DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2025 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS
Midland, TX (August 4, 2025) - Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback” or the “Company”) today announced financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.
SECOND QUARTER 2025 AND RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
•Average oil production of 495.7 MBO/d (919.9 MBOE/d)
•Net cash provided by operating activities of $1.7 billion; Operating Cash Flow Before Working Capital Changes (as defined and reconciled below) of $2.1 billion
•Cash capital expenditures of $864 million
•Free Cash Flow (as defined and reconciled below) of $1.2 billion; Adjusted Free Cash Flow (as defined and reconciled below) of $1.3 billion
•Declared Q2 2025 base cash dividend of $1.00 per share payable on August 21, 2025; implies a 2.7% annualized yield based on August 1, 2025 closing share price of $146.14
•Repurchased 2,991,653 shares of common stock in Q2 2025 for $398 million excluding excise tax (at a weighted average price of $133.15 per share); repurchased 1,669,115 shares of common stock to date in Q3 2025 for $238 million excluding excise tax (at a weighted average price of $142.45 per share)
•Total Q2 2025 return of capital of $691 million; represents ~52% of Adjusted Free Cash Flow (as defined and reconciled below) from stock repurchases and the declared Q2 2025 base dividend
•Repurchased $252 million in aggregate principal amount across Diamondback's Senior notes due 2031, 2051, 2052 and 2054 at a weighted average price of 76.8% of par (~$196 million)
•On July 31st, the Company's Board of Directors approved a $2.0 billion increase to the share repurchase authorization to $8.0 billion from $6.0 billion previously, leaving approximately $3.5 billion of current availability for future repurchases
UPDATED 2025 GUIDANCE HIGHLIGHTS
•Narrowing full year oil production guidance to 485 - 492 MBO/d and increasing annual BOE guidance by 2% to 890 - 910 MBOE/d
•Lowering full year cash capital expenditures to $3.4 - $3.6 billion; $100 million (3%) below prior midpoint and down $500 million (13%) from original full year 2025 guidance midpoint
•Implies full year 2025 oil production per million dollars of cash capital expenditures ("MBO per $MM of CAPEX") of 50.9, ~14% better than original guidance
•The Company expects to drill 425 - 450 gross (395 - 418 net) wells and complete between 490 - 515 gross (458 - 482 net) wells with an average lateral length of approximately 11,500 feet in 2025
•Q3 2025 oil production guidance of 485 - 495 MBO/d (890 - 920 MBOE/d)
•Q3 2025 cash capital expenditures guidance of $750 - $850 million
OPERATIONS UPDATE
The tables below provide a summary of operating activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Drilled
Completed
Drilled
Completed
Area:
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
Gross
Net
Midland Basin
121
113
108
103
245
229
224
215
Delaware Basin
1
1
8
6
3
3
15
13
Total
122
114
116
109
248
232
239
228
Total Activity (Gross Operated):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Number of Wells Drilled
Number of Wells Completed
Number of Wells Drilled
Number of Wells Completed
Midland Basin:
Upper Spraberry
1
8
5
10
Middle Spraberry
9
13
17
21
Jo Mill
26
11
44
28
Lower Spraberry
27
21
54
49
Dean
5
8
12
12
Wolfcamp A
24
11
45
39
Wolfcamp B
26
31
58
53
Wolfcamp D
1
3
5
6
Barnett
2
2
5
6
Midland Basin Total
121
108
245
224
Delaware Basin:
2nd Bone Spring
—
—
—
2
3rd Bone Spring
1
5
2
8
Wolfcamp A
—
3
1
5
Delaware Basin Total
1
8
3
15
Total Company Operated
122
116
248
239
During the second quarter of 2025, the Company turned 108 operated wells to production in the Midland Basin and eight gross wells in the Delaware Basin, with an average lateral length of 13,402 feet. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company turned 224 operated wells to production in the Midland Basin and 15 operated wells to production in the Delaware Basin. The average lateral length for wells completed during the six months ended June 30, 2025 was 12,656 feet.
FINANCIAL UPDATE
Diamondback's second quarter 2025 net income was $699 million, or $2.38 per diluted share. Adjusted net income (as defined and reconciled below) for the second quarter was $785 million, or $2.67 per diluted share.
Second quarter 2025 net cash provided by operating activities was $1.7 billion.
During the second quarter of 2025, Diamondback spent $707 million on operated drilling and completions, $90 million on capital workovers, non-operated drilling and completions and science and $67 million on infrastructure, environmental and midstream, for total cash capital expenditures of $864 million. For the first half of 2025, Diamondback spent $1.6 billion on operated drilling and completions, $111 million on capital workovers, non-operated drilling and completions and science and $124 million on infrastructure, environmental and midstream, for total cash capital expenditures of $1.8 billion.
Second quarter 2025 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (as defined and reconciled below) was $2.4 billion. Adjusted EBITDA net of non-controlling interest (as defined and reconciled below) for the second quarter was $2.3 billion. For the first half of 2025, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was $5.4 billion. Adjusted EBITDA net of non-controlling interest for the first half of 2025 was $5.1 billion.
Diamondback's second quarter 2025 Free Cash Flow (as defined and reconciled below) was $1.2 billion. Adjusted Free Cash Flow (as reconciled and defined below) for the second quarter was $1.3 billion. For the first half of 2025, Diamondback's Free Cash Flow was $2.8 billion, with $2.9 billion of Adjusted Free Cash Flow over the same period.
Second quarter 2025 average unhedged realized prices were $63.23 per barrel of oil, $0.88 per Mcf of natural gas and $18.13 per barrel of natural gas liquids ("NGLs"), resulting in a total equivalent unhedged realized price of $39.61 per BOE.
Diamondback's cash operating costs for the second quarter of 2025 were $10.10 per BOE, including lease operating expenses ("LOE") of $5.26 per BOE, cash general and administrative ("G&A") expenses of $0.55 per BOE, production and ad valorem taxes of $2.56 per BOE and gathering, processing and transportation expenses of $1.73 per BOE.
As of June 30, 2025, Diamondback had $191 million in standalone cash and $595 million of borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility, with approximately $1.9 billion available for future borrowings under the facility and approximately $2.1 billion of total liquidity. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had consolidated total debt of $15.3 billion and consolidated net debt (as defined and reconciled below) of $15.1 billion.
DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS
Diamondback announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a base cash dividend of $1.00 per common share for the second quarter of 2025 payable on August 21, 2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 14, 2025.
Future base and variable dividends remain subject to review and approval at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors.
COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
During the second quarter of 2025, Diamondback repurchased ~3.0 million shares of common stock at an average share price of $133.15 for a total cost of approximately $398 million, excluding excise tax. We have repurchased ~1.7 million shares of common stock to date in Q3 2025 for $238 million excluding excise tax (at a weighted average price of $142.45 per share) To date, Diamondback has repurchased ~32.9 million shares of common stock at an average share price of $137.86 for a total cost of approximately $4.5 billion. On July 31, 2025 the Company’s Board of Directors approved an incremental $2.0 billion increase to the Company's share repurchase authorization program, lifting total buyback capacity to $8.0 billion (excluding excise tax), of which approximately $3.5 billion (excluding excise tax) remains available for future repurchases as of the date of this release. Subject to factors discussed below, Diamondback intends to continue to purchase common stock under the common stock repurchase program opportunistically with cash on hand, free cash flow from operations and proceeds from potential liquidity events such as the sale of assets. This repurchase program has no time limit and may be suspended from time to time, modified, extended or discontinued by the Board at any time. Purchases under the repurchase program may be made from time to time in privately negotiated transactions, or in open market transactions in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will be subject to market conditions, applicable regulatory and legal requirements and other factors. Any common stock purchased as part of this program will be retired.
FULL YEAR 2025 GUIDANCE
Below is Diamondback's updated guidance for the full year 2025, which includes third quarter production, cash tax and capital guidance. This guidance does not give effect to the pending acquisition by the Company's publicly traded subsidiary Viper Energy, Inc. (“Viper”) of Sitio Royalties Corp. (the “Sitio Acquisition”), which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025 pending stockholder approval and the satisfaction or waiver of other customary closing conditions.
2025 Guidance
2025 Guidance
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Viper Energy, Inc.
2025 Net production - MBOE/d
890 - 910 (from 857 - 900)
76.5 - 81.5
2025 Oil production - MBO/d
485 - 492 (from 480 - 495)
41.0 - 43.5
Q3 2025 Oil production - MBO/d (total - MBOE/d)
485 - 495 (890 - 920)
46.0 - 49.0 (86.0 - 92.0)
Unit costs ($/BOE)
Lease operating expenses, including workovers
$5.30 - $5.70 (from $5.65 - $6.05)
G&A
Cash G&A
$0.60 - $0.75
$0.80 - $1.00
Non-cash equity-based compensation
$0.25 - $0.35
$0.10 - $0.20
DD&A
$14.50 - $15.50 (from $14.00 - $15.00)
$16.50 - $17.50
Interest expense (net of interest income)
$0.60 - $0.80 (from $0.40 - $0.65)
$2.00 - $2.50
Gathering, processing and transportation
$1.60 - $1.75 (from $1.40 - $1.60)
Production and ad valorem taxes (% of revenue)
~7%
~7%
Corporate tax rate (% of pre-tax income)
23%
Cash tax rate (% of pre-tax income)
15% - 18% (from 19% - 22%)
21% - 23%
Q3 2025 Cash taxes ($ - million)(1) (2)
$50 - $110
$13 - $18
Capital Budget ($ - million)
Operated drilling and completion
$2,850 - $2,950 (from $2,780 - $3,090)
Capital workovers, non-operated properties and science
FY 2025 Delaware Basin well costs per lateral foot
$860 - $910
Midland Basin completed net lateral feet (%)
~95%
Delaware Basin completed net lateral feet (%)
~5%
(1) Includes approximately $20-25 million from gains on sales of assets expected to close in the third quarter.
(2) Includes estimated favorable impact on the year-to-date period of tax legislation enacted in the third quarter.
(3) Includes approximately $60 million in estimated midstream capital expenditures for the full year 2025.
CONFERENCE CALL
Diamondback will host a conference call and webcast for investors and analysts to discuss its results for the second quarter of 2025 on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 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.
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 recently completed Endeavor merger, the recently completed Double Eagle acquisition and other acquisitions or divestitures including Viper’s pending Sitio Acquisition; 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) 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: changes in supply and demand levels for oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, and the resulting impact on the price for those commodities; the impact of public health crises, including epidemic or pandemic diseases and any related company or government policies or actions; 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 Russia affecting the production and pricing of oil, as well as other domestic and global political, economic, or diplomatic developments, including any impact of the conflicts in the Middle East and other regions on the global energy markets and geopolitical stability; instability in the financial markets; inflationary pressures on the cost of products or services used in our operations due to the imposition of tariffs or otherwise; higher interest rates and their impact on the cost of capital; 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; those 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 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.
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in millions, except share amounts)
June 30,
December 31,
2025
2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ($28 million and $27 million related to Viper)
$
219
$
161
Restricted cash
2
3
Accounts receivable:
Joint interest and other, net
256
198
Oil and natural gas sales, net ($203 million and $149 million related to Viper)
1,278
1,387
Inventories
115
116
Derivative instruments
117
168
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
79
77
Total current assets
2,066
2,110
Property and equipment:
Oil and natural gas properties, full cost method of accounting ($24,206 million and $22,666 million excluded from amortization at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) ($10,560 million and $5,713 million related to Viper and $3,873 million and $2,180 million excluded from amortization related to Viper)
89,302
82,240
Other property, equipment and land
1,456
1,440
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment ($1,272 million and $1,081 million related to Viper)
(21,529)
(19,208)
Property and equipment, net
69,229
64,472
Funds held in escrow
1
1
Equity method investments
388
375
Derivative instruments
—
2
Deferred income taxes, net ($42 million and $185 million related to Viper)
42
173
Other assets
215
159
Total assets
$
71,941
$
67,292
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable - trade
$
210
$
253
Accrued capital expenditures
793
690
Current maturities of debt
14
900
Other accrued liabilities
881
1,020
Revenues and royalties payable
1,563
1,491
Derivative instruments
21
43
Income taxes payable
277
414
Total current liabilities
3,759
4,811
Long-term debt ($1,098 million and $1,083 million related to Viper)
15,119
12,075
Derivative instruments
93
106
Asset retirement obligations
616
573
Deferred income taxes
9,516
9,826
Other long-term liabilities
19
39
Total liabilities
29,122
27,430
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 800,000,000 shares authorized; 291,155,296 and 290,984,373 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
3
3
Additional paid-in capital
33,127
33,501
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
5,758
4,238
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(7)
(6)
Total Diamondback Energy, Inc. stockholders’ equity
38,881
37,736
Non-controlling interest
3,938
2,126
Total equity
42,819
39,862
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
71,941
$
67,292
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited, $ in millions except per share data, shares in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Revenues:
Oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid sales
$
3,316
$
2,174
$
6,973
$
4,275
Sales of purchased oil
335
300
709
416
Other operating income
27
9
44
19
Total revenues
3,678
2,483
7,726
4,710
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses
440
254
848
509
Production and ad valorem taxes
214
141
442
260
Gathering, processing and transportation
145
82
256
159
Purchased oil expense
331
299
713
416
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion
1,266
483
2,363
952
General and administrative expenses
67
46
140
92
Merger and transaction expenses
40
3
77
15
Other operating expenses
36
19
75
33
Total costs and expenses
2,539
1,327
4,914
2,436
Income (loss) from operations
1,139
1,156
2,812
2,274
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net
(56)
(44)
(96)
(83)
Other income (expense), net
(2)
1
25
(2)
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net
(197)
18
29
(30)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
55
—
55
2
Income (loss) from equity investments, net
4
15
12
17
Total other income (expense), net
(196)
(10)
25
(96)
Income (loss) before income taxes
943
1,146
2,837
2,178
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
204
252
607
475
Net income (loss)
739
894
2,230
1,703
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
40
57
126
98
Net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$
699
$
837
$
2,104
$
1,605
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic
$
2.38
$
4.66
$
7.20
$
8.93
Diluted
$
2.38
$
4.66
$
7.20
$
8.93
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic
292,135
178,360
290,880
178,418
Diluted
292,135
178,360
290,880
178,418
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited, in millions)
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)
$
739
$
894
$
2,230
$
1,703
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Provision for (benefit from) deferred income taxes
(24)
77
(18)
129
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion
1,266
483
2,363
952
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
(55)
—
(55)
(2)
(Gain) loss on derivative instruments, net
197
(18)
(29)
30
Cash received (paid) on settlement of derivative instruments
(37)
(28)
48
(32)
(Income) loss from equity investment, net
(4)
(15)
(12)
(17)
Equity-based compensation expense
21
19
39
33
Other
3
41
27
57
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
166
50
160
(45)
Income tax receivable
—
—
3
12
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(22)
—
(16)
89
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(9)
15
(383)
(95)
Income taxes payable
(444)
(85)
(309)
(15)
Revenues and royalties payable
(114)
49
(30)
14
Other
(6)
47
14
50
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
1,677
1,529
4,032
2,863
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to oil and natural gas properties
(864)
(637)
(1,806)
(1,246)
Property acquisitions
(3,125)
(50)
(3,875)
(203)
Proceeds from sale of assets
16
240
57
252
Other
(6)
(2)
(8)
(3)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(3,979)
(449)
(5,632)
(1,200)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds under term loan agreements
1,500
—
1,500
—
Repayments under term loan agreements
(900)
—
(900)
—
Proceeds from borrowings under credit facilities
3,645
84
5,922
174
Repayments under credit facilities
(2,725)
(180)
(5,263)
(260)
Proceeds from senior notes
—
5,500
1,200
5,500
Repayment of senior notes
(244)
—
(244)
(25)
Repurchased shares under buyback program
(398)
—
(973)
(42)
Proceeds from partial sale of investment in Viper Energy, Inc.
—
—
—
451
Net proceeds from Viper’s issuance of common stock
—
—
1,232
—
Dividends paid to stockholders
(291)
(352)
(581)
(900)
Dividends to non-controlling interest
(82)
(54)
(177)
(98)
Other
(23)
(66)
(59)
(137)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
482
4,932
1,657
4,663
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(1,820)
6,012
57
6,326
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
2,041
899
164
585
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
221
$
6,911
$
221
$
6,911
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Selected Operating Data
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2025
March 31, 2025
June 30, 2024
Production Data:
Oil (MBbls)
45,108
42,835
25,129
Natural gas (MMcf)
110,119
100,578
51,310
Natural gas liquids (MBbls)
20,248
16,961
9,514
Combined volumes (MBOE)(1)
83,709
76,559
43,195
Daily oil volumes (BO/d)
495,692
475,944
276,143
Daily combined volumes (BOE/d)
919,879
850,656
474,670
Average Prices:
Oil ($ per Bbl)
$
63.23
$
70.95
$
79.51
Natural gas ($ per Mcf)
$
0.88
$
2.11
$
0.10
Natural gas liquids ($ per Bbl)
$
18.13
$
23.94
$
17.97
Combined ($ per BOE)
$
39.61
$
47.77
$
50.33
Oil, hedged ($ per Bbl)(2)
$
62.34
$
70.06
$
78.55
Natural gas, hedged ($ per Mcf)(2)
$
1.45
$
3.34
$
1.03
Natural gas liquids, hedged ($ per Bbl)(2)
$
18.13
$
23.94
$
17.97
Average price, hedged ($ per BOE)(2)
$
39.89
$
48.89
$
50.89
Average Costs per BOE:
Lease operating expenses
$
5.26
$
5.33
$
5.88
Production and ad valorem taxes
2.56
2.98
3.26
Gathering, processing and transportation expense
1.73
1.45
1.90
General and administrative - cash component
0.55
0.72
0.63
Total operating expense - cash
$
10.10
$
10.48
$
11.67
General and administrative - non-cash component
$
0.25
$
0.24
$
0.44
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion
$
15.12
$
14.33
$
11.18
Interest expense, net
$
0.67
$
0.52
$
1.02
(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, non-cash equity-based compensation expense, capitalized equity-based compensation expense, merger and transaction expenses, 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 more effectively 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 adds the items listed above to 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 or liquidity. 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 June 30, 2025
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$
699
$
2,104
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
40
126
Net income (loss)
739
2,230
Non-cash (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net
160
19
Interest expense, net
56
96
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion
1,266
2,363
Depreciation and interest expense related to equity method investments
24
45
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
(55)
(55)
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense
31
54
Capitalized equity-based compensation expense
(10)
(15)
Merger and transaction expenses
40
77
Other non-cash transactions
(13)
(32)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
204
607
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
2,442
5,389
Less: Adjustment for non-controlling interest
131
277
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$
2,311
$
5,112
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, merger and transaction expenses, 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 Ended June 30, 2025
Amounts
Amounts Per Diluted Share
Net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.(1)
$
699
$
2.38
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
40
0.14
Net income (loss)(1)
739
2.52
Non-cash (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net
160
0.55
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
(55)
(0.19)
Merger and transaction expenses
40
0.14
Other non-cash transactions
(13)
(0.04)
Adjusted net income excluding above items(1)
871
2.97
Income tax adjustment for above items
(29)
(0.10)
Adjusted net income(1)
842
2.87
Less: Adjusted net income attributable to non-controlling interest
57
0.20
Adjusted net income attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.(1)
$
785
$
2.67
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic
292,135
Diluted
292,135
(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 $4 million in earnings attributable to participating securities, (iii) divided by diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the respective periods.
OPERATING CASH FLOW BEFORE WORKING CAPITAL CHANGES AND 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 operating assets and liabilities. 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 operating assets and liabilities 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 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 it provides measures 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 operating performance. The Company's computation of Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. The Company uses Free Cash Flow to reduce debt, as well as return capital to stockholders as determined by the Board of Directors.
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 and Free Cash Flow
(unaudited, in millions)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
1,677
$
4,032
Less: Changes in cash due to changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
166
160
Income tax receivable
—
3
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(22)
(16)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(9)
(383)
Income taxes payable
(444)
(309)
Revenues and royalties payable
(114)
(30)
Other
(6)
14
Total working capital changes
(429)
(561)
Operating cash flow before working capital changes
2,106
4,593
Additions to oil and natural gas properties
(864)
(1,806)
Total Cash CAPEX
(864)
(1,806)
Free Cash Flow
1,242
2,787
Merger and transaction expenses
40
77
Early termination of derivatives
52
52
Treasury locks
—
1
Adjusted Free Cash Flow
$
1,334
$
2,917
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. 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.
As of August 1, 2025, 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.
