NRP vs TPL vs BSM Stock Comparison

Natural Resource Partners, Texas Pacific Land and Black Stone Minerals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp
$333.15 -2.3% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.79B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$897.54M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNRPTPLBSMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.56B $22.79B $3.15B TPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 42.1x 12.4x BSM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.9x 34.0x 14.2x NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.2% +20.8% +5.0% TPL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 53.4% 60.3% 48.5% TPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 33.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 0.6x NRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.09% BSM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% +7.6% +15.1% BSM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.0%/yr +19.3%/yr +4.2%/yr NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 49.0% 20.4% BSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 59/100 52/100 TPL

Percentile Scorecard

NRPTPLBSM

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

AxisNRPTPLBSM
Valuation 33 #67 of 99 21 #31 of 39 28 #72 of 99
Growth 10 #87 of 97 38 #21 of 33 28 #70 of 97
Profitability 91 #10 of 96 100 #1 of 30 96 #5 of 96
Financial Health 95 #6 of 102 97 #2 of 38 80 #21 of 102
Shareholder Returns 24 #58 of 76 39 #9 of 14 27 #56 of 76
Overall 51 59 52
  • NRP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • TPL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • 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

PeriodNRPTPLBSMSPY
1 month +7.1%-2.3%+3.3% -0.8%
3 months +19.3%-16.0%-0.1% +3.5%
6 months -0.4%-23.7%+4.1% +7.0%
Year to date +11.6%+16.0%+12.1% +12.2%
1 year +12.4%+7.6%+15.1% +13.0%
3 years +74.5%+64.8%-16.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +20.4%+18.1%-5.8% +23.1%
5 years +301.0%+141.2%+23.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +32.0%+19.3%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years +330.3%+941.1%-15.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.7%+26.4%-1.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNRPTPLBSMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%49.0%20.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.9%50.5%22.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.020.40-0.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.160.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-52.8%-39.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-38.3%-3.5% -1.8%
52-week high $125.41$539.79$15.44 $779.14
52-week low $95.97$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.

MultipleNRPTPLBSM
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 13.5x 42.4xmedian 7.8x 12.5xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 2.1x 25.6xmedian 4.9x 6.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 5.9x 30.7xmedian 11.2x 10.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 11.0x -350.2xmedian 6.4x 15.5xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 13.7xmedian 0.6x 3.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 2.27 4.60median 0.33 -0.55median 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 monthsNRPTPLBSM
Revenue $198.28M $897.54M $524.05M
Gross profit $173.52M – –
Operating income $111.66M $672.48M $295.66M
Net income $106.70M $541.42M $283.59M
Free cash flow $159.82M -$65.61M $204.26M
R&D – – $21.23M
EPS (diluted) $7.93 $7.84 $1.20
Cash & equivalents $30.13M $248.61M $1.67M
Total debt $27.36M – $201.53M
Shares (diluted) 13.33M 69.03M 212.60M
Enterprise value $1.43B $21.62B $3.13B

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
MetricNRPTPLBSM
P/E 14.6x 42.4x 12.5x
P/FCF 9.7x -350.2x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 38.1x 9.9x
P/S 7.8x 25.6x 6.0x
P/B 2.4x 13.7x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 14.0x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 30.7x 10.1x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 33.8x 11.4x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 25.3x 6.4x
EV/FCF 9.6x -346.4x 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 37.7x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 4.60 -0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRPTPLBSM
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.2% 20.8% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 11.3% -9.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -17.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -33.8% 19.3% 5.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.8% 9.5% -19.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -31.5% 17.3% 3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% 9.1% -20.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.2% 17.3% 10.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 9.2% -22.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% 15.4% -2.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 10.2% -15.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% -176.9% -10.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% -29.3% -27.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRPTPLBSM
Gross margin 87.5% – –
EBITDA margin 68.4% 82.5% 63.8%
Operating margin 56.3% 74.9% 56.4%
Pretax margin 53.8% 76.2% 54.1%
Net margin 53.4% 60.3% 48.5%
FCF margin 80.6% -7.3% 39.0%
Operating cash flow margin 80.6% 67.2% 61.1%
Return on equity 16.6% 33.5% 35.8%
Return on assets 14.0% 30.0% 21.0%
Return on invested capital – 33.0% –
Return on capital employed 15.2% 39.3% 22.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% 1.9% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRPTPLBSM
Debt / assets 3.6% – 14.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 14.2% 10.1% 40.5%
Equity / assets 85.8% 89.9% 59.5%
Interest coverage 22.5x 342.2x 23.8x
Current ratio 2.1x 4.6x 3.8x
Quick ratio 2.1x 4.5x 5.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x 2.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 76.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRPTPLBSM
Dividend yield 2.7% 0.7% 8.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.7% 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.4% – 100.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.3% – 139.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -27.4% – -17.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -25.2% – -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.

ConsensusNRPTPLBSM
Forward P/E 5.9xFY2027 34.0xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.64FY2027 $9.79FY2026 $1.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +40.5%FY2026 -18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -1.3% +3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $491.16MFY2027 $976.77MFY2026 $448.02MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +22.4%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +25.8% +7.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRPTPLBSM
Held by institutions 37.0% 72.9% 21.1%
Institutions holding 76 868 197
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +0.5% +3.4%
Institutions buying 30 440 81
Institutions selling 24 276 44
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.59 1.84

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.

NRPTPLBSM
NRP 1.00 0.00 0.06
TPL 0.00 1.00 0.31
BSM 0.06 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRP, TPL and BSM?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.56B, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) $22.79B, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) $3.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, NRP, TPL and BSM?

Black Stone Minerals (BSM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 14.7x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 42.1x, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 5.9x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 34.0x, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -16.2%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +20.8%, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) has the highest net margin (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 53.4%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 60.3%, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 48.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Black Stone Minerals (BSM) returned the most: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +12.4%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +7.6%, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +15.1%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +32.0%/yr, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +19.3%/yr, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +4.2%/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) 0.03%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 0.00%, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 0.09%. Texas Pacific Land (TPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) has been the steadiest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 21.3%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 49.0%, 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, TPL 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, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 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.