# Diamondback Energy Inc. (FANG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $199.22, market value $55.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 37.9×** (5-yr avg 11.3×, 3-yr avg 14.8×). Diamondback Energy Inc. trades at 37.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 11.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 11.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.3×.
- **Price / book: 1.5×**. The shares trade at 1.5× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.1×**. Enterprise value is 11.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 2.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 6.3%**. 6.3% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 11.1%**. 11.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 4.5%**. 4.5% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 1.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 1.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 35.8%** (3-yr 16.2%/yr, 5-yr 40.4%/yr). Revenue grew 35.8% over the last year, against 40.4% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -63.1%** (3-yr -38.5%/yr). Earnings per share fell 63.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.39**. Debt is 0.39 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.3×**. It would take 2.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.19**. A Z-score of 2.19 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.21%** ($4.25 per share, trailing). Diamondback Energy Inc. yields 2.21%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 69%**. 69% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 21.7%/yr** (1-yr -51.7%). The dividend has compounded at 21.7% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (28 analysts). 28 analysts cover Diamondback Energy Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $232.54 (+17% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 42.1%** (YTD 34.0%, 3-mo 3.4%). The shares are up 42.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.2%** (48.3% above the low). Trading 8% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.35** (volatility 32%). Beta of -0.35 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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