Marathon Oil Corporation

Company Profile

Marathon Oil Corporation had its IPO on 1970-01-02 under the ticker symbol MRO.

The company operates in the Energy sector and Oil & Gas E&P industry. Marathon Oil Corporation has a staff strength of 1,570 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Marathon Oil Corporation opened at $26.45 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $26.44 - $27.2, and closed at $27.13.

This is a +3.71% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 9,785,672 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Marathon Oil Corporation have increased by +0.07%.

Marathon Oil Corporation's Key Ratios

Marathon Oil Corporation has a market cap of $15.84 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.5594 and a price to sales ratio of 2.2978.

In the last 12-months Marathon Oil Corporation’s revenue was $6.70 billion with a gross profit of $6.15 billion and an EBITDA of $4.56 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Marathon Oil Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Marathon Oil Corporation’s operating margin was 37.72% while its return on assets stood at 8.26% with a return of equity of 17.97%.

In Q2, Marathon Oil Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -65.9% while revenue growth was a negative 31.7%.

Marathon Oil Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

5.9207

Trailing PE

8.0991

PEG

0.3995

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $3.23 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 5.9207 and a PEG multiple of 0.3995. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Marathon Oil Corporation’s profitability.

Marathon Oil Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.6493 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 3.9667. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.2978.

Marathon Oil Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $0.39 per share, indicating a yield of 1.53% and a payout ratio of 11.93%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$19.92 billion

Total Liabilities

$2.13 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-603000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$634 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

11.93%

Marathon Oil Corporation ended 2024 with $19.92 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $19.92 billion while shareholder equity stood at $11.24 billion.

Marathon Oil Corporation ended 2024 with $278.00 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $2.13 billion in other current liabilities, 937000000.00 in common stock, $11.24 billion in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $215.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $215.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $131,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $5.72 billion.

Marathon Oil Corporation’s total current assets stands at $1.70 billion while long-term investments were $430.00 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $1.29 billion compared to accounts payable of $1.54 billion and inventory worth $136.00 million.

In 2024, Marathon Oil Corporation's operating cash flow was $-603000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $634 million.

Comparatively, Marathon Oil Corporation paid $0.12 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$27.13

52-Week High

$32.934

52-Week Low

$20.4019

Analyst Target Price

$32.44

Marathon Oil Corporation stock is currently trading at $27.13 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $32.934 and a 52-week low of $32.934. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $32.44.

Its 50-day moving average was $25.59 and 200-day moving average was $25.1 The short ratio stood at 0.87 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 40.7% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7978.2% are held by institutions.