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Marathon Petroleum Corp

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Spin-offSpun off from Marathon Oil

The two companies

Parent
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Energy
Industry
Petroleum Refining
Exchange
NYSE
State of incorporation
DE
Record date
June 27, 2011
Distribution date
June 30, 2011
Ratio
1:2
Parent sector
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
May 26, 2011

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
Marathon OilFY23
Revenue
$6.41B
Operating income
$2.25B
Net income
$1.55B
Total assets
$19.57B
Equity
$11.21B
Marathon Petroleum CorpFY25
Revenue
$132.70B
Operating income
$8.29B
Net income
$4.05B
Total assets
$83.95B
Equity
$17.31B

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 0/8 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingNo — both Energy

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~2071% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Leverage (liabilities/assets)71%

    A heavy debt load loaded onto the spin-off is a known risk; a clean balance sheet is favorable.

  • Return on capital employed13%

    EBIT ÷ capital employed — the quality metric the spin-off scorecard research weighs most.

  • Operating margin6.2%

    Profitability of the standalone business, from its own SEC filings.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off14.9 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.