CVR Energy nears $4 bln deal for Marathon refineries- WSJ

CVR Energy is nearing an agreement to buy Marathon Petroleum’s refineries in a transaction valued at almost $4 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. The deal has not been described as completed, leaving its final terms and timing unresolved.

CVR generated $7.2 billion of revenue in FY 2025, down 5.9% from the prior year, and reported a 0.4% net margin with diluted EPS of $0.27. Those figures frame the scale of the proposed purchase relative to CVR’s existing operations, although they do not establish how the acquisition would be financed or what earnings the refineries would contribute.

The named parties are CVR Energy and Marathon Petroleum. CVR would be the prospective buyer and Marathon the seller of the refineries; the concrete mechanism is an acquisition that would transfer refining assets and associated operating exposure between the companies.

The report describes the transaction as nearing a deal rather than completed. The final purchase price, financing structure, closing conditions and asset-level economics remain open questions.

The next markers are a definitive agreement, any financing announcement and the companies’ disclosures about the assets and transaction terms. CVR’s subsequent results would show whether the acquired operations change revenue, margins and earnings from the company’s FY 2025 base.