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NASDAQ: VNOM Nasdaq Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Next results ~February 22, 2027

Viper Energy, Inc. is a US-listed company in the oil & gas exploration & production industry. Its financial year ends in December.

Stock price today

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Fair value per share

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Price vs value

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Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Viper Energy files

Where Viper Energy stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to June 2026 was $2.04bn. Operating margin narrowed to 12.3% from 58.0%. It passes 3 of our 5 financial-health checks.

Our model value for Viper Energy is under review, so past values are not shown until it is resolved.

Source: 10-Q filed August 5, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~February 22, 2027 (estimated)

Current signal Operating margin compressing: TTM operating margin fell to 12.3%, down 45.7pp year over year.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Strengths

  • Fast growth. Revenue grew 107.8% over the last 12 months.
  • Estimates rising. Analysts' consensus for next year's earnings per share has risen 12.0% over 90 days.

Things to watch

  • Margins narrowing. Operating margin is down 45.7 points on a year ago.
  • High earnings multiple. The shares trade at 134 times the last 12 months' earnings, so expectations are demanding.
  • Short interest rising. Shares sold short rose 16% in a month to 5.6% of tradable shares.
  • Missing expectations. Earnings per share fell short of the consensus estimate in 2 of the last four quarters.
  • Earnings expected to fall. The consensus expects earnings per share to fall 3% next year.

Latest results: FY2026 Q2

Filed August 5, 2026
Earnings per share
$0.80 against an average estimate of $0.68: beat by 19.0%
Revenue
$677m, up 127.9% on a year earlier
Share reaction
-5.1% in the first session after the results on August 3, 2026, against +3.3% for the S&P 500
Guidance given
average daily oil production (bo/d) 67500 to 68500 (Q3 2026); average daily combined production (boe/d) 133500 to 135500 (Q3 2026)
Next report
November 2, 2026; average EPS estimate $0.48

Viper Energy's figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day-4.1%
  • 1 week-3.1%
  • 1 month+12.5%
  • This year+23.4%
  • 1 year+28.9%
  • 5 years+186.1%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$2B
Operating margin
12.3%
Net margin
2.9%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$0.34

Growth

Revenue growth
+107.8%

Earnings

Last results
November 2, 2026
Next results (est.)
February 22, 2027

News & updates

Updated November 2, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Results
  2. Leadership
  3. Share issue
  4. Results
  5. Guidance

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: data-quality checks not passed.

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

Viper Energy, Inc.: market value and multiples by fiscal year
At fiscal year end 202320242025Now
Share price$26.83$44.41$37.05$45.72
Market value$2.0bn$4.2bn$5.3bn$7.9bn
+ Net debt (− = net cash)−$26m$1.1bn$2.2bn$1.6bn
Enterprise value$2.0bn$5.2bn$7.5bn$9.5bn
Multiples
Price / sales 2.4x4.8x3.8x3.9x
Price / earnings 10.0x11.6x—134.3x
Price / free cash flow ————
EV / EBITDA ————

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Low.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Analysts' consensus

Viper Energy, Inc.: consensus estimates
Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current $2.81 +69% $2.5bn +78%
Next $2.71 −3% $2.4bn −2%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved +12.0% in 90 days, across 15 analysts.

How the EPS forecast has moved

The consensus EPS forecast for the current fiscal year is +13.9% on 90 days ago. In the last 30 days, 4 analysts raised Viper Energy, Inc.'s forecast and 2 cut it.

Consensus EPS forecast Viper Energy, Inc., last 90 days
$2.40 $2.50 $2.60 $2.70 $2.80 $2.90 90 days ago 60 days ago 30 days ago 7 days ago Now Current fiscal year, 90 days ago: $2.47 Current fiscal year, 60 days ago: $2.59 Current fiscal year, 30 days ago: $2.62 Current fiscal year, 7 days ago: $2.71 Current fiscal year, Now: $2.81 $2.81 Next fiscal year, 90 days ago: $2.42 Next fiscal year, 60 days ago: $2.49 Next fiscal year, 30 days ago: $2.52 Next fiscal year, 7 days ago: $2.64 Next fiscal year, Now: $2.71 $2.71

Average of analysts' published estimates (third-party data).

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Period Current fiscal yearNext fiscal year
90 days ago $2.47$2.42
60 days ago $2.59$2.49
30 days ago $2.62$2.52
7 days ago $2.71$2.64
Now $2.81$2.71

Earnings against estimates

Viper Energy, Inc.: reported EPS against the consensus estimate
Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Sept 2026 $0.68 $0.80 +19.0%
Jun 2026 $0.80 $0.76 −5.4%
Mar 2026 $0.53 $0.55 +3.3%
Dec 2025 $0.31 $0.31 −1.2%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

Management guidance

Earnings release, August 3, 2026
  • Average daily oil production (bo/d) full year 2026 66,000 to 67,250 Raised
    “Increasing average daily production guidance for full year 2026 to 66,000 to 67,250 bo/d (132,500 to 135,000 boe/d)” source
  • Average daily combined production (boe/d) full year 2026 132,500 to 135,000 Raised
    “Increasing average daily production guidance for full year 2026 to 66,000 to 67,250 bo/d (132,500 to 135,000 boe/d)” source
  • Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization ($/boe) full year 2026 $14.75 to $17.25
    “Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $14.75 - $17.25” source
  • Cash G&A ($/boe) full year 2026 $0.7 to $0.9
    “Cash G&A $0.70 - $0.90” source
  • Non-Cash Share-Based Compensation ($/boe) full year 2026 $0.1 to $0.2
    “Non-Cash Share-Based Compensation $0.10 - $0.20” source
  • Net Interest Expense ($/boe) full year 2026 $1.9 to $2.4
    “Net Interest Expense $1.90 - $2.40” source
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  • Production and Ad Valorem Taxes (% of Revenue) full year 2026 about 7%
    “Production and Ad Valorem Taxes (% of Revenue) ~7%” source
  • Cash Tax Rate (% of Pre-Tax Income Attributable to the Company) full year 2026 27% to 30% Non-GAAP
    “Cash Tax Rate (% of Pre-Tax Income Attributable to the Company) (1) 27% - 30%” source
  • Average daily oil production (bo/d) Q3 2026 67,500 to 68,500 New
    “Initiating average daily production guidance for Q3 2026 of 67,500 to 68,500 bo/d (133,500 to 135,500 boe/d)” source
  • Average daily combined production (boe/d) Q3 2026 133,500 to 135,500 New
    “Initiating average daily production guidance for Q3 2026 of 67,500 to 68,500 bo/d (133,500 to 135,500 boe/d)” source

Figures and quotations are management's, copied from the company's own press release (SEC 8-K exhibit) and checked word for word against it. Forward-looking statements are the company's expectations, not ours and not advice; guidance can change or be missed.

Analyst recommendations

21 analysts, Nov 2026
Buy21100%
Hold00%
Sell00%

Monthly trend

  1. Nov 202671421
  2. Oct 202671421
  3. Sep 202651520
  4. Aug 202651419

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Viper Energy, Inc., by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
5.6%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
4.54
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
+16%
to October 15, 2026
Held by institutions
—
of shares
Held by insiders
0.2%
of shares

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

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Return and risk by year

Viper Energy, Inc.: yearly return, monthly win rate and worst fall against the S&P 500
Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
VNOM+94%+62%+5%+66%−17%+23%
Industry peers (median)+86%+54%−8%+1%−15%+17%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
VNOM67%67%67%58%17%64%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
VNOM−19%−32%−23%−16%−28%−19%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since October 29, 2015: 87% from October 3, 2018 to March 23, 2020. Getting back needed a 667% gain, reached on June 7, 2022, 806 days after the low.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$34.37 – $49.44
From 52-week high
−7.5%
vs 50-day average
+4.3%
vs 200-day average
+4.8%
Volatility (1 year)
28%
Beta vs S&P 500
-0.27

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
1 up, 3 down
typical move ±1.9%
After a week
2 up, 2 down
typical move ±3.6%
After a month
3 up, 1 down
typical move ±5.4%
Viper Energy, Inc.: share-price change after each results release
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
August 3, 2026 −5.1% +3.3% −5.0% +3.4%
May 4, 2026 +0.1% +0.4% −4.8% −4.7%
February 23, 2026 −0.3% −0.3% +4.3% +5.9%
November 3, 2025 −2.3% −1.0% +0.4% +7.6%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Viper Energy, Inc.
$500M $1B $1.5B $2B $2.5B FY25 Q2 FY25 Q3 FY25 Q4 FY26 Q1 FY26 Q2 Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $982M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $1.2B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $1.4B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $1.7B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $2B $2B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 20, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY25 Q2 $982M
FY25 Q3 $1.2B
FY25 Q4 $1.4B
FY26 Q1 $1.7B
FY26 Q2 $2B
Operating margin (TTM) Viper Energy, Inc.
-20% 0% 20% 40% 60% FY25 Q2 FY25 Q3 FY25 Q4 FY26 Q1 FY26 Q2 Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 58.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 21.7% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: -10.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: -2.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 12.3% 12.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 20, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY25 Q2 58.0%
FY25 Q3 21.7%
FY25 Q4 -10.0%
FY26 Q1 -2.5%
FY26 Q2 12.3%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-Q. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Viper Energy, Inc.: annual financial statements
Fiscal year 2023 Dec 2023 2024 Dec 2024 2025 Dec 2025 LTM Jun 2026
Income
Revenue 828 861 1,395 2,041
Operating income 620 567 −140 251
Net income 200 359 −68 59
Diluted EPS $2.69 $3.82 −$0.48 $0.34
Growth (year on year)
Revenue — +4.0% +62.0% +107.8%
Operating income — −8.5% −124.7% −56.0%
Net income — +79.5% −118.9% −84.1%
Diluted EPS — +42.0% −112.6% —
Margins
Operating margin 74.9% 65.9% −10.0% 12.3%
Net margin 24.2% 41.7% −4.9% 2.9%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 638 620 1,053 1,495
Stock-based pay 1 3 7 —
Balance sheet
Cash 26 27 13 77
Total debt 0 1,083 2,186 1,678
Net debt (negative = net cash) −26 1,056 2,173 1,601
Diluted shares 74m 94m 143m 173m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends 129 219 328 401
Total returned 129 219 328 401

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

3 of 5 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $12.1bn
Short-term assets $580mLonger-term assets $11.5bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $6.8bn
Short-term liabilities $91mLonger-term liabilities $1.7bnShareholders' equity $5.0bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $580m of assets due within a year against $91m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $580m short-term assets against $1.7bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $77m of cash against $1.7bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 33% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $1.5bn of operating cash flow against $1.7bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Viper Energy, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM)
$401M
Dividend payout ratio
680%
of net income paid out

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in oil & gas exploration & production
Growth, margins and cash generation against peers
Last 12 months unless stated VNOM TALO NOG CRK KOS CNX Median
Revenue, last 12 months $2.0bn $2.0bn $1.9bn $2.2bn $1.7bn $2.6bn $1.4bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months 107.8% 2.4% −25.6% 31.6% 20.9% 47.0% 11.0%
Revenue growth, 3-year average — 12.0% −4.8% −9.0% −0.4% −14.2% 1.4%
Revenue growth, latest quarter 127.9% 56.5% 5.4% −24.9% 31.9% −0.7% 31.9%
Operating margin 12.3% −12.7% −24.1% 28.8% — — 19.9%
Operating margin, 3-year average — −1.9% 17.4% 12.5% — — 16.5%
Net margin 2.9% −20.5% −25.4% 23.3% −27.4% 35.2% 9.9%
Cash from operations / revenue 73.2% 39.9% 72.0% 37.6% 28.6% 42.7% 42.7%
Free-cash-flow margin — −8.8% 75.7% −33.8% 28.6% 18.6% 19.3%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average — −5.0% 66.7% −34.0% 28.0% 19.7% 19.1%
Stock pay / revenue — 1.1% 0.8% 1.2% 1.5% 0.9% 1.5%
Change in share count — −5.1% 0.9% 0.9% 15.1% 1.9% 0.4%

Median of all 58 companies we cover in oil & gas exploration & production. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to December 31, 2025
Products and services
Line of business Revenue YoY
Oil Income $1.1B ▲ 50.8%
Natural Gas Liquids Income $159M ▲ 78.7%
Natural Gas Income $56M ▲ 273.3%

These categories overlap or exclude eliminations, so shares aren't shown.

From Viper Energy, Inc.'s 10-K filed February 25, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Reported value
$8.4B
Institutions reporting
489
Shares held vs prior quarter
▲ 5.9%
Positions opened / closed
58 / 49

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 256 institutions bought and 198 sold ; the biggest buyer was Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC (+15.7M shares) and the biggest seller Wellington Management Group LLP (−2.9M). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Capital World Investors $1.1B 26.5M 13.4% ▲ 10.2%
Blackrock, Inc. $815M 19.2M 9.7% ▲ 10.1%
Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC $665M 15.7M 7.9% New
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC $384M 9.1M 4.6% ▼ 3.3%
Price T Rowe Associates Inc $379M 8.9M 4.5% ▼ 1.9%
Wellington Management Group LLP $369M 8.7M 4.4% ▼ 25.1%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $357M 8.4M 4.3% ▼ 2.2%
State Street Corp $321M 7.6M 3.8% ▲ 4.2%
Fil Ltd $239M 5.6M 2.9% ▼ 0.5%
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. $232M 5.5M 2.8% ▲ 4.1%
Adage Capital Partners Gp, L.L.C. $230M 5.4M 2.7% ▲ 8.4%
Oaktree Capital Management LP $161M 3.8M 1.9% 0.0%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Viper Energy, Inc.'s complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers .

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart

No open-market insider trades reported in the last 12 months.

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Trades by members of Congress

All 3 trades and filings

In the last 12 months, 1 member of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales of Viper Energy, Inc. shares.

  • August Pfluger(R-TX 11):Purchase, $15,001 - $50,000, traded March 13, 2026, filed April 15, 2026
  • Lisa C. McClain(R-MI 9):Sale (full), $1,001 - $15,000, traded July 10, 2025, filed August 13, 2025
  • Lisa C. McClain(R-MI 9):Purchase, $1,001 - $15,000, traded June 24, 2025, filed August 13, 2025

Value ranges as filed; reports can arrive up to 45 days after a trade.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around February 22, 2027 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • November 2, 2026
  • August 3, 2026
  • May 4, 2026
  • February 23, 2026
  • November 3, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Viper Energy, Inc. was last updated.

DataLast updatedSource
Share priceExchange closing prices
Financial statementsSEC 10-K and 10-Q filings
News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Viper Energy, Inc. in brief

What does Viper Energy, Inc. do?
Viper Energy, Inc. is a US-listed company in the oil & gas exploration & production industry. Its financial year ends in December.
What is Viper Energy, Inc.'s stock ticker?
Viper Energy, Inc. trades under the ticker VNOM on Nasdaq. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Viper Energy, Inc.'s revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Viper Energy, Inc. reported revenue of $2B, 107.8% higher than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
Who are Viper Energy, Inc.'s largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Capital World Investors, Blackrock, Inc. and Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
What is Viper Energy, Inc.'s market cap?
On November 2, 2026, Viper Energy, Inc.'s market capitalisation was about $7.9B, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 134.3 and net debt of $1.6B. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Does Viper Energy, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes: Viper Energy, Inc. paid $401M in dividends over the trailing twelve months and a payout ratio of 679.7%.
How much debt does Viper Energy, Inc. have?
Viper Energy, Inc.'s debt-to-equity ratio is 33.3%, from its latest balance sheet. The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are Viper Energy, Inc.'s competitors?
In our Oil & Gas Exploration & Production peer group, the companies closest to Viper Energy, Inc. are Talos Energy Inc., Northern OIL & GAS, Inc., Comstock Resources Inc, Kosmos Energy Ltd. and CNX Resources Corp. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Viper Energy, Inc.'s.
When is Viper Energy, Inc.'s next earnings date?
Around February 22, 2027, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Viper Energy, Inc. announces its own schedule.