NRP vs ET vs VNOM Stock Comparison

Natural Resource Partners, Energy Transfer and Viper Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.61 +2.0% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$70.32B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
6 wins
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$47.16 +15.2% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.01B
P/E
152.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 6, Natural Resource Partners 4, Viper Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNRPETVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.56B $70.32B $9.01B ET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 13.9x 152.6x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.9x 11.5x 17.5x NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.2% +33.3% +107.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 53.4% 4.7% 2.9% NRP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.4% 1.4% ET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 4.0x 1.5x NRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.07% 0.05% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% +23.2% +26.6% VNOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.0%/yr +16.2%/yr — NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 17.5% 28.1% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 63/100 44/100 ET

Percentile Scorecard

NRPETVNOM

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

AxisNRPETVNOM
Valuation 33 #67 of 99 94 #3 of 35 20 #79 of 99
Growth 10 #87 of 97 61 #14 of 34 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 91 #10 of 96 30 #24 of 34 50 #49 of 96
Financial Health 95 #6 of 102 59 #15 of 35 83 #18 of 102
Shareholder Returns 24 #58 of 76 70 #10 of 31 36 #49 of 76
Overall 51 63 44
  • NRP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • 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

PeriodNRPETVNOMSPY
1 month +7.1%+2.0%+15.2% -0.8%
3 months +19.3%+3.5%+9.6% +3.5%
6 months -0.4%+8.2%-1.3% +7.0%
Year to date +11.6%+25.0%+22.1% +12.2%
1 year +12.4%+23.2%+26.6% +13.0%
3 years +74.5%+57.2%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.4%+16.3%— +23.1%
5 years +301.0%+111.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +32.0%+16.2%— +11.0%
10 years +330.3%+30.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.7%+2.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNRPETVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%17.5%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.9%16.6%29.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.02-0.21-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.581.330.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-25.8%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-5.2%-7.4% -1.8%
52-week high $125.41$21.74$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $95.97$16.21$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.

MultipleNRPETVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 13.5x 14.1xmedian 21.0x 154.9xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 2.1x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 8.2xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 5.9x 8.2xmedian 11.0x 17.2xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 11.0x 13.6xmedian 16.6x 84.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 2.27 2.01median 1.92 —median 2.27

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 monthsNRPETVNOM
Revenue $198.28M $107.38B $2.04B
Gross profit $173.52M $25.32B –
Operating income $111.66M $10.78B $251.00M
Net income $106.70M $7.04B $103.00M
Free cash flow $159.82M $5.22B $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.93 $1.46 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $30.13M $1.02B $77.00M
Total debt $27.36M $68.41B $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 13.33M 3.46B 193.73M
Enterprise value $1.43B $63.51B $8.83B

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
MetricNRPETVNOM
P/E 14.6x 14.1x 154.9x
P/FCF 9.7x 13.6x 84.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 5.9x 11.2x
P/S 7.8x 0.7x 8.2x
P/B 2.4x 1.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.6x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 8.2x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 12.8x 73.3x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 1.3x 9.0x
EV/FCF 9.6x 26.5x 92.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 11.4x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 2.01 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRPETVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.2% 33.3% 107.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 10.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -17.1% 18.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.4% 13.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -33.8% 16.5% -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.8% 12.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -31.5% 16.1% -83.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% 9.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -26.2% 12.6% -89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 7.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% 8.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 5.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% -8.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% -7.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRPETVNOM
Gross margin 87.5% 23.6% –
EBITDA margin 68.4% 15.7% 52.3%
Operating margin 56.3% 10.0% 12.3%
Pretax margin 53.8% 7.1% 7.6%
Net margin 53.4% 4.7% 2.9%
FCF margin 80.6% 4.9% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 80.6% 11.3% 73.2%
Return on equity 16.6% 14.0% 1.0%
Return on assets 14.0% 4.8% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 8.4% 1.4%
Return on capital employed 15.2% 8.4% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.7x 14.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRPETVNOM
Debt / assets 3.6% 46.2% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 4.0x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 13.1x 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 14.2% 65.9% 14.7%
Equity / assets 85.8% 34.1% 85.3%
Interest coverage 22.5x 2.9x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.2x 6.4x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.9x 6.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – – 5.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRPETVNOM
Dividend yield 2.7% 6.5% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 6.5% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.4% 67.9% 413.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.3% 91.6% 215.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -27.4% 2.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -25.2% 8.0% –

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.

ConsensusNRPETVNOM
Forward P/E 5.9xFY2027 11.5xFY2026 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.64FY2027 $1.80FY2026 $2.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +48.8%FY2026 +62.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -9.4% +2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $491.16MFY2027 $124.23BFY2026 $2.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +45.2%FY2026 +83.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.4% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRPETVNOM
Held by institutions 37.0% 31.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 76 1,279 496
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.9% +5.4%
Institutions buying 30 628 264
Institutions selling 24 340 150
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.85 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.

NRPETVNOM
NRP 1.00 0.08 0.05
ET 0.08 1.00 0.46
VNOM 0.05 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRP, ET and VNOM?

Energy Transfer (ET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.56B, Energy Transfer (ET) $70.32B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, NRP, ET and VNOM?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 14.7x, Energy Transfer (ET) 13.9x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 152.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 5.9x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.5x). 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: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -16.2%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has the highest net margin (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 53.4%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Energy Transfer (ET) leads (Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viper Energy (VNOM) returned the most: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +12.4%, Energy Transfer (ET) +23.2%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +26.6%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +32.0%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 0.03%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 21.3%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.5%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NRP, ET 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, Energy Transfer (ET) 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.