Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

Marathon Petroleum (MPC) reported $35.85 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.4%. EPS of $3.01 for the same period compares to $1.87 a year ago.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $30.82 billion, representing a surprise of +16.33%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -3.22%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.11.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.Here is how Marathon Petroleum performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:Refining & Marketing margin: $17.60 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $17.70.Refining & Marketing margin - Mid-Continent: $19.88 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $18.55.Refining & Marketing margin - West Coast: $19.17 versus $22.38 estimated by four analysts on average.Refining & Marketing - Refinery throughputs - Net refinery throughput: 3005 millions of barrels of oil compared to the 2939.48 millions of barrels of oil average estimate based on four analysts.Refining & Marketing margin - Gulf Coast: $14.77 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $15.03.Refinery throughputs - Mid-Continent - Crude oil refined: 1,147.00 Mbpd compared to the 1,089.39 Mbpd average estimate based on three analysts.Refinery throughputs - West Coast - Gross refinery throughputs: 557.00 Mbpd compared to the 547.29 Mbpd average estimate based on three analysts.Refinery throughputs - West Coast - Other charge and blendstocks: 35.00 Mbpd versus the three-analyst average estimate of 42.24 Mbpd.Refinery throughputs - West Coast - Crude oil refined: 522.00 Mbpd compared to the 505.05 Mbpd average estimate based on three analysts.Refined product yields - Mid-Continent - Total: 1,213.00 Mbpd versus 1,157.28 Mbpd estimated by three analysts on average.Refined product yields - Gulf Coast - Total: 1,330.00 Mbpd compared to the 1,317.00 Mbpd average estimate based on three analysts.Refining & Marketing - Refinery throughputs - Crude oil refined: 2822 millions of barrels of oil versus the three-analyst average estimate of 2729.72 millions of barrels of oil.View all Key Company Metrics for Marathon Petroleum here>>>Shares of Marathon Petroleum have returned +8.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Radical New Technology Could Hand Investors Huge GainsQuantum Computing is the next technological revolution, and it could be even more advanced than AI.While some believed the technology was years away, it is already present and moving fast. Large hyperscalers, such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Oracle, and even Meta and Tesla, are scrambling to integrate quantum computing into their infrastructure.Senior Stock Strategist Kevin Cook reveals 7 carefully selected stocks poised to dominate the quantum computing landscape in his report, Beyond AI: The Quantum Leap in Computing Power.Kevin was among the early experts who recognized NVIDIA's enormous potential back in 2016. Now, he has keyed in on what could be "the next big thing" in quantum computing supremacy. Today, you have a rare chance to position your portfolio at the forefront of this opportunity.See Top Quantum Stocks Now >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks