NRP vs TPL vs DMLP Stock Comparison

Natural Resource Partners, Texas Pacific Land and Dorchester Minerals Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp
$272.32 -23.3% 1M -11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.86B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$967.85M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Dorchester Minerals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dorchester Minerals 5, Natural Resource Partners 3, Texas Pacific Land 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNRPTPLDMLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.59B $18.86B $1.34B TPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.5x 32.1x 13.4x DMLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.2x 27.8x — NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -14.0% +25.3% +38.2% DMLP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 52.6% 60.7% 48.1% TPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 33.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.12% DMLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.0% -11.1% +18.6% DMLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.2%/yr +12.4%/yr +7.3%/yr NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 51.2% 25.0% NRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 63/100 69/100 DMLP

Percentile Scorecard

NRPTPLDMLP

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

AxisNRPTPLDMLP
Valuation 26 #73 of 98 24 #29 of 38 25 #74 of 98
Growth 8 #89 of 97 58 #15 of 34 78 #22 of 97
Profitability 90 #10 of 94 100 #1 of 31 99 #2 of 94
Financial Health 96 #5 of 101 97 #2 of 38 99 #2 of 101
Shareholder Returns 22 #62 of 79 36 #10 of 15 45 #44 of 79
Overall 48 63 69
  • NRP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • TPL ranked among 41 companies in Property Developers
  • DMLP 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

PeriodNRPTPLDMLPSPY
1 month +7.4%-23.3%-6.4% -5.9%
3 months +12.1%-23.6%+5.6% -4.6%
6 months +3.7%-31.8%+4.5% +0.2%
Year to date +12.5%-5.2%+21.9% +7.5%
1 year +12.0%-11.1%+18.6% +8.2%
3 years +69.1%+39.3%-2.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +19.1%+11.7%-0.7% +19.0%
5 years +273.3%+79.2%+41.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +30.2%+12.4%+7.3% +9.4%
10 years +285.2%+876.3%+84.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +14.4%+25.6%+6.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNRPTPLDMLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%51.2%25.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.1%54.6%26.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.250.35-0.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.51-0.220.74 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-52.8%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.7%-49.6%-11.2% -5.9%
52-week high $125.99$539.79$30.69 $779.14
52-week low $95.97$272.32$21.26 $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.

MultipleNRPTPLDMLP
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 10.1x 32.0xmedian 7.4x 13.3xmedian 10.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 1.7x 19.4xmedian 4.9x 6.6xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 5.1x 22.8xmedian 11.2x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 8.9x -4,324xmedian 5.6x 8.3xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.3x 10.4xmedian 0.5x 4.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.02median 0.94 2.21median 0.54 —median 0.94

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 monthsNRPTPLDMLP
Revenue $195.81M $967.85M $208.22M
Gross profit $173.16M – –
Operating income $106.07M $731.17M –
Net income $102.34M $587.55M $103.78M
Free cash flow $162.72M -$4.34M $165.39M
EPS (diluted) $7.72 $8.51 –
Cash & equivalents $51.69M $369.56M $55.70M
Total debt $14.31M – –
Shares (diluted) 13.34M 69.04M –
Enterprise value $1.45B $17.85B $1.15B

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
MetricNRPTPLDMLP
P/E 15.1x 32.0x 13.3x
P/FCF 9.6x -4,324x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 29.3x 8.3x
P/S 8.0x 19.4x 6.6x
P/B 2.3x 10.4x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 10.6x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 22.8x –
EV/EBIT 14.3x 25.2x –
EV/Revenue 7.8x 19.0x 6.3x
EV/FCF 9.3x -4,239x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 28.7x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.02 2.21 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRPTPLDMLP
Revenue growth (1Y) -14.0% 25.3% 38.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 16.2% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -20.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -33.1% 24.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.8% 15.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -30.9% 23.3% 97.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.2% 14.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -29.7% 23.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.9% 14.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.1% 14.7% 27.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.6% 13.4% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.1% -102.2% 27.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.6% -26.2% 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRPTPLDMLP
Gross margin 88.4% – –
EBITDA margin 67.7% 83.3% –
Operating margin 54.2% 75.5% –
Pretax margin 52.3% 76.4% –
Net margin 52.6% 60.7% 48.1%
FCF margin 83.1% -0.4% 79.4%
Operating cash flow margin 83.1% 66.2% 79.4%
Return on equity 15.5% 33.8% –
Return on assets 13.5% 30.5% –
Return on invested capital – 33.4% –
Return on capital employed 14.5% 40.1% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRPTPLDMLP
Debt / assets 1.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 12.3% 9.4% 3.7%
Equity / assets 87.7% 90.6% 96.3%
Interest coverage 28.4x 201.1x –
Current ratio 2.7x 5.4x 10.6x
Quick ratio 2.7x 5.3x 10.6x
Cash ratio 1.8x 3.6x 7.0x
Altman Z-score – 63.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRPTPLDMLP
Dividend yield 2.7% 0.9% 12.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.9% 12.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% – 154.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.9% – 97.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -25.3% – 6.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -24.3% – 3.2%

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.

ConsensusNRPTPLDMLP
Forward P/E 5.2xFY2023 27.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $22.75FY2023 $9.79FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +40.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -1.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $957.88MFY2023 $976.77MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +22.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +25.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRPTPLDMLP
Held by institutions 37.0% 72.9% 22.9%
Institutions holding 77 869 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +0.5% +6.3%
Institutions buying 31 439 65
Institutions selling 24 276 30
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.59 2.17

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.

NRPTPLDMLP
NRP 1.00 -0.06 0.11
TPL -0.06 1.00 0.24
DMLP 0.11 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRP, TPL and DMLP?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.59B, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) $18.86B, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) $1.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, NRP, TPL and DMLP?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 15.5x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 32.1x, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 13.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 5.2x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 27.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) -14.0%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +25.3%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +38.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) has the highest net margin (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 52.6%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 60.7%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 48.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) returned the most: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +12.0%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) -11.1%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +18.6%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +30.2%/yr, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +12.4%/yr, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest dividend yield: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 0.03%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 0.00%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 0.12%. Texas Pacific Land (TPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) has been the steadiest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 23.6%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 51.2%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NRP, TPL and DMLP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) leads on 5. 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.