Marathon Petroleum Corp. Reports Third-Quarter 2024 Results

FINDLAY, Ohio, Nov 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --

    --  Third-quarter net income attributable to MPC of $622 million, or $1.87
        per diluted share
    --  $2.5 billion of adjusted EBITDA and $1.7 billion of net cash provided by
        operating activities
    --  Executing Midstream growth anchored in the Permian and Marcellus; $1.6
        billion segment adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter, up nearly 6%
        year-over-year
    --  Annually MPC expects to receive distributions of $2.5 billion following
        MPLX's 12.5% quarterly distribution increase, building on the strong
        value proposition to MPC through our integrated relationship
    --  $3.0 billion of capital returned to shareholders; announced additional
        $5 billion share repurchase authorization and a 10% quarterly dividend
        increase

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) today reported net income attributable to MPC of $622 million, or $1.87 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2024, compared with net income attributable to MPC of $3.3 billion, or $8.28 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2023.

The third quarter of 2024 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (adjusted EBITDA) was $2.5 billion, compared with $5.7 billion for the third quarter of 2023. Adjustments are shown in the accompanying release tables.

"We remain committed to peer-leading operational excellence, commercial performance, and profitability per barrel in each of the regions in which we operate," said President and Chief Executive Officer Maryann Mannen. "MPLX continues to grow, and the durability of its cash flow profile supported a 12.5% increase to its quarterly distribution, strengthening the value proposition to MPC. We returned $3.0 billion through share repurchases and dividends during the quarter, demonstrating our commitment of peer-leading capital return."

Results from Operations

Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited)


                                                                 Three Months
                                                                     Ended               Nine Months Ended

                                                                September 30,              September 30,



       
              
                (In millions)              2024                  2023        2024                  2023

    ---


       
              Refining & Marketing Segment



       Segment income from operations                 $
       298             $
      3,757 $
        2,383           $
        9,076



       Add: Depreciation and amortization                  465                   463       1,395                 1,411



        Refining planned turnaround costs                  290                   153       1,121                   902



       Refining & Marketing segment adjusted EBITDA      1,053                 4,373       4,899                11,389





       
              Midstream Segment



       Segment income from operations                    1,275                 1,136       3,796                 3,550



       Add: Depreciation and amortization                  353                   340       1,041                   988



        Garyville incident response costs                                        63                               63



       Midstream segment adjusted EBITDA                 1,628                 1,539       4,837                 4,601





       
              Subtotal                               2,681                 5,912       9,736                15,990



       Corporate                                         (224)                (246)      (675)                (613)



       Add: Depreciation and amortization                   28                    42          75                    80



       
              Adjusted EBITDA                   $
       2,485             $
      5,708 $
        9,136          $
        15,457

Refining & Marketing (R&M)

Segment adjusted EBITDA was $1.1 billion in the third quarter of 2024, versus $4.4 billion for the third quarter of 2023. R&M segment adjusted EBITDA was $3.82 per barrel for the third quarter of 2024, versus $16.06 per barrel for the third quarter of 2023. Segment adjusted EBITDA excludes refining planned turnaround costs, which totaled $290 million in the third quarter of 2024 and $153 million in the third quarter of 2023. The decrease in segment adjusted EBITDA was driven primarily by lower market crack spreads.

R&M margin was $14.35 per barrel for the third quarter of 2024, versus $26.16 per barrel for the third quarter of 2023. Crude capacity utilization was approximately 94%, resulting in total throughput of 3.0 million barrels per day (bpd) for the third quarter of 2024.

Refining operating costs were $5.30 per barrel for the third quarter of 2024, versus $5.14 per barrel for the third quarter of 2023.

Midstream

Segment adjusted EBITDA was $1.6 billion in the third quarter of 2024, versus $1.5 billion for the third quarter of 2023. The results were primarily driven by higher rates and volumes, including growth from equity affiliates, and contributions from recently acquired assets in the Utica and Permian basins.

Corporate and Items Not Allocated

Corporate expenses totaled $224 million in the third quarter of 2024, compared with $246 million in the third quarter of 2023.

Financial Position, Liquidity, and Return of Capital

As of September 30, 2024, MPC had $5.1 billion of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments, including $2.4 billion of cash at MPLX, and $5 billion available on its bank revolving credit facility. The company repaid the $750 million of senior notes that matured in September 2024 and anticipates refinancing the notes.

In the third quarter, the company returned approximately $3.0 billion of capital to shareholders through $2.7 billion of share repurchases and $273 million of dividends. Through October 31, the company repurchased an additional $0.5 billion of company shares.

On October 30, MPC announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase to the quarterly dividend to $0.91 per share. The dividend is payable December 10, 2024, to shareholders of record on November 20, 2024.

Additionally, the Board of Directors approved an incremental $5 billion share repurchase authorization. With the addition of this new authorization, the company has $8.5 billion available under its share repurchase authorizations. The company may utilize various methods to effect the repurchases, which could include open market repurchases, negotiated block transactions, accelerated share repurchases, tender offers or open market solicitations for shares, some of which may be effected through Rule 10b5-1 plans. The timing of repurchases will depend upon several factors, including market and business conditions, and repurchases may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

Strategic and Operations Update

MPC's 2024 capital spending plan includes high-return investments at its Los Angeles and Galveston Bay refineries. In addition to these multi-year investments, the company is executing shorter-term projects that offer high returns targeted at enhancing refinery yields, improving energy efficiency, and lowering costs.

MPLX is advancing growth projects anchored in the Permian and Marcellus basins. MPLX's integrated footprints in these basins have positioned the partnership with a steady source of growth opportunities.

In the Permian, MPLX gas processing capacity is expected to reach 1.4 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) in the second half of 2025. In the Northeast, with the addition of the new facility announced today, MPLX's gas processing capacity is expected to reach 8.1 bcf/d and total fractionation capacity to 800 thousand bpd in the second half of 2026. In the Utica basin, utilization of existing capacity is increasing, with gas processing volumes continuing to grow.

In the third quarter, MPLX closed the acquisition of its additional interest in the BANGL pipeline, bringing its ownership to 45%. This natural gas liquids pipeline is being expanded to increase capacity to 250 thousand bpd, with expected completion in the first quarter of 2025. MPLX and its partners are progressing the Blackcomb and Rio Bravo natural gas pipelines, connecting the Permian to domestic and export markets along the Gulf Coast. Both pipelines are anticipated in service in the second half of 2026.

Fourth-Quarter 2024 Outlook



     Refining & Marketing Segment:



     Refining operating costs per barrel(a)           $
       5.50



     Distribution costs (in millions)                $
       1,525



     Refining planned turnaround costs (in millions)   $
       285



     Depreciation and amortization (in millions)       $
       475





     Refinery throughputs (mbpd):



         Crude oil refined                                2,650



         Other charge and blendstocks                       230



             Total                                        2,880





     Corporate (includes $20 million of D&A)           $
       200

     (a) Excludes refining planned turnaround and depreciation and
          amortization expense.

Conference Call

At 11:00 a.m. ET today, MPC will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss the reported results and provide an update on company operations. Interested parties may listen by visiting MPC's website at www.marathonpetroleum.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the company's website for two weeks. Financial information, including the earnings release and other investor-related materials, will also be available online prior to the conference call and webcast at www.marathonpetroleum.com.

About Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a leading, integrated, downstream energy company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. The company operates the nation's largest refining system. MPC's marketing system includes branded locations across the United States, including Marathon brand retail outlets. MPC also owns the general partner and majority limited partner interest in MPLX LP, a midstream company that owns and operates gathering, processing, and fractionation assets, as well as crude oil and light product transportation and logistics infrastructure. More information is available at www.marathonpetroleum.com.

Investor Relations Contacts: (419) 421-2071
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Brian Worthington, Director, Investor Relations
Alyx Teschel, Manager, Investor Relations

Media Contact: (419) 421-3577
Jamal Kheiry, Communications Manager

References to Earnings and Defined Terms

References to earnings mean net income attributable to MPC from the statements of income. Unless otherwise indicated, references to earnings and earnings per share are MPC's share after excluding amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding MPC. These forward-looking statements may relate to, among other things, MPC's expectations, estimates and projections concerning its business and operations, financial priorities, strategic plans and initiatives, capital return plans, capital expenditure plans, operating cost reduction objectives, and environmental, social and governance ("ESG") plans and goals, including those related to greenhouse gas emissions and intensity reduction targets, freshwater withdrawal intensity reduction targets, diversity, equity and inclusion and ESG reporting. Forward-looking and other statements regarding our ESG plans and goals are not an indication that these statements are material to investors or are required to be disclosed in our filings with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). In addition, historical, current, and forward-looking ESG-related statements may be based on standards for measuring progress that are still developing, internal controls and processes that continue to evolve, and assumptions that are subject to change in the future. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "commitment," "could," "design," "endeavor", "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "intend," "may," "objective," "opportunity," "outlook," "plan," "policy," "position," "potential," "predict," "priority," "progress", "project," "prospective," "pursue," "seek," "should," "strategy," "strive", "target," "trends", "will," "would" or other similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. MPC cautions that these statements are based on management's current knowledge and expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of the control of MPC, that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from the statements made herein. Factors that could cause MPC's actual results to differ materially from those implied in the forward-looking statements include but are not limited to: political or regulatory developments, including changes in governmental policies relating to refined petroleum products, crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids ("NGLs"), or renewables, or taxation; volatility in and degradation of general economic, market, industry or business conditions, including as a result of pandemics, other infectious disease outbreaks, natural hazards, extreme weather events, regional conflicts such as hostilities in the Middle East and in Ukraine, inflation or rising interest rates; the regional, national and worldwide demand for refined products and renewables and related margins; the regional, national or worldwide availability and pricing of crude oil, natural gas, NGLs and other feedstocks and related pricing differentials; the adequacy of capital resources and liquidity and timing and amounts of free cash flow necessary to execute our business plans, effect future share repurchases and to maintain or grow our dividend; the success or timing of completion of ongoing or anticipated projects; the timing and ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and permits and to satisfy other conditions necessary to complete planned projects or to consummate planned transactions within the expected timeframes if at all; the availability of desirable strategic alternatives to optimize portfolio assets and the ability to obtain regulatory and other approvals with respect thereto; the inability or failure of our joint venture partners to fund their share of operations and development activities; the financing and distribution decisions of joint ventures we do not control; our ability to successfully implement our sustainable energy strategy and principles and to achieve our ESG plans and goals within the expected timeframes if at all; changes in government incentives for emission-reduction products and technologies; the outcome of research and development efforts to create future technologies necessary to achieve our ESG plans and goals; our ability to scale projects and technologies on a commercially competitive basis; changes in regional and global economic growth rates and consumer preferences, including consumer support for emission-reduction products and technology; industrial incidents or other unscheduled shutdowns affecting our refineries, machinery, pipelines, processing, fractionation and treating facilities or equipment, means of transportation, or those of our suppliers or customers; the imposition of windfall profit taxes, maximum refining margin penalties or minimum inventory requirements on companies operating within the energy industry in California or other jurisdictions; the impact of adverse market conditions or other similar risks to those identified herein affecting MPLX; and the factors set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" and "Disclosures Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in MPC's and MPLX's Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2023, and in other filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the applicable communication and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement except to the extent required by applicable law.

Copies of MPC's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other SEC filings are available on the SEC's website, MPC's website at https://www.marathonpetroleum.com/Investors/ or by contacting MPC's Investor Relations office. Copies of MPLX's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other SEC filings are available on the SEC's website, MPLX's website at http://ir.mplx.com or by contacting MPLX's Investor Relations office.

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)


                                                                                     Three Months Ended              Nine Months Ended

                                                                                       September 30,                    September 30,



       
                
                  (In millions, except per-share data)         2024                     2023           2024                  2023

    ---


       
                Revenues and other income:



          Sales and other operating revenues                            $
        35,107             $
        40,917 $
         105,727          $
       112,124



        Income from equity method investments                                    219                      215            796                   547



        Net gain (loss) on disposal of assets                                    (2)                     110             17                   126



          Other income                                                            49                      341            406                   687



              Total revenues and other income                                 35,373                   41,583        106,946               113,484



       
                Costs and expenses:



          Cost of revenues (excludes items below)                             32,144                   34,928         95,682                95,984



          Depreciation and amortization                                          846                      845          2,511                 2,479



          Selling, general and administrative expenses                           815                      824          2,417                 2,219



          Other taxes                                                            219                      233            681                   683



              Total costs and expenses                                        34,024                   36,830        101,291               101,365



       Income from operations                                                  1,349                    4,753          5,655                12,119



       Net interest and other financial costs                                    221                      118            594                   414



       Income before income taxes                                              1,128                    4,635          5,061                11,705



       Provision for income taxes                                                113                    1,004            779                 2,410



       
                Net income                                                 1,015                    3,631          4,282                 9,295



       Less net income attributable to:



       Redeemable noncontrolling interest                                          6                       25             21                    71



       Noncontrolling interests                                                  387                      326          1,187                   994



       
                Net income attributable to MPC                         $
        622              $
        3,280   $
         3,074            $
       8,230





       
                Per share data



       
                Basic:



       Net income attributable to MPC per share                           $
        1.88               $
        8.31    $
         8.85            $
       19.66



         Weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)                       331                      394            347                   418





       
                Diluted:



       Net income attributable to MPC per share                           $
        1.87               $
        8.28    $
         8.83            $
       19.57



       Weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)                         332                      396            348                   420

Income Summary (unaudited)


                                                                            Three Months Ended           Nine Months Ended

                                                                               September 30,               September 30,



            
                
                  (In millions)                  2024                     2023       2024                   2023

    ---


            Refining & Marketing                                   $
       298              $
        3,757 $
       2,383            $
        9,076



            Midstream                                                 1,275                    1,136      3,796                  3,550



            Corporate                                                 (224)                   (246)     (675)                 (613)



            Income from operations before items not allocated to      1,349                    4,647      5,504                 12,013
    segments



            Items not allocated to segments:



            Gain on sale of assets                                                              106        151                    106



            Income from operations                               $
       1,349              $
        4,753 $
       5,655           $
        12,119

Capital Expenditures and Investments (unaudited)


                                            Three Months            Nine Months
                                                Ended                   Ended

                                           September 30,           September 30,


                     (In millions)    2024               2023        2024              2023

    ---

        Refining &
         Marketing                 $
      372            $
      255   $
        967          $
       919


        Midstream(a)                   557                234       1,125               748


        Corporate(b)                    21                 33          63               107



       Total                      $
      950            $
      522 $
        2,155        $
       1,774

     (a) The three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 include $228 million related to acquisitions of additional interests in BANGL, LLC and Wink to Webster Pipeline
          LLC.


     (b) Includes capitalized interest of $14 million, $9 million, $38 million and $43 million for the third quarter 2024, the third quarter 2023, the first nine months of
          2024 and the first nine months of 2023, respectively.

Refining & Marketing Operating Statistics (unaudited)



     
                
                  Dollar per Barrel of Net Refinery Throughput             Three Months                 Nine Months
                                                                                               Ended                        Ended

                                                                                          September 30,                September 30,


                                                                                     2024                   2023         2024                 2023



     Refining & Marketing margin(a)                                           $
       14.35            $
        26.16 $
         16.82        $
          24.80



     
                Less:



     Refining operating costs(b)                                                    5.30                   5.14         5.44                 5.32



     Distribution costs(c)                                                          5.41                   5.44         5.58                 5.29



     Other (income) loss(d)                                                       (0.18)                (0.48)      (0.35)              (0.16)



     Refining & Marketing segment adjusted EBITDA                                   3.82                  16.06         6.15                14.35



     
                Less:



     Refining planned turnaround costs                                              1.05                   0.56         1.41                 1.14



     Depreciation and amortization                                                  1.69                   1.70         1.75                 1.78



     Refining & Marketing income from operations                               $
       1.08            $
        13.80  $
         2.99        $
          11.43





     Fees paid to MPLX included in distribution costs above                    $
       3.65             $
        3.58  $
         3.72         $
          3.60

     (a)   Sales revenue less cost of refinery inputs and purchased products, divided by net refinery
            throughput.


     (b) 
     Excludes refining planned turnaround and depreciation and amortization expense.


     (c) 
     Excludes depreciation and amortization expense.


     (d)   Includes income or loss from equity method investments, net gain or loss on disposal of assets
            and other income or loss.



     
                
                  Refining & Marketing - Supplemental Operating Data         Three Months          Nine Months
                                                                                                  Ended                Ended

                                                                                             September 30,         September 30,


                                                                                        2024            2023  2024              2023



     Refining & Marketing refined product sales volume (mbpd)(a)                      3,685           3,596 3,568             3,510



     Crude oil refining capacity (mbpcd)(b)                                           2,950           2,936 2,950             2,911



     Crude oil capacity utilization (percent)(b)                                         94              94    91                92





     Refinery throughputs (mbpd):



         Crude oil refined                                                            2,776           2,773 2,690             2,680



         Other charge and blendstocks                                                   215             186   217               228



     Net refinery throughputs                                                         2,991           2,959 2,907             2,908





     Sour crude oil throughput (percent)                                                 42              46    44                44



     Sweet crude oil throughput (percent)                                                58              54    56                56





     Refined product yields (mbpd):



         Gasoline                                                                     1,494           1,511 1,464             1,506



         Distillates                                                                  1,111           1,061 1,066             1,040



         Propane                                                                         68              65    66                66



         NGLs and petrochemicals                                                        212             202   205               196



         Heavy fuel oil                                                                  63              74    59                55



         Asphalt                                                                         83              87    82                84



             Total                                                                    3,031           3,000 2,942             2,947



     Inter-region refinery transfers excluded from throughput and yields above (mbpd)    87              80    83                56

     (a) 
     Includes intersegment sales.


     (b)   Based on calendar day capacity, which is an annual average that includes downtime for planned maintenance and other
            normal operating activities.

Refining & Marketing - Supplemental Operating Data by Region (unaudited)

The per barrel for Refining & Marketing margin is calculated based on net refinery throughput (excludes inter-refinery transfer volumes). The per barrel for the refining operating costs, refining planned turnaround costs and refining depreciation and amortization for the regions, as shown in the tables below, is calculated based on the gross refinery throughput (includes inter-refinery transfer volumes).

Refining operating costs exclude refining planned turnaround costs and refining depreciation and amortization expense.



              
                
                  Gulf Coast Region                        Three Months          Nine Months
                                                                                        Ended              Ended

                                                                                   September 30,          September 30,


                                                                              2024                2023              2024     2023



              Dollar per barrel of refinery throughput:



              Refining & Marketing margin                                $
     13.66            $
     22.30 $
              16.01 $
     22.34



              Refining operating costs                                       3.96                4.16              4.18     4.05



              Refining planned turnaround costs                              0.67                0.86              1.41     1.20



              Refining depreciation and amortization                         1.39                1.30              1.43     1.39





              Refinery throughputs (mbpd):



                  Crude oil refined                                         1,108               1,104             1,094    1,064



                  Other charge and blendstocks                                194                 162               179      181



              Gross refinery throughputs                                    1,302               1,266             1,273    1,245





              Sour crude oil throughput (percent)                              55                  59                56       52



              Sweet crude oil throughput (percent)                             45                  41                44       48





              Refined product yields (mbpd):



                  Gasoline                                                    607                 627               605      637



                  Distillates                                                 484                 434               465      435



                  Propane                                                      38                  36                37       37



                  NGLs and petrochemicals                                     127                 117               126      115



                  Heavy fuel oil                                               60                  66                52       34



                  Asphalt                                                      17                  17                16       18



                      Total                                                 1,333               1,297             1,301    1,276



              Inter-region refinery transfers included in throughput and       66                  55                53       33
    yields above (mbpd)


              
                
                  Mid-Continent Region                     Three Months           Nine Months
                                                                                        Ended                  Ended

                                                                                   September 30,          September 30,


                                                                              2024                2023      2024            2023



              Dollar per barrel of refinery throughput:



              Refining & Marketing margin                                $
     15.67            $
     25.38 $
      17.29        $
     25.37



              Refining operating costs                                       5.36                4.74      5.22            5.06



              Refining planned turnaround costs                              1.80                0.26      1.37            0.82



              Refining depreciation and amortization                         1.49                1.48      1.53            1.53





              Refinery throughputs (mbpd):



                  Crude oil refined                                         1,129               1,149     1,106           1,124



                  Other charge and blendstocks                                 74                  73        77              70



              Gross refinery throughputs                                    1,203               1,222     1,183           1,194





              Sour crude oil throughput (percent)                              22                  25        25              26



              Sweet crude oil throughput (percent)                             78                  75        75              74





              Refined product yields (mbpd):



                  Gasoline                                                    624                 629       617             619



                  Distillates                                                 429                 439       419             428



                  Propane                                                      21                  20        20              20



                  NGLs and petrochemicals                                      53                  55        50              51



                  Heavy fuel oil                                               13                  13        14              13



                  Asphalt                                                      65                  69        65              66



                      Total                                                 1,205               1,225     1,185           1,197



              Inter-region refinery transfers included in throughput and        7                   9        10               8
    yields above (mbpd)


              
                
                  West Coast Region                        Three Months           Nine Months
                                                                                        Ended                  Ended

                                                                                   September 30,          September 30,


                                                                              2024                2023      2024            2023



              Dollar per barrel of refinery throughput:



              Refining & Marketing margin                                $
     13.07            $
     36.65 $
      17.67        $
     29.31



              Refining operating costs                                       7.38                7.56      8.07            8.35



              Refining planned turnaround costs                              0.20                0.45      1.25            1.59



              Refining depreciation and amortization                         1.27                1.27      1.36            1.37





              Refinery throughputs (mbpd):



                  Crude oil refined                                           539                 520       490             492



                  Other charge and blendstocks                                 34                  31        44              33



              Gross refinery throughputs                                      573                 551       534             525





              Sour crude oil throughput (percent)                              59                  63        62              69



              Sweet crude oil throughput (percent)                             41                  37        38              31





              Refined product yields (mbpd):



                  Gasoline                                                    287                 287       270             273



                  Distillates                                                 218                 192       196             182



                  Propane                                                       9                   9         9               9



                  NGLs and petrochemicals                                      37                  36        34              37



                  Heavy fuel oil                                               28                  33        29              29



                  Asphalt                                                       1                   1         1



                      Total                                                   580                 558       539             530



              Inter-region refinery transfers included in throughput and       14                  16        20              15
    yields above (mbpd)

Midstream Operating Statistics (unaudited)


                                                                         Three Months
                                                                              Ended            Nine Months Ended

                                                                         September 30,         September 30,


                                                                    2024            2023  2024               2023



     Pipeline throughputs (mbpd)(a)                               6,036           5,980 5,852              5,904



     Terminal throughputs (mbpd)                                  3,268           3,228 3,132              3,167



     Gathering system throughputs (million cubic feet per day)(b) 6,737           6,257 6,527              6,258



     Natural gas processed (million cubic feet per day)(b)        9,775           8,961 9,572              8,835



     C2 (ethane) + NGLs fractionated (mbpd)(b)                      635             613   644                596

     (a) 
     Includes common-carrier pipelines and private pipelines contributed to MPLX. Excludes equity method affiliate pipeline volumes.


     (b)   Includes operating data for entities that have been consolidated into the MPLX financial statements as well as operating data for
            partnership-operated equity method investments.

Select Financial Data (unaudited)


                                                                September 30,    June 30,
                                                                         2024         2024


                                    (in millions of dollars)

    ---


       Cash and cash equivalents                            $
             4,002 $
         4,441



       Short-term investments                                          1,141        4,058



       Total consolidated debt(a)                                     28,220       28,937



       MPC debt                                                        6,134        6,865



       MPLX debt                                                      22,086       22,072



       Redeemable noncontrolling interest                                203          202



       Equity                                                         25,509       27,886





       
                
                  (in millions)

    ---


       Shares outstanding                                                325          341

     (a) Net of unamortized debt issuance costs and unamortized premium/
          discount, net.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Management uses certain financial measures to evaluate our operating performance that are calculated and presented on the basis of methodologies other than in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures we use are as follows:

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to MPC and Adjusted Diluted Income Per Share

Adjusted net income attributable to MPC is defined as net income attributable to MPC excluding the items in the table below, along with their related income tax effect. We have excluded these items because we believe that they are not indicative of our core operating performance. Adjusted diluted income per share is defined as adjusted net income attributable to MPC divided by the number of weighted-average shares outstanding in the applicable period, assuming dilution.

We believe the use of adjusted net income attributable to MPC and adjusted diluted income per share provides us and our investors with important measures of our ongoing financial performance to better assess our underlying business results and trends. Adjusted net income attributable to MPC or adjusted diluted income per share should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to net income attributable to MPC, diluted net income per share or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted net income attributable to MPC and adjusted diluted income per share may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to MPC to Adjusted Net Income Attributable to MPC (unaudited)


                                                                      Three Months
                                                                           Ended                Nine Months Ended

                                                                      September 30,               September 30,



       
                
                  (In millions)                2024                  2023         2024                 2023

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                Net income attributable to MPC           $
      622            $
       3,280 $
         3,074          $
        8,230



       Pre-tax adjustments:



       Garyville incident response costs                                               63                               63



       Gain on sale of assets                                                       (106)       (151)               (106)



       Tax impact of adjustments(a)                                                     9           23                    9



       Non-controlling interest impact of adjustments                                (22)          55                 (22)



       
                Adjusted net income attributable to MPC  $
      622            $
       3,224 $
         3,001          $
        8,174





       
                Diluted income per share                $
      1.87             $
       8.28  $
         8.83          $
        19.57



       
                Adjusted diluted income per share       $
      1.87             $
       8.14  $
         8.62          $
        19.44





       Weighted average diluted shares outstanding               332                   396          348                  420

     (a) Income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were calculated by applying a federal statutory rate and a blended state tax rate to the pre-tax adjustments after non-controlling interest. The corresponding
          adjustments to reported income taxes are shown in the table above.

Adjusted EBITDA

Amounts included in net income (loss) attributable to MPC and excluded from adjusted EBITDA include (i) net interest and other financial costs; (ii) provision/benefit for income taxes; (iii) noncontrolling interests; (iv) depreciation and amortization; (v) refining planned turnaround costs and (vi) other adjustments as deemed necessary, as shown in the table below. We believe excluding turnaround costs from this metric is useful for comparability to other companies as certain of our competitors defer these costs and amortize them between turnarounds.

Adjusted EBITDA is a financial performance measure used by management, industry analysts, investors, lenders, and rating agencies to assess the financial performance and operating results of our ongoing business operations. Additionally, we believe adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors for trending, analyzing and benchmarking our operating results from period to period as compared to other companies that may have different financing and capital structures. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to income (loss) from operations, net income attributable to MPC, income before income taxes, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to MPC to Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited)


                                                                       Three Months
                                                                            Ended              Nine Months Ended

                                                                       September 30,             September 30,



       
                
                  (In millions)                 2024                 2023       2024                   2023

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                Net income attributable to MPC           $
       622            $
      3,280 $
       3,074            $
        8,230



       Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests        393                  351      1,208                  1,065



       Provision for income taxes                                 113                1,004        779                  2,410



       Net interest and other financial costs                     221                  118        594                    414



       Depreciation and amortization                              846                  845      2,511                  2,479



       Refining planned turnaround costs                          290                  153      1,121                    902



       Garyville incident response costs                                               63                               63



       Gain on sale of assets                                                       (106)     (151)                 (106)



       
                Adjusted EBITDA                        $
       2,485            $
      5,708 $
       9,136           $
        15,457

Refining & Marketing Margin

Refining & Marketing margin is defined as sales revenue less cost of refinery inputs and purchased products. We use and believe our investors use this non-GAAP financial measure to evaluate our Refining & Marketing segment's operating and financial performance as it is the most comparable measure to the industry's market reference product margins. This measure should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, Refining & Marketing gross margin or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP, and our calculation thereof may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Reconciliation of Refining & Marketing Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Refining & Marketing Gross Margin and Refining & Marketing Margin (unaudited)


                                                                                     Three Months
                                                                                          Ended                Nine Months Ended

                                                                                     September 30,               September 30,



              
                
                  (In millions)                        2024                 2023          2024                    2023

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                Refining & Marketing segment adjusted EBITDA    $
     1,053            $
      4,373  $
         4,899          $
          11,389



              
                Plus (Less):



              Depreciation and amortization                                   (465)               (463)      (1,395)                (1,411)



              Refining planned turnaround costs                               (290)               (153)      (1,121)                  (902)



              Selling, general and administrative expenses                      651                  658         1,950                   1,846



              Income from equity method investments                            (43)                (24)         (85)                    (5)



               Net (gain) loss on disposal of assets                              1                  (1)            1                     (4)



              Other income                                                     (16)               (313)        (309)                  (605)



              
                Refining & Marketing gross margin                    891                4,077         3,940                  10,308



              
                Plus (Less):



              Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)    2,809                2,608         8,590                   8,101



              Depreciation and amortization                                     465                  463         1,395                   1,411



              Gross margin excluded from and other income included            (143)                  51         (322)                     79
    in Refining & Marketing margin(a)



              Other taxes included in Refining & Marketing margin              (73)                (77)        (205)                  (217)



              
                Refining & Marketing margin                     $
     3,949            $
      7,122 $
         13,398          $
          19,682





              
                Refining & Marketing margin by region:



              Gulf Coast                                                   $
     1,554            $
      2,483  $
         5,356           $
          7,393



              Mid-Continent                                                   1,724                2,834         5,555                   8,213



              West Coast                                                        671                1,805         2,487                   4,076



              
                Refining & Marketing margin                     $
     3,949            $
      7,122 $
         13,398          $
          19,682

     (a) Reflects the gross margin, excluding depreciation and amortization, of other related operations included in the Refining & Marketing segment and processing of credit card transactions on behalf of
          certain of our marketing customers, net of other income.

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