FANG vs FNV vs NRP Stock Comparison

Diamondback Energy, Franco Nevada and Natural Resource Partners Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$179.58 -2.9% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.12B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.61B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
1 win
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$250.72 +2.8% 1M +33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$49.09B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 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 4, Diamondback Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFANGFNVNRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.12B $49.09B $1.58B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 33.7x 15.4x NRP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.1x 32.0x 5.2x NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.1% +73.6% -14.0% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.0% 62.8% 52.6% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x — -0.3x NRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% NRP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.8% +33.6% +12.0% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr +11.9%/yr +30.2%/yr NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 39.9% 23.6% NRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 81/100 48/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

FANGFNVNRP

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

AxisFANGFNVNRP
Valuation 44 #55 of 98 56 #89 of 200 26 #73 of 98
Growth 54 #45 of 97 91 #12 of 117 8 #89 of 97
Profitability 50 #48 of 94 99 #3 of 144 90 #10 of 94
Financial Health 46 #55 of 101 99 #3 of 166 96 #5 of 101
Shareholder Returns 60 #32 of 79 64 #30 of 81 22 #62 of 79
Overall 51 81 48
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FNV ranked among 210 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

PeriodFANGFNVNRPSPY
1 month -2.9%+2.8%+7.4% -5.9%
3 months -5.3%+8.5%+12.1% -4.6%
6 months -5.7%+9.9%+3.7% +0.2%
Year to date +19.5%+21.0%+12.5% +7.5%
1 year +30.8%+33.6%+12.0% +8.2%
3 years +12.1%+101.5%+69.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +3.9%+26.3%+19.1% +19.0%
5 years +57.8%+75.3%+273.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.6%+11.9%+30.2% +9.4%
10 years +95.9%+272.0%+285.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.0%+14.0%+14.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFANGFNVNRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%39.9%23.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%42.6%20.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.501.100.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.930.840.51 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-38.2%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-10.7%-6.7% -5.9%
52-week high $213.69$280.82$125.99 $779.14
52-week low $137.29$187.72$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.

MultipleFANGFNVNRP
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 10.1x 33.2xmedian 33.2x 15.1xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 20.9xmedian 4.4x 8.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 5.1x 22.0xmedian 13.0x 11.5xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 8.9x 27.3xmedian 14.5x 9.6xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.3x 5.9xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.96median 0.94 1.11median 0.77 -1.02median 0.94

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 monthsFANGFNVNRP
Revenue $18.61B $2.32B $195.81M
Gross profit – $1.79B $173.16M
Operating income $2.35B $1.82B $106.07M
Net income $2.32B $1.48B $102.34M
Free cash flow $4.03B $1.77B $162.72M
EPS (diluted) $7.33 $7.54 $7.72
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $1.01B $51.69M
Total debt $13.23B – $14.31M
Shares (diluted) 279.96M 193.00M 13.34M
Enterprise value $48.82B $46.45B $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
MetricFANGFNVNRP
P/E 24.5x 33.2x 15.1x
P/FCF 12.5x 27.3x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x 27.2x 9.6x
P/S 2.7x 20.9x 8.0x
P/B 1.1x 5.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 5.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 22.0x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 26.8x 26.0x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 20.4x 7.8x
EV/FCF 15.6x 26.7x 9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 26.6x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.96 1.11 -1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFANGFNVNRP
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.1% 73.6% -14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.3% 23.5% -19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 88.6% -13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% -20.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -57.0% 89.7% -33.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 34.4% -28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.6% 88.3% -30.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 30.6% -28.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -49.5% 87.7% -29.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 29.9% -14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% 53.7% -13.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 20.0% -18.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 467.9% 83.9% -13.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% 19.8% -18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFANGFNVNRP
Gross margin – 77.3% 88.4%
EBITDA margin 40.9% 93.0% 67.7%
Operating margin 12.6% 78.5% 54.2%
Pretax margin 14.8% 85.0% 52.3%
Net margin 11.0% 62.8% 52.6%
FCF margin 21.6% 76.4% 83.1%
Operating cash flow margin 55.7% 76.7% 83.1%
Return on equity 4.9% 18.1% 15.5%
Return on assets 3.1% 16.7% 13.5%
Return on invested capital 3.3% – –
Return on capital employed 3.6% 20.9% 14.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFANGFNVNRP
Debt / assets 18.3% – 1.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 3.3x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% 7.6% 12.3%
Equity / assets 62.6% 92.4% 87.7%
Interest coverage – 1,070x 28.4x
Current ratio 0.5x 9.4x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 8.5x 2.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 6.9x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 1.58 43.98 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFANGFNVNRP
Dividend yield 2.4% 0.7% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 0.7% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.0% 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.1% 25.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.4% -25.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% -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.

ConsensusFANGFNVNRP
Forward P/E 8.1xFY2026 32.0xFY2026 5.2xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $22.08FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $22.75FY2023
EPS growth, next FY +65.1%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -6.3% +8.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.84BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $957.88MFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY +40.1%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +1.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFANGFNVNRP
Held by institutions 71.6% 71.6% 37.0%
Institutions holding 1,192 663 77
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +0.4% +1.1%
Institutions buying 609 336 31
Institutions selling 396 207 24
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.62 1.29

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.

FANGFNVNRP
FANG 1.00 -0.11 -0.02
FNV -0.11 1.00 0.19
NRP -0.02 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FANG, FNV and NRP?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diamondback Energy (FANG) $50.12B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $49.09B, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, FANG, FNV and NRP?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 24.4x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 33.7x, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.1x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 32.0x, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 5.2x). 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: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.1%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -14.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 11.0%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 52.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +30.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +33.6%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +12.0%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +9.6%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +11.9%/yr, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +30.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has the highest dividend yield: Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.00%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 0.03%. Diamondback Energy (FANG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has been the steadiest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 33.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 39.9%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 23.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FANG, 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.