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Viper Energy, Inc. reports news centered on its mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties, with a focus on Permian Basin assets and its relationship with parent Diamondback Energy. Updates commonly cover quarterly production and realized commodity prices, lease bonus income, operating results, base and variable cash dividends, share repurchases, debt reduction, and Class A common stock activity.
Company announcements also address acquisitions or divestitures of mineral and royalty assets, secondary offerings by selling stockholders, conference-call scheduling, and capital-allocation actions tied to its capital-light royalty model.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM), a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG), reported Q2 2026 average production of 65,077 bo/d (134,363 boe/d), total operating income of $677 million and consolidated net income of $331 million, including $142 million attributable to Viper, or $0.73 per Class A share. Cash available for distribution was $262 million, or $1.37 per Class A share.
The Board declared a Q2 2026 base dividend of $0.38 and variable dividend of $0.29 per Class A share and approved, effective Q3 2026, a 32% increase in the annual base dividend to $2.00 per share. Viper returned $197 million (75% of cash available for distribution) via dividends and buybacks, including repurchasing 3.0 million Class A shares for $132 million. The company closed the Riverbend Oil & Gas IX acquisition on July 1, 2026, agreed to acquire additional mineral and royalty interests from Diamondback subsidiaries for 3.7 million OpCo Units and Class B shares, increased 2026 production guidance, and ended Q2 with $77 million in cash, $1.7 billion of debt and about $2.0 billion of total liquidity.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM), a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, completed the Riverbend Acquisition on July 1, 2026.
Viper acquired all equity interests of Riverbend Oil & Gas IX, L.L.C., which owns certain mineral and royalty interests, for $337 million in cash plus about 3.7 million Class A shares, funded with cash on hand and credit-facility borrowings.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ: VNOM), a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, plans to release its second quarter 2026 financial results on August 3, 2026, after market close.
The company will host an investor conference call and live webcast on August 4, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CT, accessible via its investor relations website.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) reported Q1 2026 results: average production of 65,000 bo/d (130,711 boe/d), lease bonus income of $15 million, consolidated net income of $215 million and cash available for distribution of $204 million ($1.05 per Class A share).
The Board declared a base dividend of $0.38 and a variable dividend of $0.30 per Class A share; Q1 share repurchases totaled 2.2 million shares for ~$96 million. Non-Permian assets were sold for ~$610 million and net debt fell to $1.59 billion.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ: VNOM) will release first quarter 2026 financial results on May 4, 2026 after market close and will host a conference call/webcast on May 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CT to discuss results.
According to Viper Energy, the live webcast and replay will be available via the company website under Investor Relations.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ: VNOM) announced the pricing of a secondary offering of 17,391,304 Class A shares, expected to close on March 4, 2026, generating approximately $798 million in gross proceeds for the selling stockholders.
Viper will not receive proceeds; underwriters have a 30-day option for an additional 2,608,696 shares. Viper agreed to buy 1,000,000 VNOM Holding Company LLC units from Oaktree affiliates at the same per-share price, conditioned on the Secondary Offering closing. J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs are joint book-runners.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ: VNOM) announced a public secondary offering of 17,391,304 Class A shares by Diamondback and affiliates of EnCap and Oaktree, with a 30-day underwriter option for up to 2,608,696 additional shares.
Viper will receive no proceeds from the share sale. Concurrently, Viper agreed to buy 1,000,000 units in VNOM Holding Company LLC from Oaktree affiliates at the same per-unit price as the offering; that purchase is conditioned on the offering closing.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) reported Q4 2025 production of 66,413 bo/d (134,000 boe/d), Q4 cash available for distribution of $145 million, and declared a total Q4 dividend of $0.52 per Class A share. The company increased its base dividend 15% to $1.52 annually and raised its share repurchase authorization by $1.0 billion. Full year 2025 proved reserves rose 107% to 406,035 Mboe. Viper closed a non-Permian divestiture for approximately $617 million on February 9, 2026.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ: VNOM) will release fourth quarter 2025 financial results on February 23, 2026 after market close and will host a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. CT to discuss results. A live webcast and subsequent replay will be available on Viper's Investor Relations website at www.viperenergy.com.
Viper, a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG), focuses on owning and acquiring mineral and royalty interests in oil-weighted basins, primarily the Permian Basin.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) reported Q3 2025 results and announced a sale of non-Permian assets for $670 million, expected to close in Q1 2026 with an effective date of Sept 1, 2025. Q3 production averaged 56,087 bo/d (108,859 boe/d). GAAP consolidated net loss was $197 million (net loss attributable to Viper $77 million, $0.52/share), driven by a $360 million non-cash impairment from the May 1, 2025 drop down.
Adjusted metrics: consolidated adjusted net income $156 million, pro forma cash available for distribution $165 million ($0.97/share). Board declared base dividend $0.33 and variable dividend $0.25 for Q3; total return of capital in Q3 was $140 million. Sitio acquisition completed Aug 19, 2025 valued at ~$4.0 billion.