CRGY vs KRP vs VNOM Stock Comparison

Crescent Energy, Kimbell Royalty Partners and Viper Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRGY Crescent Energy Co
$13.76 +6.7% 1M +69.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.68B
P/E
85.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.31B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.83 +16.8% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.23B
P/E
156.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kimbell Royalty Partners leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kimbell Royalty Partners 5, Viper Energy 3, Crescent Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRGYKRPVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.68B $1.62B $9.23B VNOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 85.5x 20.7x 156.5x KRP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 16.7x 17.4x CRGY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +6.2% +107.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% 23.0% 2.9% KRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 12.7% 1.4% KRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.7x 1.5x VNOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.09% 0.05% KRP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.0% +27.4% +26.2% CRGY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.3%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.6% 23.0% 28.0% KRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 63/100 43/100 CRGY

Percentile Scorecard

CRGYKRPVNOM

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

AxisCRGYKRPVNOM
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 36 #64 of 99 20 #79 of 99
Growth 84 #16 of 97 90 #11 of 97 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 51 #48 of 96 84 #16 of 96 48 #50 of 96
Financial Health 21 #81 of 102 54 #48 of 102 83 #18 of 102
Shareholder Returns 74 #21 of 77 50 #39 of 77 34 #51 of 77
Overall 64 63 43
  • CRGY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • KRP 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

PeriodCRGYKRPVNOMSPY
1 month +6.7%+18.1%+16.8% +0.7%
3 months +23.2%+14.7%+7.8% +3.7%
6 months +2.3%+9.7%-5.2% +7.1%
Year to date +64.0%+43.6%+21.2% +12.8%
1 year +69.0%+27.4%+26.2% +11.9%
3 years +11.4%+4.8%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.7%+1.6%— +22.8%
5 years —+11.9%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —+2.3%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCRGYKRPVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.6%23.0%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.6%24.6%29.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.39-0.36-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.481.190.94 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.6%-43.3%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-0.5%-8.1% -1.2%
52-week high $14.65$16.98$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $7.75$11.36$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.

MultipleCRGYKRPVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 83.0xmedian 11.9x 20.7xmedian 11.9x 153.8xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.0x 5.0xmedian 2.0x 8.2xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 5.9x 8.2xmedian 5.9x 17.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 10.0x 7.2xmedian 10.0x 84.2xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.50median 1.36 -1.08median 1.36 —median 1.36

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 monthsCRGYKRPVNOM
Revenue $4.31B $341.09M $2.04B
Operating income $885.89M $136.95M $251.00M
Net income $72.61M $101.37M $103.00M
Free cash flow $544.81M $237.72M $198.00M
R&D $17.81M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.14 $0.66 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $264.88M $44.93M $77.00M
Total debt $5.17B $478.70M $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 381.75M 118.88M 193.73M
Enterprise value $4.39B $1.46B $9.06B

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
MetricCRGYKRPVNOM
P/E 83.0x 20.7x 153.8x
P/FCF 8.3x 7.2x 84.2x
P/Operating cash flow 2.3x 7.2x 11.2x
P/S 1.1x 5.0x 8.2x
P/B 0.9x 2.5x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 8.2x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 10.7x 15.6x 72.8x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 6.3x 9.0x
EV/FCF 17.3x 9.0x 92.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x 9.0x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.50 -1.08 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRGYKRPVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 6.2% 107.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 13.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 308.4% 104.7% -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -1.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 732.4% 159.4% -83.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -57.1% -6.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 60.0% 14,894% -89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.5% -19.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.4% -3.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 12.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 176.9% 946.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 155.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRGYKRPVNOM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 51.1% 76.7% 52.3%
Operating margin 20.6% 40.1% 12.3%
Pretax margin 3.5% 29.8% 7.6%
Net margin 1.3% 23.0% 2.9%
FCF margin 12.6% 69.7% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 69.7% 73.2%
Return on equity 1.5% 16.4% 1.0%
Return on assets 0.6% 8.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 12.7% 1.4%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 11.0% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 27.0x 2.3x 14.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 4.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRGYKRPVNOM
Debt / assets 43.0% 36.1% 13.9%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.7x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 9.5x 2.0x 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 57.0% 49.5% 14.7%
Equity / assets 43.0% 50.5% 85.3%
Interest coverage 2.5x 3.9x –
Current ratio 0.9x 7.3x 6.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 7.1x 6.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.00 – 5.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRGYKRPVNOM
Dividend yield 3.5% 9.5% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.9% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 10.3% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 192.9% 143.5% 413.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.7% 61.2% 215.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 50.5% -2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 68.4% 7.6% –

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.

ConsensusCRGYKRPVNOM
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.30FY2026 $1.01FY2026 $2.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +62.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% -5.0% +2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.66BFY2026 $414.25MFY2026 $2.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +83.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +5.6% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRGYKRPVNOM
Held by institutions 90.7% 31.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 360 213 497
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% -2.9% +5.4%
Institutions buying 214 121 265
Institutions selling 84 41 150
Buyers to sellers 2.55 2.95 1.77

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.

CRGYKRPVNOM
CRGY 1.00 0.59 0.70
KRP 0.59 1.00 0.63
VNOM 0.70 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRGY, KRP and VNOM?

Viper Energy (VNOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crescent Energy (CRGY) $4.68B, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) $1.62B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRGY, KRP and VNOM?

Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 85.5x, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 20.7x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 156.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crescent Energy (CRGY) is cheapest (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 6.0x, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 16.7x, 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: Crescent Energy (CRGY) +24.3%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +6.2%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) has the highest net margin (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 1.3%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 23.0%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) leads (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 4.2%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 12.7%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crescent Energy (CRGY) returned the most: Crescent Energy (CRGY) +69.0%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +27.4%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +26.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) has the highest dividend yield: Crescent Energy (CRGY) 0.03%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 0.09%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) has been the steadiest (Crescent Energy (CRGY) 46.6%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 23.0%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRGY, KRP 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, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 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.