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Financial profile · Q3 FY2026

A cyclical refiner with pronounced operating leverage and active cash returns

MPC's earnings are exposed to volatile refining margins, with throughput and operating costs that can make profits move sharply as market conditions change. Its asset-intensive operations require ongoing capital spending, while cash generation has also supported substantial share repurchases.

What is developing

The latest results extended a sharp recovery in earnings and cash generation, which the company attributed primarily to higher refining crack spreads. This is a meaningful move within MPC's cyclical model, not yet evidence of a durable change in its economics; working-capital inflows also contributed to cash generation.

What matters next

Whether refining margins and operating cash flow excluding working-capital changes remain elevated as market spreads normalize.

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Metric FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
887m 3B 1.7B 1.4B 415m 5.3B 8.6B 5.4B 3.2B 3.7B
— — — — — — — 4.4B — —
887m 3B 1.7B 1.4B 415m 5.3B 8.6B 1.1B 3.2B 3.7B
— — — — — 5.5B 3.1B 4.8B 0 —
3.6B 4.7B 5.9B 7.2B 5.8B 11B 13.5B 11.6B 11.1B 10.3B
3.6B 4.7B 5.9B 7.2B 5.8B 11B 13.5B 11.6B 11.1B 10.3B
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.7B 5.6B 9.8B 9.8B 8B 8.1B 8.8B 9.3B 9.6B 10.1B
241m 145m 646m 12B 14.1B 568m 1.2B 971m 524m 662m
10.4B 13.4B 18B 30.5B 28.3B 30.5B 35.2B 32.1B 24.4B 24.8B
25.8B 26.4B 45.1B 42.7B 40.6B 38.8B 36.9B 36.3B 36.3B 38.9B
25.8B 26.4B 45.1B 42.7B 40.6B 38.8B 36.9B 36.3B 36.3B 38.9B
(12.2B) (14.1B) (16.2B) (16.7B) (20.3B) (23.2B) (25.8B) (28.6B) (31.3B) (33.6B)
— — — — — — — — — 2.7B
3.6B 3.6B 20.2B 15.7B 8.3B 8.3B 8.2B 8.2B 8.2B 9.4B
3.8B 4.8B 5.9B 6.6B 5.4B 5.4B 6.5B 6.3B 6.9B 6.8B
833m 830m 3.8B 3.2B 2.6B 2.4B 3.1B 3B 3B 1.4B
3.6B 3.6B 20.2B 15.7B 8.3B 8.3B 8.2B 8.2B 8.2B 9.4B
44.4B 49B 92.9B 98.6B 85.2B 85.4B 89.9B 86B 78.9B 84B
5.6B 8.3B 9.4B 11.2B 7.8B 13.7B 15.3B 13.8B 13.9B 13B
994m 1.1B 1.2B 1.5B 1.2B 1.3B 1.3B 1.9B 1.8B 2B
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28m 624m 544m 704m 2.9B 571m 1.1B 2B 3B 2.4B
531m 465m 2.2B 3.5B 3.8B 2.3B 2.3B 2.6B 2B 2.3B
7.1B 10.5B 13.2B 16.9B 15.7B 17.9B 20B 20.2B 20.8B 19.7B
10.5B 12.3B 27B 28B 28.7B 25B 25.6B 25.3B 24.4B 30.5B
3.9B 2.7B 4.9B 6.4B 6.2B 5.6B 5.9B 5.8B 5.8B 6B
7.6B 7.8B 9.9B 9.4B 8B 7.4B 7.4B 7B 6.8B 6.8B
1.7B 1.8B 2.8B 4.1B 4.3B 3.3B 3.3B 3.3B 3.3B 3.7B
30.9B 35B 57.8B 64.9B 63B 59.2B 62.2B 61.6B 61.1B 66.6B
7m 7m 10m 10m 10m 10m 10m 10m 10m 10m
10.2B 12.9B 14.8B 16B 4.7B 12.9B 26.1B 34.6B 36.8B 39.8B
11.1B 11.3B 33.7B 33.2B 33.2B 33.3B 33.4B 33.5B 33.6B 33.7B
(7.5B) (9.9B) (13.2B) (15.1B) (15.2B) (19.9B) (31.8B) (43.5B) (52.6B) (56B)
(234m) (231m) (144m) (320m) (512m) (67m) 2m (131m) (114m) (105m)
13.6B 14B 35.2B 33.7B 22.2B 26.2B 27.7B 24.4B 17.7B 17.3B
44.4B 49B 92.9B 98.6B 85.2B 85.4B 89.9B 86B 78.9B 84B
528m 486m 680m 649m 651m 579m 454m 368m 316m 295m