Diamondback Energy, Inc. · Oil and gas

FANG

Moderate riskNext report: Around Jan 11, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 51% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable
Sales up 36% last year

Watch out for

Share count growing 17.9% a year (dilution)

Money moves

Insiders sold $6.1M in the last 30 days, all through pre-planned sales
Institutions added 8.6% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (589 bought, 521 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$207.13+0.7% that day

Company value: $58.0B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 39.4x; You pay about $39 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 3.4x; Company value is 3.4 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.9%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 1%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 24%; Debt as a share of company value

From FANG's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$5.6B+51% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $17.1B, up 21% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 40% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of FANG. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+21% a yearRecently: +21% a yearProfit margin8%Last 12 months: 7.9%P/E at the end39xToday: 39.4x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+10% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$44.4B

Profit in 5 years$3.5B

Price these guesses point to$306.88+48% vs $207.13 todayAbout +8.2% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 8% margin and a 39x P/E, sales would have to grow about 12% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/6Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.4.1%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.37x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.10.3%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.8 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$8.8B
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+63.7% in 3 years

Revenue: $15.0B; +35.8% vs prior year
5-year growth: +39.8%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $13.7B; 0.37x equity
Current ratio: 0.42x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026

Reported Oct 8

Revenue: $5.6B; +51.2% YoY
EPS: $6.65; vs $2.38
Op. margin: 45.2%; +14.2 pts
Free cash flow: $3.6B
Share count: -3.7%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

43Mixed

Pre-planned sales of $6.1M (weaker signal)

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

0/ 100

This week: 0
Normal week: 2.9
vs normal: 0.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Accumulating+8.6%

Institutions added 8.6% to their holdings. 589 bought, 521 sold. 2 quarters of net buying in a row.

Shares held by institutions201.7M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

+16.1%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.3x · $12.6B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

280M

Why moderate risk

Share count growing 16.1% a year (dilution)

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Jan 11, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedOct 8
Results filedAug 3
Results filedJul 13
Results filedMay 4
Results filedApr 13

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

5%+ holder update (active)Sep 17 · View filing ↗Activist 5%+ holder update (active)Sep 3 · View filing ↗Activist New 5%+ holder (passive)Aug 13 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (active)Aug 5 · View filing ↗Activist

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$00 insiders

Sold$6.1M1 insider, 1 pre-planned

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Charles Alvin MeloyDirector	Sell	33K	$183.74	$6.1M	760K	Oct 5Filing ↗
-4.2% of their holdings $183.17 to $184.99 across 3 trades Held Wolfrock Energy, LLC Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed 2 days after