BP vs MPC
BP PLC and Marathon Petroleum Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BP | MPC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $192.5B | $132.7B |
| Net income | $55.0M | $4.0B |
| Gross margin | · | 10.0% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 4.4% |
| Return on equity | 0.1% | 23.1% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $13.22 |
| Dividend / share | $0.33 | $3.73 |
| Payout ratio | 9198.2% | 28.2% |
| Free cash flow | · | $4.8B |
| Equity | $53.1B | $17.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.40× | 1.69× |
| Current ratio | 1.26× | 1.26× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.0% | 13.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
BP bills 1.5× the revenue of MPC, and MPC keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (4.4% against 0.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BP | MPC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $192.5B | $132.7B |
| FY2024 | $194.6B | $138.9B |
| FY2023 | $213.0B | $148.4B |
| FY2022 | $248.9B | $177.5B |
| FY2021 | $164.2B | $120.0B |
| FY2020 | $109.1B | $69.8B |
| FY2019 | $163.5B | $111.1B |
| FY2018 | $303.7B | $86.1B |
| FY2017 | $244.6B | $74.7B |
| FY2016 | $186.6B | $63.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BP | MPC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $55.0M | $4.0B |
| FY2024 | $381.0M | $3.4B |
| FY2023 | $15.2B | $9.7B |
| FY2022 | $-2.5B | $14.5B |
| FY2021 | $7.6B | $9.7B |
| FY2020 | $-20.3B | $-9.8B |
| FY2019 | $4.0B | $2.6B |
| FY2018 | $9.4B | $2.8B |
| FY2017 | $3.4B | $3.4B |
| FY2016 | $115.0M | $1.2B |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$59,850,000,000 | BP |
| FY2024 | +$55,765,000,000 | BP |
| FY2023 | +$64,653,000,000 | BP |
| FY2022 | +$71,438,000,000 | BP |
| FY2021 | +$44,212,000,000 | BP |
| FY2020 | +$39,299,000,000 | BP |
| FY2019 | +$52,378,000,000 | BP |
| FY2018 | +$217,652,000,000 | BP |
| FY2017 | +$169,849,000,000 | BP |
| FY2016 | +$123,329,000,000 | BP |
| FY2015 | +$153,931,000,000 | BP |
BP has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.8 pp | MPC |
| FY2024 | −3.0 pp | MPC |
| FY2023 | −0.1 pp | MPC |
| FY2022 | −9.6 pp | MPC |
| FY2021 | −4.0 pp | MPC |
| FY2020 | −4.7 pp | MPC |
| FY2019 | −0.4 pp | MPC |
| FY2018 | −1.0 pp | MPC |
| FY2017 | −4.3 pp | MPC |
| FY2016 | −2.1 pp | MPC |
| FY2015 | −7.3 pp | MPC |
MPC has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 11 fiscal years.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BP's net margin has been more volatile than MPC's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 6.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.1.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
MPC led in net margin in every one of the 11 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MPC's return on equity has been more volatile than BP's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 22.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.9.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BP and MPC over these 11 fiscal years — BP led in 1 and MPC in 10.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.