BSM vs FANG vs NRP Stock Comparison

Black Stone Minerals, Diamondback Energy and Natural Resource Partners Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$179.58 -2.9% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.15B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.61B
Div. yield
2.37%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Diamondback Energy leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Diamondback Energy 4, Natural Resource Partners 4, Black Stone Minerals 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSMFANGNRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.05B $50.15B $1.56B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.2x 24.5x 15.1x BSM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 8.1x 5.2x NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +21.1% -14.0% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.2% 11.0% 52.6% NRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.7x -0.3x NRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 8.50% 2.37% 2.66% BSM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.6% +30.8% +12.0% FANG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +9.6%/yr +30.2%/yr NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 33.2% 23.6% BSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 51/100 48/100 FANG

Percentile Scorecard

BSMFANGNRP

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

AxisBSMFANGNRP
Valuation 22 #77 of 98 44 #55 of 98 26 #73 of 98
Growth 21 #77 of 97 54 #45 of 97 8 #89 of 97
Profitability 94 #7 of 94 50 #48 of 94 90 #10 of 94
Financial Health 74 #27 of 101 46 #55 of 101 96 #5 of 101
Shareholder Returns 27 #58 of 79 60 #32 of 79 22 #62 of 79
Overall 47 51 48
  • BSM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NRP 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

PeriodBSMFANGNRPSPY
1 month -2.3%-2.9%+7.4% -5.9%
3 months +1.2%-5.3%+12.1% -4.6%
6 months +7.3%-5.7%+3.7% +0.2%
Year to date +8.0%+19.5%+12.5% +7.5%
1 year +7.6%+30.8%+12.0% +8.2%
3 years -21.3%+12.1%+69.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year -7.7%+3.9%+19.1% +19.0%
5 years +18.0%+57.8%+273.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +3.4%+9.6%+30.2% +9.4%
10 years -15.8%+95.9%+285.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year -1.7%+7.0%+14.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBSMFANGNRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%33.2%23.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%33.0%20.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.22-0.500.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.370.930.51 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-43.5%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-16.0%-6.7% -5.9%
52-week high $15.44$213.69$125.99 $779.14
52-week low $13.15$137.29$95.97 $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.

MultipleBSMFANGNRP
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 10.1x 24.5xmedian 10.1x 15.1xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 8.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 5.1x 8.2xmedian 5.1x 11.5xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 8.9x 12.5xmedian 8.9x 9.6xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.3x 2.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.66median 0.94 -0.96median 0.94 -1.02median 0.94

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 monthsBSMFANGNRP
Revenue $521.46M $18.61B $195.81M
Gross profit – – $173.16M
Operating income $257.78M $2.35B $106.07M
Net income $244.23M $2.32B $102.34M
Free cash flow $209.59M $4.03B $162.72M
R&D $23.81M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.01 $7.33 $7.72
Cash & equivalents $5.49M $558.00M $51.69M
Total debt $201.12M $13.23B $14.31M
Shares (diluted) 212.71M 279.96M 13.34M
Enterprise value $3.03B $55.02B $1.41B

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
MetricBSMFANGNRP
P/E 14.2x 24.5x 15.1x
P/FCF 14.6x 12.5x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 4.8x 9.6x
P/S 5.9x 2.7x 8.0x
P/B 3.9x 1.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 1.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x 8.2x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 12.6x 26.8x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 3.4x 7.8x
EV/FCF 15.5x 15.6x 9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 6.1x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.66 -0.96 -1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSMFANGNRP
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 21.1% -14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.0% 31.3% -19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -20.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.3% -57.0% -33.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.6% -20.2% -28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.9% -49.6% -30.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% -11.5% -28.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.5% -49.5% -29.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.4% -25.7% -14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% 18.3% -13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 21.8% -18.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% 467.9% -13.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 64.9% -18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSMFANGNRP
Gross margin – – 88.4%
EBITDA margin 56.9% 40.9% 67.7%
Operating margin 49.4% 12.6% 54.2%
Pretax margin 46.8% 14.8% 52.3%
Net margin 41.2% 11.0% 52.6%
FCF margin 40.2% 21.6% 83.1%
Operating cash flow margin 61.9% 55.7% 83.1%
Return on equity 30.4% 4.9% 15.5%
Return on assets 17.8% 3.1% 13.5%
Return on invested capital – 3.3% –
Return on capital employed 19.5% 3.6% 14.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 4.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% – 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSMFANGNRP
Debt / assets 14.6% 18.3% 1.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.7x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 3.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 37.4% 12.3%
Equity / assets 57.6% 62.6% 87.7%
Interest coverage 18.5x – 28.4x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.5x 2.7x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.5x 2.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 1.8x
Altman Z-score – 1.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSMFANGNRP
Dividend yield 8.5% 2.4% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 8.6% 5.1% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 118.1% – 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 137.7% – 25.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -12.7% – -25.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – -24.3%

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.

ConsensusBSMFANGNRP
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 5.2xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $1.05FY2026 $22.08FY2026 $22.75FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -18.0%FY2026 +65.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +4.8% -6.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $448.49MFY2026 $18.84BFY2026 $957.88MFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 +40.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% -8.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSMFANGNRP
Held by institutions 21.1% 71.6% 37.0%
Institutions holding 198 1,192 77
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +8.6% +1.1%
Institutions buying 82 609 31
Institutions selling 44 396 24
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.54 1.29

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.

BSMFANGNRP
BSM 1.00 0.49 0.03
FANG 0.49 1.00 -0.02
NRP 0.03 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSM, FANG and NRP?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) $3.05B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $50.15B, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSM, FANG and NRP?

Black Stone Minerals (BSM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 14.2x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 24.5x, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 13.7x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.1x, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 5.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +5.0%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.1%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has the highest net margin (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 41.2%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 11.0%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 52.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diamondback Energy (FANG) returned the most: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +7.6%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +30.8%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +12.0%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +3.4%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +9.6%/yr, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +30.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Black Stone Minerals (BSM) has the highest dividend yield: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 8.50%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 2.37%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 2.66%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) has been the steadiest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 20.5%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 33.2%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 23.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BSM, FANG and NRP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Diamondback Energy (FANG) leads on 4. 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.