DMLP vs NRP vs TPL Stock Comparison

Dorchester Minerals, Natural Resource Partners and Texas Pacific Land Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp
$330.40 -3.2% 1M +6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.79B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$897.54M
Div. yield
0.71%
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Natural Resource Partners leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Natural Resource Partners 4, Texas Pacific Land 3, Dorchester Minerals 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDMLPNRPTPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.49B $1.56B $22.79B TPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 14.7x 42.1x NRP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.0x 33.7x NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.9% -16.2% +20.8% TPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 43.9% 53.4% 60.3% TPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 33.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 10.50% 2.66% 0.71% DMLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.4% +13.6% +6.6% DMLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.4%/yr +30.4%/yr +18.7%/yr NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 21.2% 49.0% NRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 51/100 59/100 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 26 #74 of 99 33 #67 of 99 21 #31 of 39
Growth 74 #26 of 97 12 #86 of 97 39 #20 of 32
Profitability 99 #2 of 96 91 #10 of 96 100 #1 of 29
Financial Health 100 #1 of 102 95 #6 of 102 97 #2 of 38
Shareholder Returns 33 #51 of 76 25 #57 of 76 39 #9 of 14
Overall 66 51 59
  • DMLP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NRP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • TPL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDMLPNRPTPLSPY
1 month +4.8%+8.0%-3.2% -0.2%
3 months +12.6%+18.6%-15.1% +3.9%
6 months +7.8%+0.3%-23.3% +8.2%
Year to date +36.0%+12.5%+15.0% +12.9%
1 year +20.4%+13.6%+6.6% +12.3%
3 years +6.9%+75.9%+63.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.2%+20.7%+17.8% +23.3%
5 years +49.3%+277.3%+135.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.4%+30.4%+18.7% +10.9%
10 years +99.5%+336.8%+1,043.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.2%+15.9%+27.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDMLPNRPTPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%21.2%49.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%17.9%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.43-0.020.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.810.640.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-28.9%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.7%-6.3%-38.8% -1.2%
52-week high $30.64$125.41$539.79 $779.14
52-week low $21.26$95.97$273.56 $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 17.4xmedian 13.0x 14.7xmedian 13.0x 42.1xmedian 7.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 2.1x 7.9xmedian 2.1x 25.4xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.9x 11.5xmedian 5.9x 30.5xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 11.1x 9.7xmedian 11.1x -347.3xmedian 6.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 13.6xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.27 -0.93median 2.27 4.56median 0.32

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 $192.22M $198.28M $897.54M
Gross profit – $173.52M –
Operating income – $111.66M $672.48M
Net income $90.00M $106.70M $541.42M
Free cash flow $156.70M $159.82M -$65.61M
EPS (diluted) – $7.93 $7.84
Cash & equivalents $72.50M $30.13M $248.61M
Total debt – $27.36M –
Shares (diluted) – 13.33M 69.03M
Enterprise value $1.31B $1.43B $21.62B

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 17.4x 14.7x 42.1x
P/FCF 9.5x 9.7x -347.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 9.7x 37.8x
P/S 7.8x 7.9x 25.4x
P/B 4.9x 2.4x 13.6x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.4x 13.9x
EV/EBITDA – 11.5x 30.5x
EV/EBIT – 13.9x 33.5x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 7.8x 25.1x
EV/FCF 9.1x 9.7x -343.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 9.7x 37.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.93 4.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDMLPNRPTPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.9% -16.2% 20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -20.2% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -17.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -21.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -33.8% 19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -28.8% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 68.9% -31.5% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -28.1% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – -26.2% 17.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -15.8% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.6% -20.2% 15.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -19.4% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.6% -20.2% -176.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -19.4% -29.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDMLPNRPTPL
Gross margin – 87.5% –
EBITDA margin – 68.4% 82.5%
Operating margin – 56.3% 74.9%
Pretax margin – 53.8% 76.2%
Net margin 43.9% 53.4% 60.3%
FCF margin 81.5% 80.6% -7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 81.5% 80.6% 67.2%
Return on equity – 16.6% 33.5%
Return on assets – 14.0% 30.0%
Return on invested capital – – 33.0%
Return on capital employed – 15.2% 39.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.4% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDMLPNRPTPL
Debt / assets – 3.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 3.3% 14.2% 10.1%
Equity / assets 96.7% 85.8% 89.9%
Interest coverage – 22.5x 342.2x
Current ratio 13.9x 2.1x 4.6x
Quick ratio 13.8x 2.1x 4.5x
Cash ratio 10.1x 1.0x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – – 76.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDMLPNRPTPL
Dividend yield 10.5% 2.7% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 10.5% 2.7% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 140.6% 39.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 80.8% 26.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -15.6% -27.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -6.9% -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.

ConsensusDMLPNRPTPL
Forward P/E – 6.0xFY2027 33.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $19.64FY2027 $9.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +40.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $491.16MFY2027 $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 76 868
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +1.1% +0.5%
Institutions buying 66 30 440
Institutions selling 30 24 276
Buyers to sellers 2.20 1.25 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 0.08 0.24
NRP 0.08 1.00 0.00
TPL 0.24 0.00 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) $1.49B, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.56B, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) $22.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, DMLP, NRP and TPL?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 17.4x, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 14.7x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 42.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 6.0x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 33.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +13.9%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -16.2%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) has the highest net margin (Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 43.9%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 53.4%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 60.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) returned the most: Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +20.4%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +13.6%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +6.6%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +8.4%/yr, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +30.4%/yr, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +18.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest dividend yield: Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 10.50%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 2.66%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 0.71%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has been the steadiest (Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 25.2%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 21.2%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 49.0%). 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, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) leads on 4. 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.