Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) vs Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (UGP)

Marathon Petroleum Corporation and Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. are both Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing companies. Marathon Petroleum Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $133.9B against $8.2B — 16.4× the size. Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 12.4× against 16.4×. Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 20.2% against 15.0%. Marathon Petroleum Corporation has the higher net margin (5.57% vs 2.29%) and the higher return on invested capital (17.4% vs 15.3%). Both pay a dividend; Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. yields more (4.82% vs 0.84%). Across the 23 metrics below, Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. leads on 14 and Marathon Petroleum Corporation on 9.

Valuation

Metric MPC UGP Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
P/E 16.41 12.38 16.35
P/S 0.90 0.29 0.44
P/B 5.37 2.11 2.05
Price to free cash flow 9.94 5.69 9.98
EV/EBITDA 9.33 5.48 8.04
EV/Sales 1.06 0.35 0.59
Earnings yield 6.09% 8.08% 5.71%
Free cash flow yield 10.06% 17.58% 9.13%

Profitability

Metric MPC UGP Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Gross margin 12.50% 8.44% 12.22%
Operating margin 9.20% 4.95% 5.35%
Net margin 5.57% 2.29% 2.08%
Free cash flow margin 9.05% 5.52% 4.25%
Return on equity 34.93% 18.40% 11.39%
Return on assets 9.90% 7.25% 5.22%
Return on invested capital 17.40% 15.25% 11.54%

Growth

Metric MPC UGP Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Revenue growth (TTM) 14.99% 20.23% 13.37%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 31.15% (25.64%) 31.15%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 13.72% 10.10% 12.77%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 20.45% 0.00%

Health

Metric MPC UGP Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Debt to equity 1.28 0.96 0.44
Current ratio 1.25 1.64 1.32
Net debt to EBITDA 2.52 2.02 2.07

Dividend

Metric MPC UGP Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Dividend yield 0.84% 4.82% 1.71%
Payout ratio 0.14 0.62 0.35

Size

Metric MPC UGP Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Market cap 133.93b 8.18b 4.71b

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