DMLP vs FANG vs KRP Stock Comparison

Dorchester Minerals, Diamondback Energy and Kimbell Royalty Partners Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$206.43 +12.2% 1M +43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$57.58B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Diamondback Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Diamondback Energy 5, Dorchester Minerals 4, Kimbell Royalty Partners 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDMLPFANGKRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.38B $57.58B $1.60B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 39.2x 20.3x DMLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.5x 16.7x FANG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.9% +21.4% +6.2% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 43.9% 8.6% 23.0% DMLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.6% 12.7% KRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 1.7x KRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.02% 0.09% DMLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.9% +43.7% +27.4% FANG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.7%/yr +14.0%/yr +2.3%/yr FANG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 31.9% 23.0% KRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 44/100 63/100 DMLP

Percentile Scorecard

DMLPFANGKRP

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

AxisDMLPFANGKRP
Valuation 25 #75 of 99 46 #54 of 99 36 #64 of 99
Growth 72 #28 of 97 57 #42 of 97 90 #11 of 97
Profitability 100 #1 of 96 50 #49 of 96 84 #16 of 96
Financial Health 99 #2 of 102 37 #65 of 102 54 #48 of 102
Shareholder Returns 30 #54 of 77 29 #55 of 77 50 #39 of 77
Overall 65 44 63
  • DMLP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • KRP 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

PeriodDMLPFANGKRPSPY
1 month +6.6%+12.2%+18.1% +0.7%
3 months +12.9%+3.3%+14.7% +3.7%
6 months +8.8%+0.4%+9.7% +7.1%
Year to date +36.1%+37.3%+43.6% +12.8%
1 year +21.9%+43.7%+27.4% +11.9%
3 years +7.9%+30.3%+4.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.6%+9.2%+1.6% +22.8%
5 years +59.0%+92.6%+11.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.7%+14.0%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years +100.3%+119.6%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.2%+8.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDMLPFANGKRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%31.9%23.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%30.6%24.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.43-0.54-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.871.371.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-43.5%-43.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-3.4%-0.5% -1.2%
52-week high $30.69$213.69$16.98 $779.14
52-week low $21.26$137.29$11.36 $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.

MultipleDMLPFANGKRP
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 11.9x 39.6xmedian 11.9x 20.7xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.0x 5.0xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.9x 11.1xmedian 5.9x 8.2xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 10.0x 15.7xmedian 10.0x 7.2xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.36 -1.12median 1.36 -1.08median 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 monthsDMLPFANGKRP
Revenue $192.22M $17.10B $341.09M
Operating income – $1.08B $136.95M
Net income $90.00M $1.63B $101.37M
Free cash flow $156.70M $3.68B $237.72M
EPS (diluted) – $5.22 $0.66
Cash & equivalents $72.50M $462.00M $44.93M
Total debt – $12.61B $478.70M
Shares (diluted) – 281.20M 118.88M
Enterprise value $1.19B $56.68B $1.43B

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
MetricDMLPFANGKRP
P/E 17.4x 39.6x 20.7x
P/FCF 9.5x 15.7x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 5.7x 7.2x
P/S 7.8x 3.4x 5.0x
P/B 4.9x 1.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 1.3x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – 11.1x 8.2x
EV/EBIT – 64.8x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 4.1x 6.3x
EV/FCF 9.1x 19.0x 9.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 6.9x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.12 -1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDMLPFANGKRP
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.9% 21.4% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 27.2% 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -78.1% 104.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -39.5% -1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 68.9% -61.4% 159.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -23.4% -6.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – -60.3% 14,894%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -35.2% -19.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.6% 33.8% -3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 17.2% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.6% 143.6% 946.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 32.8% 155.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDMLPFANGKRP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 37.0% 76.7%
Operating margin – 6.3% 40.1%
Pretax margin – 10.8% 29.8%
Net margin 43.9% 8.6% 23.0%
FCF margin 81.5% 21.5% 69.7%
Operating cash flow margin 81.5% 59.3% 69.7%
Return on equity – 3.5% 16.4%
Return on assets – 2.2% 8.0%
Return on invested capital – 1.6% 12.7%
Return on capital employed – 1.7% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 6.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 4.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDMLPFANGKRP
Debt / assets – 18.0% 36.1%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 1.7x
Debt / FCF – 3.4x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 3.3% 37.4% 49.5%
Equity / assets 96.7% 62.6% 50.5%
Interest coverage – – 3.9x
Current ratio 13.9x 0.5x 7.3x
Quick ratio 13.8x 0.4x 7.1x
Cash ratio 10.1x 0.1x 3.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.69 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDMLPFANGKRP
Dividend yield 10.5% 2.1% 9.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.0% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 10.5% 5.0% 10.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 140.6% 72.3% 143.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 80.8% 32.0% 61.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -15.6% -6.3% -2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -6.9% -10.0% 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.

ConsensusDMLPFANGKRP
Forward P/E – 9.5xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $21.78FY2026 $1.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +62.9%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -5.9% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $18.60BFY2026 $414.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +38.3%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -7.7% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDMLPFANGKRP
Held by institutions 22.9% 71.6% 31.0%
Institutions holding 154 1,191 213
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +8.6% -2.9%
Institutions buying 66 610 121
Institutions selling 30 394 41
Buyers to sellers 2.20 1.55 2.95

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.

DMLPFANGKRP
DMLP 1.00 0.48 0.52
FANG 0.48 1.00 0.58
KRP 0.52 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DMLP, FANG and KRP?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) $1.38B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $57.58B, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) $1.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, DMLP, FANG and KRP?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 16.3x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.2x, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 20.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diamondback Energy (FANG) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.5x, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 16.7x). 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: Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +13.9%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest net margin (Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 43.9%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) leads (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diamondback Energy (FANG) returned the most: Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +21.9%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +43.7%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +27.4%. Over five years, Diamondback Energy (FANG) compounded fastest (Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +9.7%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +14.0%/yr, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest dividend yield: Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 0.09%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 0.09%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) has been the steadiest (Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 25.2%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 31.9%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 23.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DMLP, FANG and KRP?

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 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.