LB vs TPL vs ARL Stock Comparison

LandBridge, Texas Pacific Land and American Realty Investors Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LB LandBridge Corp
$79.44 -2.4% 1M +33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$225.45M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
5 wins
TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp
$333.15 -2.3% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.80B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$897.54M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Texas Pacific Land leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Texas Pacific Land 6, LandBridge 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBTPLARLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.20B $22.80B $269.50M TPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 42.1x 32.3x LB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.3x 34.0x — TPL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.1% +20.8% +6.8% LB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.8% 60.3% 16.4% TPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 33.0% -0.9% TPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — 28.6x LB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.4% +7.6% +4.3% LB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +19.3%/yr +5.8%/yr TPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.8% 49.0% 60.3% TPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 59/100 46/100 LB

Percentile Scorecard

LBTPLARL

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

AxisLBTPLARL
Valuation 32 #27 of 39 21 #31 of 39 42 #23 of 39
Growth 91 #4 of 33 38 #21 of 33 50 #17 of 33
Profitability 90 #4 of 30 100 #1 of 30 38 #19 of 30
Financial Health 73 #11 of 38 97 #2 of 38 54 #18 of 38
Shareholder Returns 31 #10 of 14 39 #9 of 14 –
Overall 63 59 46
  • LB ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • TPL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • ARL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLBTPLARLSPY
1 month -2.4%-2.3%-1.6% -0.8%
3 months +5.4%-16.0%+7.1% +3.5%
6 months +14.9%-23.7%+11.1% +7.0%
Year to date +62.2%+16.0%+0.1% +12.2%
1 year +33.4%+7.6%+4.3% +13.0%
3 years —+64.8%+33.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+18.1%+10.2% +23.1%
5 years —+141.2%+32.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+19.3%+5.8% +11.0%
10 years —+941.1%+149.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+26.4%+9.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLBTPLARLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.8%49.0%60.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.4%50.5%53.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.400.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.160.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.3%-52.8%-66.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-38.3%-31.4% -1.8%
52-week high $89.71$539.79$23.44 $779.14
52-week low $44.20$273.56$13.03 $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.

MultipleLBTPLARL
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 7.8x 42.4xmedian 7.8x 31.1xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 4.9x 25.6xmedian 4.9x 5.1xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.4xmedian 11.2x 30.7xmedian 11.2x 84.0xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.4xmedian 6.4x -350.2xmedian 6.4x -7.5xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 0.6x 13.7xmedian 0.6x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 4.60median 0.33 -0.44median 0.33

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 monthsLBTPLARL
Revenue $225.45M $897.54M $51.05M
Gross profit $222.84M – –
Operating income $138.30M $672.48M -$9.34M
Net income $87.38M $541.42M $8.12M
Free cash flow $151.28M -$65.61M -$34.41M
EPS (diluted) $1.13 $7.84 $0.52
Cash & equivalents $39.80M $248.61M $10.85M
Total debt $535.72M – $218.03M
Shares (diluted) 76.99M 69.03M 16.15M
Enterprise value $2.07B $21.63B -$74.95M

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
MetricLBTPLARL
P/E 25.4x 42.4x 31.1x
P/FCF 40.4x -350.2x -7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 39.3x 38.1x 79.9x
P/S 27.1x 25.6x 5.1x
P/B 7.3x 13.7x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 8.7x 14.0x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 42.4x 30.7x 84.0x
EV/EBIT 47.8x 33.8x -42.1x
EV/Revenue 29.3x 25.3x 7.7x
EV/FCF 43.7x -346.4x -11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 42.5x 37.7x 121.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.60 -0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBTPLARL
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.1% 20.8% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 44.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 85.0% 19.3% -64.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% -2.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.2% 17.3% 168.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% -71.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.4% 17.3% 170.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.2% -71.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 77.5% 15.4% 125.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.2% 27.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% -176.9% 68.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.3% 17.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBTPLARL
Gross margin 98.8% – –
EBITDA margin 69.0% 82.5% 9.2%
Operating margin 61.3% 74.9% -18.3%
Pretax margin 43.6% 76.2% -8.7%
Net margin 38.8% 60.3% 16.4%
FCF margin 67.1% -7.3% -67.4%
Operating cash flow margin 69.0% 67.2% 6.4%
Return on equity 10.7% 33.5% 1.2%
Return on assets 6.4% 30.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 33.0% -0.9%
Return on capital employed 10.2% 39.3% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 20.1% 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBTPLARL
Debt / assets 38.9% – 20.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – 28.6x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – -6.3x
Liabilities / assets 39.6% 10.1% 25.4%
Equity / assets 60.4% 89.9% 74.6%
Interest coverage – 342.2x -1.0x
Current ratio 7.3x 4.6x –
Quick ratio 6.9x 4.5x –
Cash ratio 4.1x 2.6x –
Altman Z-score 7.31 76.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBTPLARL
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusLBTPLARL
Forward P/E 49.3xFY2026 34.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2026 $9.79FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +40.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +46.0% -1.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $261.70MFY2026 $976.77MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +31.5%FY2026 +22.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +27.5% +25.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBTPLARL
Held by institutions 37.0% 72.9% 3.4%
Institutions holding 192 868 42
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +0.5% +15.7%
Institutions buying 108 440 18
Institutions selling 57 276 12
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.59 1.50

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.

LBTPLARL
LB 1.00 0.54 0.09
TPL 0.54 1.00 0.05
ARL 0.09 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LB, TPL and ARL?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: LandBridge (LB) $2.20B, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) $22.80B, American Realty Investors (ARL) $269.50M.

Which stock is cheaper, LB, TPL and ARL?

LandBridge (LB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (LandBridge (LB) 25.1x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 42.1x, American Realty Investors (ARL) 32.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) is cheapest (LandBridge (LB) 49.3x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 34.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

LandBridge (LB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LandBridge (LB) +44.1%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +20.8%, American Realty Investors (ARL) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) has the highest net margin (LandBridge (LB) 38.8%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 60.3%, American Realty Investors (ARL) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) leads (LandBridge (LB) 9.1%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 33.0%, American Realty Investors (ARL) -0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LandBridge (LB) returned the most: LandBridge (LB) +33.4%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +7.6%, American Realty Investors (ARL) +4.3%. Over five years, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) compounded fastest (Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +19.3%/yr, American Realty Investors (ARL) +5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) has been the steadiest (LandBridge (LB) 60.8%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 49.0%, American Realty Investors (ARL) 60.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LB, TPL and ARL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 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.