MPLX (MPLX LP) Debt-to-Equity : 1.68 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is MPLX LP Debt-to-Equity?

MPLX LP's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $3,037 Mil. MPLX LP's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $20,170 Mil. MPLX LP's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $13,838 Mil. MPLX LP's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.68.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for MPLX LP's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

MPLX' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4 Med: 1.55 Max: 2.19
Current: 1.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of MPLX LP was 2.19. The lowest was 0.40. And the median was 1.55.

MPLX's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
84.48% of 825 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.43 vs MPLX: 1.68

MPLX LP Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for MPLX LP's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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MPLX LP Debt-to-Equity Chart

MPLX LP Annual Data

Trend

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dec24

Debt-to-Equity

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1.51

1.49

1.53

1.57

1.56

MPLX LP Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.58	1.67	1.66	1.56	1.68

Competitive Comparison of MPLX LP's Debt-to-Equity

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, MPLX LP's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

MPLX LP's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, MPLX LP's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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MPLX LP Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

MPLX LP's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(1740	+	19696)	/	13779
	=	1.56

MPLX LP's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(3037	+	20170)	/	13838
	=	1.68

MPLX LP (NYSE:MPLX) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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MPLX LP Business Description

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Address

200 East Hardin Street, Findlay, OH, USA, 45840-3229

Website

https://www.mplx.com

MPLX is a partnership that owns both pipelines and gathering and processing assets with extensive holdings in the Appalachian region. The asset base is made up of pipeline assets dropped down from Marathon Petroleum, its sponsor, and gathering and processing assets from MarkWest, which it acquired in 2015. MPLX also acquired Andeavor Logistics in 2019.

Executives

Shawn M Lyon	officer: Senior VP, Log. & Storage	C/O MPLX, 200 E HARDIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840
Carl Kristopher Hagedorn	officer: VP and Controller	C/O CONE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP, 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Christine S Breves	director	600 GRANT STREET, SUITE 6100, PITTSBURGH PA 16059
Gregory Scott Floerke	officer: Exec VP and CCO	C/O MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., 1515 ARAPAHOE STREET, TOWER 1, SUITE 160, DENVER CO 80202
Frank M Semple	director, officer: Vice Chairman	1515 ARAPAHOE ST., TOWER 2, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80202
Kelly D Wright	officer: VP and Controller	C/O MPLX LP, 200 E HARDIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840
John J Quaid	officer: Exec VP and CFO	C/O MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, 539 SOUTH MAIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840
Maryann T. Mannen	director	C/O MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, 539 SOUTH MAIN ST, FINDLAY OH 45840
Ttc Holdings Llc	10 percent owner	539 SOUTH MAIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840
Timothy J Aydt	officer: Chief Comm. Ofc.,Exec. VP	C/O MPLX LP, 200 E. HARDIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840
Garry L. Peiffer	director, officer: President	C/O MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, 539 S. MAIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840
Dan D Sandman	director
Gary R Heminger	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, 539 S. MAIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840
Tesoro Logistics Gp, Llc	other: Less than 10% owner	200 E. HARDIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840
Western Refining, Inc.	10 percent owner	539 SOUTH MAIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840-3229