VNOM vs LB vs KRP Stock Comparison

Viper Energy, LandBridge and Kimbell Royalty Partners Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.44 +13.5% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.08B
P/E
153.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
3 wins
LB LandBridge Corp
$79.18 -2.7% 1M +32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$225.45M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kimbell Royalty Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kimbell Royalty Partners 6, Viper Energy 3, LandBridge 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVNOMLBKRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.08B $2.22B $1.63B VNOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 153.9x 25.4x 20.7x KRP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 49.2x 16.6x KRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +107.8% +44.1% +6.2% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 38.8% 23.0% LB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 9.1% 12.7% KRP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.2x 1.7x VNOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.09% KRP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.9% +32.8% +26.0% LB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +2.0%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.1% 60.7% 22.9% KRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 65/100 65/100 KRP

Percentile Scorecard

VNOMLBKRP

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

AxisVNOMLBKRP
Valuation 20 #79 of 99 34 #26 of 39 36 #64 of 99
Growth 30 #68 of 97 97 #2 of 32 92 #9 of 97
Profitability 50 #49 of 96 89 #4 of 29 84 #16 of 96
Financial Health 83 #18 of 102 73 #11 of 38 56 #45 of 102
Shareholder Returns 35 #50 of 76 31 #10 of 14 59 #32 of 76
Overall 44 65 65
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • LB ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers
  • KRP 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

PeriodVNOMLBKRPSPY
1 month +13.5%-2.7%+15.4% -0.2%
3 months +10.5%+5.3%+15.9% +3.9%
6 months -2.9%+16.6%+11.6% +8.2%
Year to date +20.2%+61.6%+42.9% +12.9%
1 year +24.9%+32.8%+26.0% +12.3%
3 years ——+3.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year ——+1.2% +23.3%
5 years ——+10.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+2.0% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureVNOMLBKRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.1%60.7%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.5%59.2%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.270.64-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.890.541.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-48.3%-43.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-11.7%-1.0% -1.2%
52-week high $50.95$89.71$16.97 $779.14
52-week low $35.84$44.20$11.36 $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.

MultipleVNOMLBKRP
P/E now vs peer median 152.5xmedian 13.0x 25.3xmedian 7.9x 20.6xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.1x 27.0xmedian 4.7x 5.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 5.9x 42.3xmedian 11.2x 8.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 83.5xmedian 11.1x 40.3xmedian 6.2x 7.1xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 7.3xmedian 0.6x 2.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.27 —median 0.32 -1.08median 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 monthsVNOMLBKRP
Revenue $2.04B $225.45M $341.09M
Gross profit – $222.84M –
Operating income $251.00M $138.30M $136.95M
Net income $103.00M $87.38M $101.37M
Free cash flow $198.00M $151.28M $237.72M
EPS (diluted) $0.30 $1.13 $0.66
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $39.80M $44.93M
Total debt $1.68B $535.72M $478.70M
Shares (diluted) 193.73M 76.99M 118.88M
Enterprise value $8.91B $2.10B $1.46B

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
MetricVNOMLBKRP
P/E 152.5x 25.3x 20.6x
P/FCF 83.5x 40.3x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 39.2x 7.1x
P/S 8.1x 27.0x 5.0x
P/B 1.6x 7.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 8.7x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 42.3x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 72.3x 47.6x 15.5x
EV/Revenue 8.9x 29.2x 6.2x
EV/FCF 91.6x 43.5x 9.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 42.3x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVNOMLBKRP
Revenue growth (1Y) 107.8% 44.1% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 44.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.0% 85.0% 104.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -83.4% 122.2% 159.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -6.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -89.2% 120.4% 14,894%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -19.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 77.5% -3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 76.3% 946.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 155.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVNOMLBKRP
Gross margin – 98.8% –
EBITDA margin 52.3% 69.0% 76.7%
Operating margin 12.3% 61.3% 40.1%
Pretax margin 7.6% 43.6% 29.8%
Net margin 2.9% 38.8% 23.0%
FCF margin 9.7% 67.1% 69.7%
Operating cash flow margin 73.2% 69.0% 69.7%
Return on equity 1.0% 10.7% 16.4%
Return on assets 0.9% 6.4% 8.0%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 9.1% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 10.2% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.5x 1.8x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 20.1% 4.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVNOMLBKRP
Debt / assets 13.9% 38.9% 36.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.2x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 8.5x 3.5x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 14.7% 39.6% 49.5%
Equity / assets 85.3% 60.4% 50.5%
Interest coverage – – 3.9x
Current ratio 6.4x 7.3x 7.3x
Quick ratio 6.2x 6.9x 7.1x
Cash ratio 0.8x 4.1x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 5.85 7.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVNOMLBKRP
Dividend yield 3.5% 0.6% 9.5%
Net buyback yield 2.5% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 0.6% 10.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 413.6% – 143.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 215.2% – 61.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%

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.

ConsensusVNOMLBKRP
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 49.2xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.69FY2026 $1.61FY2026 $1.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.0%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.2% +46.0% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.57BFY2026 $261.70MFY2026 $414.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +83.3%FY2026 +31.5%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% +27.5% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVNOMLBKRP
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 31.0%
Institutions holding 496 192 212
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +4.2% -2.9%
Institutions buying 264 108 120
Institutions selling 150 57 41
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.89 2.93

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.

VNOMLBKRP
VNOM 1.00 0.45 0.63
LB 0.45 1.00 0.31
KRP 0.63 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VNOM, LB and KRP?

Viper Energy (VNOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.08B, LandBridge (LB) $2.22B, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) $1.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, VNOM, LB and KRP?

Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Viper Energy (VNOM) 153.9x, LandBridge (LB) 25.4x, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 20.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) is cheapest (Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.3x, LandBridge (LB) 49.2x, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 16.6x). 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%, LandBridge (LB) +44.1%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

LandBridge (LB) has the highest net margin (Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%, LandBridge (LB) 38.8%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) leads (Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%, LandBridge (LB) 9.1%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LandBridge (LB) returned the most: Viper Energy (VNOM) +24.9%, LandBridge (LB) +32.8%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +26.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) has the highest dividend yield: Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%, LandBridge (LB) 0.00%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 0.09%. LandBridge (LB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) has been the steadiest (Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%, LandBridge (LB) 60.7%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VNOM, LB and KRP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) leads on 6. 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.