VNOM vs FANG vs TPL Stock Comparison

Viper Energy, Diamondback Energy and Texas Pacific Land Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.94 +14.7% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14B
P/E
155.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
4 wins
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$205.75 +10.8% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$58.24B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp
$338.50 +0.8% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.99B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$897.54M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Diamondback Energy leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Diamondback Energy 4, Viper Energy 4, Texas Pacific Land 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVNOMFANGTPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.14B $58.24B $22.99B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 155.0x 39.7x 42.5x FANG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 9.7x 34.6x FANG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +107.8% +21.4% +20.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 8.6% 60.3% TPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 1.6% 33.0% TPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.9x — VNOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.02% 0.00% VNOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.5% +39.8% +8.3% FANG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +13.5%/yr +19.2%/yr TPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.1% 32.0% 48.9% VNOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 45/100 59/100 TPL

Percentile Scorecard

VNOMFANGTPL

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

AxisVNOMFANGTPL
Valuation 20 #79 of 99 48 #52 of 99 21 #31 of 39
Growth 30 #68 of 97 58 #41 of 97 38 #21 of 33
Profitability 50 #49 of 96 51 #48 of 96 100 #1 of 30
Financial Health 83 #18 of 102 39 #63 of 102 97 #2 of 38
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 28 #55 of 76 39 #9 of 14
Overall 44 45 59
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • TPL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVNOMFANGTPLSPY
1 month +14.7%+10.8%+0.8% -1.0%
3 months +4.0%+0.5%-19.3% +2.9%
6 months -1.3%+5.6%-22.9% +6.4%
Year to date +21.5%+36.9%+17.9% +11.4%
1 year +23.5%+39.8%+8.3% +13.1%
3 years —+26.0%+68.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+8.0%+18.9% +21.5%
5 years —+88.2%+140.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+13.5%+19.2% +10.9%
10 years —+101.2%+969.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+7.2%+26.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVNOMFANGTPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.1%32.0%48.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%30.6%50.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.28-0.560.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.831.240.17 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-43.5%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-3.7%-37.3% -2.5%
52-week high $50.95$213.69$539.79 $779.14
52-week low $35.84$137.29$273.56 $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.

MultipleVNOMFANGTPL
P/E now vs peer median 154.1xmedian 13.1x 39.4xmedian 13.1x 43.1xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.0x 26.0xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 5.7x 11.1xmedian 5.7x 31.2xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 84.4xmedian 11.1x 15.7xmedian 11.1x -355.9xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 14.0xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.24 -1.12median 2.24 4.67median 0.33

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 monthsVNOMFANGTPL
Revenue $2.04B $17.10B $897.54M
Operating income $251.00M $1.08B $672.48M
Net income $103.00M $1.63B $541.42M
Free cash flow $198.00M $3.68B -$65.61M
EPS (diluted) $0.30 $5.22 $7.84
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $462.00M $248.61M
Total debt $1.68B $12.61B –
Shares (diluted) 193.73M 281.20M 69.03M
Enterprise value $8.97B $57.34B $21.82B

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
MetricVNOMFANGTPL
P/E 154.1x 39.4x 43.1x
P/FCF 84.4x 15.7x -355.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 5.7x 38.7x
P/S 8.2x 3.4x 26.0x
P/B 1.6x 1.3x 14.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.3x 14.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x 11.1x 31.2x
EV/EBIT 73.0x 64.6x 34.3x
EV/Revenue 9.0x 4.1x 25.7x
EV/FCF 92.5x 19.0x -352.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 6.9x 38.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.12 4.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVNOMFANGTPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 107.8% 21.4% 20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 27.2% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.0% -78.1% 19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -39.5% 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -83.4% -61.4% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -23.4% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -89.2% -60.3% 17.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -35.2% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 33.8% 15.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 143.6% -176.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.8% -29.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVNOMFANGTPL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 52.3% 37.0% 82.5%
Operating margin 12.3% 6.3% 74.9%
Pretax margin 7.6% 10.8% 76.2%
Net margin 2.9% 8.6% 60.3%
FCF margin 9.7% 21.5% -7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 73.2% 59.3% 67.2%
Return on equity 1.0% 3.5% 33.5%
Return on assets 0.9% 2.2% 30.0%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 1.6% 33.0%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 1.7% 39.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.5x 6.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVNOMFANGTPL
Debt / assets 13.9% 18.0% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 8.5x 3.4x –
Liabilities / assets 14.7% 37.4% 10.1%
Equity / assets 85.3% 62.6% 89.9%
Interest coverage – – 342.2x
Current ratio 6.4x 0.5x 4.6x
Quick ratio 6.2x 0.4x 4.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 5.91 1.68 78.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVNOMFANGTPL
Dividend yield 3.5% 2.1% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 2.5% 3.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 5.1% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 413.6% 72.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 215.2% 32.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -10.0% –

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.

ConsensusVNOMFANGTPL
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 34.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.70FY2026 $21.21FY2026 $9.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.7%FY2026 +58.6%FY2026 +40.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.4% -7.0% -1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.54BFY2026 $18.64BFY2026 $957.62MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +81.1%FY2026 +38.6%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% -8.9% +22.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVNOMFANGTPL
Held by institutions 100.0% 71.6% 72.9%
Institutions holding 496 1,190 868
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +8.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 264 610 440
Institutions selling 150 393 276
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.55 1.59

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.

VNOMFANGTPL
VNOM 1.00 0.77 0.45
FANG 0.77 1.00 0.38
TPL 0.45 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VNOM, FANG and TPL?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.14B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $58.24B, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) $22.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, VNOM, FANG and TPL?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Viper Energy (VNOM) 155.0x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.7x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 42.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diamondback Energy (FANG) is cheapest (Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.4x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.7x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 34.6x). 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%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) has the highest net margin (Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 60.3%). On return on invested capital, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) leads (Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 33.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diamondback Energy (FANG) returned the most: Viper Energy (VNOM) +23.5%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +39.8%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +8.3%. Over five years, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +13.5%/yr, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Viper Energy (VNOM) has the highest dividend yield: Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 0.00%. Texas Pacific Land (TPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viper Energy (VNOM) has been the steadiest (Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.0%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 48.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VNOM, FANG and TPL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 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.