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Diamondback Energy Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 2012 · Revenue 12 mo. $17.1B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
5.5
of 10 6 of 11 points Medium Match To the score
Price
$178.96
1 Y +17.5%
Market cap
$53.2B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +16.2% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 32.7%Payout 37.4% of operating cash flow

Diamondback Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires, develops, explores, and exploits unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas, the United States.

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Diamondback Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires, develops, explores, and exploits unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas, the United States. The company primarily focuses on the development of the Spraberry and Wolfcamp formations of the Midland Basin; and the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring formations of the Delaware Basin, both of which are part of the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico. Diamondback Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.

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Summary

Diamondback Energy Inc is around the middle of the Energy sector overall

48.0 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The market value is below the value without growth: the price requires no FCF growth.

Required FCF growth per year

no growth

no growth afterwards

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 5.0×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 4.5× to 6.1×, median 4.9×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

No sign supports the expectation, 3 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Earnings declined earnings −50.2% year on year
  • Share count rising despite money spent on own shares shares +35.4% year on year
  • Volatile earnings 5 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 7 of 7 changes for the better.

  • Revenue, 12 mo.$15.2B → $17.1B+12.6%better
  • FCF, 12 mo.$1.6B → $6.5B+308.1%better
  • Gross margin51.2% → 52.7%+1.6 ppbetter
  • EBIT margin22.1% → 27.7%+5.6 ppbetter
  • FCF margin10.5% → 38.0%+27.5 ppbetter
  • Net debt$13.7B → $12.2B−11.4%better
  • Return on equity1.1% → 4.2%+3.1 ppbetter

1 more unchanged: Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability55.5around the middleEarns about as much as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity4.50%11.63%Rank 11
Return on capital (Greenblatt)7.17%11.00%Rank 16
EBIT margin32.73%14.02%Rank 82
FCF margin34.84%7.36%Rank 97
Gross margin35.16%23.60%Rank 71
Growth61.5above the middleGrows faster than the sector: Revenue growth, 1 year 36.31%, sector −1.93%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year36.31%−1.93%Rank 90
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−38.58%−10.72%Rank 18
Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–14.99%
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)23.45%9.68%Rank 77
Valuation47.5around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield3.22%4.80%Rank 18
FCF yield9.84%5.05%Rank 85
EV/saleslower is better4.522.31Rank 21
EV/EBITlower is better13.8215.16Rank 66
Momentum46.7around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year17.52%14.27%Rank 56
Share price, 6 months−4.68%−0.91%Rank 40
Share price, 3 months0.30%2.95%Rank 35
Distance from 52-week high−16.25%−17.83%Rank 56
Quality20.8below the middleQuality below the sector: Change in share count 35.37%, sector −0.04%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better1.03%0.88%Rank 48
Change in share countlower is better35.37%−0.04%Rank 3
Dividend streak in years–3Rank 17
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−5.11%0.36%Rank 15
Balance sheet & risk56.1around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio52.03%41.22%Rank 76
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better2.061.33Rank 39
Debt to equitylower is better0.400.69Rank 70
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better33.23%31.61%Rank 40

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $527.1M (2016) to $15.0B (2025), 45.1% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenueEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt
2016$527.1M−13.0%−$859.1M75.1M−$546.8M
2017$1.2B50.2%−$2.4B97.7M$1.4B
2018$2.2B46.5%−$1.9B105M$4.3B
2019$4.0B17.5%−$968.0M164M$5.2B
2020$2.8B−194.7%$74.0M158M$5.8B
2021$6.7B59.3%$1.6B177M$6.1B
2022$9.6B68.0%$2.8B177M$6.2B
2023$8.3B54.8%$1.2B180M$6.2B
2024$11.0B39.9%−$5.4B214M$12.3B
2025$15.0B32.7%$5.2B289M$14.8B
5.5 / 10Medium MatchStockScorer score6 of 11 points

3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Diamondback Energy Inc mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How Diamondback Energy Inc's score is built

Diamondback Energy Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

3 of 7 rules met

6 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%met2 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Diamondback Energy Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Moat Quality
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)

Diamondback Energy Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Diamondback Energy Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio31.120.0
P/B ratio1.42.3
Return on equity (ROE)4.5%11.6%
Equity ratio52.0%41.2%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.400.69
Dividend yield2.4%3.5%

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Frequently asked questions about Diamondback Energy Inc stock

How does Diamondback Energy Inc stock (FANG) score in the StockScorer model?
Diamondback Energy Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 5.5 out of 10, which is a medium match with the rule-based strategies. 3 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Diamondback Energy Inc's P/E ratio?
Diamondback Energy Inc's P/E ratio is 31.1. The Energy sector median is 20.0.
What sector is Diamondback Energy Inc in?
Diamondback Energy Inc is assigned to the Energy sector. Its rank within the sector is 48.0 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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