Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) shares fell 1.12% to $312.27 on Thursday, underperforming the broader market and some competitors like ExxonMobil and Chevron, though outperforming Valero Energy. This marks the stock's second consecutive day of losses, closing 4.48% below its 52-week high of $326.92 reached in July.

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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) slid 1.12% to $312.27 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.21% to 7,408.30 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.97% to 51,711.65.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 4.48% below its 52-week high of $326.92, which the company achieved on July 22nd.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (XOM) rose 1.58% to $156.89, Chevron Corp. (CVX) rose 0.75% to $194.42, and Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) fell 1.82% to $305.26.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 23, 2026.

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