FANG vs VIST vs MTDR Stock Comparison

Diamondback Energy, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V and Matador Resources Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$207.13 +11.0% 1M +42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$58.11B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
2.05%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins
MTDR Matador Resources Co
$60.12 +16.6% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.45B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.92B
Div. yield
2.52%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 7, Matador Resources 3, Diamondback Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFANGVISTMTDRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.11B $7.62B $7.45B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.7x 8.9x 10.3x VIST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 7.4x 7.1x MTDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +77.8% +2.8% VIST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 23.9% 18.5% VIST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 25.8% 13.2% VIST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.0x 0.8x MTDR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.05% — 2.52% MTDR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.0% +82.5% +52.9% VIST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr +62.4%/yr +6.6%/yr VIST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 43.4% 40.9% FANG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 68/100 67/100 VIST

Percentile Scorecard

FANGVISTMTDR

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

AxisFANGVISTMTDR
Valuation 56 #22 of 49 75 #13 of 49 81 #10 of 49
Growth 60 #20 of 48 81 #10 of 48 55 #22 of 48
Profitability 60 #19 of 46 96 #3 of 46 84 #8 of 46
Financial Health 29 #37 of 52 20 #42 of 52 28 #38 of 52
Shareholder Returns 27 #25 of 34 – 85 #6 of 34
Overall 47 68 67
  • FANG ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VIST ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • MTDR ranked among 52 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFANGVISTMTDRSPY
1 month +11.0%+8.2%+16.6% -0.8%
3 months +5.8%+9.6%+27.5% +3.5%
6 months +5.5%+1.5%-1.7% +7.0%
Year to date +37.8%+50.1%+41.7% +12.2%
1 year +42.0%+82.5%+52.9% +13.0%
3 years +29.4%+149.8%-0.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.0%+35.7%-0.2% +23.1%
5 years +92.5%+1,028.9%+37.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.0%+62.4%+6.6% +11.0%
10 years +115.6%—+164.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%—+10.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFANGVISTMTDRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%43.4%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%43.3%41.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.55-0.42-0.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.311.901.29 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-43.4%-50.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-7.8%-8.1% -1.8%
52-week high $213.69$79.25$65.45 $779.14
52-week low $137.29$43.88$37.19 $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.

MultipleFANGVISTMTDR
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 14.1x 8.9xmedian 14.1x 10.3xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.3x 2.2xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 4.9x 4.1xmedian 4.9x 3.9xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 8.1x 2.3xmedian 8.1x -19.3xmedian 8.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.13median 1.20 -0.11median 1.20 -1.18median 1.20

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 monthsFANGVISTMTDR
Revenue $17.10B $3.53B $3.92B
Gross profit – $1.86B $3.69B
Operating income $1.08B $1.51B $1.17B
Net income $1.63B $841.68M $814.00M
Free cash flow $3.68B $3.32B -$385.76M
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $7.85 $5.83
Cash & equivalents $462.00M $604.66M $26.32M
Total debt $12.61B $2.97B $1.85B
Shares (diluted) 281.20M 107.21M 124.16M
Enterprise value $63.30B $5.73B $7.68B

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
MetricFANGVISTMTDR
P/E 39.7x 8.9x 10.3x
P/FCF 15.8x 2.3x -19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 4.2x 2.9x
P/S 3.4x 2.2x 1.9x
P/B 1.3x 2.2x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.2x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 4.1x 3.9x
EV/EBIT 64.9x 6.6x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.8x 2.4x
EV/FCF 19.1x 3.0x -24.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 5.5x 3.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.13 -0.11 -1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFANGVISTMTDR
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 77.8% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -77.8% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 96.4% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -78.0% 11.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.1% 84.2% -18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% -77.9% -4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.4% 45.8% -14.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 36.2% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -60.3% 19.3% -15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -78.4% -8.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.8% 165.9% 7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 40.1% 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.6% 58.5% -153.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 38.3% -36.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFANGVISTMTDR
Gross margin – 52.7% 94.2%
EBITDA margin 37.0% 69.5% 61.5%
Operating margin 6.3% 42.8% 30.0%
Pretax margin 10.8% 33.3% 24.4%
Net margin 8.6% 23.9% 18.5%
FCF margin 21.5% 94.3% -9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 59.3% 51.4% 66.5%
Return on equity 3.5% 27.5% 13.4%
Return on assets 2.2% 9.9% 6.3%
Return on invested capital 1.6% 25.8% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 1.7% 21.9% 10.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.2x 2.2x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFANGVISTMTDR
Debt / assets 18.0% 31.9% 13.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 0.9x -4.8x
Liabilities / assets 37.4% 62.1% 53.7%
Equity / assets 62.6% 37.9% 46.3%
Interest coverage – 6.9x 5.4x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.69 1.96 1.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFANGVISTMTDR
Dividend yield 2.1% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 5.0% – 2.8%
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.

ConsensusFANGVISTMTDR
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.55FY2026 $9.93FY2026 $8.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.2%FY2026 +45.6%FY2026 +47.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.4% +5.5% +7.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.74BFY2026 $4.05BFY2026 $4.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.3%FY2026 +63.8%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.6% +3.4% +26.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFANGVISTMTDR
Held by institutions 71.6% 57.7% 96.8%
Institutions holding 1,190 223 493
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.6% +11.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 610 138 273
Institutions selling 393 65 149
Buyers to sellers 1.55 2.12 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.

FANGVISTMTDR
FANG 1.00 0.56 0.83
VIST 0.56 1.00 0.53
MTDR 0.83 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FANG, VIST and MTDR?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Diamondback Energy (FANG) $58.11B, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) $7.62B, Matador Resources (MTDR) $7.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, FANG, VIST and MTDR?

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.7x, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 8.9x, Matador Resources (MTDR) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Matador Resources (MTDR) is cheapest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.6x, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 7.4x, Matador Resources (MTDR) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) +77.8%, Matador Resources (MTDR) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) has the highest net margin (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 23.9%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 18.5%). On return on invested capital, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) leads (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 1.6%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 25.8%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) returned the most: Diamondback Energy (FANG) +42.0%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) +82.5%, Matador Resources (MTDR) +52.9%. Over five years, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) compounded fastest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) +14.0%/yr, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) +62.4%/yr, Matador Resources (MTDR) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Matador Resources (MTDR) has the highest dividend yield: Diamondback Energy (FANG) 2.05%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 2.52%. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Diamondback Energy (FANG) has been the steadiest (Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.0%, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) 43.4%, Matador Resources (MTDR) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V (VIST) leads on 7. 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.