DMLP vs NRP vs TPL Stock Comparison

Dorchester Minerals, Natural Resource Partners and Texas Pacific Land Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp
$272.32 -23.3% 1M -11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.85B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$967.85M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Dorchester Minerals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dorchester Minerals 5, Natural Resource Partners 3, Texas Pacific Land 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDMLPNRPTPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.34B $1.59B $18.85B TPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.4x 15.5x 32.1x DMLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.2x 27.8x NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.2% -14.0% +25.3% DMLP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 48.1% 52.6% 60.7% TPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 33.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.12% 0.03% 0.00% DMLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.6% +12.0% -11.1% DMLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr +30.2%/yr +12.4%/yr NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 23.6% 51.2% NRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 48/100 63/100 DMLP

Percentile Scorecard

DMLPNRPTPL

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

AxisDMLPNRPTPL
Valuation 25 #74 of 98 26 #73 of 98 24 #29 of 38
Growth 78 #22 of 97 8 #89 of 97 58 #15 of 34
Profitability 99 #2 of 94 90 #10 of 94 100 #1 of 31
Financial Health 99 #2 of 101 96 #5 of 101 97 #2 of 38
Shareholder Returns 45 #44 of 79 22 #62 of 79 36 #10 of 15
Overall 69 48 63
  • DMLP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NRP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • TPL ranked among 41 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDMLPNRPTPLSPY
1 month -6.4%+7.4%-23.3% -5.9%
3 months +5.6%+12.1%-23.6% -4.6%
6 months +4.5%+3.7%-31.8% +0.2%
Year to date +21.9%+12.5%-5.2% +7.5%
1 year +18.6%+12.0%-11.1% +8.2%
3 years -2.1%+69.1%+39.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year -0.7%+19.1%+11.7% +19.0%
5 years +41.9%+273.3%+79.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +7.3%+30.2%+12.4% +9.4%
10 years +84.8%+285.2%+876.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +6.3%+14.4%+25.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDMLPNRPTPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%23.6%51.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.7%20.1%54.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.300.250.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.740.51-0.22 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-28.9%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-6.7%-49.6% -5.9%
52-week high $30.69$125.99$539.79 $779.14
52-week low $21.26$95.97$272.32 $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.

MultipleDMLPNRPTPL
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 10.1x 15.1xmedian 10.1x 32.0xmedian 7.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.7x 8.0xmedian 1.7x 19.4xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x 11.5xmedian 5.1x 22.8xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 8.9x 9.6xmedian 8.9x -4,324xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.3x 2.3xmedian 1.3x 10.4xmedian 0.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.94 -1.02median 0.94 2.21median 0.54

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 monthsDMLPNRPTPL
Revenue $208.22M $195.81M $967.85M
Gross profit – $173.16M –
Operating income – $106.07M $731.17M
Net income $103.78M $102.34M $587.55M
Free cash flow $165.39M $162.72M -$4.34M
EPS (diluted) – $7.72 $8.51
Cash & equivalents $55.70M $51.69M $369.56M
Total debt – $14.31M –
Shares (diluted) – 13.34M 69.04M
Enterprise value $1.15B $1.45B $17.84B

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
MetricDMLPNRPTPL
P/E 13.3x 15.1x 32.0x
P/FCF 8.3x 9.6x -4,324x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 9.6x 29.3x
P/S 6.6x 8.0x 19.4x
P/B 4.7x 2.3x 10.4x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 2.4x 10.6x
EV/EBITDA – 11.5x 22.8x
EV/EBIT – 14.3x 25.2x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 7.8x 19.0x
EV/FCF 8.0x 9.3x -4,239x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 9.3x 28.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.02 2.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDMLPNRPTPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.2% -14.0% 25.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -19.4% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -13.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -20.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -33.1% 24.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -28.8% 15.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 97.1% -30.9% 23.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -28.2% 14.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -29.7% 23.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -14.9% 14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.5% -13.1% 14.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -18.6% 13.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.5% -13.1% -102.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -18.6% -26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDMLPNRPTPL
Gross margin – 88.4% –
EBITDA margin – 67.7% 83.3%
Operating margin – 54.2% 75.5%
Pretax margin – 52.3% 76.4%
Net margin 48.1% 52.6% 60.7%
FCF margin 79.4% 83.1% -0.4%
Operating cash flow margin 79.4% 83.1% 66.2%
Return on equity – 15.5% 33.8%
Return on assets – 13.5% 30.5%
Return on invested capital – – 33.4%
Return on capital employed – 14.5% 40.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.4% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDMLPNRPTPL
Debt / assets – 1.9% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x –
Debt / FCF – 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 3.7% 12.3% 9.4%
Equity / assets 96.3% 87.7% 90.6%
Interest coverage – 28.4x 201.1x
Current ratio 10.6x 2.7x 5.4x
Quick ratio 10.6x 2.7x 5.3x
Cash ratio 7.0x 1.8x 3.6x
Altman Z-score – – 63.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDMLPNRPTPL
Dividend yield 12.4% 2.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 12.4% 2.7% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 154.8% 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 97.1% 25.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.2% -25.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -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.

ConsensusDMLPNRPTPL
Forward P/E – 5.2xFY2023 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $22.75FY2023 $9.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +40.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $957.88MFY2023 $976.77MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +22.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +25.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDMLPNRPTPL
Held by institutions 22.9% 37.0% 72.9%
Institutions holding 154 77 869
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.3% +1.1% +0.5%
Institutions buying 65 31 439
Institutions selling 30 24 276
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.29 1.59

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.

DMLPNRPTPL
DMLP 1.00 0.11 0.24
NRP 0.11 1.00 -0.06
TPL 0.24 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DMLP, NRP and TPL?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) $1.34B, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.59B, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) $18.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, DMLP, NRP and TPL?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 13.4x, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 15.5x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 32.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 5.2x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 27.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +38.2%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -14.0%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +25.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) has the highest net margin (Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 48.1%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 52.6%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 60.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) returned the most: Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +18.6%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +12.0%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) -11.1%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +7.3%/yr, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +30.2%/yr, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest dividend yield: Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 0.12%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 0.03%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 0.00%. Texas Pacific Land (TPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has been the steadiest (Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 25.0%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 23.6%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 51.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DMLP, NRP and TPL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 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.