# Viper Energy Inc. (VNOM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $44.39, market value $23.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Viper Energy Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 17.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 17.3×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 1.7×**. The shares trade at 1.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -10.4%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -5.1%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -1.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **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: -0.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces -0.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 57.6%**. Revenue grew 57.6% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -112.6%**. Earnings per share fell 112.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.49**. Debt is 0.49 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Altman Z-score: 6.61**. A Z-score of 6.61 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 5.52%** ($2.45 per share, trailing). Viper Energy Inc. yields 5.52%, an income-level yield.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 27.9%/yr** (1-yr -2.9%). The dividend has compounded at 27.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (20 analysts). 20 analysts cover Viper Energy Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $55.75 (+26% 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): 18.5%** (YTD 17.9%, 3-mo -2.4%). The shares are up 18.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.2%** (26.5% above the low). Trading 13% 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): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.09** (volatility 28%). Beta of -0.09 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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