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CVX vs MPC

Side-by-side comparison of Chevron Corporation (CVX) and Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CVX and MPC operate in Integrated oil Companies (Energy), so they compete in similar markets.
  • CVX is the larger of the two at $363.39B, about 5.0x MPC ($72.63B).
  • Over the past year, CVX is up 35.6% and MPC is up 63.6% - MPC leads by 28.0 points.
  • CVX has been more active in the news (20 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for MPC).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceCVX+35.60%MPC+63.64%
2025-06-02+0.00%2026-06-01
MetricCVXMPC
Company
Chevron Corporation
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Price
$186.93+2.45%
$259.62+4.39%
Market cap
$363.39B
$72.63B
1M return
-3.38%
+4.61%
1Y return
+35.60%
+63.64%
Industry
Integrated oil Companies
Integrated oil Companies
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
20
3
Recent ratings
25
25
CVX

Chevron Corporation

Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in integrated energy, chemicals, and petroleum operations worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification associated with liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; and transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas, as well as operates a gas-to-liquids plant. The Downstream segment engages in refining crude oil into petroleum products; marketing crude oil, refined products, and lubricants; transporting crude oil and refined products through pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment, and rail car; and manufacturing and marketing commodity petrochemicals, and fuel and lubricant additives, as well as alkylate and plastics for industrial uses. It is also involved in the cash management and debt financing activities; insurance operations; real estate activities; and technology businesses. The company was formerly known as ChevronTexaco Corporation and changed its name to Chevron Corporation in 2005. Chevron Corporation was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in San Ramon, California.

MPC

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Marathon Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in refining, marketing, retailing, and transporting petroleum products primarily in the United States. It operates in two segments: Refining & Marketing, and Midstream. The Refining & Marketing segment refines crude oil and other feedstocks at its refineries in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent, and West Coast regions of the United States; and purchases refined products and ethanol for resale. Its refined products include transportation fuels, such as reformulated gasolines and blend-grade gasolines; heavy fuel oil; and asphalt. This segment also manufactures aromatics, propane, propylene, and sulfur. It sells refined products to wholesale marketing customers domestically and internationally, buyers on the spot market, and independent entrepreneurs who operate primarily Marathon branded outlets; and transportation fuels through long-term fuel supply contracts to direct dealer locations, primarily under the ARCO brand. The Midstream segment transports, stores, distributes, and markets crude oil and refined products through refining logistics assets, pipelines, terminals, towboats, and barges; gathers, processes, and transports natural gas; and gathers, transports, fractionates, stores, and markets natural gas liquids. The company also sell refined products for export to international customers. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 7,090 branded outlets in 35 states, the District of Columbia, and Mexico through independent entrepreneurs. The company also operates crude oil and refined product pipelines. Marathon Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio.

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