NRP vs COP vs FNV Stock Comparison

Natural Resource Partners, Conocophillips and Franco Nevada Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COP Conocophillips
$151.41 +18.9% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$179.56B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.28B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$230.76 -10.4% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$45.55B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 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 3, Conocophillips 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNRPCOPFNVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.56B $179.56B $45.55B COP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 19.3x 31.3x NRP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.9x 13.6x 29.5x NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.2% +8.5% +73.6% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 53.4% 14.2% 62.8% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.4x — NRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.01% NRP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% +72.0% +21.4% COP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.0%/yr +15.3%/yr +10.1%/yr NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 30.1% 38.9% NRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 60/100 81/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

NRPCOPFNV

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

AxisNRPCOPFNV
Valuation 33 #67 of 99 41 #59 of 99 57 #79 of 184
Growth 10 #87 of 97 57 #42 of 97 91 #11 of 113
Profitability 91 #10 of 96 88 #12 of 96 99 #2 of 130
Financial Health 95 #6 of 102 70 #31 of 102 98 #5 of 167
Shareholder Returns 24 #58 of 76 45 #42 of 76 57 #33 of 76
Overall 51 60 81
  • NRP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • COP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FNV ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNRPCOPFNVSPY
1 month +7.1%+18.9%-10.4% -0.8%
3 months +19.3%+31.0%+7.6% +3.5%
6 months -0.4%+24.4%-4.3% +7.0%
Year to date +11.6%+61.7%+11.3% +12.2%
1 year +12.4%+72.0%+21.4% +13.0%
3 years +74.5%+28.5%+67.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.4%+8.7%+18.9% +23.1%
5 years +301.0%+103.4%+61.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +32.0%+15.3%+10.1% +11.0%
10 years +330.3%+262.2%+262.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.7%+13.7%+13.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNRPCOPFNVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%30.1%38.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.9%29.5%42.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.02-0.711.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.582.390.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-38.7%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%0.0%-17.8% -1.8%
52-week high $125.41$151.41$280.82 $779.14
52-week low $95.97$85.66$183.97 $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.

MultipleNRPCOPFNV
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 13.5x 19.8xmedian 13.5x 30.6xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 2.1x 19.2xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 5.9x 4.6xmedian 5.9x 20.2xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 11.0x 18.1xmedian 11.0x 25.1xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 5.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 2.27 -1.88median 2.27 1.02median 0.91

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 monthsNRPCOPFNV
Revenue $198.28M $65.28B $2.32B
Gross profit $173.52M $41.24B $1.79B
Operating income $111.66M $31.28B $1.82B
Net income $106.70M $9.28B $1.48B
Free cash flow $159.82M $10.06B $1.77B
R&D – $393.00M –
EPS (diluted) $7.93 $7.64 $7.54
Cash & equivalents $30.13M $6.57B $1.01B
Total debt $27.36M $23.29B –
Shares (diluted) 13.33M 1.21B 193.00M
Enterprise value $1.43B $152.27B $42.92B

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
MetricNRPCOPFNV
P/E 14.6x 19.8x 30.6x
P/FCF 9.7x 18.1x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 8.3x 25.0x
P/S 7.8x 2.8x 19.2x
P/B 2.4x 2.8x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.8x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 4.6x 20.2x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 6.3x 23.9x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 3.0x 18.8x
EV/FCF 9.6x 19.6x 24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 9.0x 24.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 -1.88 1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRPCOPFNV
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.2% 8.5% 73.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.2% -2.0% 23.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -17.1% 5.5% 88.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.4% 0.6% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -33.8% 6.2% 89.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.8% -2.0% 34.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -31.5% 1.1% 88.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -10.5% 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.2% 4.8% 87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.8% -10.6% 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% 10.6% 53.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% -3.8% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% 45.4% 83.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% -3.5% 19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRPCOPFNV
Gross margin 87.5% 63.2% 77.3%
EBITDA margin 68.4% 66.0% 93.0%
Operating margin 56.3% 47.9% 78.5%
Pretax margin 53.8% 22.4% 85.0%
Net margin 53.4% 14.2% 62.8%
FCF margin 80.6% 15.4% 76.4%
Operating cash flow margin 80.6% 33.6% 76.7%
Return on equity 16.6% 14.3% 18.1%
Return on assets 14.0% 7.5% 16.7%
Return on invested capital – 22.5% –
Return on capital employed 15.2% 28.2% 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRPCOPFNV
Debt / assets 3.6% 18.7% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 14.2% 47.4% 7.6%
Equity / assets 85.8% 52.6% 92.4%
Interest coverage 22.5x 39.2x 1,070x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.5x 9.4x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.2x 8.5x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.6x 6.9x
Altman Z-score – 4.10 40.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRPCOPFNV
Dividend yield 2.7% 2.2% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 5.2% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.4% 43.8% 18.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.3% 40.4% 15.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -27.4% 7.4% 12.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -25.2% -15.4% 11.0%

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.

ConsensusNRPCOPFNV
Forward P/E 5.9xFY2027 13.6xFY2026 29.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.64FY2027 $11.12FY2026 $7.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +80.5%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.1% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $491.16MFY2027 $76.43BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +24.2%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.8% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRPCOPFNV
Held by institutions 37.0% 84.0% 71.6%
Institutions holding 76 2,436 661
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -1.6% +0.4%
Institutions buying 30 1,119 335
Institutions selling 24 961 207
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.16 1.62

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.

NRPCOPFNV
NRP 1.00 0.08 0.19
COP 0.08 1.00 -0.06
FNV 0.19 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRP, COP and FNV?

Conocophillips (COP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.56B, Conocophillips (COP) $179.56B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, NRP, COP and FNV?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 14.7x, Conocophillips (COP) 19.3x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 5.9x, Conocophillips (COP) 13.6x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 29.5x). 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: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -16.2%, Conocophillips (COP) +8.5%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 53.4%, Conocophillips (COP) 14.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Conocophillips (COP) returned the most: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +12.4%, Conocophillips (COP) +72.0%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +21.4%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +32.0%/yr, Conocophillips (COP) +15.3%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has the highest dividend yield: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 0.03%, Conocophillips (COP) 0.02%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has been the steadiest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 21.3%, Conocophillips (COP) 30.1%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.