NRP vs VNOM vs FNV Stock Comparison

Natural Resource Partners, Viper Energy and Franco Nevada Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.44 +13.5% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.06B
P/E
153.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
2 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$236.42 -8.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.18B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Natural Resource Partners leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Natural Resource Partners 5, Franco Nevada 4, Viper Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNRPVNOMFNVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.53B $9.06B $45.18B FNV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x 153.5x 31.0x NRP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 17.3x 30.2x NRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -16.2% +107.8% +73.6% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 53.4% 2.9% 62.8% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.5x — NRP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.05% 0.01% VNOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.6% +24.9% +28.5% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.4%/yr — +10.3%/yr NRP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 28.1% 38.9% NRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 44/100 80/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

NRPVNOMFNV

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

AxisNRPVNOMFNV
Valuation 33 #67 of 99 20 #79 of 99 56 #81 of 181
Growth 12 #86 of 97 30 #68 of 97 91 #11 of 111
Profitability 91 #10 of 96 50 #49 of 96 98 #3 of 129
Financial Health 95 #6 of 102 83 #18 of 102 98 #5 of 164
Shareholder Returns 25 #57 of 76 35 #50 of 76 57 #33 of 75
Overall 51 44 80
  • NRP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FNV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNRPVNOMFNVSPY
1 month +8.0%+13.5%-8.2% -0.2%
3 months +18.6%+10.5%+12.3% +3.9%
6 months +0.3%-2.9%+1.7% +8.2%
Year to date +12.5%+20.2%+14.1% +12.9%
1 year +13.6%+24.9%+28.5% +12.3%
3 years +75.9%—+72.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.7%—+19.8% +23.3%
5 years +277.3%—+62.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +30.4%—+10.3% +10.9%
10 years +336.8%—+272.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.9%—+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNRPVNOMFNVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%28.1%38.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.9%29.5%42.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.02-0.271.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.890.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-36.6%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-8.9%-15.8% -1.2%
52-week high $125.41$50.95$280.82 $779.14
52-week low $95.97$35.84$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.

MultipleNRPVNOMFNV
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 13.0x 152.5xmedian 13.0x 31.3xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 2.1x 8.1xmedian 2.1x 19.7xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 5.9x 17.0xmedian 5.9x 20.7xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 11.1x 83.5xmedian 11.1x 25.8xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.93median 2.27 —median 2.27 1.05median 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 monthsNRPVNOMFNV
Revenue $198.28M $2.04B $2.32B
Gross profit $173.52M – $1.79B
Operating income $111.66M $251.00M $1.82B
Net income $106.70M $103.00M $1.48B
Free cash flow $159.82M $198.00M $1.77B
EPS (diluted) $7.93 $0.30 $7.54
Cash & equivalents $30.13M $77.00M $1.01B
Total debt $27.36M $1.68B –
Shares (diluted) 13.33M 193.73M 193.00M
Enterprise value $1.41B $8.89B $42.54B

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
MetricNRPVNOMFNV
P/E 14.7x 152.5x 31.3x
P/FCF 9.7x 83.5x 25.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 11.1x 25.6x
P/S 7.9x 8.1x 19.7x
P/B 2.4x 1.6x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.6x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 17.0x 20.7x
EV/EBIT 13.9x 72.3x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 8.9x 19.2x
EV/FCF 9.7x 91.6x 25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 12.1x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.93 – 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNRPVNOMFNV
Revenue growth (1Y) -16.2% 107.8% 73.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.2% – 23.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -17.1% – 88.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -21.4% – 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -33.8% -56.0% 89.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.8% – 34.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -31.5% -83.4% 88.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% – 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.2% -89.2% 87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.8% – 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% – 53.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% – 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.2% – 83.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% – 19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNRPVNOMFNV
Gross margin 87.5% – 77.3%
EBITDA margin 68.4% 52.3% 93.0%
Operating margin 56.3% 12.3% 78.5%
Pretax margin 53.8% 7.6% 85.0%
Net margin 53.4% 2.9% 62.8%
FCF margin 80.6% 9.7% 76.4%
Operating cash flow margin 80.6% 73.2% 76.7%
Return on equity 16.6% 1.0% 18.1%
Return on assets 14.0% 0.9% 16.7%
Return on invested capital – 1.4% –
Return on capital employed 15.2% 2.1% 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 14.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNRPVNOMFNV
Debt / assets 3.6% 13.9% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 8.5x –
Liabilities / assets 14.2% 14.7% 7.6%
Equity / assets 85.8% 85.3% 92.4%
Interest coverage 22.5x – 1,070x
Current ratio 2.1x 6.4x 9.4x
Quick ratio 2.1x 6.2x 8.5x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.8x 6.9x
Altman Z-score – 5.85 41.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNRPVNOMFNV
Dividend yield 2.7% 3.5% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 2.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 6.0% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.4% 413.6% 18.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.3% 215.2% 15.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -27.4% – 12.4%
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.

ConsensusNRPVNOMFNV
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2027 17.3xFY2026 30.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.64FY2027 $2.69FY2026 $7.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +62.0%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.2% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $491.16MFY2027 $2.57BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +83.3%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.0% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNRPVNOMFNV
Held by institutions 37.0% 100.0% 71.6%
Institutions holding 76 496 661
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +5.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying 30 264 335
Institutions selling 24 150 207
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.76 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.

NRPVNOMFNV
NRP 1.00 0.05 0.19
VNOM 0.05 1.00 0.00
FNV 0.19 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NRP, VNOM and FNV?

Franco Nevada (FNV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) $1.53B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.06B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, NRP, VNOM and FNV?

Natural Resource Partners (NRP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 14.5x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 153.5x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) is cheapest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 6.0x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.3x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.2x). 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%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 53.4%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +13.6%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +24.9%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +28.5%. Over five years, Natural Resource Partners (NRP) compounded fastest (Natural Resource Partners (NRP) +30.4%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Viper Energy (VNOM) has the highest dividend yield: Natural Resource Partners (NRP) 0.03%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%, 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) 21.2%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NRP, VNOM 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 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.