.99
33rd
|
−2.67
42nd
|
−2.66
50th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −9.51
8th
|
−8.25
38th
|
−8.83
15th
|
| IS credit score | 94
100th
|
80
69th
|
80
69th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $128.0B
92nd
|
$134.3B
100th
|
$117.5B
85th
|
| Revenue | $132.9B
85th
|
$153.9B
100th
|
$153.6B
92nd
|
| EBITDA | $13.3B
92nd
|
$17.4B
100th
|
$12.8B
85th
|
| Net income | $7.2B
92nd
|
$8.6B
100th
|
$7.1B
85th
|
| Free cash flow | $10.1B
92nd
|
$12.9B
100th
|
$6.4B
85th
|
| Total assets | $64.7B
85th
|
$94.3B
100th
|
$81.8B
92nd
|
| Shareholders' equity | $25.0B
92nd
|
$19.1B
85th
|
$31.5B
100th
|
| Employees | 9,785
77th
|
18,500
100th
|
12,600
85th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.2% | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1 week | +2.5% | +5.1% | +5.4% |
| 1 month | +7.8% | +13.3% | +6.9% |
| 3 months | +42.5% | +51.6% | +40.4% |
| 6 months | +98.9% | +123.8% | +87.5% |
| Year to date | +170.7% | +191.0% | +126.4% |
| 1 year | +178.1% | +161.4% | +128.2% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +267.3% | +237.6% | +182.8% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +551.0% | +710.8% | +319.3% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | VLO | MPC | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 66.4 | 74.7 | 70.7 |
| From 52-week high | −3.6% | −1.5% | −1.4% |
| From 52-week low | +188.2% | +196.0% | +132.9% |
| Beta | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.70 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17