EXE vs FANG vs VNOM Stock Comparison

Expand Energy, Diamondback Energy and Viper Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXE EXPAND ENERGY Corp
$90.44 +7.4% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$20.71B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.92B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$206.43 +12.2% 1M +43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$56.12B
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.83 +16.8% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.90B
P/E
150.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Expand Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Expand Energy 5, Diamondback Energy 4, Viper Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXEFANGVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.71B $56.12B $8.90B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 38.3x 150.9x EXE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 9.5x 17.4x FANG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.2% +21.4% +107.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.8% 8.6% 2.9% EXE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% 1.6% 1.4% EXE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.9x 1.5x EXE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.05% VNOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.9% +43.7% +26.2% FANG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr +14.0%/yr — FANG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.3% 31.9% 28.0% VNOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 44/100 43/100 EXE

Percentile Scorecard

EXEFANGVNOM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEXEFANGVNOM
Valuation 95 #6 of 99 46 #54 of 99 20 #79 of 99
Growth 95 #6 of 97 57 #42 of 97 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 77 #23 of 96 50 #49 of 96 48 #50 of 96
Financial Health 61 #40 of 102 37 #65 of 102 83 #18 of 102
Shareholder Returns 57 #34 of 77 29 #55 of 77 34 #51 of 77
Overall 77 44 43
  • EXE ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEXEFANGVNOMSPY
1 month +7.4%+12.2%+16.8% +0.7%
3 months -2.1%+3.3%+7.8% +3.7%
6 months -11.5%+0.4%-5.2% +7.1%
Year to date -18.1%+37.3%+21.2% +12.8%
1 year -9.9%+43.7%+26.2% +11.9%
3 years +5.7%+30.3%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +1.9%+9.2%— +22.8%
5 years +41.9%+92.6%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.3%+14.0%— +10.9%
10 years —+119.6%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+8.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXEFANGVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.3%31.9%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.3%30.6%29.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.14-0.54-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.331.370.94 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.9%-43.5%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-3.4%-8.1% -1.2%
52-week high $122.89$213.69$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $84.09$137.29$35.84 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEXEFANGVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 11.9x 39.6xmedian 11.9x 153.8xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.0x 3.4xmedian 2.0x 8.2xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 5.9x 11.1xmedian 5.9x 17.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 10.0x 15.7xmedian 10.0x 84.2xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.24median 1.36 -1.12median 1.36 —median 1.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEXEFANGVNOM
Revenue $13.92B $17.10B $2.04B
Gross profit $14.56B – –
Operating income $3.58B $1.08B $251.00M
Net income $2.75B $1.63B $103.00M
Free cash flow $2.59B $3.68B $198.00M
R&D $65.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $11.88 $5.22 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $118.00M $462.00M $77.00M
Total debt $4.63B $12.61B $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 231.73M 281.20M 193.73M
Enterprise value $17.09B $55.22B $8.73B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEXEFANGVNOM
P/E 7.6x 39.6x 153.8x
P/FCF 8.1x 15.7x 84.2x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 5.7x 11.2x
P/S 1.5x 3.4x 8.2x
P/B 1.1x 1.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.3x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 3.9x 11.1x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 7.1x 64.8x 72.8x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 4.1x 9.0x
EV/FCF 9.8x 19.0x 92.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 6.9x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.24 -1.12 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXEFANGVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.2% 21.4% 107.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 27.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 140.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 166.9% -78.1% -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.3% -39.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 217.5% -61.4% -83.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.3% -23.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 228.7% -60.3% -89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% -35.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.7% 33.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 17.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% 143.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 32.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXEFANGVNOM
Gross margin 104.6% – –
EBITDA margin 46.8% 37.0% 52.3%
Operating margin 25.7% 6.3% 12.3%
Pretax margin 24.8% 10.8% 7.6%
Net margin 19.8% 8.6% 2.9%
FCF margin 18.6% 21.5% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 40.5% 59.3% 73.2%
Return on equity 14.2% 3.5% 1.0%
Return on assets 9.5% 2.2% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 12.1% 1.6% 1.4%
Return on capital employed 14.0% 1.7% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 6.2x 14.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXEFANGVNOM
Debt / assets 15.6% 18.0% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.9x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 3.4x 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 37.4% 14.7%
Equity / assets 65.6% 62.6% 85.3%
Interest coverage 17.4x – –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.5x 6.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 6.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.34 1.69 5.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXEFANGVNOM
Dividend yield 2.5% 2.1% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 3.0% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 5.0% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.9% 72.3% 413.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.1% 32.0% 215.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -28.1% -6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -13.1% -10.0% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEXEFANGVNOM
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $21.78FY2026 $2.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.9%FY2026 +62.9%FY2026 +62.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -14.2% -5.9% +2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.26BFY2026 $18.60BFY2026 $2.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +38.3%FY2026 +83.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% -7.7% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXEFANGVNOM
Held by institutions 92.1% 71.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 851 1,191 497
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +8.6% +5.4%
Institutions buying 474 610 265
Institutions selling 264 394 150
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.55 1.77

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EXEFANGVNOM
EXE 1.00 0.37 0.44
FANG 0.37 1.00 0.77
VNOM 0.44 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXE, FANG and VNOM?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expand Energy (EXE) $20.71B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $56.12B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $8.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXE, FANG and VNOM?

Expand Energy (EXE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expand Energy (EXE) 7.5x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 38.3x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 150.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diamondback Energy (FANG) is cheapest (Expand Energy (EXE) 10.0x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.5x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viper Energy (VNOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Expand Energy (EXE) +28.2%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expand Energy (EXE) has the highest net margin (Expand Energy (EXE) 19.8%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Expand Energy (EXE) leads (Expand Energy (EXE) 12.1%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diamondback Energy (FANG) returned the most: Expand Energy (EXE) -9.9%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +43.7%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +26.2%. Over five years, Diamondback Energy (FANG) compounded fastest (Expand Energy (EXE) +7.3%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Viper Energy (VNOM) has the highest dividend yield: Expand Energy (EXE) 0.03%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viper Energy (VNOM) has been the steadiest (Expand Energy (EXE) 30.3%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 31.9%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXE, FANG and VNOM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Expand Energy (EXE) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.