Viper Energy, Inc.
VNOMAnalytical Summary
Viper Energy, Inc. faces fundamental challenges with weakness in Profit Margin (%) and Operating Margin (%). The fundamentals warrant careful consideration of downside risks.
6-Year Financial Trajectory
QuarterlyBullish Indicators
- No bullish signals detected.
Bearish Risks
- Operating Margin (%)Operating Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
- Profit Margin (%)Profit Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
Health Breakdown
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| Metric | Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 10-Q ↗ | Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 10-Q ↗ | Q1 FY2025 Mar 31, 2025 10-Q ↗ | Q4 FY2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | Q3 FY2024 Sep 30, 2024 10-Q ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
108.6%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+2071%)
|
90.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+1699%)
|
98.1%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+1862%)
|
— | — | — |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
-12.9%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
N/M | N/M | — | — | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
29.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in net income |
N/M | N/M | — | — | — |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) |
8.8%
Fair
Fair
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 10-Q ↗ | Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 10-Q ↗ | Q1 FY2025 Mar 31, 2025 10-Q ↗ | Q4 FY2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | Q3 FY2024 Sep 30, 2024 10-Q ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
49.5%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+230%)
|
-58.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-489%)
|
-42.1%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-381%)
|
63.3%
Excellent
→
Excellent
Stable
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+322%)
|
62.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+319%)
|
64.5%
Excellent
Excellent
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+330%)
|
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
11.5%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
7.9%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
11.7%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
12.1%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-110.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
14.2%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
19.0%
Good
↑
Good
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+137%)
|
-23.7%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-396%)
|
-18.4%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-330%)
|
30.6%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+283%)
|
91.7%
Excellent
Excellent
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+1046%)
|
23.2%
Excellent
Excellent
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+190%)
|
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
64.2%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
91.7%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
82.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
69.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
3.38x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-3.87x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— |
2.68x
Excellent
Excellent
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
0.75x
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— |
| Metric | Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 10-Q ↗ | Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 10-Q ↗ | Q1 FY2025 Mar 31, 2025 10-Q ↗ | Q4 FY2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | Q3 FY2024 Sep 30, 2024 10-Q ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
3.3%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-3.5%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-2.3%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
10.9%
Good
Good
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
2.1%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-2.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-1.3%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
2.8%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
1.9%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-84%)
|
-2.3%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-119%)
|
-1.7%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-114%)
|
— |
12.4%
Fair
Fair
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
— |
| Metric | Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 10-Q ↗ | Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 10-Q ↗ | Q1 FY2025 Mar 31, 2025 10-Q ↗ | Q4 FY2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | Q3 FY2024 Sep 30, 2024 10-Q ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to Equity (x) |
0.31x
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Below avg (-37%)
|
0.49x
Good
↓
Good
Declining
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
0.49x
Good
Good
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
At sector avg
|
— |
0.64x
Fair
Fair
Total debt relative to shareholder equity
Optimal:
< 0.6x
vs Sector:
Above avg (+28%)
|
— |
| Interest Coverage (x) |
4.87x
Fair
↓
Fair
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
-11.55x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
— |
38.75x
Excellent
Excellent
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
4.65x
Fair
Fair
Operating income divided by interest expense
Optimal:
> 5x
|
— |
| Net Debt (USD) | $1.57B | $2.17B | $2.19B | — | $1.06B | — |
| Debt / EBITDA (x) |
6.34x
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
-8.61x
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
-12.73x
Excellent
Excellent
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— |
7.52x
Weak
Weak
Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
Optimal:
< 2x
|
— |
| Metric | Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 10-Q ↗ | Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 10-Q ↗ | Q1 FY2025 Mar 31, 2025 10-Q ↗ | Q4 FY2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | Q3 FY2024 Sep 30, 2024 10-Q ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $393.00M | $302.00M | $415.00M | — | $189.00M | — |
| LT Debt (USD) | $1.60B | $2.19B | $2.24B | — | $1.08B | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $5.11B | $4.45B | $4.62B | — | $1.69B | — |
| Metric | Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 10-Q ↗ | Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 10-Q ↗ | Q1 FY2025 Mar 31, 2025 10-Q ↗ | Q4 FY2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | Q3 FY2024 Sep 30, 2024 10-Q ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $511.00M | $435.00M | $418.00M | $245.00M | $229.00M | $211.00M |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $97.00M | $-103.00M | $-77.00M | $75.00M | $210.00M | $49.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $328.00M | $399.00M | — | $201.00M | $158.00M | — |
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Operating Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
Profit Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile
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