COP vs DMLP vs VNOM Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Dorchester Minerals and Viper Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COP Conocophillips
$150.81 +17.7% 1M +67.4% 1Y
Market cap
$183.85B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
6 wins
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.94 +14.7% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14B
P/E
155.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Conocophillips leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Conocophillips 6, Dorchester Minerals 5, Viper Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOPDMLPVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $183.85B $1.48B $9.14B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 17.5x 155.0x DMLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x — 17.4x COP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +13.9% +107.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 43.9% 2.9% DMLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% — 1.4% COP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 1.5x COP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.09% 0.05% DMLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.4% +22.8% +23.5% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +8.7%/yr — COP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 25.3% 28.1% DMLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 66/100 44/100 DMLP

Percentile Scorecard

COPDMLPVNOM

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

AxisCOPDMLPVNOM
Valuation 41 #59 of 99 26 #74 of 99 20 #79 of 99
Growth 56 #43 of 97 76 #24 of 97 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 99 #2 of 96 50 #49 of 96
Financial Health 70 #31 of 102 100 #1 of 102 83 #18 of 102
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 32 #52 of 76 36 #49 of 76
Overall 60 66 44
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DMLP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodCOPDMLPVNOMSPY
1 month +17.7%+5.3%+14.7% -1.0%
3 months +25.4%+10.3%+4.0% +2.9%
6 months +23.9%+9.0%-1.3% +6.4%
Year to date +61.1%+37.0%+21.5% +11.4%
1 year +67.4%+22.8%+23.5% +13.1%
3 years +25.7%+6.0%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+2.0%— +21.5%
5 years +99.2%+52.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%+8.7%— +10.9%
10 years +263.0%+105.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.8%+7.5%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOPDMLPVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%25.3%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%27.5%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.71-0.42-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.230.900.83 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-40.0%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-7.9% -2.5%
52-week high $150.81$30.64$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$21.26$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.

MultipleCOPDMLPVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 13.1x 17.5xmedian 13.1x 154.1xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.0x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 8.2xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 5.7x —median 5.7x 17.2xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 11.1x 9.6xmedian 11.1x 84.4xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 5.0xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.87median 2.24 —median 2.24 —median 2.24

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 monthsCOPDMLPVNOM
Revenue $65.28B $192.22M $2.04B
Gross profit $41.24B – –
Operating income $31.28B – $251.00M
Net income $9.28B $90.00M $103.00M
Free cash flow $10.06B $156.70M $198.00M
R&D $393.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 – $0.30
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $72.50M $77.00M
Total debt $23.29B – $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 1.21B – 193.73M
Enterprise value $156.56B $1.29B $8.97B

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
MetricCOPDMLPVNOM
P/E 19.7x 17.5x 154.1x
P/FCF 18.0x 9.6x 84.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 9.6x 11.2x
P/S 2.8x 7.8x 8.2x
P/B 2.8x 5.0x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 5.0x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x – 17.2x
EV/EBIT 6.3x – 73.0x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 7.4x 9.0x
EV/FCF 19.6x 9.1x 92.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 9.1x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.87 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPDMLPVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 13.9% 107.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 7.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% – -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 68.9% -83.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% – -89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 12.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 2.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 12.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 2.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPDMLPVNOM
Gross margin 63.2% – –
EBITDA margin 66.0% – 52.3%
Operating margin 47.9% – 12.3%
Pretax margin 22.4% – 7.6%
Net margin 14.2% 43.9% 2.9%
FCF margin 15.4% 81.5% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 81.5% 73.2%
Return on equity 14.3% – 1.0%
Return on assets 7.5% – 0.9%
Return on invested capital 22.5% – 1.4%
Return on capital employed 28.2% – 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.7x 14.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPDMLPVNOM
Debt / assets 18.7% – 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 1.5x
Debt / FCF 2.3x – 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 3.3% 14.7%
Equity / assets 52.6% 96.7% 85.3%
Interest coverage 39.2x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 13.9x 6.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 13.8x 6.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 10.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.09 – 5.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPDMLPVNOM
Dividend yield 2.2% 10.4% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 10.4% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 140.6% 413.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 80.8% 215.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% -15.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -6.9% –

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.

ConsensusCOPDMLPVNOM
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 – 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 – $2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.3%FY2026 – +62.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% – +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.19BFY2026 – $2.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 – +81.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% – +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPDMLPVNOM
Held by institutions 84.0% 22.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,436 154 496
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +6.5% +5.4%
Institutions buying 1,119 66 264
Institutions selling 961 30 150
Buyers to sellers 1.16 2.20 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.

COPDMLPVNOM
COP 1.00 0.52 0.67
DMLP 0.52 1.00 0.43
VNOM 0.67 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, DMLP and VNOM?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $183.85B, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) $1.48B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, DMLP and VNOM?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.8x, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 17.5x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 155.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Conocophillips (COP) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.8x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.4x). 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: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +13.9%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 43.9%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Conocophillips (COP) leads (Conocophillips (COP) 22.5%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +67.4%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +22.8%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +23.5%. Over five years, Conocophillips (COP) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.8%/yr, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 0.09%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 25.3%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COP, DMLP 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, Conocophillips (COP) leads on 6. 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.