Diamondback Energy — Feb 23, 2026 release
Fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001539838-26-000006
Showing in the filing
Annual base dividend
“$4.20 per share”
Period
FY2025
Measure
Declared action
Source
Prose
All guidance in this release · 50
Annual base dividend for FY2025
“$4.20 per share”
Base cash dividend for Q4 FY2025
“$1.05 per share”
Oil production for FY2026
“500 - 510 MBO/d (926 - 962 MBOE/d)”
Cash capital expenditures for FY2026
“$3.6 - $3.9 billion”
Exploratory development capital for FY2026
“approximately $100 - $150 million”
Capital for exploratory development in the B… for FY2026
“$100 - $150 million”
Net lateral feet expected to be completed for FY2026
“5.9 - 6.3 million net lateral feet”
Oil production for Q1 FY2026
“502 - 512 MBO/d (930 - 966 MBOE/d)”
Cash capital expenditures for Q1 FY2026
“$900 million - $975 million”
Remaining share repurchase authorization
“$2.3 billion”
SGF share sale option for FY2026
“up to 3.0 million shares”
Net production - MBOE/d for FY2026
“926 - 962”
Net production - MBOE/d, Diamondback Energy,… for FY2026
“926 - 962”
Net production - MBOE/d, Viper Energy, Inc. for FY2026
“120.0 - 132.0”
Oil production - MBO/d for FY2026
“500 - 510”
Oil production - MBO/d, Diamondback Energy, … for FY2026
“500 - 510”
Oil production - MBO/d, Viper Energy, Inc. for FY2026
“61.0 - 67.0”
Oil production - MBO/d (total - MBOE/d) for Q1 FY2026
“502 - 512 (930 - 966)”
Oil production - MBO/d (total - MBOE/d), Dia… for Q1 FY2026
“502 - 512 (930 - 966)”
Oil production - MBO/d (total - MBOE/d), Vip… for Q1 FY2026
“62.5 - 64.5 (124.0 - 128.0)”
Lease operating expenses, including workover… for FY2026
“$5.90 - $6.40”
Lease operating expenses, including workovers
“$5.90 - $6.40”
Cash G&A ($/BOE) for FY2026
“$0.55 - $0.70”
Cash G&A, Diamondback Energy, Inc.
“$0.55 - $0.70”
Cash G&A, Viper Energy, Inc.
“$0.70 - $0.90”
Non-cash equity-based compensation ($/BOE) for FY2026
“$0.20 - $0.30”
Non-cash equity-based compensation, Diamondb…
“$0.20 - $0.30”
Non-cash equity-based compensation, Viper En…
“$0.10 - $0.20”
DD&A ($/BOE) for FY2026
“$14.50 - $15.50”
DD&A, Diamondback Energy, Inc.
“$14.50 - $15.50”
DD&A, Viper Energy, Inc.
“$17.50 - $19.50”
Interest expense (net of interest income) ($… for FY2026
“$0.70 - $0.90”
Interest expense (net of interest income), D…
“$0.70 - $0.90”
Interest expense (net of interest income), V…
“$1.90 - $2.40”
Gathering, processing and transportation ($/… for FY2026
“$1.50 - $1.70”
Gathering, processing and transportation
“$1.50 - $1.70”
Production and ad valorem taxes (% of revenue) for FY2026
“~7%”
Production and ad valorem taxes (% of revenu…
“~7%”
Cash tax rate (% of pre-tax income) for FY2026
“18% - 21%”
Cash taxes ($ - million) for Q1 FY2026
“$180 - $240”
Pre-tax income attributable to the Company (…
“$180 - $240”
Pre-tax income attributable to the Company (…
“$17.0 - $23.0”
Operated drilling and completion ($ - million) for FY2026
“$3,050 - $3,270”
Operated drilling and completion
“$3,050 - $3,270”
Total capital expenditures for FY2026
“$3,600 - $3,900”
Total capital expenditures ($ - million) for FY2026
“$3,600 - $3,900”
Capital expenditures for Q1 FY2026
“$900 - $975”
Average lateral length (Ft.) for FY2026
“~12,900'”
Net lateral footage completed (1,000's of Ft.) for FY2026
“5,900' - 6,300'”
Return of capital commitment (% of Adjusted …
“at least 50% of Adjusted Free Cash Flow”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
… earlier in the release
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 Changes 1 of $1.9 billion • Cash capital expenditures of $943 million • Free Cash Flow 1 of $1.0 billion; Adjusted Free Cash Flow 1 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
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