NRP vs COP vs BSM Stock Comparison

Natural Resource Partners, Conocophillips and Black Stone Minerals Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COP Conocophillips
$136.98 +6.7% 1M +55.8% 1Y
Market cap
$164.56B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
2.45%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNRPCOPBSMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.67B $164.56B $3.09B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 17.9x 14.4x BSM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 12.3x 13.8x NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.2% +8.5% +5.0% COP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 53.4% 14.2% 41.2% NRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.4x 0.7x NRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.48% 2.45% 8.41% BSM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.0% +55.8% +8.7% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.0%/yr +12.7%/yr +3.6%/yr NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.6% 31.0% 20.4% BSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 56/100 47/100 COP

Percentile Scorecard

NRPCOPBSM

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

AxisNRPCOPBSM
Valuation 24 #75 of 98 37 #62 of 98 22 #77 of 98
Growth 10 #87 of 97 48 #51 of 97 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 91 #9 of 94 87 #13 of 94 93 #8 of 94
Financial Health 95 #6 of 101 67 #34 of 101 72 #29 of 101
Shareholder Returns 22 #61 of 78 42 #46 of 78 27 #57 of 78
Overall 49 56 47
  • NRP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • BSM 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

PeriodNRPCOPBSMSPY
1 month +15.0%+6.7%-1.2% -1.0%
3 months +20.3%+19.1%-0.5% -0.4%
6 months +9.3%+15.2%+6.9% +4.5%
Year to date +20.7%+46.3%+9.1% +12.4%
1 year +22.0%+55.8%+8.7% +13.6%
3 years +81.9%+14.4%-21.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +22.1%+4.6%-7.6% +20.8%
5 years +300.3%+81.6%+19.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +32.0%+12.7%+3.6% +10.4%
10 years +313.1%+220.3%-14.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +15.2%+12.3%-1.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNRPCOPBSMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.6%31.0%20.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.6%31.2%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.09-0.77-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.971.800.43 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-38.7%-39.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-10.5%-6.1% -1.6%
52-week high $125.99$153.10$15.44 $779.14
52-week low $95.97$85.66$13.15 $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.

MultipleNRPCOPBSM
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 10.7x 17.9xmedian 10.7x 14.4xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 1.7x 2.5xmedian 1.7x 5.9xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 5.4x 4.2xmedian 5.4x 11.1xmedian 5.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 9.9x 16.4xmedian 9.9x 14.7xmedian 9.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x 3.9xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.00median 0.68 -1.70median 0.68 -0.67median 0.68

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 monthsNRPCOPBSM
Revenue $198.28M $65.28B $521.46M
Gross profit $173.52M $41.24B –
Operating income $111.66M $31.28B $257.78M
Net income $106.70M $9.28B $244.23M
Free cash flow $159.82M $10.06B $209.59M
R&D – $393.00M $23.81M
EPS (diluted) $7.93 $7.64 $1.01
Cash & equivalents $30.13M $6.57B $5.49M
Total debt $27.36M $23.29B $201.12M
Shares (diluted) 13.33M 1.21B 212.71M
Enterprise value $1.55B $137.27B $3.07B

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
MetricNRPCOPBSM
P/E 15.8x 17.9x 14.4x
P/FCF 10.4x 16.4x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 7.5x 9.6x
P/S 8.4x 2.5x 5.9x
P/B 2.6x 2.5x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.5x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 4.2x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 5.8x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 8.4x 2.8x 6.3x
EV/FCF 10.4x 17.9x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 8.2x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.00 -1.70 -0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRPCOPBSM
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.2% 8.5% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.2% -2.0% -6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -17.1% 5.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.4% 0.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -33.8% 6.2% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.8% -2.0% -17.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -31.5% 1.1% -10.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -10.5% -18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.2% 4.8% -12.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.8% -10.6% -21.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% 10.6% -3.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% -3.8% -15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% 45.4% -9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% -3.5% -27.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRPCOPBSM
Gross margin 87.5% 63.2% –
EBITDA margin 68.4% 66.0% 56.9%
Operating margin 56.3% 47.9% 49.4%
Pretax margin 53.8% 22.4% 46.8%
Net margin 53.4% 14.2% 41.2%
FCF margin 80.6% 15.4% 40.2%
Operating cash flow margin 80.6% 33.6% 61.9%
Return on equity 16.6% 14.3% 30.4%
Return on assets 14.0% 7.5% 17.8%
Return on invested capital – 22.5% –
Return on capital employed 15.2% 28.2% 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% – 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRPCOPBSM
Debt / assets 3.6% 18.7% 14.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.4x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 2.3x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 14.2% 47.4% 42.4%
Equity / assets 85.8% 52.6% 57.6%
Interest coverage 22.5x 39.2x 18.5x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.2x 2.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.92 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRPCOPBSM
Dividend yield 2.5% 2.5% 8.4%
Net buyback yield – 3.3% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 5.7% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.4% 43.8% 118.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.3% 40.4% 137.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -27.4% 7.4% -12.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -25.2% -15.4% -11.4%

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.

ConsensusNRPCOPBSM
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2027 12.3xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.64FY2027 $11.12FY2026 $1.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.5%FY2026 -18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% +3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $491.16MFY2027 $76.43BFY2026 $448.02MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +24.2%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.8% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRPCOPBSM
Held by institutions 37.0% 84.0% 21.1%
Institutions holding 77 2,439 198
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -1.6% +3.4%
Institutions buying 31 1,121 82
Institutions selling 24 962 44
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.17 1.86

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.

NRPCOPBSM
NRP 1.00 0.00 0.02
COP 0.00 1.00 0.51
BSM 0.02 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRP, COP and BSM?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.67B, Conocophillips (COP) $164.56B, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) $3.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, NRP, COP and BSM?

Black Stone Minerals (BSM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 15.8x, Conocophillips (COP) 17.9x, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 14.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 6.4x, Conocophillips (COP) 12.3x, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Conocophillips (COP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -16.2%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has the highest net margin (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 53.4%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 41.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +22.0%, Conocophillips (COP) +55.8%, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +8.7%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +32.0%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +12.7%/yr, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Black Stone Minerals (BSM) has the highest dividend yield: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 2.48%, Conocophillips (COP) 2.45%, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 8.41%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) has been the steadiest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 22.6%, Conocophillips (COP) 31.0%, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 20.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NRP, COP and BSM?

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