ARL vs LB vs VNOM Stock Comparison

American Realty Investors, LandBridge and Viper Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LB LandBridge Corp
$79.18 -2.7% 1M +32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$225.45M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
5 wins
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.44 +13.5% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.01B
P/E
152.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Viper Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Viper Energy 5, LandBridge 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARLLBVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $270.39M $2.28B $9.01B VNOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.4x 26.1x 152.7x LB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 49.2x 17.3x VNOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +44.1% +107.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 38.8% 2.9% LB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% 9.1% 1.4% LB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 28.6x 3.2x 1.5x VNOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.8% +32.8% +24.9% LB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.3% 60.7% 28.1% VNOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 65/100 44/100 LB

Percentile Scorecard

ARLLBVNOM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARLLBVNOM
Valuation 40 #24 of 39 34 #26 of 39 20 #79 of 99
Growth 52 #16 of 32 97 #2 of 32 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 39 #18 of 29 89 #4 of 29 50 #49 of 96
Financial Health 54 #18 of 38 73 #11 of 38 83 #18 of 102
Shareholder Returns – 31 #10 of 14 35 #50 of 76
Overall 46 65 44
  • ARL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • LB ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARLLBVNOMSPY
1 month +2.1%-2.7%+13.5% -0.2%
3 months +11.3%+5.3%+10.5% +3.9%
6 months +15.3%+16.6%-2.9% +8.2%
Year to date +3.9%+61.6%+20.2% +12.9%
1 year +2.8%+32.8%+24.9% +12.3%
3 years +38.9%—— +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.6%—— +23.3%
5 years +41.4%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.2%—— +10.9%
10 years +147.8%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARLLBVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.3%60.7%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%59.2%29.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.64-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.050.540.89 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.1%-48.3%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-11.7%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $23.44$89.71$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $13.03$44.20$35.84 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARLLBVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 7.9x 25.3xmedian 7.9x 152.5xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 4.7x 27.0xmedian 4.7x 8.1xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 86.1xmedian 11.2x 42.3xmedian 11.2x 17.0xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.8xmedian 6.2x 40.3xmedian 6.2x 83.5xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 7.3xmedian 0.6x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.45median 0.32 —median 0.32 —median 2.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARLLBVNOM
Revenue $51.05M $225.45M $2.04B
Gross profit – $222.84M –
Operating income -$9.34M $138.30M $251.00M
Net income $8.12M $87.38M $103.00M
Free cash flow -$34.41M $151.28M $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.52 $1.13 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $10.85M $39.80M $77.00M
Total debt $218.03M $535.72M $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 16.15M 76.99M 193.73M
Enterprise value -$74.06M $2.15B $8.84B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARLLBVNOM
P/E 32.3x 25.3x 152.5x
P/FCF -7.8x 40.3x 83.5x
P/Operating cash flow 82.9x 39.2x 11.1x
P/S 5.3x 27.0x 8.1x
P/B 0.3x 7.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 8.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 86.1x 42.3x 17.0x
EV/EBIT -43.2x 47.6x 72.3x
EV/Revenue 7.9x 29.2x 8.9x
EV/FCF -11.7x 43.5x 91.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 124.0x 42.3x 12.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.45 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARLLBVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 44.1% 107.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 44.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -64.7% 85.0% -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 168.6% 122.2% -83.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -71.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 170.6% 120.4% -89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -71.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 125.8% 77.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% 76.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARLLBVNOM
Gross margin – 98.8% –
EBITDA margin 9.2% 69.0% 52.3%
Operating margin -18.3% 61.3% 12.3%
Pretax margin -8.7% 43.6% 7.6%
Net margin 16.4% 38.8% 2.9%
FCF margin -67.4% 67.1% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 69.0% 73.2%
Return on equity 1.2% 10.7% 1.0%
Return on assets 0.9% 6.4% 0.9%
Return on invested capital -0.9% 9.1% 1.4%
Return on capital employed – 10.2% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.8x 14.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 20.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARLLBVNOM
Debt / assets 20.0% 38.9% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 28.6x 3.2x 1.5x
Debt / FCF -6.3x 3.5x 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 25.4% 39.6% 14.7%
Equity / assets 74.6% 60.4% 85.3%
Interest coverage -1.0x – –
Current ratio – 7.3x 6.4x
Quick ratio – 6.9x 6.2x
Cash ratio – 4.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 7.29 5.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARLLBVNOM
Dividend yield – 0.6% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.6% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 413.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 215.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARLLBVNOM
Forward P/E – 49.2xFY2026 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.61FY2026 $2.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.5%FY2026 +62.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +46.0% +2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $261.70MFY2026 $2.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +31.5%FY2026 +83.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +27.5% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARLLBVNOM
Held by institutions 3.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 42 192 496
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% +4.2% +5.4%
Institutions buying 18 108 264
Institutions selling 12 57 150
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.89 1.76

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARLLBVNOM
ARL 1.00 0.09 -0.05
LB 0.09 1.00 0.45
VNOM -0.05 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARL, LB and VNOM?

Viper Energy (VNOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Realty Investors (ARL) $270.39M, LandBridge (LB) $2.28B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARL, LB and VNOM?

LandBridge (LB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Realty Investors (ARL) 32.4x, LandBridge (LB) 26.1x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 152.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Viper Energy (VNOM) is cheapest (LandBridge (LB) 49.2x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viper Energy (VNOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Realty Investors (ARL) +6.8%, LandBridge (LB) +44.1%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

LandBridge (LB) has the highest net margin (American Realty Investors (ARL) 16.4%, LandBridge (LB) 38.8%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, LandBridge (LB) leads (American Realty Investors (ARL) -0.9%, LandBridge (LB) 9.1%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LandBridge (LB) returned the most: American Realty Investors (ARL) +2.8%, LandBridge (LB) +32.8%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +24.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Realty Investors (ARL) 0.00%, LandBridge (LB) 0.00%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%. American Realty Investors (ARL) and LandBridge (LB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viper Energy (VNOM) has been the steadiest (American Realty Investors (ARL) 60.3%, LandBridge (LB) 60.7%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARL, LB and VNOM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Viper Energy (VNOM) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.