COP vs FNV vs NRP Stock Comparison

Conocophillips, Franco Nevada and Natural Resource Partners Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COP Conocophillips
$147.97 +16.2% 1M +66.8% 1Y
Market cap
$181.88B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$236.42 -8.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.61B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Natural Resource Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Natural Resource Partners 6, Franco Nevada 3, Conocophillips 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOPFNVNRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $181.88B $45.61B $1.56B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 31.3x 14.8x NRP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 30.2x 6.0x NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +73.6% -16.2% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 62.8% 53.4% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — 0.0x NRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.03% NRP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.8% +28.5% +13.6% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr +10.3%/yr +30.4%/yr NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 38.9% 21.2% NRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 80/100 51/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

COPFNVNRP

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

AxisCOPFNVNRP
Valuation 44 #56 of 99 56 #81 of 181 33 #67 of 99
Growth 56 #43 of 97 91 #11 of 111 12 #86 of 97
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 98 #3 of 129 91 #10 of 96
Financial Health 71 #30 of 102 98 #5 of 164 95 #6 of 102
Shareholder Returns 48 #40 of 76 57 #33 of 75 25 #57 of 76
Overall 62 80 51
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FNV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • 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

PeriodCOPFNVNRPSPY
1 month +16.2%-8.2%+8.0% -0.2%
3 months +29.7%+12.3%+18.6% +3.9%
6 months +19.0%+1.7%+0.3% +8.2%
Year to date +58.1%+14.1%+12.5% +12.9%
1 year +66.8%+28.5%+13.6% +12.3%
3 years +25.6%+72.0%+75.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+19.8%+20.7% +23.3%
5 years +96.9%+62.9%+277.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.5%+10.3%+30.4% +10.9%
10 years +236.3%+272.2%+336.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.9%+14.0%+15.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOPFNVNRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%38.9%21.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.6%42.2%17.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.711.26-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.210.730.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-38.2%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-15.8%-6.3% -1.2%
52-week high $151.41$280.82$125.41 $779.14
52-week low $85.66$183.97$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.

MultipleCOPFNVNRP
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 13.0x 31.3xmedian 34.2x 14.7xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.1x 19.7xmedian 4.9x 7.9xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 5.9x 20.7xmedian 11.7x 11.5xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 11.1x 25.8xmedian 13.2x 9.7xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.83median 2.27 1.05median 0.91 -0.93median 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 monthsCOPFNVNRP
Revenue $65.28B $2.32B $198.28M
Gross profit $41.24B $1.79B $173.52M
Operating income $31.28B $1.82B $111.66M
Net income $9.28B $1.48B $106.70M
Free cash flow $10.06B $1.77B $159.82M
R&D $393.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.64 $7.54 $7.93
Cash & equivalents $6.57B $1.01B $30.13M
Total debt $23.29B – $27.36M
Shares (diluted) 1.21B 193.00M 13.33M
Enterprise value $154.59B $42.98B $1.44B

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
MetricCOPFNVNRP
P/E 19.3x 31.3x 14.7x
P/FCF 17.7x 25.8x 9.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 25.6x 9.7x
P/S 2.7x 19.7x 7.9x
P/B 2.7x 5.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 5.5x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 20.7x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 6.2x 24.5x 13.9x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 19.2x 7.8x
EV/FCF 19.2x 25.2x 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 25.1x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.83 1.05 -0.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOPFNVNRP
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 73.6% -16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 23.5% -20.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 88.6% -17.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 32.0% -21.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 89.7% -33.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 34.4% -28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.1% 88.3% -31.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 30.6% -28.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.8% 87.7% -26.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% 29.9% -15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.6% 53.7% -20.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 20.0% -19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 83.9% -20.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 19.8% -19.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOPFNVNRP
Gross margin 63.2% 77.3% 87.5%
EBITDA margin 66.0% 93.0% 68.4%
Operating margin 47.9% 78.5% 56.3%
Pretax margin 22.4% 85.0% 53.8%
Net margin 14.2% 62.8% 53.4%
FCF margin 15.4% 76.4% 80.6%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 76.7% 80.6%
Return on equity 14.3% 18.1% 16.6%
Return on assets 7.5% 16.7% 14.0%
Return on invested capital 22.5% – –
Return on capital employed 28.2% 20.9% 15.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOPFNVNRP
Debt / assets 18.7% – 3.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.3x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 47.4% 7.6% 14.2%
Equity / assets 52.6% 92.4% 85.8%
Interest coverage 39.2x 1,070x 22.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 9.4x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 8.5x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 6.9x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 4.05 41.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOPFNVNRP
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.7% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.3% 0.7% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.8% 18.0% 39.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.4% 15.1% 26.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.4% 12.4% -27.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -15.4% 11.0% -25.2%

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.

ConsensusCOPFNVNRP
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 30.2xFY2026 6.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $11.12FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $19.64FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +80.5%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +8.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.43BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $491.16MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -5.8% +1.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOPFNVNRP
Held by institutions 84.0% 71.6% 37.0%
Institutions holding 2,436 661 76
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +0.4% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,119 335 30
Institutions selling 961 207 24
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.62 1.25

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.

COPFNVNRP
COP 1.00 -0.07 0.07
FNV -0.07 1.00 0.19
NRP 0.07 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COP, FNV and NRP?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conocophillips (COP) $181.88B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.61B, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, COP, FNV and NRP?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conocophillips (COP) 19.6x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.3x, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Conocophillips (COP) 13.3x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.2x, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 6.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Franco Nevada (FNV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 53.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Conocophillips (COP) +66.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +28.5%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +13.6%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Conocophillips (COP) +14.5%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.3%/yr, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +30.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has the highest dividend yield: Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has been the steadiest (Conocophillips (COP) 30.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COP, FNV 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, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 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.