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Marathon Oil (Marathon Oil) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 8.45 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), Marathon Oil's share price is $28.77. Marathon Oil's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.41. Hence, Marathon Oil's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 8.45.

The historical rank and industry rank for Marathon Oil's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

MRO' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.69   Med: 22.66   Max: 315.63
Current: 8.45

During the past 13 years, Marathon Oil's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 315.63. The lowest was 3.69. And the median was 22.66.

MRO's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
57.5% of 593 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 10.14 vs MRO: 8.45

Marathon Oil's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.21. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.41.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Marathon Oil was -41.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 174.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 83.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Marathon Oil's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 185.90% per year. The lowest was -79.80% per year. And the median was 11.15% per year.


Marathon Oil Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marathon Oil's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Marathon Oil Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 55.20 40.67 5.86 4.71 7.15

Marathon Oil Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.71 4.54 5.59 7.88 7.15

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Marathon Oil's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.


Marathon Oil Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Marathon Oil's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Marathon Oil's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Marathon Oil Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Marathon Oil's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=28.77/3.406
=8.45

Marathon Oil's Share Price of today is $28.77.
Marathon Oil's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.41.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Marathon Oil  (NYSE:MRO) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Marathon Oil (Marathon Oil) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
990 Town and Country Boulevard, Houston, TX, USA, 77024-2217
Marathon is an independent exploration and production company primarily focusing on unconventional resources in the United States. At the end of 2022, the company reported net proved reserves of 1.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged 343 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2022 at a ratio of 70% oil and NGLs and 30% natural gas.
Executives
Dane E Whitehead officer: Executive VP and CFO C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST, HOUSTON TX 77056
Michael A Henderson officer: Senior VP, Operations C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST, HOUSTON TX 77056
Patrick Wagner officer: See Remarks 1401 MC KINNEY ST., SUITE 2400, HOUSTON TX 77010
Lee M Tillman director, officer: President and CEO C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST., HOUSTON TX 77056
Rob L. White officer: VP, Controller & CAO C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 990 TOWN & COUNTRY BOULEVARD, HOUSTON TX 77024
Shawn D. Williams director 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Mark A Mccollum director 3000 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY E., HOUSTON TX 77002
Kimberly O. Warnica officer: Senior VP & General Counsel 505 TRAILS END, HOUSTON TX 77024
Gary Eugene Wilson officer: VP, Controller & CAO C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST., HOUSTON TX 77056
Holli C. Ladhani director 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 4500, HOUSTON TX 77056
Brent J Smolik director 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY, HOUSTON TX 77070
James Kent Wells director 1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 2800, DENVER CO 80203-4535
Jason Few director 2201 COLQUITT STREET, HOUSTON TX 77098
Thomas Mitchell Little officer: Executive VP - Operations C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST, HOUSTON TX 77056
M Elise Hyland director 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700, C/O EQT CORPORATION, PITTSBURGH PA 15222

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