Diversified Energy Company/£DEC
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About Diversified Energy Company
- Ticker
- £DEC
- Sector
- Energy
- Primary listing
- LSE
- Employees
- 1,987
- Headquarters
- Birmingham, United States
- Website
- www.div.energy
DEC Metrics
BasicAdvanced
£733M
12.83
£0.80
0.32
£0.87
8.45%
Price and volume
Market cap
£733M
Beta
0.32
52-week high
£14.30
52-week low
£9.20
Average daily volume
70K
Dividend rate
£0.87
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.529
Quick ratio
0.399
Long term debt to equity
4.131
Total debt to equity
4.296
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
108.77%
Interest coverage (TTM)
0.37%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
455.081
Gross margin (TTM)
58.69%
Net profit margin (TTM)
3.89%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.40%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
226.65%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
£776,790
Management effectiveness
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
12.832
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.495
Price to book
1.34
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.34
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-1.948
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-51.34%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-5.299
Dividend yield (TTM)
8.45%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
48.35%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-16.76%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
22.73%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
65.00%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-61.34%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-22.49%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-14.14%
What the Analysts think about DEC
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Diversified Energy Company stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Diversified Energy Company stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
The Birch deal could materially expand DEC’s scale: the company expects production to rise by about 35% and adjusted EBITDA by about 55%. Its mature, low-decline Permian assets could also provide a platform for further operating efficiencies. (Diversified Energy Company, Diversified Energy Company)
DEC generated $153 million of adjusted free cash flow in the third quarter and returned about $157 million to shareholders in the first nine months of 2026. That cash generation supports the case for continued dividends and buybacks. (Diversified Energy Company)
Portfolio sales have brought in about $149 million year to date, while DEC has begun drilling its first four wells in an Oklahoma development programme. This gives the company a way to recycle capital and pursue organic growth alongside acquisitions. (Diversified Energy Company)
DEC’s leverage stood at 2.66 times at the end of September, above its 2.0–2.5 times target, before its largest-ever deal closes. Birch is priced at about $1.8 billion and is largely funded with new asset-backed debt, leaving less room for integration setbacks or weaker cash flows. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Diversified Energy Company)
DEC reported a $202 million third-quarter net loss, including a $348 million non-cash loss on unsettled derivatives. Those marks can make reported earnings volatile, while the company’s hedges also limit some gains when commodity prices rise. (Diversified Energy Company, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
DEC’s large portfolio of mature wells carries long-term plugging and clean-up obligations, and tighter enforcement or bonding rules could add costs. A recent legal analysis highlights the scale of the issue in Pennsylvania, where it says the company’s existing abandoned-well plugging pace would take centuries to clear its portfolio. (Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 11 Nov 2026.
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