Marathon Petroleum gains after Q4 profit beat

Shares of refiner Marathon Petroleum MPC.N jump 6.8% to $188.99 premarket

Co beats Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit helped by strong refining margins

Posts adjusted profit of $4.07 per share vs. analysts' average estimates of $2.88 per share - data compiled by LSEG

MPC's refining and marketing margin stood at $18.65 per barrel during the reported quarter, compared with $12.93 per barrel a year earlier

Core profit for the segment came in at about $2 billion for the reported quarter, compared with $559 million a year earlier

In 2025, MPC stock rose 16.5%