Every 8-K that Viper Energy (VNOM) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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Viper Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, reported second-quarter 2026 results with average production of 65,077 bo/d (134,363 boe/d), total operating income of $677 million and net income attributable to Viper of $142 million, or $0.73 per common share. Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Viper was $339 million, and cash available for distribution to stockholders was $262 million, or $1.37 per share.
The Board declared a Q2 2026 base dividend of $0.38 and variable dividend of $0.29 per Class A share, with total capital returned of $197 million (75% of cash available for distribution), including repurchases of 3.0 million shares for $132 million. Effective Q3 2026, the Board approved a 32% increase in the annual base dividend to $2.00 per Class A share, a level expected to be supported down to approximately $30 per barrel WTI and to represent approximately 50% of cash available for distribution at $70 WTI, while removing its prior commitment to return at least 75% each quarter.
After completing the Riverbend Acquisition on July 1, 2026 and agreeing to acquire an additional 933 net royalty acres from Diamondback, Viper held about 90,212 net royalty acres, with 1,798 gross horizontal wells in active development and 1,589 line-of-sight wells. The company guided Q3 2026 net production to 67.5–68.5 Mbo/d and full-year 2026 to 66.0–67.25 Mbo/d, and reported cash of $77 million, total debt of $1.7 billion and net debt of $1.6 billion at June 30, 2026.
Viper Energy, Inc. filed a Form 8-K to report that it has submitted a prospectus supplement to its automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC. The filing is mainly administrative and is used to provide the opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP on the legality of issuing and selling the securities described in the prospectus supplement, included as Exhibit 5.1, along with a related consent and XBRL cover page data.
Viper Energy, Inc. entered into a first amendment to its existing credit agreement, extending the revolving credit facility’s maturity date from June 12, 2030 to June 12, 2031. The amendment also increases total lender commitments from $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion, providing additional borrowing capacity.
The amendment further decreases the interest rate applicable to loans and reduces certain fees under the facility, which should lower the company’s future borrowing costs under this agreement. Other technical provisions of the credit agreement were also updated as set out in the full amendment.
Viper Energy, Inc. reported results from its 2026 Annual Meeting and adopted a Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Stockholders approved an amendment allowing holders of at least 20% of voting power, determined on a net long basis and held for at least one year, to call special meetings.
All eight director nominees were re-elected, with support generally above 310 million votes for each. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation and ratified Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
Viper Energy, Inc. reported strong first quarter 2026 results, with average production of 65,000 barrels of oil per day (130,711 boe/d) and total operating income of $511 million. Consolidated net income was $215 million, including $97 million, or $0.53 per Class A share, attributable to Viper.
Cash available for distribution was $204 million, or $1.05 per Class A share. The company declared a base dividend of $0.38 and a variable dividend of $0.30 per Class A share, and repurchased 2.2 million shares for about $96 million. Total first quarter capital returned to Class A stockholders was $183 million, or 90% of cash available for distribution.
Viper closed a non-Permian asset divestiture for net proceeds of about $610 million, helping reduce net debt to $1.59 billion, down $600 million from year-end 2025. It also agreed to acquire Riverbend Oil & Gas IX mineral and royalty interests for $337 million in cash plus about 3.7 million Class A shares, expected to add around 2,000 bo/d of production and modestly lift 2026 oil production guidance.
Viper Energy, Inc. reported that existing investors completed a secondary public offering of 17,391,304 shares of its Class A common stock at $45.90 per share, with an additional 2,608,696 shares available to underwriters under an option. The gross proceeds of approximately $798 million go to the selling stockholders, and Viper does not receive any of the sale proceeds. Viper, the selling stockholders and the underwriters entered into an underwriting agreement that includes standard indemnification provisions and 30-day restrictions on additional equity sales, subject to exceptions.
Separately, VNOM Holding Company LLC, a consolidated subsidiary of Viper, repurchased 1,000,000 OpCo units from Oaktree affiliates at a price equivalent to the secondary offering price, and a corresponding number of Class B common shares held by Oaktree were cancelled. This transaction was executed under Viper’s existing $1.75 billion repurchase program, under which Viper has also repurchased 417,516 Class A shares since December 31, 2025 for a total of $15.6 million, leaving about $1.23 billion available.
Viper Energy, Inc. reports that certain existing stockholders have launched an underwritten secondary public offering of 17,391,304 shares of its Class A common stock. The selling stockholders have also granted underwriters a 30-day option to buy up to an additional 2,608,696 shares to cover over-allotments. Viper will not receive any proceeds from these share sales.
Separately, Viper agreed to a Concurrent OpCo Unit Purchase, buying 1,000,000 units of VNOM Holding Company LLC from Oaktree affiliates at the same price per unit as the secondary offering, contingent on that offering closing. The filing also provides an unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for 2025, reflecting the previously completed approximately $4.0 billion all‑equity Sitio Acquisition and the 2025 Endeavor Drop Down, including the $1.0 billion cash component and related equity issuance. On a pro forma basis for 2025, net loss attributable to common stockholders is shown at $43 million with basic and diluted net loss per share of $0.25.
Viper Energy, Inc. reported strong volume growth and portfolio expansion for Q4 and full year 2025 while posting a GAAP net loss driven by a large non-cash impairment tied to acquired properties. Q4 2025 production averaged 66,413 bo/d (134,000 boe/d), with full year 2025 at 48,973 bo/d (95,126 boe/d).
The company generated Q4 consolidated adjusted net income of $121 million, or $0.72 per Class A share, and cash available for distribution of $145 million, or $0.85 per share. It declared a Q4 2025 base dividend of $0.38 and variable dividend of $0.14, and repurchased 2.4 million shares for about $94 million, returning 90% of cash available for distribution to Class A holders.
For 2026, Viper is increasing its annual base dividend 15% to $1.52 per share and enlarging its share repurchase authorization by $1.0 billion, leaving roughly $1.2 billion remaining. It closed a non‑Permian asset divestiture for approximately $617 million and used proceeds to fully repay its term loan and revolver. Proved reserves rose 107% year over year to 406,035 Mboe, with a PV‑10 of about $7.4 billion.
Viper Energy, Inc. announced a leadership change in its legal function. Effective February 18, 2026, Will Krueger, previously Vice President – Legal, has been promoted to Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.
Krueger remains an employee of Diamondback E&P LLC, a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc., and will continue to provide services to Viper under an existing Services and Secondment Agreement dated November 2, 2023. He will continue reporting to Matt Zmigrosky, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary of Diamondback, who is stepping down from his role as Viper’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to facilitate Krueger’s promotion.
Viper Energy, Inc. (VNOM) furnished an update under Item 2.02, stating it issued a press release reporting financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. The company also announced its third-quarter 2025 base and variable cash dividends and the divestiture of its non-Permian assets.
The press release, dated November 3, 2025 and filed as Exhibit 99.1, contains the detailed results and transaction information.
Viper Energy, Inc. filed an amendment to its Form 8-K describing supplemental exhibits and financial information related to the business combination with Sitio. The amendment attaches Former Viper's Exhibit 99.1 from the June 30, 2025 current report, Sitio's interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2025 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, and unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements as of June 30, 2025 and for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and for the year ended December 31, 2024, plus an Inline XBRL cover page file. The filing states the pro forma information does not represent actual historical combined results nor does it project future results. The amendment is dated August 25, 2025 and is signed by Matt Zmigrosky, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.