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Viper Energy, Inc. receives a contractual share of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales from wells on properties where it holds mineral and royalty interests. The well operators drill, develop and produce, sell the output to third-party purchasers, and pay Viper its share. Viper does not fund drilling, completion or well operating costs. Oil supplies most of its royalty income. After selling its assets outside the Permian Basin, its holdings are concentrated in that basin.
Its income depends on how much operators produce and the prices they receive, while operators decide when and where to drill. Diamondback-operated properties generate most of Viper’s royalty income. Viper also has no employees of its own: Diamondback supplies its executives, personnel and administrative services, making it central to both production and management.
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Viper depends directly on Diamondback Energy: it produces oil and gas from properties that generated over half of Viper’s 2025 royalty income and supplies Viper’s management and administrative staff. Watch production from those properties, which feeds the payments Viper receives without bearing drilling and operating costs.
Dorchester Minerals and Viper both receive a share of revenue from oil and gas produced by others, so production volumes and commodity prices affect both companies’ royalty income. Dorchester also receives monthly payments from its operating partnership’s net profits, making its royalty revenue a cleaner comparison with Viper than its total income.
Permian Resources shares Viper’s exposure to Permian production and prices: it sells oil, gas and natural gas liquids to buyers and owns royalty acreage in the basin where Viper collects production-based payments. Its Delaware Basin production and selling prices offer a regional comparison for Viper’s royalty income, not evidence of a direct payment relationship.
MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY’s drilling investment reflects activity in the oil-rich Delaware Basin, part of the Permian region where Viper receives royalties from production. Matador earns from producing oil and gas and providing processing and transport services; its Delaware drilling and completion spending is the part to watch for that regional development cycle.
Granite Ridge Resources and Viper both rely on other operators to develop wells, with the Permian supplying most of Granite Ridge’s production and most of Viper’s royalty properties. Granite Ridge earns from its share of oil and gas sold by partners rather than royalties; watch its partner-operated Permian production as a read on third-party activity in the basin.
Devon Energy shares the oil-price and drilling cycle behind Viper’s Permian royalties, with the Delaware Basin its largest and best-funded development program. Devon sells oil, gas and natural gas liquids to third parties mostly at market-sensitive prices; watch its Delaware development spending for a view of drilling economics in Viper’s main region.
Occidental Petroleum’s leading Permian production position exposes its oil and gas sales to the same commodity prices and regional operating conditions that shape Viper’s royalties. Watch Occidental’s Permian production news rather than treating its worldwide sales volumes as a measure of activity on Viper’s properties.
Northern Oil and Gas depends on partner-operated wells, including in the Permian, much as Viper relies on operators for production—but Northern pays its share of well costs to earn oil and gas revenue, while Viper collects royalties. Watch Northern’s well proposals and participation decisions: it says lower oil prices typically reduce both proposals and the share it joins.
Ovintiv’s Permian oil and gas sales share the regional development cycle affecting Viper’s production royalties, but its Canadian business adds different drivers. Watch its west Texas Permian production separately from its Montney operations in Canada when comparing it with Viper.
APA’s largest source of production and cash flow is the Permian, so its oil and gas development economics share the basin and price exposure behind Viper’s royalties. APA’s subsidiaries produce and sell hydrocarbons; watch its Permian drilling and completion costs for a view of how economically operators can develop that region.
SM Energy shares Viper’s exposure to Permian activity and oil prices: in 2025, the Midland Basin supplied 40% of SM’s production and oil supplied 82% of its production revenue. SM sells oil, gas and natural gas liquids rather than collecting royalties; its Midland production is the more relevant comparison than total revenue growth driven mainly by acquired Uinta assets.
WhiteHawk Minerals and Viper receive a share of third-party production revenue largely without bearing development or operating costs, so both depend on operators and commodity prices. WhiteHawk emphasizes natural gas, while Viper’s royalties emphasize Permian oil; compare royalty collections with that product difference in mind, and note that WhiteHawk can still face some post-production charges.
Viper Energy, Inc. earningsThis company
Viper Energy collects royalties when operators sell oil and gas, so this report shows how production and prices feed its income and cash.
Read oil and gas production alongside royalty income, then check operating cash flow. If production holds up and income and cash do too, sales volumes are supporting the business; falling production or royalty income points to weaker output, prices or deductions weighing on receipts. Net income can also be affected by non-cash impairments, so it is not a stand-alone measure of cash performance.
Diamondback Energy, Inc. earningsFANG
Diamondback supplies a large share of Viper Energy’s royalty income, and its report can show how production and development on overlapping Permian acreage feed Viper’s receipts.
Look at Diamondback’s Permian production and drilling activity, especially any disclosure about acreage overlapping Viper’s interests. More production from those properties can mean more royalty income for Viper without Viper bearing drilling and operating costs; weaker output or activity can limit those receipts. The companies do not share every property, so Diamondback’s total production is not a direct measure of Viper’s income.
MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY earningsMTDR
Matador Resources’ Delaware Basin drilling investment offers a regional read on development that could support production from Viper Energy’s Delaware Basin royalty interests.
Watch Matador Resources’ Delaware Basin drilling and completion spending. Sustained or higher investment means operators are continuing to develop the area, which could support future production and Viper’s royalty income; cuts or delays point to less potential new output. Matador is not drilling on Viper’s behalf, so its spending is not a measure of activity on Viper’s acreage.
Permian Resources Corporation earningsPR
Permian Resources’ Delaware production and selling prices offer a regional comparison for Viper Energy’s royalties in the basin, though the two companies do not collect from the same properties.
Compare Permian Resources’ Delaware production and selling prices with Viper’s own reported production and realized prices. Product mix and sales deductions can differ, so compare direction, not revenue totals. If both production and prices hold up at Permian Resources, regional conditions are supporting output and sales; if both weaken, Viper’s Delaware royalties may also face pressure, but the comparison cannot establish results on Viper’s own acreage.
