VNOM vs TPL vs DMLP Stock Comparison

Viper Energy, Texas Pacific Land and Dorchester Minerals 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
3 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

11 decided of 12

Texas Pacific Land leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Texas Pacific Land 4, Dorchester Minerals 4, Viper Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVNOMTPLDMLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.14B $22.99B $1.48B TPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 155.0x 42.5x 17.5x DMLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 34.6x — VNOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +107.8% +20.8% +13.9% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 60.3% 43.9% TPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 33.0% — TPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.09% DMLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.5% +8.3% +22.8% VNOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +19.2%/yr +8.7%/yr TPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.1% 48.9% 25.3% DMLP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 59/100 66/100 DMLP

Percentile Scorecard

VNOMTPLDMLP

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

AxisVNOMTPLDMLP
Valuation 20 #79 of 99 21 #31 of 39 26 #74 of 99
Growth 30 #68 of 97 38 #21 of 33 76 #24 of 97
Profitability 50 #49 of 96 100 #1 of 30 99 #2 of 96
Financial Health 83 #18 of 102 97 #2 of 38 100 #1 of 102
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 39 #9 of 14 32 #52 of 76
Overall 44 59 66
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • TPL ranked among 42 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

PeriodVNOMTPLDMLPSPY
1 month +14.7%+0.8%+5.3% -1.0%
3 months +4.0%-19.3%+10.3% +2.9%
6 months -1.3%-22.9%+9.0% +6.4%
Year to date +21.5%+17.9%+37.0% +11.4%
1 year +23.5%+8.3%+22.8% +13.1%
3 years —+68.1%+6.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+18.9%+2.0% +21.5%
5 years —+140.6%+52.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+19.2%+8.7% +10.9%
10 years —+969.0%+105.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+26.7%+7.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVNOMTPLDMLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.1%48.9%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%50.5%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.280.40-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.830.170.90 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-52.8%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-37.3%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $50.95$539.79$30.64 $779.14
52-week low $35.84$273.56$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.

MultipleVNOMTPLDMLP
P/E now vs peer median 154.1xmedian 13.1x 43.1xmedian 7.8x 17.5xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.0x 26.0xmedian 4.9x 7.8xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 5.7x 31.2xmedian 11.2x —median 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 84.4xmedian 11.1x -355.9xmedian 6.4x 9.6xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 14.0xmedian 0.6x 5.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.24 4.67median 0.33 —median 2.24

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 monthsVNOMTPLDMLP
Revenue $2.04B $897.54M $192.22M
Operating income $251.00M $672.48M –
Net income $103.00M $541.42M $90.00M
Free cash flow $198.00M -$65.61M $156.70M
EPS (diluted) $0.30 $7.84 –
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $248.61M $72.50M
Total debt $1.68B – –
Shares (diluted) 193.73M 69.03M –
Enterprise value $8.97B $21.82B $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
MetricVNOMTPLDMLP
P/E 154.1x 43.1x 17.5x
P/FCF 84.4x -355.9x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 38.7x 9.6x
P/S 8.2x 26.0x 7.8x
P/B 1.6x 14.0x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 14.2x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x 31.2x –
EV/EBIT 73.0x 34.3x –
EV/Revenue 9.0x 25.7x 7.4x
EV/FCF 92.5x -352.1x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 38.3x 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.67 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVNOMTPLDMLP
Revenue growth (1Y) 107.8% 20.8% 13.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.0% 19.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -83.4% 17.3% 68.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -89.2% 17.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.4% 12.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.2% 2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -176.9% 12.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.3% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVNOMTPLDMLP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 52.3% 82.5% –
Operating margin 12.3% 74.9% –
Pretax margin 7.6% 76.2% –
Net margin 2.9% 60.3% 43.9%
FCF margin 9.7% -7.3% 81.5%
Operating cash flow margin 73.2% 67.2% 81.5%
Return on equity 1.0% 33.5% –
Return on assets 0.9% 30.0% –
Return on invested capital 1.4% 33.0% –
Return on capital employed 2.1% 39.3% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.5x 1.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVNOMTPLDMLP
Debt / assets 13.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – –
Debt / FCF 8.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 14.7% 10.1% 3.3%
Equity / assets 85.3% 89.9% 96.7%
Interest coverage – 342.2x –
Current ratio 6.4x 4.6x 13.9x
Quick ratio 6.2x 4.5x 13.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 2.6x 10.1x
Altman Z-score 5.91 78.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVNOMTPLDMLP
Dividend yield 3.5% 0.7% 10.4%
Net buyback yield 2.5% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 0.7% 10.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 413.6% – 140.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 215.2% – 80.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -15.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -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.

ConsensusVNOMTPLDMLP
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 34.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.70FY2026 $9.79FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +62.7%FY2026 +40.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +0.4% -1.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.54BFY2026 $957.62MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +81.1%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +22.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVNOMTPLDMLP
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.9% 22.9%
Institutions holding 496 868 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +0.5% +6.5%
Institutions buying 264 440 66
Institutions selling 150 276 30
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.59 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.

VNOMTPLDMLP
VNOM 1.00 0.45 0.43
TPL 0.45 1.00 0.24
DMLP 0.43 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VNOM, TPL and DMLP?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.14B, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) $22.99B, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) $1.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, VNOM, TPL and DMLP?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Viper Energy (VNOM) 155.0x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 42.5x, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Viper Energy (VNOM) is cheapest (Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.4x, 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%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +20.8%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +13.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) has the highest net margin (Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 60.3%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 43.9%). On return on invested capital, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) leads (Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 33.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viper Energy (VNOM) returned the most: Viper Energy (VNOM) +23.5%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +8.3%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +22.8%. Over five years, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) compounded fastest (Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +19.2%/yr, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest dividend yield: Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 0.00%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 0.09%. Texas Pacific Land (TPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has been the steadiest (Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 48.9%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VNOM, 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, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 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.