Viper Energy/$VNOM
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About Viper Energy
Viper Energy Inc is focused on owning and acquiring mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin. The Permian Basin is known to have a number of zones of oil and natural gas-bearing rock throughout.
- Ticker
- $VNOM
- Sector
- Energy
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- -
- Headquarters
- Midland, United States
- Website
- www.viperenergy.com
Viper Energy Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$8.7B
134.75
$0.33
0.25
$2.45
2.59%
Price and volume
Market cap
$8.7B
Beta
0.25
52-week high
$51.13
52-week low
$35.10
Average daily volume
1.5M
Dividend rate
$2.45
Financial strength
Current ratio
6.374
Quick ratio
6.209
Long term debt to equity
16.32
Total debt to equity
16.32
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
677.97%
Interest coverage (TTM)
8.56%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,895
Gross margin (TTM)
100.00%
Net profit margin (TTM)
3.05%
Operating margin (TTM)
54.80%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
33.97%
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
6.17%
Return on equity (TTM)
1.09%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
134.75
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.939
Price to book
1.7
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.7
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
39.129
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.56%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.143
Dividend yield (TTM)
5.48%
Forward dividend yield
2.59%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
111.01%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-89.96%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
39.60%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
39.38%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-47.20%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
0.15%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
13.63%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
12.34%
Bulls say / Bears say
Viper Energy increased its base dividend by 32% to $2.00 per share annualized effective Q3 2026, reflecting strong free cash flow generation and confidence in the dividend’s durability. (MarketScreener)
Viper raised its full-year 2026 production guidance to 132,500–135,000 Boe/d, including the impact of the Riverbend acquisition, and beat Q2 earnings estimates on higher output and realized prices. (Zacks)
On August 3, 2026, Viper Energy Partners LP signed an agreement to acquire approximately 933 net royalty acres from Diamondback Energy in exchange for 3.7 million OpCo units, expanding its Permian Basin royalty footprint ahead of the expected Q3 closing. (Stockwatch)
After divesting all non-Permian assets on February 9, 2026 for net proceeds of approximately $617 million, Viper is now fully concentrated in the Permian Basin, increasing vulnerability to regional commodity price swings and infrastructure bottlenecks. (MarketScreener)
Viper’s quarterly variable dividend, which contributed to a Q1 2026 total payout of $0.68 per share (5.5% yield), is contingent on commodity price levels, meaning lower oil and gas prices could force cuts to the variable component. (Viper Investor Presentation)
Viper’s volume and royalty income growth depend entirely on Diamondback’s development pace, yet Diamondback’s 2026 plan targets flat activity and production relative to Q4 2025 levels, which may cap Viper’s growth. (SEC)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 23 Aug 2026.
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Funds containing Viper Energy
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $VNOM weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Oil & Gas Exploration & Production$IOGP | $438M | 1.17% |
iShares Oil & Gas Exploration & Production€IOGP | €376M | 1.17% |
iShares Oil & Gas Exploration & Production£SPOG | £323M | 1.17% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.08% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.08% |
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