Share Buybacks
Marathon Petroleum Share Buybacks increased by 54.0% to $1.00B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 27.1%, from $1.37B to $1.00B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows a downward trend with a -7.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Large repurchases signal that management believes the stock is undervalued or that they have excess cash with no better internal investment opportunities.
Detailed definition
The cash spent by a company to buy back its own shares from the open market. This reduces the total number of shares out...
Peer comparison
Highly profitable tech giants often prioritize repurchases over dividends due to tax efficiencies and the impact on EPS.
cf_share_repurchasesHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $984.00M | $928.00M | $2.74B | $2.85B | $3.33B | $3.91B | $1.84B | $3.18B | $3.07B | $2.82B | $2.51B | $2.22B | $2.90B | $2.70B | $1.37B | $1.06B | $780.00M | $650.00M | $1.00B |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.7% | +195.5% | +3.8% | +17.0% | +17.3% | -53.0% | +73.1% | -3.5% | -8.1% | -11.1% | -11.5% | +30.6% | -6.7% | -49.1% | -23.1% | -26.2% | -16.7% | +54.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +238.5% | +321.1% | -33.0% | +11.7% | -7.9% | -27.9% | +36.4% | -30.3% | -5.6% | -4.2% | -45.1% | -52.3% | -73.1% | -75.9% | -27.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Marathon Petroleum's share buybacks?
- Marathon Petroleum (MPC) reported share buybacks of $1.00B in Q4 2025.
- How has Marathon Petroleum's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Marathon Petroleum's share buybacks decreased by 27.1% year-over-year, from $1.37B to $1.00B.
- What is the long-term trend for Marathon Petroleum's share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Marathon Petroleum's share buybacks has grown at a -7.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.65B to $3.49B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- The money a company spends to buy back its own stock.