KRP vs LB vs VNOM Stock Comparison

Kimbell Royalty Partners, LandBridge and Viper Energy Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LB LandBridge Corp
$61.88 -27.7% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.76B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$225.45M
Div. yield
0.74%
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
2 wins
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$39.70 -4.5% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.36B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.28B
Div. yield
4.11%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Viper Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Viper Energy 5, Kimbell Royalty Partners 4, LandBridge 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKRPLBVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.58B $4.76B $14.36B VNOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.3x 19.8x 27.9x LB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 38.4x 14.1x VNOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +44.1% +92.1% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.3% 38.8% 12.1% LB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 9.1% 5.6% KRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.2x 1.4x VNOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 10.65% 0.74% 4.11% KRP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.5% +1.0% +8.6% KRP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.0%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 63.3% 29.5% KRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 61/100 66/100 VNOM

Percentile Scorecard

KRPLBVNOM

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

AxisKRPLBVNOM
Valuation 29 #70 of 98 27 #28 of 38 24 #75 of 98
Growth 90 #11 of 97 91 #4 of 34 95 #6 of 97
Profitability 74 #25 of 94 90 #4 of 31 68 #31 of 94
Financial Health 54 #47 of 101 68 #13 of 38 73 #28 of 101
Shareholder Returns 54 #37 of 79 29 #11 of 15 71 #24 of 79
Overall 60 61 66
  • KRP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • LB ranked among 41 companies in Property Developers
  • 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

PeriodKRPLBVNOMSPY
1 month +0.5%-27.7%-4.5% -5.9%
3 months +3.4%-23.4%-4.1% -4.6%
6 months +3.5%-3.3%-15.5% +0.2%
Year to date +27.7%+26.3%+2.8% +7.5%
1 year +14.5%+1.0%+8.6% +8.2%
3 years -8.5%—— +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.9%—— +19.0%
5 years +0.1%—— +56.5%
5 years, per year +0.0%—— +9.4%

Risk

MeasureKRPLBVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%63.3%29.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%64.2%32.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.280.66-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.600.020.29 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.3%-48.3%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-31.0%-22.1% -5.9%
52-week high $16.98$89.71$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $11.36$44.20$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.

MultipleKRPLBVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 10.1x 19.8xmedian 7.4x 27.9xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.7x 21.1xmedian 4.9x 6.3xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 5.1x 33.8xmedian 11.2x 10.0xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 8.9x 31.5xmedian 5.6x 23.2xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 5.7xmedian 0.5x 1.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.75median 0.94 —median 0.54 —median 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 monthsKRPLBVNOM
Revenue $346.81M $225.45M $2.28B
Gross profit – $222.84M –
Operating income $139.41M $138.30M $826.00M
Net income $96.30M $87.38M $600.00M
Free cash flow $163.38M $151.28M $618.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.57 $1.13 $1.42
Cash & equivalents $33.74M $39.80M $10.00M
Total debt $535.80M $535.72M $2.39B
Shares (diluted) 129.04M 76.99M 193.99M
Enterprise value $1.42B $5.11B $19.58B

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
MetricKRPLBVNOM
P/E 20.3x 19.8x 27.9x
P/FCF 9.7x 31.5x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 30.6x 8.6x
P/S 4.6x 21.1x 6.3x
P/B 2.0x 5.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 6.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 33.8x 10.0x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 38.0x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 23.3x 7.3x
EV/FCF 12.8x 34.7x 27.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 33.8x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.75 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRPLBVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 44.1% 92.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 44.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 126.5% 85.0% 220.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 170.6% 122.2% 91.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 7,525% 120.4% -13.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.2% 77.5% 104.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 608.9% 76.3% 131.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRPLBVNOM
Gross margin – 98.8% –
EBITDA margin 76.7% 69.0% 73.0%
Operating margin 40.2% 61.3% 36.2%
Pretax margin 30.0% 43.6% 31.4%
Net margin 21.3% 38.8% 12.1%
FCF margin 47.1% 67.1% 27.1%
Operating cash flow margin 67.2% 69.0% 72.7%
Return on equity 13.3% 10.7% 5.8%
Return on assets 6.8% 6.4% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 9.1% 5.6%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 10.2% 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.8x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.9% 20.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRPLBVNOM
Debt / assets 35.5% 38.9% 18.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.2x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 3.3x 3.5x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 48.3% 39.6% 19.4%
Equity / assets 51.7% 60.4% 80.6%
Interest coverage 3.9x – –
Current ratio 3.8x 7.3x 5.9x
Quick ratio 3.7x 6.9x 5.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 4.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 5.82 3.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRPLBVNOM
Dividend yield 10.7% 0.7% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 2.9%
Shareholder yield 11.6% 0.7% 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 163.5% – 77.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 96.4% – 75.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.0% – 45.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – –

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.

ConsensusKRPLBVNOM
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 38.4xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.01FY2026 $1.61FY2026 $2.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +69.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.0% +46.0% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $414.25MFY2026 $261.70MFY2026 $2.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 +31.5%FY2026 +83.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% +27.5% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRPLBVNOM
Held by institutions 31.0% 37.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 213 192 497
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +4.2% +5.4%
Institutions buying 121 107 265
Institutions selling 41 58 150
Buyers to sellers 2.95 1.84 1.77

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.

KRPLBVNOM
KRP 1.00 0.37 0.66
LB 0.37 1.00 0.49
VNOM 0.66 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRP, LB and VNOM?

Viper Energy (VNOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) $1.58B, LandBridge (LB) $4.76B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $14.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRP, LB and VNOM?

LandBridge (LB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 20.3x, LandBridge (LB) 19.8x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Viper Energy (VNOM) is cheapest (Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 14.9x, LandBridge (LB) 38.4x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 14.1x). 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: Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +9.0%, LandBridge (LB) +44.1%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +92.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

LandBridge (LB) has the highest net margin (Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 21.3%, LandBridge (LB) 38.8%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) leads (Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 10.5%, LandBridge (LB) 9.1%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) returned the most: Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +14.5%, LandBridge (LB) +1.0%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +8.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) has the highest dividend yield: Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 10.65%, LandBridge (LB) 0.74%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 4.11%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) has been the steadiest (Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 24.0%, LandBridge (LB) 63.3%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRP, LB 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, Viper Energy (VNOM) 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.