Marathon Petroleum Corp. Stock Slips 5.3%, Underperforms Peers

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Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. slipped 5.3% to $402.38 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.5% to 7,764.70 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.7% to 52,048.83.

The stock's fall snapped a six-day winning streak.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. closed 6.0% below its 52-week high of $428.00, which the company reached on September 18th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. fell 3.2% to $158.30, Chevron Corp. fell 2.8% to $203.67, and Valero Energy Corp. fell 4.84% to $393.27.

Trading volume totaled 4.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.5 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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September 21, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)