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Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG) books 2025 loss but strong free cash flow

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Diamondback Energy reported strong 2025 operations and cash generation but a GAAP loss driven by a large non-cash impairment. For the fourth quarter, oil production averaged 512.8 MBO/d (969.1 MBOE/d). A $3.7 billion impairment pushed net income attributable to Diamondback to a loss of $1.458 billion, or $(5.11) per diluted share, while adjusted net income was $499 million, or $1.74 per diluted share.

For full year 2025, average production was 497.2 MBO/d (921.0 MBOE/d). Net cash provided by operating activities reached $8.8 billion, with Free Cash Flow of $5.5 billion and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $5.9 billion. The company returned $3.2 billion to stockholders, 54% of Adjusted Free Cash Flow, through dividends and the repurchase of 13.84 million shares for $2.0 billion.

Diamondback increased its annual base dividend by 5% to $4.20 per share and declared a Q4 2025 base dividend of $1.05 per share. The company reduced leverage, ending 2025 with consolidated total debt of $14.7 billion and consolidated net debt of $14.6 billion. Proved reserves as of December 31, 2025 were 3,618 MMBOE, up 2% year over year. For 2026, Diamondback guides to essentially flat oil production of 500–510 MBO/d and cash capital expenditures of $3.6–$3.9 billion, including capital for Barnett/Woodford development and recovery-enhancement tests.

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Insights

Large non-cash impairment masks solid Permian cash generation and disciplined, flat 2026 plan.

Diamondback Energy delivered robust 2025 volumes and cash flows while absorbing a sizeable ceiling-test impairment. Average production was 497.2 MBO/d, with full-year net cash from operations of $8.8 billion and Free Cash Flow of $5.5 billion, despite lower realized commodity prices.

Management emphasized capital discipline and shareholder returns. The company spent $3.5 billion in cash capital expenditures, generated Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $5.9 billion, and returned $3.2 billion (54% of Adjusted Free Cash Flow) via dividends and $2.0 billion of buybacks. Consolidated net debt stood at $14.6 billion at year-end, with incremental reductions already underway through asset sale proceeds in early 2026.

For 2026, guidance targets essentially flat oil output at 500–510 MBO/d on $3.6–$3.9 billion of capital, including roughly $100–$150 million for Barnett/Woodford and recovery-improvement pilots. This plan prioritizes maintaining a low reinvestment rate, funding ongoing buybacks and an increased base dividend of $4.20 per share annually, while progressing inventory expansion and efficiency initiatives.

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
___________
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 23, 2026
___________
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DE
001-35700
45-4502447
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
500 West Texas Ave.,
Suite 100
Midland, TX
79701
(Address of principal
executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(432) 221-7400
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
FANGThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(NASDAQ Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   



Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On February 23, 2026, Diamondback Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, including the fourth quarter 2025 base cash dividend and an increase in the annual base dividend (the “earnings release”). A copy of the earnings release is furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company also issued a letter to its stockholders as a supplement to the earnings release, which is furnished to the SEC as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
  
Exhibit NumberDescription
99.1
Press release, dated February 23, 2026, entitled “Diamondback Energy, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial and Operating Results; Increases Base Dividend.”
99.2
Letter to Stockholders, dated February 23, 2026, issued by the Company.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).




SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC.
Date:February 23, 2026
By:/s/ Teresa L. Dick
Name:Teresa L. Dick
Title:Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary




Exhibit 99.1

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DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2025 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS; INCREASES BASE DIVIDEND

Midland, TX (February 23, 2026) - Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback,” “we,” “our” or the “Company”) today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

FOURTH QUARTER 2025 HIGHLIGHTS

Average oil production of 512.8 MBO/d (969.1 MBOE/d)
Net cash provided by operating activities of $2.3 billion; Operating Cash Flow Before Working Capital Changes1 of $1.9 billion
Cash capital expenditures of $943 million
Free Cash Flow1 of $1.0 billion; Adjusted Free Cash Flow1 of $1.2 billion
Repurchased 2.90 million shares of common stock for approximately $434 million at a weighted average price of $149.50 per share excluding excise tax; includes $305 million for the repurchase of 2.00 million shares from SGF FANG Holdings, LP ("SGF")
Total return of capital of $734 million from stock repurchases and the declared Q4 2025 base dividend; represents 62% of Adjusted Free Cash Flow
Increased annual base dividend by 5% to $4.20 per share; declared Q4 2025 base cash dividend of $1.05 per share payable on March 12, 2026; implies a 2.4% annualized yield based on February 20, 2026 closing share price of $176.01
Repurchased $203 million in senior notes due 2051 & 2052 at 82.3% of par (~$167 million)
Redeemed $950 million of principal on $1.5 billion term loan due 2027 ($550 million currently outstanding)
Consolidated total debt and net debt as of December 31, 2025 of $14.7 billion and $14.6 billion, down 11% and 8% quarter over quarter, respectively

1 NON-GAAP DISCLOSURES
For a definition of Operating Cash Flow Before Working Capital Changes, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share, Net Debt and reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial metrics to their respective most directly comparable GAAP metrics, please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.



FULL YEAR 2025 HIGHLIGHTS

Average production of 497.2 MBO/d (921.0 MBOE/d)
Net cash provided by operating activities of $8.8 billion; Operating Cash Flow Before Working Capital Changes of $9.1 billion
Cash capital expenditures of $3.5 billion
Free Cash Flow of $5.5 billion; Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $5.9 billion
Repurchased 13.84 million shares of common stock for $2.0 billion, at a weighted average price of $145.26 per share excluding excise tax
Total return of capital of $3.2 billion; represents 54% of Adjusted Free Cash Flow
Declared total base-plus-variable dividends of $4.05 per share
Generated $1.7 billion in cash proceeds from non-core asset sales
Proved reserves as of December 31, 2025 of 3,618 MMBOE (49% oil), up 2% year over year; proved developed producing ("PDP") reserves of 2,521 MMBOE (47% oil), up 6% year over year

2026 GUIDANCE HIGHLIGHTS

Full year 2026 oil production guidance of 500 - 510 MBO/d (926 - 962 MBOE/d)
Full year 2026 cash capital expenditures guidance of $3.6 - $3.9 billion. Includes approximately $100 - $150 million of capital for exploratory development in the Barnett / Woodford and multiple tests to increase oil recoveries from the existing asset base
The Company expects to complete between 5.9 - 6.3 million net lateral feet in 2026
Q1 2026 oil production guidance of 502 - 512 MBO/d (930 - 966 MBOE/d)
Q1 2026 cash capital expenditures guidance of $900 million - $975 million

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

Have repurchased 2.27 million shares of common stock in Q1 2026 (to date) for $371 million at a weighted average price of $163.60 per share excluding excise tax, which includes the repurchase of 2.00 million shares from SGF
Viper Energy, Inc. (the Company’s publicly traded mineral and royalty subsidiary, "Viper") closed its non-Permian divestiture in February, generating $617 million of net proceeds that were used to fully repay its term loan due 2027 and the outstanding balance on its revolving credit facility

FOURTH QUARTER 2025 OPERATIONS UPDATE

The following tables provide a summary of Diamondback’s key operational updates:

Wells Drilled and Completed:
Three Months Ended December 31, 2025
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Drilled
Completed
Drilled
Completed
Area:GrossNetGrossNetGrossNetGrossNet
Midland Basin107 100 127 121 459 426 488 463 
Delaware Basin— — — — 15 13 
Total107 100 127 121 463 430 503 476 





Gross Wells Drilled and Completed By Zone:
Three Months Ended December 31, 2025
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Number of Wells DrilledNumber of Wells CompletedNumber of Wells DrilledNumber of Wells Completed
Midland Basin:
Upper Spraberry15 
Middle Spraberry12 19 36 51 
Jo Mill18 20 81 74 
Lower Spraberry20 32 93 109 
Dean18 26 
Wolfcamp A24 22 97 88 
Wolfcamp B22 22 105 102 
Wolfcamp D14 11 
Barnett— 12 
Midland Basin Total
107 127 459 488 
Delaware Basin:
2nd Bone Spring
— — — 
3rd Bone Spring
— — 
Wolfcamp A— — 
Delaware Basin Total
— — 15 
Total Company Operated
107 127 463 503 
Average Completed Lateral Length (in feet)
12,474 12,138 

Realized Average Prices:

Three Months Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2025202420252024
Oil ($ per Bbl)$58.00 $69.48 $64.04 $73.52 
Natural gas ($ per Mcf)$0.03 $0.48 $0.89 $0.32 
Natural gas liquids ($ per Bbl)$13.51 $19.27 $17.88 $18.99 
Combined ($ per BOE)$34.02 $42.71 $40.02 $46.12 
Oil, hedged ($ per Bbl)(1)
$57.07 $68.72 $63.14 $72.68 
Natural gas, hedged ($ per Mcf)(1)
$1.03 $0.82 $1.84 $0.91 
Natural gas liquids, hedged ($ per Bbl)(1)
$13.51 $19.27 $17.88 $18.99 
Average price, hedged ($ per BOE)(1)
$34.88 $42.76 $40.79 $46.38 
(1) Hedged prices reflect the effect of our commodity derivative transactions on our average sales prices and include gains and losses on cash settlements for matured commodity derivatives, which we do not designate for hedge accounting. Hedged prices exclude gains or losses resulting from the early settlement of commodity derivative contracts.




Average Cash Costs per BOE:

Three Months Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2025202420252024
Lease operating expenses$5.91 $5.67 $5.55 $5.87 
Production and ad valorem taxes2.21 2.77 2.53 2.91 
Gathering, processing and transportation expense1.54 1.17 1.53 1.63 
General and administrative - cash component0.65 0.69 0.62 0.68 
Total operating expense - cash$10.31 $10.30 $10.23 $11.09 

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Earnings Attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.:
Three Months Ended December 31, 2025
Year Ended December 31, 2025
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.$(1,458)$1,664 
Earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc. - Diluted(1)
$(5.11)$5.73 
Adjusted net income(1)
$499 $3,874 
Adjusted net income per common share - Diluted(1)
$1.74 $13.37 
(1) The Company’s earnings (loss) per diluted share amount has been computed using the two-class method in accordance with GAAP. The two-class method is an earnings allocation which reflects the respective ownership among holders of common stock and participating securities. Diluted earnings per share using the two-class method is calculated as (i) net income attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc, (ii) less the reallocation of $2 million and $8 million in earnings attributable to participating securities for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively, (iii) divided by diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the respective periods.

Cash Capital Expenditures:
Three Months Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2025202420252024
(in millions)
Operated drilling and completion additions to oil and natural gas properties$748 $832 $2,951 $2,617 
Capital workovers, non-operated additions to oil and natural gas properties and science130 335 15 
Infrastructure, environmental and midstream additions65 99 237 235 
Total$943 $933 $3,523 $2,867 

Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow - Non-GAAP:
Three Months Ended December 31, 2025Year Ended December 31, 2025

(in millions)
Net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.$(1,458)$1,664 
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA$2,254 $10,281 
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.$2,021 $9,536 
Net cash provided by operating activities$2,343 $8,758 
Free Cash Flow$1,002 $5,549 
Adjusted Free Cash Flow$1,183 $5,892 




Debt & Liquidity:
December 31, 2025
(in millions)
Standalone cash $91 
Borrowings outstanding under the credit facility$— 
Remaining availability under the credit facility $2,500 
Total standalone liquidity
$2,591 
Consolidated total debt $14,667 
Consolidated total net debt$14,563 

RETURN OF CAPITAL UPDATE

Diamondback announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Board") declared a base cash dividend of $1.05 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2025 payable on March 12, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 5, 2026.

Diamondback's share repurchase authorization totals $8.0 billion (excluding excise tax), with $2.3 billion remaining as of February 20, 2026. The Company expects to continue repurchases opportunistically using cash on hand, free cash flow and potential asset sale proceeds. The program has no time limit and may be suspended, modified or discontinued at the Board’s discretion. Repurchases may be executed in privately negotiated or open-market transactions, consistent with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will be subject to market conditions, applicable regulatory and legal requirements and other factors. All shares repurchased will be retired.

On November 28, 2025, Diamondback entered into a letter agreement with SGF under which SGF may (but is not obligated to) sell up to 3.0 million shares of Diamondback common stock to Diamondback per calendar quarter through December 31, 2026 at the most recent NASDAQ closing price prior to each transaction (subject to the agreement’s terms).

The table below summarizes Diamondback’s return of capital program, including dividends and share repurchases, with future actions subject to Board approval.

Q4 2025
Q1 2026 to date
Cumulative
(in millions, except per share amounts, shares in thousands)
Base dividend$1.05 
Shares repurchased 2,904 2,267 40,688 
Weighted average repurchase price
$149.50 $163.60 $140.24 
Total repurchase cost$434 $371 $5,707 
Total return of capital $734 
Return of capital % free cash flow73 %
Return of capital % adjusted free cash flow62 %





RESERVES

Estimates of Diamondback's proved reserves as of December 31, 2025 were prepared by Diamondback's internal reservoir engineers and audited by Ryder Scott Company, L.P., an independent petroleum engineering firm. 

The table below presents the realized prices as adjusted for differentials and contractual arrangements utilized in the computation of future cash inflows and the reference prices in accordance with applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Realized and Reference Prices:
December 31,
20252024
Realized Prices:
Oil (per Bbl)$64.99 $76.15 
Natural gas (per Mcf)$1.32 $0.54 
Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)$18.87 $22.02 
Reference Prices:
Oil (per Bbl)$65.34 $75.48 
Natural gas (per Mmbtu)
$3.39 $2.13 

Proved Reserves:
Year Ended December 31,
2025% of Proved Reserves2024
% of Proved Reserves
% Change YoY
(in MMBOE, except percentages)
Proved developed reserves
2,521 70 %2,385 67 %%
Proved undeveloped reserves
1,097 30 %1,172 33 %(6)%
Proved reserves
3,618 100 %3,557 100 %%

Proved undeveloped ("PUD") reserves are comprised of 1,351 horizontal locations in which we have a working interest, of which 1,321 are in the Midland Basin.

Estimated Proved Reserves:
Oil (MBbls)
 Natural Gas (MMcf)
Natural Gas Liquids (MBbls)
Total MBOE
As of December 31, 20241,761,0495,024,915958,8813,557,416 
Extensions and discoveries306,431765,623144,884578,919 
Revisions of previous estimates(173,561)(253,282)(88,310)(304,085)
Purchase of reserves in place99,239268,93544,547188,609 
Divestitures(37,276)(84,515)(15,463)(66,825)
Production(181,462)(447,855)(80,073)(336,178)
As of December 31, 20251,774,4205,273,821964,4663,617,856 




2025 Reserve Statistics:

(in MBOE, except percentages)
Net proved reserve additions396,618
Reserve replacement ratio(1)
118 %
Organic reserve replacement ratio(2)
82 %
(1) Defined as the sum of extensions and discoveries, revisions, purchases and divestitures, divided by annual production.
(2) Defined as the sum of extensions and discoveries and revisions, divided by annual production.

Extensions and discoveries of reserves totaling 579 MMBOE were the primary contributor to the increase in reserves followed by net purchases of reserves totaling 122 MMBOE, with downward revisions of 304 MMBOE. PDP extensions were the result of 1,571 new wells in which the Company has an interest, and PUD extensions were the result of 582 new locations in which the Company has a working interest. Net purchases of reserves of 122 MMBOE were the net result of acquisitions of 189 MMBOE and divestitures of 67 MMBOE. Downward revisions of 304 MMBOE were primarily the result of negative revisions of 130 MMBOE associated with lower commodity prices, 129 MMBOE primarily due to PUD downgrades related to changes in the corporate development plan and 45 MMBOE primarily due to performance revisions. Divestitures of 67 MMBOE related primarily to non-core Delaware Basin assets.

The SEC PUD guidelines allow a company to book PUD reserves associated with projects that are to occur within the next five years. With its current development plan, the Company expects to continue its strong PUD conversion ratio in 2026 by converting an estimated 38% of its PUDs to a Proved Developed category, and develop approximately 89% of the consolidated 2025 year-end PUD reserves by the end of 2028.


Costs Incurred in Oil and Natural Gas Activities:
Year Ended December 31,
202520242023
(in millions, except BOE amounts)
Acquisition costs:
Proved properties$4,608 $21,275 $1,314 
Unproved properties5,226 15,568 1,701 
Development costs3,613 2,992 1,962 
Exploration costs212 194 768 
Total$13,659 $40,029 $5,745 
PD F&D costs per BOE(1)
$8.52 $10.51 $9.73 
(1) Defined as exploration and development costs, excluding midstream, divided by the sum of reserves associated with transfers from proved undeveloped reserves at year-end 2024 including any associated revisions in 2025 and extensions and discoveries placed on production during 2025.




2026 GUIDANCE

Below is Diamondback and Viper's guidance for the full year 2026, which includes first quarter production and capital guidance.

2026 Guidance
2026 Guidance
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Viper Energy, Inc.
2026 Net production - MBOE/d
926 - 962
120.0 - 132.0
2026 Oil production - MBO/d
500 - 510
61.0 - 67.0
Q1 2026 Oil production - MBO/d (total - MBOE/d)
502 - 512 (930 - 966)
62.5 - 64.5 (124.0 - 128.0)
Unit costs ($/BOE)
Lease operating expenses, including workovers
$5.90 - $6.40
G&A
Cash G&A
$0.55 - $0.70
$0.70 - $0.90
Non-cash equity-based compensation
$0.20 - $0.30
$0.10 - $0.20
DD&A
$14.50 - $15.50
$17.50 - $19.50
Interest expense (net of interest income)
$0.70 - $0.90
$1.90 - $2.40
Gathering, processing and transportation
$1.50 - $1.70
Production and ad valorem taxes (% of revenue)~7%~7%
Corporate tax rate (% of pre-tax income)23%
Cash tax rate (% of pre-tax income)(1)
18% - 21%
27% - 30%
Q1 2026 Cash taxes ($ - million)(2)
$180 - $240
$17.0 - $23.0
Cash Capital Budget ($ - million)
Operated drilling and completion
$3,050 - $3,270
2026 Total capital expenditures (3)
$3,600 - $3,900
Q1 2026 Capital expenditures
$900 - $975
Average lateral length (Ft.)
~12,900'
Net lateral footage completed (1,000's of Ft.)
5,900' - 6,300'
(1) Pre-tax income attributable to the Company is a non-GAAP measure. We are not able to forecast the most directly comparable GAAP measure - Income (loss) before income taxes - due to high variability and difficulty in predicting certain items that affect Income (loss) before income taxes, such as future commodity prices, pace of and costs of developing, producing and operating our interests in oil and natural gas properties, future changes in interest rates and various other business factors impacting our financial results.
(2) Excludes tax impact from Viper's asset divestitures closed in the first quarter of 2026.
(3) Includes non-operated drilling and completion, capital workovers, science, infrastructure, midstream and environmental.



CONFERENCE CALL

Diamondback will host a conference call and webcast for investors and analysts to discuss its results for the fourth quarter of 2025 on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. CT. Access to the webcast, and replay which will be available following the call, may be found here. The live webcast of the earnings conference call will also be available via Diamondback’s website at www.diamondbackenergy.com under the “Investor Relations” section of the site. Investors and others should note that Diamondback announces material financial and operational information to our investors using our investor relations website, press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. The information we post through our investor relations website may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor our investor relations website in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts.

About Diamondback Energy, Inc.

Diamondback is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Midland, Texas focused on the acquisition, development, exploration and exploitation of unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves primarily in the Permian Basin in West Texas. For more information, please visit www.diamondbackenergy.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, which involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding Diamondback’s: future performance; business strategy; future operations (including drilling plans and capital plans); estimates and projections of revenues, losses, costs, expenses, returns, cash flow, and financial position; reserve estimates and its ability to replace or increase reserves; anticipated benefits or other effects of strategic transactions (including the Endeavor merger, the Double Eagle Acquisition, the 2025 drop down and the Sitio Acquisition recently completed by Viper and other acquisitions, divestitures or reorganizations); and plans and objectives of management (including plans for future cash flow from operations and for executing environmental strategies) are forward-looking statements. When used in this news release, the words “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “model,” “outlook,” “plan,” “positioned,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions (including the negative of such terms) are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Although Diamondback believes that the expectations and assumptions reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, they involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and, in many cases, beyond Diamondback’s control. Accordingly, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and Diamondback’s actual outcomes could differ materially from what Diamondback has expressed in its forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause the outcomes to differ materially include (but are not limited to) the following: geopolitics and market conditions, including changes in supply and demand levels for oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, and the resulting impact on the price for those commodities; changes in U.S. energy, environmental, monetary and trade policies, including with respect to tariffs or other trade barriers and any resulting trade tensions; actions taken by the members of OPEC and its non-OPEC allies (OPEC+) affecting the production and pricing of oil, as well as other domestic and global political, economic, or diplomatic developments; changes in general economic, business or industry conditions, including changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, inflation rates, and instability in the financial



markets; regional supply and demand factors, including delays, curtailment delays or interruptions of production, or governmental orders, rules or regulations that impose production limits; federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives relating to hydraulic fracturing, including the effect of existing and future laws and governmental regulations; physical and transition risks relating to climate change, changing political and social perspectives on climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors, and risks from our publicly disclosed targets related to sustainability and emissions reduction initiatives; challenges in developing our existing leasehold acreage and finding, developing or acquiring additional reserves; restrictions on the use of water, including limits on the use of produced water and a moratorium on new produced water disposal well permits recently imposed by the Texas Railroad Commission in an effort to control induced seismicity in the Permian Basin; significant declines in prices for oil, natural gas, or natural gas liquids, which could require recognition of significant impairment charges; conditions in the capital, financial and credit markets, including the availability and pricing of capital for acquisitions, exploration and development operations; challenges with employee retention and an increasingly competitive labor market; changes in availability or cost of rigs, equipment, raw materials, supplies and oilfield services; changes in safety, health, environmental, tax and other regulations or requirements (including those addressing air emissions, water management, or the impact of global climate change); security threats, including cybersecurity threats and disruptions to our business and operations from breaches of our information technology systems, or from breaches of information technology systems of third parties with whom we transact business; lack of, or disruption in, access to adequate and reliable electrical power, internet and telecommunication infrastructure, information and computer systems, transportation, processing, storage and other facilities for our oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; failures or delays in achieving expected reserve or production levels from existing and future oil and natural gas developments, including due to operating hazards, drilling risks, or the inherent uncertainties in predicting reserve and reservoir performance; inability to keep pace with technological developments in our industry; failure to meet our obligations under our oil purchase contracts; loss of one or more customers or their inability to meet their obligations; geographical concentration of our primary operations; risks from our return of capital commitment, and uncertainties over our future dividends and share repurchases; difficulty in obtaining necessary approvals and permits; severe weather conditions and natural disasters; changes in the financial strength of counterparties to our credit facilities and hedging contracts; our substantial indebtedness and restrictions to our operating and financial flexibility; changes in our credit rating; failure to identify, complete and successfully integrate acquisitions, including the recently completed Double Eagle Acquisition and Viper’s Sitio Acquisition; the Endeavor stockholders’ ability to significantly influence our business and potential conflicts of interest; and other risks described in Item 1A of Diamondback’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2025, and those risks disclosed in its subsequent filings on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, which can be obtained free of charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and Diamondback’s website at www.diamondbackenergy.com/investors.

In light of these factors, the events anticipated by Diamondback’s forward-looking statements may not occur at the time anticipated or at all. Moreover, Diamondback operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment and new risks emerge from time to time. Diamondback cannot predict all risks, nor can it assess the impact of all factors on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking statements it may make. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release or, if earlier, as of the date they were made. Diamondback does not intend to, and disclaims any obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements unless required by applicable law.





Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited, $ in millions except per share data, shares in thousands)
Three Months Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2025202420252024
Revenues:
Oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid sales$3,033 $3,471 $13,453 $10,100 
Sales of purchased oil308 225 1,476 923 
Other operating income35 15 97 43 
Total revenues3,376 3,711 15,026 11,066 
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses527 461 1,865 1,286 
Production and ad valorem taxes197 225 851 638 
Gathering, processing and transportation137 95 515 356 
Purchased oil expense306 225 1,474 921 
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion1,389 1,156 5,038 2,850 
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties3,652 — 3,652 — 
General and administrative expenses78 72 288 213 
Other operating expenses, net(128)65 77 406 
Total costs and expenses6,158 2,299 13,760 6,670 
Income (loss) from operations(2,782)1,412 1,266 4,396 
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net(78)(34)(244)(135)
Other income (expense), net302 (9)455 101 
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net192 36 341 137 
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net33 — 56 
Total other income (expense), net449 (7)608 105 
Income (loss) before income taxes(2,333)1,405 1,874 4,501 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes(567)115 327 800 
Net income (loss) (1,766)1,290 1,547 3,701 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest(308)216 (117)363 
Net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.$(1,458)$1,074 $1,664 $3,338 
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic$(5.11)$3.67 $5.73 $15.53 
Diluted$(5.11)$3.67 $5.73 $15.53 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic285,789291,851289,079213,545
Diluted285,789291,851289,079213,545



Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in millions, except share amounts)
December 31,December 31,
20252024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ($13 million and $27 million related to Viper)
$104 $161 
Restricted cash
Accounts receivable:
Joint interest and other, net258 198 
Oil and natural gas sales, net ($262 million and $149 million related to Viper)
1,128 1,387 
Inventories86 116 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ($50 million and $31 million related to Viper)
337 245 
Total current assets1,915 2,110 
Property and equipment:
Oil and natural gas properties:
Proved properties ($9,746 million and $3,533 million related to Viper)
71,588 59,574 
Unproved properties ($4,910 million and $2,180 million related to Viper)
23,941 22,666 
Other property, equipment and land874 1,440 
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment ($2,455 million and $1,081 million related to Viper)
(27,782)(19,208)
Property and equipment, net68,621 64,472 
Other assets523 710 
Total assets$71,059 $67,292 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued capital expenditures1,168 943 
Current maturities of debt763 900 
Other accrued liabilities1,108 1,020 
Revenues and royalties payable1,397 1,491 
Derivative instruments15 43 
Income taxes payable149 414 
Total current liabilities4,600 4,811 
Long-term debt ($2,186 million and $1,083 million related to Viper)
13,726 12,075 
Deferred income taxes9,141 9,826 
Other long-term liabilities625 718 
Total liabilities28,092 27,430 
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 800,000,000 shares authorized; 284,594,908 and 290,984,373 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
Additional paid-in capital32,236 33,501 
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)4,740 4,238 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(7)(6)
Total Diamondback Energy, Inc. stockholders’ equity36,972 37,736 
Non-controlling interest5,995 2,126 
Total equity42,967 39,862 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$71,059 $67,292 




Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited, in millions)
Three Months Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2025202420252024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) $(1,766)$1,290 $1,547 $3,701 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Provision for (benefit from) deferred income taxes(754)(165)(519)15 
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion1,389 1,156 5,038 2,850 
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties3,652 — 3,652 — 
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt(33)— (56)(2)
(Gain) loss on derivative instruments, net(192)(36)(341)(137)
Cash received (paid) on settlement of derivative instruments73 (15)181 (51)
Other(424)30 (430)133 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable248 (103)386 (42)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities12 114 (343)(376)
Income taxes payable116 138 (399)87 
Revenues and royalties payable(13)59 15 168 
Other35 (127)27 67 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities2,343 2,341 8,758 6,413 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to oil and natural gas properties(943)(933)(3,523)(2,867)
Property acquisitions(527)(926)(5,938)(8,920)
Proceeds from sale of assets1,356 1,670 467 
Other(4)(4)(18)99 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(118)(1,855)(7,809)(11,221)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from debt2,020 2,190 15,042 9,875 
Repayment of debt(3,747)(2,144)(13,467)(3,502)
Repurchased shares under repurchase program(129)(402)(1,705)(959)
Repurchased shares - related party(305)— (305)— 
Proceeds from partial sale of investment in Viper— — — 451 
Net proceeds from Viper’s issuance of common stock— — 1,232 476 
Dividends paid to stockholders(286)(262)(1,156)(1,578)
Dividends/distributions to non-controlling interest(127)(70)(382)(227)
Other(97)(7)(266)(149)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(2,671)(695)(1,007)4,387 
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(446)(209)(58)(421)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period552 373 164 585 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$106 $164 $106 $164 




Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Selected Operating Data
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2025202420252024
Production Data:
Oil (MBbls)47,174 43,785 181,462 123,325 
Natural gas (MMcf)121,805 107,249 447,855 275,680 
Natural gas liquids (MBbls)21,684 19,615 80,073 49,700 
Combined volumes (MBOE)(1)
89,159 81,275 336,178 218,972 
Daily oil volumes (BO/d)512,761 475,924 497,156 336,954 
Daily combined volumes (BOE/d)969,120 883,424 921,036 598,284 
Average Prices:
Oil ($ per Bbl)$58.00 $69.48 $64.04 $73.52 
Natural gas ($ per Mcf)$0.03 $0.48 $0.89 $0.32 
Natural gas liquids ($ per Bbl)$13.51 $19.27 $17.88 $18.99 
Combined ($ per BOE)$34.02 $42.71 $40.02 $46.12 
Oil, hedged ($ per Bbl)(2)
$57.07 $68.72 $63.14 $72.68 
Natural gas, hedged ($ per Mcf)(2)
$1.03 $0.82 $1.84 $0.91 
Natural gas liquids, hedged ($ per Bbl)(2)
$13.51 $19.27 $17.88 $18.99 
Average price, hedged ($ per BOE)(2)
$34.88 $42.76 $40.79 $46.38 
Average Cash Costs ($/BOE):
Lease operating expenses$5.91 $5.67 $5.55 $5.87 
Production and ad valorem taxes2.21 2.77 2.53 2.91 
Gathering, processing and transportation expense1.54 1.17 1.53 1.63 
General and administrative - cash component0.65 0.69 0.62 0.68 
Total operating expense - cash$10.31 $10.30 $10.23 $11.09 
General and administrative - non-cash component$0.22 $0.20 $0.24 $0.30 
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion$15.58 $14.22 $14.99 $13.02 
Interest expense, net$0.87 $0.42 $0.73 $0.62 
(1)Bbl equivalents are calculated using a conversion rate of six Mcf per one Bbl.
(2)Hedged prices reflect the effect of our commodity derivative transactions on our average sales prices and include gains and losses on cash settlements for matured commodity derivatives, which we do not designate for hedge accounting. Hedged prices exclude gains or losses resulting from the early settlement of commodity derivative contracts.




NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

ADJUSTED EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that is used by management and external users of our financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc., plus net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest ("net income (loss)") before non-cash (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net, interest expense, net, depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion, depreciation and interest expense related to equity method investments, (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, impairment of oil and natural gas properties, non-cash equity-based compensation expense, capitalized equity-based compensation expense, other non-cash transactions and provision for (benefit from) income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of net income as determined by United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful because the measure allows it to evaluate the Company’s operating performance and compare the results of its operations from period to period without regard to its financing methods or capital structure. The Company excludes the items listed above from net income (loss) to determine Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within its industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. Further, the Company excludes the effects of significant transactions that may affect earnings but are unpredictable in nature, timing and amount, although they may recur in different reporting periods. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income as determined in accordance with GAAP or as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing a company’s financial performance, such as a company’s cost of capital and tax structure, as well as the historic costs of depreciable assets. The Company’s computation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies or to such measure in our credit facility or any of our other contracts.



The following tables present a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc. to the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA:
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
(unaudited, in millions)
Three Months Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2025202420252024
Net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.$(1,458)$1,074 $1,664 $3,338 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest(308)216 (117)363 
Net income (loss)(1,766)1,290 1,547 3,701 
Non-cash (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net(119)(51)(160)(188)
Interest expense, net78 34 244 135 
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion1,389 1,156 5,038 2,850 
Depreciation and interest expense related to equity method investments17 30 84 91 
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt(33)— (56)(2)
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties3,652 — 3,652 — 
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense29 24 114 95 
Capitalized equity-based compensation expense(9)(8)(33)(30)
Other non-cash transactions(417)32 (476)241 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes(567)115 327 800 
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA2,254 2,622 10,281 7,693 
Less: Adjustment for non-controlling interest233 118 745 411 
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.$2,021 $2,504 $9,536 $7,282 




ADJUSTED NET INCOME
Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure equal to net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc. plus net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest ("net income (loss)") adjusted for non-cash (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net, (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, impairment of oil and natural gas properties, other non-cash transactions and related income tax adjustments. The Company’s computation of adjusted net income may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies or to such measure in our credit facility or any of our other contracts. Management believes adjusted net income helps investors in the oil and natural gas industry to measure and compare the Company's performance to other oil and natural gas companies by excluding from the calculation items that can vary significantly from company to company depending upon accounting methods, the book value of assets and other non-operational factors. Further, in order to allow investors to compare the Company's performance across periods, the Company excludes the effects of significant transactions that may affect earnings but are unpredictable in nature, timing and amount, although they may recur in different reporting periods.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc. to the non-GAAP measure of adjusted net income:

Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Adjusted Net Income
(unaudited, $ in millions except per share data, shares in thousands)
Three Months EndedYear Ended
December 31, 2025December 31, 2025
AmountsAmounts Per Diluted ShareAmountsAmounts Per Diluted Share
Net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.(1)
$(1,458)$(5.11)$1,664 $5.73 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest(308)(1.08)(117)(0.41)
Net income (loss)(1)
(1,766)(6.19)1,547 5.32 
Non-cash (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net(119)(0.42)(160)(0.55)
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt(33)(0.12)(56)(0.19)
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties3,652 12.78 3,652 12.63 
Other non-cash transactions(417)(1.45)(476)(1.65)
Adjusted net income excluding above items(1)
1,317 4.60 4,507 15.56 
Income tax adjustment for above items(749)(2.62)(516)(1.78)
Adjusted net income(1)
568 1.98 3,991 13.78 
Less: Adjusted net income attributable to non-controlling interest69 0.24 117 0.41 
Adjusted net income attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.(1)
$499 $1.74 $3,874 $13.37 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic285,789 289,079 
Diluted285,789 289,079 
(1) The Company’s earnings (loss) per diluted share amount has been computed using the two-class method in accordance with GAAP. The two-class method is an earnings allocation which reflects the respective ownership among holders of common stock and participating securities. Diluted earnings per share using the two-class method is calculated as (i) net income attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc, (ii) less the reallocation of $2 million and $8 million in earnings attributable to participating securities for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2025, respectively, (iii) divided by diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the respective periods.




OPERATING CASH FLOW BEFORE WORKING CAPITAL CHANGES, FREE CASH FLOW AND ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW

Operating cash flow before working capital changes, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, represents net cash provided by operating activities as determined under GAAP without regard to changes in working capital. The Company believes operating cash flow before working capital changes is a useful measure of an oil and natural gas company’s ability to generate cash used to fund exploration, development and acquisition activities and service debt or pay dividends. The Company also uses this measure because changes in working capital relate to the timing of cash receipts and disbursements that the Company may not control and may not relate to the period in which the operating activities occurred. This allows the Company to compare its operating performance with that of other companies without regard to financing methods and capital structure.

The Company defines Free Cash Flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital in excess of cash capital expenditures. The Company defines Adjusted Free Cash Flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as Free Cash Flow before the tax impact from divestitures, merger and transaction expenses, costs of early termination of derivatives and settlements of any treasury locks. The Company believes that Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow are useful to investors as they provide a measure to compare both cash flow from operating activities and additions to oil and natural gas properties across periods on a consistent basis, adjusted, as applicable, for non-recurring impacts from divestitures, merger and transaction expenses, the early termination of derivative contracts and settlements of treasury locks. These measures should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net cash provided by operating activities as an indicator of liquidity. The Company's computation of Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Currently, the Board has approved a return of capital commitment of at least 50% of Adjusted Free Cash Flow to the Company's stockholders through repurchases under the share repurchase program, base dividends and variable dividends.




The following tables present a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of net cash provided by operating activities to the non-GAAP measure of operating cash flow before working capital changes and to the non-GAAP measures of Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow:

Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow Before Working Capital Changes, Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow
(unaudited, in millions)
Three Months Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2025202420252024
Net cash provided by operating activities$2,343 $2,341 $8,758 $6,413 
Less: Changes in cash due to changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable248 (103)386 (42)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities12 114 (343)(376)
Income taxes payable116 138 (399)87 
Revenues and royalties payable(13)59 15 168 
Other35 (127)27 67 
Total working capital changes398 81 (314)(96)
Operating cash flow before working capital changes1,945 2,260 9,072 6,509 
Additions to oil and natural gas properties(943)(933)(3,523)(2,867)
Total Cash CAPEX(943)(933)(3,523)(2,867)
Free Cash Flow1,002 1,327 5,549 3,642 
Tax impact from divestitures(1)
170 — 170 — 
Merger and transaction expenses(2)
11 30 105 303 
Early termination of derivatives— — 67 37 
Treasury locks— — 25 
Adjusted Free Cash Flow$1,183 $1,357 $5,892 $4,007 
(1) Includes the tax impact for the disposal of certain non-core assets.
(2) Includes $6 million and $31 million of Viper's transaction expenses related to the Sitio Acquisition and the Drop Down for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively.



NET DEBT

The Company defines the non-GAAP measure of net debt as total debt (excluding debt issuance costs, discounts, premiums and unamortized basis adjustments) less cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash that has been irrevocably deposited for the redemption of principal amounts of outstanding senior notes. Net debt should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, total debt, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Management uses net debt to determine the Company's outstanding debt obligations that would not be readily satisfied by its cash and cash equivalents on hand. The Company believes this metric is useful to analysts and investors in determining the Company's leverage position because the Company has the ability to, and may decide to, use a portion of its cash and cash equivalents to reduce debt.
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Net Debt
(unaudited, in millions)
December 31, 2025
Net Q4 Principal Borrowings/(Repayments)
September 30, 2025June 30, 2025March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
(in millions)
Diamondback Energy, Inc.(1)
$12,462 $(1,330)$13,792 $14,212 $13,269 $12,069 
Viper Energy, Inc.(1)
2,205 (435)2,640 1,105 830 1,091 
Total debt14,667 $(1,765)16,432 15,317 14,099 13,160 
Cash and cash equivalents
(104)(539)(219)(1,816)(161)
Net debt$14,563 $15,893 $15,098 $12,283 $12,999 
(1)    Excludes debt issuance costs, discounts, premiums and unamortized basis adjustments.




DERIVATIVES

As of February 20, 2026, the Company had the following outstanding consolidated derivative contracts, including derivative contracts at Viper. The Company’s derivative contracts are based upon reported settlement prices on commodity exchanges, with crude oil derivative settlements based on New York Mercantile Exchange West Texas Intermediate pricing and Crude Oil Brent pricing and with natural gas derivative settlements based on the New York Mercantile Exchange Henry Hub pricing. When aggregating multiple contracts, the weighted average contract price is disclosed.

Crude Oil (Bbls/day, $/Bbl)
Q1 2026
Q2 2026
Q3 2026
Q4 2026
Long Puts - Crude Brent Oil36,00037,00020,000
Long Put Price ($/Bbl)$53.13$52.50$52.50
Deferred Premium ($/Bbl)$-1.73$-1.70$-1.60
Long Puts - WTI (Magellan East Houston)95,000110,00055,000
Long Put Price ($/Bbl)$51.13$50.00$50.00
Deferred Premium ($/Bbl)$-1.66$-1.58$-1.49
Long Puts - WTI (Cushing)185,000165,000135,000
70,000
Long Put Price ($/Bbl)$51.73$49.77$51.02
$50.00
Deferred Premium ($/Bbl)$-1.64$-1.65$-1.30
$-1.25
Basis Swaps - WTI (Midland)35,00045,00040,00040,000
$0.94$0.92$0.91$0.91
Roll Swaps - WTI
10,000
10,000
10,000
$0.50$0.50$0.50

Natural Gas (Mmbtu/day, $/Mmbtu)
Q1 2026
Q2 2026
Q3 2026
Q4 2026
FY 2027
Costless Collars - Henry Hub840,000840,000840,000840,000680,000
Floor Price ($/Mmbtu)$2.87$2.87$2.87$2.87$2.89
Ceiling Price ($/Mmbtu)$6.35$6.35$6.35$6.35$6.38
Natural Gas Basis Swaps - Waha Hub650,000650,000650,000650,000360,000
$-1.81$-1.87$-1.87$-1.75$-1.26
Natural Gas Basis Swaps - Houston Ship Channel100,000100,000100,000100,000220,000
$-0.35$-0.35$-0.35$-0.35$-0.27



Investor Contact:
Adam Lawlis
+1 432.221.7467
alawlis@diamondbackenergy.com



Exhibit 99.2

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LETTER TO STOCKHOLDERS ISSUED BY DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC.

Midland, TX (February 23, 2026)

Diamondback Stockholders,

This letter is meant to be a supplement to our earnings release and is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and released to our stockholders simultaneously with our earnings release. Please see the information regarding forward-looking statements and non-GAAP financial information included at the end of this letter.

Before we begin, I would like to thank all the American oilfield workers who braved Winter Storm Fern to keep oil and natural gas flowing, often in brutal conditions and around the clock. American oilfield workers do not get enough credit for what they do for this industry and this country, so thank you today from all of us at Diamondback.

2025: Year in Review
We described 2024 as a transformational year as we roughly doubled the size of the organization by merging with Endeavor. In 2025, we converted that step-change in scale into executional excellence. We drilled 463 wells utilizing an average of 15 drilling rigs. Just two years ago, we would have needed around 22 rigs to drill that many wells, a testament to the efficiencies gained throughout the organization. Additionally, we completed 503 wells at an average lateral length of over 12,100 feet.

During the year, our operational teams broke multiple records and delivered significant improvements in speed, consistency and capital efficiency. We drilled longer wells faster and cheaper than ever before. Average spud to total depth ("TD") time was reduced to close to eight days, our fastest 15,000 foot lateral well was drilled in under six days and our longest well to date was drilled at over 31,000 feet TD. On the completions side, we advanced our e-fleet simulfrac program and introduced continuous pumping which has enabled us to consistently complete more than 4,500 lateral feet per day on average, with recent daily records exceeding 5,500 feet. These efficiency gains should be seen as permanent, translating directly to higher stockholder value.

All in, we generated daily average production of 497.2 MBO/d (921.0 MBOE/d, 54% oil) with cash capital expenditures of $3.5 billion. This translated to $8.8 billion of net cash provided by operating activities and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $5.9 billion, equating to a 39% reinvestment ratio. Despite significant macro headwinds with crude prices down approximately 15% year over year, we were able to grow operating cash flow per share by 1%, grow Adjusted Free Cash Flow per share by 9% and repurchase nearly 5% of our shares outstanding, a testament to our asset quality, cost structure and the resiliency of the new low reinvestment rate, high return shale business model.




Macro Update
Keeping with our now long‑standing “stoplight” framework, we continue to view the current macro backdrop as a “yellow light” scenario, but the “red light” scenario seems less apparent than it did over the last three quarters of 2025. The wave of oversupply that has been widely telegraphed for the better part of the last two years continues to get pushed to the right - at some point the market will slowly begin to find reasons to be less bearish as demand is strong and the global economy is growing. Therefore, we remain positioned with ultimate flexibility: we have the inventory depth and operational capacity to accelerate activity quickly if the market tightens and we also retain the flexibility to moderate activity if conditions significantly soften from current levels.

2026 Guidance and Outlook
Given the uncertain outlook for 2026 oil prices, we are going to continue to focus on what we can control. Consistent with our prior communication, we will target an industry‑leading oil price breakeven by continuing to increase efficiencies, lower costs and use Free Cash Flow to shrink our share count and net debt.

Therefore, our 2026 plan is to keep activity and production flat relative to our 4Q25 levels (adjusted for the impact of Viper's non‑Permian asset divestiture), with production guidance of 500 - 510 MBO/d (926 - 962 MBOE/d). On capital, we are maintaining a disciplined program with total cash capital expenditures of $3.6 - $3.9 billion. This capital plan includes almost $150 million of what we would define as more experimental or exploration type capital that could unlock significant resource and upside to our existing asset base.

Resource Expansion
As the US shale industry matures and the best resource is consumed, it is going to be imperative that Diamondback maintains its advantage on inventory quality and duration relative to peers, as we see this as a key driver of long-term value creation in the space.

We have traditionally expanded our inventory through acquisitions and will continue to look for opportunities that compete for capital within our existing portfolio. But, as those opportunities seem fewer and further between after years of heavy consolidation in the Permian, we have started to spend more and more time and capital on secondary zone development in the Midland Basin. We started a couple of years ago by adding the Upper Spraberry and Wolfcamp D to our primary development strategy in areas where acreage is prospective. Recently, we have begun to meaningfully test the deepest development zones in the Midland Basin, the Barnett and Woodford shales.

A few years ago, we partnered with Double Eagle to expand our position in the emerging Barnett and Woodford play. As of today, we have secured rights to nearly 200,000 acres in what we see as some of the best resource in the play. Using today’s spacing assumptions, this translates to the addition of approximately 900 gross and 600 net high-quality Barnett and Woodford locations to our portfolio.

To date, we have drilled and completed 24 Barnett and Woodford wells and are very pleased with the results, some of which we have detailed in our investor deck this quarter. These results show successful and economic delineation of the Barnett and Woodford zones across a large portion of the Midland Basin. Building on this momentum, we plan to allocate nearly $125 million of our 2026 total capital budget to this emerging zone as it becomes a core part of our development plan. We are currently drilling these delineation wells for ~$1,000 per lateral foot today, and we are confident that as we move to full-scale development we can cut well costs by at least 20% to improve returns.




More broadly, we view this as one example of the embedded upside within the Company. We are also testing ways to increase total recoveries using surfactants and other enhanced oil recovery methods. We invested approximately $30 million in late 2025 on a pilot project testing 60 wells with surfactants. These results have been positive, and we expect to build on our learnings with more testing planned this year. As investors have seen throughout our Company’s history, we have a culture of continuous improvement where operations and execution have trended better over time, and we would expect nothing less here. We look forward to continuing to update our investors on these exciting developments.

Fourth Quarter 2025 Operational Performance
We delivered a strong fourth quarter, averaging 513 MBO/d of oil production, which landed near the high end of our 505 - 515 MBO/d guidance range.

As forecasted in last quarter’s letter, capital spending increased to $943 million for the quarter, within our $875 - $975 million guidance range. This increase was directly related to activity recovering from second quarter lows, and we expect to generally maintain these activity levels throughout 2026.

On the cash operating expense front, costs were relatively flat both year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter. As expected, the biggest shift quarter over quarter was an increase in lease operating expense (“LOE”) following the close of our Environmental Disposal Systems (“EDS”) sale to Deep Blue for approximately $694 million of upfront cash proceeds. This increased LOE by approximately $0.30 per BOE to $5.91 per BOE. Going forward, we expect LOE to reset in the $5.90 - $6.40 range to account for higher disposal costs as well as higher power costs.

Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Performance
In the fourth quarter, we generated $2.3 billion in net cash from operating activities, which translated into $1.0 billion of Free Cash Flow and $1.2 billion of Adjusted Free Cash Flow.

We recorded a $3.7 billion non-cash impairment at the end of 2025. Under full cost accounting, we perform a quarterly ceiling test comparing the carrying value of our proved properties to SEC reserve values based on trailing twelve-month prices. In 2025, oil prices were down sharply and several large acquisitions (such as Endeavor) were initially recorded in a higher stock and commodity price environment where closing price assumptions were ~19% higher than those used for year-end 2025 reserves. This impairment is non-cash, lowering net income, but was not a result of anything other than commodity price impact. Importantly, we remain conservative in booking our proved undeveloped reserves, and this impairment does not change the fact that we have a significant inventory of high-quality undeveloped locations that are not reflected in SEC reserve values today.

Return of Capital
Our commitment to stockholder returns remains steadfast, and our Board approved an increase to our quarterly base dividend to $1.05 per share beginning with the fourth quarter declaration (payable in March 2026), up 5% from $1.00 per share prior. Our base dividend is up 8.4x since we began paying a dividend in 2018.

Throughout 2025, one theme we heard consistently was the perceived share overhang associated with shares held by our largest stockholder. While we never saw this as an issue, we took market feedback seriously and moved quickly to create an orderly, transparent path for liquidity that aligns with our existing capital return framework. Specifically, on November 28, 2025, Diamondback entered into a letter agreement with SGF FANG Holdings, LP (“SGF”) that provides SGF the right (but not the obligation) to sell up to 3.00 million shares per calendar quarter directly to Diamondback through December 31, 2026. This structure allows us to quickly and efficiently execute repurchases, and we have now executed three trades with SGF since November, buying back 4.00 million shares so far.




In 2025 we leaned into share repurchases as our largest form of return of capital. We were able to repurchase more than 13.84 million shares or approximately 5% of beginning shares outstanding, for $2.0 billion at a weighted-average price of $145.26 per share. In 2025, we repurchased more shares than we did in 2024 and 2023 combined, demonstrating our conviction to be aggressive buyers of our own stock when we see a meaningful dislocation relative to our internal view of value. We expect to continue to be aggressive buyers of our stock until commodity prices recover.

Asset Sales and Balance Sheet
In the fourth quarter, we generated approximately $1.2 billion of proceeds from the sales of EDS and our interest in the EPIC Crude pipeline. Together with Free Cash Flow generation, we paid down $950 million of our outstanding term loan and repurchased $203 million of aggregate principal of our 2051 and 2052 senior notes for $167 million (82.3% of par).

Quarter-over-quarter, consolidated gross debt decreased by $1.8 billion and consolidated net debt decreased by roughly $1.3 billion. We ended the quarter with consolidated gross debt of approximately $14.7 billion and consolidated net debt of $14.6 billion.

We have already made additional progress on debt reduction in 2026. Viper closed the sale of its non‑Permian assets in February and received total net proceeds of $617 million. Consistent with our capital allocation priorities and focus on balance sheet strength, those proceeds were immediately deployed to fully repay Viper’s $500 million term loan due 2027 and fully pay down the outstanding balance on its revolving credit facility.

Natural Gas and WAHA
Our investors deserve a better return on Diamondback’s gas molecules than they are getting today. In the fourth quarter, pipeline maintenance severely constrained Permian gas egress, widening basis and pressuring WAHA pricing. While gas is a modest contributor to our consolidated revenue today, we expect it to grow in the coming years.

Therefore, we have worked to diversify our pricing exposure and control more of our gas molecules further downstream, just as we did with our oil production years ago. Today, we have ~350,000 MMBtu/d of long-haul pipeline commitments, with ~70% of our current gas volumes tied to WAHA pricing. Looking ahead, we expect a meaningful Permian gas de-bottleneck to begin later this year as a wave of new pipeline capacity comes online. We expect our long-haul gas pipeline commitments to increase to ~800,000 MMBtu/d as these new pipelines become operational. As a result, we will have gas molecules priced at multiple different end points providing optionality and upside to realized pricing that should translate to an improved bottom line.

Closing
In closing, Diamondback continues to push the limits of operational efficiency in the field, which translates to improved stockholder value. As you can see, we are working on all facets of our business to improve returns and position the Company for long-term success no matter what conditions the macro environment throws at us.

Thank you for your interest in Diamondback Energy.

Sincerely,

Kaes Van't Hof
Chief Executive Officer and Director





Investor Contact:
Adam Lawlis
+1 432.221.7467
alawlis@diamondbackenergy.com

Forward-Looking Statements:

This letter contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, which involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding Diamondback’s: future performance; business strategy; future operations (including drilling plans and capital plans); estimates and projections of revenues, losses, costs, expenses, returns, cash flow, and financial position; reserve estimates and its ability to replace or increase reserves; anticipated benefits or other effects of strategic transactions (including the Endeavor merger, the Double Eagle acquisition, the 2025 drop down and the Sitio acquisition recently completed by Diamondback's subsidiary, Viper Energy, Inc., and other acquisitions, divestitures or reorganizations); and plans and objectives of management (including plans for future cash flow from operations and for executing environmental strategies) are forward-looking statements. When used in this letter, the words “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “model,” “outlook,” “plan,” “positioned,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions (including the negative of such terms) as they relate to Diamondback are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Although Diamondback believes that the expectations and assumptions reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, they involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and, in many cases, beyond Diamondback’s control. Accordingly, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and Diamondback’s actual outcomes could differ materially from what Diamondback has expressed in its forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause the outcomes to differ materially include (but are not limited to) the following: geopolitics and market conditions, including changes in supply and demand levels for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids and the resulting impact on the price for those commodities; changes in U.S. energy, environmental, monetary and trade policies, including with respect to tariffs or other trade barriers and any resulting trade tensions; actions taken by the members of OPEC and its non-OPEC allies (OPEC+) affecting the production and pricing of oil, as well as other domestic and global political, economic, or diplomatic developments; changes in general economic, business or industry conditions, including changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, inflation rates, and instability in the financial sector; regional supply and demand factors, including delays, curtailment delays or interruptions of production, or governmental orders, rules or regulations that impose production limits; federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives relating to hydraulic fracturing, including the effect of existing and future laws and governmental regulations; physical and transition risks relating to climate change, changing political and social perspectives on climate change and other ESG factors, and risks from our publicly disclosed targets related to sustainability and emissions reduction initiatives; challenges in developing our existing leasehold acreage and finding, developing or acquiring additional reserves; restrictions on the use of water, including limits on the use of produced water and a moratorium on new produced water disposal well permits recently imposed by the Texas Railroad Commission in an effort to control induced seismicity in the Permian Basin; significant declines in prices for oil, natural gas, or natural gas liquids, which could require recognition of significant impairment charges; conditions in the capital, financial and credit markets, including the availability and pricing of capital for acquisitions, exploration and development operations; challenges with employee retention and an increasingly



competitive labor market; changes in availability or cost of rigs, equipment, raw materials, supplies and oilfield services; changes in safety, health, environmental, tax and other regulations or requirements (including those addressing air emissions, water management, or the impact of global climate change); security threats, including cybersecurity threats and disruptions to our business and operations from breaches of our information technology systems, or from breaches of information technology systems of third parties with whom we transact business; lack of, or disruption in, access to adequate and reliable electrical power, internet and telecommunication infrastructure, information and computer systems, transportation, processing, storage and other facilities for our oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; failures or delays in achieving expected reserve or production levels from existing and future oil and natural gas developments, including due to operating hazards, drilling risks, or the inherent uncertainties in predicting reserve and reservoir performance; inability to keep pace with technological developments in our industry; failure to meet our obligations under our oil purchase contracts; loss of one or more customers or their inability to meet their obligations; geographical concentration of our primary operations; risks from our return of capital commitment, and uncertainties over our future dividends and share repurchases; difficulty in obtaining necessary approvals and permits; severe weather conditions and natural disasters; changes in the financial strength of counterparties to our credit facilities and hedging contracts; our substantial indebtedness and restrictions to our operating and financial flexibility; changes in our credit rating; failure to identify, complete and successfully integrate acquisitions, including the recently completed Double Eagle Acquisition and Viper’s Sitio Acquisition; the Endeavor stockholders’ ability to significantly influence our business and potential conflicts of interest; and other risks described in Part I, Item 1A of Diamondback’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2025, and those risks disclosed in its subsequent filings on Forms 10-Q and 8-K, which can be obtained free of charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and Diamondback’s website at www.diamondbackenergy.com/investors.

In light of these factors, the events anticipated by Diamondback’s forward-looking statements may not occur at the time anticipated or at all. Moreover, Diamondback operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment and new risks emerge from time to time. Diamondback cannot predict all risks, nor can it assess the impact of all factors on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by any forward-looking statements it may make. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this letter or, if earlier, as of the date they were made. Diamondback does not intend to, and disclaims any obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements unless required by applicable law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This letter includes financial information not prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), such as Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow per share and net debt. The non-GAAP information should be considered by the reader in addition to, but not instead of, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the differences between these non-GAAP financial measures and the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found in Diamondback's quarterly results, which are posted on Diamondback's website at www.diamondbackenergy.com/investors and included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Diamondback with the SEC that also includes this letter as Exhibit 99.2. Furthermore, this letter includes or references certain forward-looking, non-GAAP financial measures. Because Diamondback provides these measures on a forward-looking basis, it cannot reliably or reasonably predict certain of the necessary components of the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measures, such as future impairments and future changes in working capital. Accordingly, Diamondback is unable to



present a quantitative reconciliation of such forward-looking, non-GAAP financial measures to the respective most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measures. Diamondback believes that these forward-looking, non-GAAP measures may be a useful tool for the investment community in comparing Diamondback's forecasted financial performance to the forecasted financial performance of other companies in the industry.

FAQ

How did Diamondback Energy (FANG) perform financially in 2025?

Diamondback generated strong 2025 cash flow, with net cash from operating activities of $8.8 billion, Free Cash Flow of $5.5 billion and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $5.9 billion. These results came alongside average production of 497.2 MBO/d (921.0 MBOE/d).

Why did Diamondback Energy report a net loss in Q4 2025?

The company reported a Q4 2025 net loss attributable to Diamondback of $1.458 billion, or $(5.11) per diluted share, primarily due to a non-cash impairment of oil and natural gas properties of $3.652 billion. Adjusted net income for the quarter remained positive at $499 million.

What capital did Diamondback Energy return to shareholders in 2025?

In 2025, Diamondback returned $3.2 billion to shareholders, equal to 54% of Adjusted Free Cash Flow. This included repurchasing 13.84 million shares for $2.0 billion at an average price of $145.26 per share and paying base-plus-variable dividends totaling $4.05 per share.

What is Diamondback Energy’s 2026 production and capex guidance?

For 2026, Diamondback guides oil production of 500–510 MBO/d (total 926–962 MBOE/d) and cash capital expenditures of $3.6–$3.9 billion. The plan keeps activity roughly flat versus Q4 2025 and includes capital for Barnett/Woodford development and recovery-enhancement initiatives.

How did Diamondback Energy change its dividend for 2025 and beyond?

The board increased the annual base dividend by 5% to $4.20 per share. For Q4 2025, Diamondback declared a base cash dividend of $1.05 per share, payable on March 12, 2026, to stockholders of record on March 5, 2026.

What were Diamondback Energy’s proved reserves at year-end 2025?

As of December 31, 2025, Diamondback’s proved reserves totaled 3,618 MMBOE, 49% oil, up 2% year over year. Proved developed reserves were 2,521 MMBOE, 70% of total proved, while proved undeveloped reserves were 1,097 MMBOE, or 30% of total proved reserves.

How much debt does Diamondback Energy carry and what is its liquidity?

At December 31, 2025, the company reported consolidated total debt of $14.667 billion and consolidated total net debt of $14.563 billion. Standalone liquidity was $2.591 billion, including $91 million of cash and $2.5 billion of availability under its credit facility.

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