VNOM vs CRGY vs DMLP Stock Comparison

Viper Energy, Crescent Energy and Dorchester Minerals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.44 +13.5% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.01B
P/E
152.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
3 wins
CRGY Crescent Energy Co
$13.68 +4.0% 1M +62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.54B
P/E
83.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.31B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dorchester Minerals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dorchester Minerals 5, Viper Energy 3, Crescent Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVNOMCRGYDMLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.01B $4.54B $1.47B VNOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 152.7x 83.0x 17.5x DMLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 5.9x — CRGY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +107.8% +24.3% +13.9% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 1.3% 43.9% DMLP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 4.2% — CRGY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 2.2x — VNOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.03% 0.09% DMLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.9% +62.5% +20.4% CRGY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +8.4%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.1% 46.8% 25.2% DMLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 65/100 66/100 DMLP

Percentile Scorecard

VNOMCRGYDMLP

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

AxisVNOMCRGYDMLP
Valuation 20 #79 of 99 90 #11 of 99 26 #74 of 99
Growth 30 #68 of 97 87 #14 of 97 74 #26 of 97
Profitability 50 #49 of 96 52 #47 of 96 99 #2 of 96
Financial Health 83 #18 of 102 21 #81 of 102 100 #1 of 102
Shareholder Returns 35 #50 of 76 77 #18 of 76 33 #51 of 76
Overall 44 65 66
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • CRGY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodVNOMCRGYDMLPSPY
1 month +13.5%+4.0%+4.8% -0.2%
3 months +10.5%+31.2%+12.6% +3.9%
6 months -2.9%+4.7%+7.8% +8.2%
Year to date +20.2%+63.1%+36.0% +12.9%
1 year +24.9%+62.5%+20.4% +12.3%
3 years —+10.5%+6.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+3.4%+2.2% +23.3%
5 years ——+49.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+8.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+99.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+7.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVNOMCRGYDMLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.1%46.8%25.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.5%49.8%27.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.27-0.40-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.891.330.81 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-61.6%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-6.6%-0.7% -1.2%
52-week high $50.95$14.65$30.64 $779.14
52-week low $35.84$7.75$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.

MultipleVNOMCRGYDMLP
P/E now vs peer median 152.5xmedian 13.0x 82.5xmedian 13.0x 17.4xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 7.8xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 5.9x 4.3xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 83.5xmedian 11.1x 8.3xmedian 11.1x 9.5xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x 4.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.27 -1.49median 2.27 —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 monthsVNOMCRGYDMLP
Revenue $2.04B $4.31B $192.22M
Operating income $251.00M $885.89M –
Net income $103.00M $72.61M $90.00M
Free cash flow $198.00M $544.81M $156.70M
R&D – $17.81M –
EPS (diluted) $0.30 $0.14 –
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $264.88M $72.50M
Total debt $1.68B $5.17B –
Shares (diluted) 193.73M 381.75M –
Enterprise value $8.84B $4.25B $1.29B

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
MetricVNOMCRGYDMLP
P/E 152.5x 82.5x 17.4x
P/FCF 83.5x 8.3x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 2.3x 9.5x
P/S 8.1x 1.0x 7.8x
P/B 1.6x 0.9x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 0.9x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 4.3x –
EV/EBIT 72.3x 10.6x –
EV/Revenue 8.9x 2.2x 7.4x
EV/FCF 91.6x 17.3x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 4.8x 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.49 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVNOMCRGYDMLP
Revenue growth (1Y) 107.8% 24.3% 13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 17.9% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.0% 308.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -83.4% 732.4% 68.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -57.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -89.2% 60.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -55.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.4% 12.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.6% 2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 176.9% 12.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.7% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVNOMCRGYDMLP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 52.3% 51.1% –
Operating margin 12.3% 20.6% –
Pretax margin 7.6% 3.5% –
Net margin 2.9% 1.3% 43.9%
FCF margin 9.7% 12.6% 81.5%
Operating cash flow margin 73.2% 45.5% 81.5%
Return on equity 1.0% 1.5% –
Return on assets 0.9% 0.6% –
Return on invested capital 1.4% 4.2% –
Return on capital employed 2.1% 8.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.5x 27.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVNOMCRGYDMLP
Debt / assets 13.9% 43.0% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 2.2x –
Debt / FCF 8.5x 9.5x –
Liabilities / assets 14.7% 57.0% 3.3%
Equity / assets 85.3% 43.0% 96.7%
Interest coverage – 2.5x –
Current ratio 6.4x 0.9x 13.9x
Quick ratio 6.2x 0.8x 13.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 10.1x
Altman Z-score 5.85 1.00 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVNOMCRGYDMLP
Dividend yield 3.5% 3.5% 10.5%
Net buyback yield 2.5% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 3.5% 10.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 413.6% 192.9% 140.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 215.2% 25.7% 80.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 50.5% -15.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 68.4% -6.9%

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.

ConsensusVNOMCRGYDMLP
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 5.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.69FY2026 $2.30FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +62.0%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.2% +20.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.57BFY2026 $4.66BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +83.3%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% +23.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVNOMCRGYDMLP
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.7% 22.9%
Institutions holding 496 360 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% -0.2% +6.5%
Institutions buying 264 214 66
Institutions selling 150 84 30
Buyers to sellers 1.76 2.55 2.20

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.

VNOMCRGYDMLP
VNOM 1.00 0.71 0.44
CRGY 0.71 1.00 0.44
DMLP 0.44 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VNOM, CRGY and DMLP?

Viper Energy (VNOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.01B, Crescent Energy (CRGY) $4.54B, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) $1.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, VNOM, CRGY and DMLP?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Viper Energy (VNOM) 152.7x, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 83.0x, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crescent Energy (CRGY) is cheapest (Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.3x, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 5.9x). 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: Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) +24.3%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest net margin (Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 1.3%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 43.9%). On return on invested capital, Crescent Energy (CRGY) leads (Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crescent Energy (CRGY) returned the most: Viper Energy (VNOM) +24.9%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) +62.5%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +20.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest dividend yield: Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 0.03%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 0.09%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has been the steadiest (Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%, Crescent Energy (CRGY) 46.8%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 25.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VNOM, CRGY 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.