NASDAQ$VNOM
VIPER ENERGY INC-CL A · Q1 2026 earnings
Q1 2026 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Viper Energy reported Q1 2026 total operating income of $511M with net income of $215M ($0.53 diluted EPS).
Viper Energy recorded $511 million of total operating income for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, up from $245 million, on higher oil and NGL royalty volumes from Diamondback-operated properties. Net income was $215 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, versus $153 million and $0.62. Production taxes and depletion rose with commodity-linked revenue.
- Viper Energy reported Q1 2026 total operating income of $511M with net income of $215M ($0.
- Quarter ended 2026-03-31; filing date 2026-05-06.
- Revenue of about $511.0M in the quarter.
- Diluted EPS $0.53.
- Royalty outlook tied to Diamondback activity and commodity prices; distribution policy discussed, not EPS guide.…
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Viper Energy · Revenue · Quarterly
$511M
Revenue by segment
Viper Energy · $856M total across 5 segments · Q4 2025
- Royalty Income$422M—49.3%
- Oil Income$357M—41.7%
- Natural Gas Liquids Income$49M—5.7%
- Natural Gas Income$16M—1.9%
- Lease Bonus Income$12M—1.4%
Forward guidance
Royalty outlook tied to Diamondback activity and commodity prices; distribution policy discussed, not EPS guide.
Tailwinds
- Royalty revenue scaled with Permian activity.
- Strong cash return potential via distributions.
- Low capex model at the royalty company.
Headwinds
- Commodity price sensitivity.
- Dependence on parent operator cadence.
- Depletion and tax rate volatility.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026
+0.6%
Avg return
Earnings day
+1.3%
Avg return
5 days after
+0.9%
Avg return
30 days after
55%
24 / 44 earnings
Positive
+9.1%
Q2 2019
Best reaction
-7.4%
Q1 2019
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -4.6% | -4.9% | -9.0% | |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5% | +3.5% | +6.4% | |
| Q3 2025 | -3.0% | -0.7% | +5.8% | |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2% | +0.8% | +4.1% | |
| Q1 2025 | -3.4% | -2.0% | -2.9% | |
| Q4 2024 | -4.8% | -1.6% | -6.2% | |
| Q3 2024 | +0.9% | +4.4% | -0.2% | |
| Q2 2024 | +7.0% | +12.8% | +15.2% | |
| Q1 2024 | -6.2% | -5.0% | -3.5% | |
| Q4 2023 | +0.9% | +1.8% | +6.5% | |
| Q3 2023 | +3.0% | +6.5% | +3.6% | |
| Q2 2023 | +7.8% | +8.1% | +5.9% | |
| Q1 2023 | -4.6% | -6.5% | -12.4% | |
| Q4 2022 | -2.4% | -3.9% | -10.4% | |
| Q3 2022 | -0.3% | -3.0% | -8.9% | |
| Q2 2022 | -0.2% | -6.0% | -0.7% | |
| Q1 2022 | +7.9% | +6.2% | +17.7% | |
| Q4 2021 | +5.1% | +8.7% | +14.6% | |
| Q3 2021 | +2.3% | +4.2% | -6.3% | |
| Q2 2021 | -0.2% | -0.4% | +2.2% | |
| Q1 2021 | +0.0% | +5.1% | +3.7% | |
| Q4 2020 | +5.1% | -1.8% | -2.7% | |
| Q3 2020 | +6.7% | +7.3% | +64.3% | |
| Q2 2020 | +0.9% | +0.1% | -5.9% | |
| Q1 2020 | -4.9% | +2.8% | +31.9% | |
| Q4 2019 | +3.2% | +8.5% | -65.7% | |
| Q3 2019 | -7.0% | -7.4% | -9.1% | |
| Q2 2019 | +9.1% | +6.8% | -1.3% | |
| Q1 2019 | -7.4% | -7.1% | -18.5% | |
| Q4 2018 | +2.3% | +0.3% | +4.0% | |
| Q3 2018 | -2.5% | -10.6% | -20.9% | |
| Q2 2018 | +4.3% | +1.3% | +5.2% | |
| Q1 2018 | +5.7% | +5.8% | +13.1% | |
| Q4 2017 | -3.8% | -5.4% | -5.6% | |
| Q3 2017 | +1.8% | +4.6% | +8.5% | |
| Q2 2017 | +3.5% | +3.0% | -0.6% | |
| Q1 2017 | +4.5% | +5.9% | +0.5% | |
| Q4 2016 | +0.3% | -1.2% | -0.7% | |
| Q3 2016 | +0.4% | +7.4% | +12.8% | |
| Q2 2016 | +1.0% | +3.9% | +0.9% | |
| Q1 2016 | -4.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +2.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -5.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +4.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | — | — | — |
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