FANG vs NRP vs VNOM Stock Comparison

Diamondback Energy, Natural Resource Partners and Viper Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$205.75 +10.8% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$58.24B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.94 +14.7% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14B
P/E
155.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Natural Resource Partners leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Natural Resource Partners 7, Diamondback Energy 3, Viper Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFANGNRPVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.24B $1.54B $9.14B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.7x 14.6x 155.0x NRP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 5.9x 17.4x NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% -16.2% +107.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 53.4% 2.9% NRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% — 1.4% FANG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.0x 1.5x NRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.05% VNOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.8% +13.9% +23.5% FANG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +28.4%/yr — NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 21.3% 28.1% NRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 51/100 44/100 NRP

Percentile Scorecard

FANGNRPVNOM

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

AxisFANGNRPVNOM
Valuation 48 #52 of 99 33 #67 of 99 20 #79 of 99
Growth 58 #41 of 97 10 #87 of 97 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 51 #48 of 96 91 #10 of 96 50 #49 of 96
Financial Health 39 #63 of 102 95 #6 of 102 83 #18 of 102
Shareholder Returns 28 #55 of 76 24 #58 of 76 36 #49 of 76
Overall 45 51 44
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • NRP 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

PeriodFANGNRPVNOMSPY
1 month +10.8%+7.8%+14.7% -1.0%
3 months +0.5%+18.1%+4.0% +2.9%
6 months +5.6%+0.7%-1.3% +6.4%
Year to date +36.9%+11.1%+21.5% +11.4%
1 year +39.8%+13.9%+23.5% +13.1%
3 years +26.0%+68.7%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.0%+19.1%— +21.5%
5 years +88.2%+248.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.5%+28.4%— +10.9%
10 years +101.2%+285.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.2%+14.5%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFANGNRPVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%21.3%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%17.8%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.56-0.02-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.240.650.83 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-28.9%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.7%-7.5%-7.9% -2.5%
52-week high $213.69$125.41$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $137.29$95.97$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.

MultipleFANGNRPVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 39.4xmedian 13.1x 14.5xmedian 13.1x 154.1xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.0x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 8.2xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 5.7x 11.3xmedian 5.7x 17.2xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 11.1x 9.6xmedian 11.1x 84.4xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.12median 2.24 -0.92median 2.24 —median 2.24

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 monthsFANGNRPVNOM
Revenue $17.10B $198.28M $2.04B
Gross profit – $173.52M –
Operating income $1.08B $111.66M $251.00M
Net income $1.63B $106.70M $103.00M
Free cash flow $3.68B $159.82M $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $7.93 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $30.13M $77.00M
Total debt $12.61B $190.13M $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 281.20M 13.33M 193.73M
Enterprise value $57.34B $1.42B $8.97B

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
MetricFANGNRPVNOM
P/E 39.4x 14.5x 154.1x
P/FCF 15.7x 9.6x 84.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 9.6x 11.2x
P/S 3.4x 7.8x 8.2x
P/B 1.3x 2.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 11.3x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 64.6x 13.7x 73.0x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 7.7x 9.0x
EV/FCF 19.0x 9.6x 92.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 9.6x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.12 -0.92 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFANGNRPVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% -16.2% 107.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -20.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -17.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -21.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.1% -33.8% -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% -28.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -61.4% -31.5% -83.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% -28.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -60.3% -26.2% -89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -15.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.8% -20.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% -19.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.6% -20.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% -19.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFANGNRPVNOM
Gross margin – 87.5% –
EBITDA margin 37.0% 68.4% 52.3%
Operating margin 6.3% 56.3% 12.3%
Pretax margin 10.8% 53.8% 7.6%
Net margin 8.6% 53.4% 2.9%
FCF margin 21.5% 80.6% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 59.3% 80.6% 73.2%
Return on equity 3.5% 16.6% 1.0%
Return on assets 2.2% 14.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 1.6% – 1.4%
Return on capital employed 1.7% 15.2% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x 1.5x 14.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFANGNRPVNOM
Debt / assets 18.0% 3.6% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.0x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 0.2x 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% 14.2% 14.7%
Equity / assets 62.6% 85.8% 85.3%
Interest coverage – 22.5x –
Current ratio 0.5x 2.1x 6.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 2.1x 6.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.68 – 5.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFANGNRPVNOM
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.7% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 2.7% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 72.3% 39.4% 413.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.0% 26.3% 215.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.3% -27.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.0% -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.

ConsensusFANGNRPVNOM
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 5.9xFY2027 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.21FY2026 $19.64FY2027 $2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.6%FY2026 – +62.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.0% – +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.64BFY2026 $491.16MFY2027 $2.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.6%FY2026 – +81.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.9% – +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFANGNRPVNOM
Held by institutions 71.6% 37.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,190 76 496
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +1.1% +5.4%
Institutions buying 610 30 264
Institutions selling 393 24 150
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.25 1.76

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.

FANGNRPVNOM
FANG 1.00 0.01 0.77
NRP 0.01 1.00 0.05
VNOM 0.77 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FANG, NRP and VNOM?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diamondback Energy (FANG) $58.24B, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.54B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, FANG, NRP and VNOM?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.7x, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 14.6x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 155.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.7x, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 5.9x, 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: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -16.2%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has the highest net margin (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 53.4%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Diamondback Energy (FANG) leads (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diamondback Energy (FANG) returned the most: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +39.8%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +13.9%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +23.5%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +13.5%/yr, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +28.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Viper Energy (VNOM) has the highest dividend yield: Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 0.03%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has been the steadiest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.0%, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 21.3%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FANG, NRP 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, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) leads on 7. 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.