MPC vs. PBR: Marathon Petroleum vs. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) both belong to the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry, though MPC is classified under Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing while PBR falls under Integrated Oil & Gas.

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) trades as ordinary local shares, while Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Both companies show strong equity returns, but Marathon Petroleum (MPC) at 60.46% is the standout with ROE above its industry range; Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) at 30.27% also sits in the top quartile.

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) at 24.32% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Marathon Petroleum (MPC) at 8.34%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) at 44.68% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Marathon Petroleum (MPC) at 17.98%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

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Growth

Both Marathon Petroleum (MPC) at -4.44% and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) at -2.43% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Both companies show strong earnings momentum, but Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) at 160.23% is the standout with EPS growth above its industry range; Marathon Petroleum (MPC) at 31.15% also sits in the top quartile.

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Financial Strength

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) at 1.45 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) at 0.85 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for PBR.

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) at 0.76 carries an industry-typical debt-to-equity mix, while Marathon Petroleum (MPC) at 1.15 uses more debt funding than most peers.

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Dividends

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) at 1.09% pays an industry-typical yield; Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) at 19.51% is above its entire peer range — the higher number, but one that calls for a look at payout sustainability before treating it as an advantage.

Both Marathon Petroleum (MPC) at 7.93% and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) at 28.93% keep payout ratio within their industries’ typical mid-ranges — dividend policies that share earnings without consuming too much of them.

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Valuation

Both Marathon Petroleum (MPC) at 7.39 and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) at 4.68 sit in the cheaper earnings-multiple quartile for P/E ratio, with the market paying less for a dollar of trailing earnings than it pays for typical peers.

Both Marathon Petroleum (MPC) at 0.58 and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) at 0.22 fetch a relatively low price per dollar of sales, landing in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile of their industries.

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) at 1.25 sits near its industry’s typical P/B ratio, while Marathon Petroleum (MPC) at 4.42 prices above its benchmark range — MPC looks rich relative to book.

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