FANG vs MTDR vs VET Stock Comparison

Diamondback Energy, Matador Resources and Vermilion Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$206.43 +12.2% 1M +43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$59.48B
P/E
40.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins
MTDR Matador Resources Co
$59.83 +18.0% 1M +50.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.53B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.92B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
5 wins
VET Vermilion Energy Inc.
$13.52 +19.6% 1M +82.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionFANGMTDRVETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.48B $7.53B $2.09B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.5x 10.4x -5.6x MTDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 7.0x 18.0x MTDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +2.8% +13.5% FANG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 18.5% -27.1% MTDR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 13.2% 14,599.9% VET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.8x 0.0x VET
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% MTDR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.7% +50.7% +82.2% VET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +7.4%/yr +4.5%/yr FANG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.9% 40.9% 48.5% FANG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 64/100 44/100 MTDR

Percentile Scorecard

FANGMTDRVET

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

AxisFANGMTDRVET
Valuation 46 #54 of 99 81 #20 of 99 49 #51 of 99
Growth 57 #42 of 97 50 #49 of 97 8 #89 of 97
Profitability 50 #49 of 96 76 #24 of 96 52 #47 of 96
Financial Health 37 #65 of 102 35 #67 of 102 52 #50 of 102
Shareholder Returns 29 #55 of 77 78 #18 of 77 58 #33 of 77
Overall 44 64 44
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MTDR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VET 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

PeriodFANGMTDRVETSPY
1 month +12.2%+18.0%+19.6% +0.7%
3 months +3.3%+23.9%+17.8% +3.7%
6 months +0.4%-5.7%+0.4% +7.1%
Year to date +37.3%+41.0%+62.1% +12.8%
1 year +43.7%+50.7%+82.2% +11.9%
3 years +30.3%-0.6%-5.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.2%-0.2%-1.9% +22.8%
5 years +92.6%+43.0%+24.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+7.4%+4.5% +10.9%
10 years +119.6%+168.4%-65.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%+10.4%-10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFANGMTDRVETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.9%40.9%48.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%42.0%50.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.54-0.78-0.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.371.241.70 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-50.0%-81.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-8.6%-6.2% -1.2%
52-week high $213.69$65.45$14.42 $779.14
52-week low $137.29$37.19$7.34 $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.

MultipleFANGMTDRVET
P/E now vs peer median 39.6xmedian 11.9x 10.3xmedian 11.9x -5.5xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.0x 1.9xmedian 2.0x 1.5xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 5.9x 3.8xmedian 5.9x 0.0xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 10.0x -19.2xmedian 10.0x 0.0xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.12median 1.36 -1.17median 1.36 0.15median 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 monthsFANGMTDRVET
Revenue $17.10B $3.92B $1.39B
Gross profit – $3.69B $1.37B
Operating income $1.08B $1.17B $371.62B
Net income $1.63B $814.00M -$321.06M
Free cash flow $3.68B -$385.76M -$188.45B
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $5.83 $-2.45
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $26.32M $57.55M
Total debt $12.61B $1.85B $1.43T
Shares (diluted) 281.20M 124.16M 153.86M
Enterprise value $58.58B $7.44B $1.95B

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
MetricFANGMTDRVET
P/E 39.6x 10.3x -5.5x
P/FCF 15.7x -19.2x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 2.8x 3.1x
P/S 3.4x 1.9x 1.5x
P/B 1.3x 1.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 3.8x 0.0x
EV/EBIT 64.8x 7.9x 0.0x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.4x 2.1x
EV/FCF 19.0x -24.0x 0.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 3.5x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.12 -1.17 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFANGMTDRVET
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 2.8% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 12.2% -92.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.8% 16.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% -10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.1% -18.0% -10.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% -4.8% -44.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.4% -14.8% 98.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% -6.1% -26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -60.3% -15.0% -112.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -8.7% -35.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.8% 7.8% -99.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 13.3% -93.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.6% -153.0% -383.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% -36.2% -453.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFANGMTDRVET
Gross margin – 94.2% 98.3%
EBITDA margin 37.0% 61.5% 26,758%
Operating margin 6.3% 30.0% 26,721%
Pretax margin 10.8% 24.4% -43.3%
Net margin 8.6% 18.5% -27.1%
FCF margin 21.5% -9.9% -13,550%
Operating cash flow margin 59.3% 66.5% 48.4%
Return on equity 3.5% 13.4% -21.9%
Return on assets 2.2% 6.3% -8.3%
Return on invested capital 1.6% 13.2% 14,600%
Return on capital employed 1.7% 10.4% 10,558%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x 3.2x -2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFANGMTDRVET
Debt / assets 18.0% 13.7% 23.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.8x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 3.4x -4.8x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% 53.7% 60.6%
Equity / assets 62.6% 46.3% 39.4%
Interest coverage – 5.4x 4,467x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.69 1.50 317.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFANGMTDRVET
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.5% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.3% -0.8%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 2.9% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 72.3% 21.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.0% -46.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -6.3% 32.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 17.5% –

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.

ConsensusFANGMTDRVET
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 7.0xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.78FY2026 $8.58FY2026 $0.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.9%FY2026 +49.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -5.9% +10.8% +102.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.60BFY2026 $4.06BFY2026 $1.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.3%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +26.6% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFANGMTDRVET
Held by institutions 71.6% 96.8% 55.3%
Institutions holding 1,191 494 161
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +3.2% +3.7%
Institutions buying 610 274 88
Institutions selling 394 149 48
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.84 1.83

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.

FANGMTDRVET
FANG 1.00 0.83 0.71
MTDR 0.83 1.00 0.68
VET 0.71 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FANG, MTDR and VET?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diamondback Energy (FANG) $59.48B, Matador Resources (MTDR) $7.53B, Vermilion Energy (VET) $2.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, FANG, MTDR and VET?

Matador Resources (MTDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 40.5x, Matador Resources (MTDR) 10.4x, Vermilion Energy (VET) -5.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Matador Resources (MTDR) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.5x, Matador Resources (MTDR) 7.0x, Vermilion Energy (VET) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Matador Resources (MTDR) +2.8%, Vermilion Energy (VET) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Matador Resources (MTDR) has the highest net margin (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 18.5%, Vermilion Energy (VET) -27.1%). On return on invested capital, Vermilion Energy (VET) leads (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 13.2%, Vermilion Energy (VET) 14,599.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vermilion Energy (VET) returned the most: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +43.7%, Matador Resources (MTDR) +50.7%, Vermilion Energy (VET) +82.2%. Over five years, Diamondback Energy (FANG) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +14.0%/yr, Matador Resources (MTDR) +7.4%/yr, Vermilion Energy (VET) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Matador Resources (MTDR) has the highest dividend yield: Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 0.02%, Vermilion Energy (VET) 0.00%. Vermilion Energy (VET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diamondback Energy (FANG) has been the steadiest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 31.9%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 40.9%, Vermilion Energy (VET) 48.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FANG, MTDR and VET?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Matador Resources (MTDR) 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.