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 $102.7B against $6.0B — 17.3× the size. Marathon Petroleum Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 7.2× against 8.8×. Marathon Petroleum Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 31.2% against 20.2%. Marathon Petroleum Corporation has the higher net margin (8.37% vs 2.29%) and the higher return on invested capital (27.8% vs 15.3%). Both pay a dividend; Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. yields more (6.75% vs 1.06%). Across the 23 metrics below, Marathon Petroleum Corporation leads on 12 and Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. on 11.

Valuation

Metric MPC UGP Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
P/E 7.16 8.84 8.38
P/S 0.60 0.21 0.33
P/B 3.54 1.50 1.70
Price to free cash flow 4.84 4.06 5.86
EV/EBITDA 4.96 4.21 4.96
EV/Sales 0.72 0.27 0.46
Earnings yield 13.96% 11.31% 9.67%
Free cash flow yield 20.68% 24.61% 15.55%

Profitability

Metric MPC UGP Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Gross margin 15.91% 8.44% 10.93%
Operating margin 12.51% 4.95% 7.14%
Net margin 8.37% 2.29% 2.70%
Free cash flow margin 12.50% 5.52% 6.17%
Return on equity 54.45% 18.40% 21.95%
Return on assets 15.75% 7.25% 5.76%
Return on invested capital 27.75% 15.25% 13.74%

Growth

Metric MPC UGP Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Revenue growth (TTM) 31.17% 20.23% 26.02%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 31.15% 2.90% 37.92%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 13.72% 10.10% 13.17%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 20.45% 0.00%

Health

Metric MPC UGP Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Debt to equity 1.11 0.96 0.41
Current ratio 1.45 1.64 1.31
Net debt to EBITDA 2.52 2.02 2.07

Dividend

Metric MPC UGP Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Dividend yield 1.06% 6.75% 2.20%
Payout ratio 0.08 0.62 0.25

Size

Metric MPC UGP Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Market cap 102.74b 5.95b 3.91b

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