secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Viper Energy, Inc. (VNOM)
CIK:        0002074176
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0002074176-26-000005
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Viper Energy Q4 2025: net loss of $246M, but increases base dividend 15% and buyback by $1B
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- Q4 consolidated net loss of $246M ($0.61 per Class A share); adjusted net income of $121M ($0.72 per share).
- Q4 production averaged 66,413 bo/d (134,000 boe/d); full-year average 48,973 bo/d (95,126 boe/d).
- Declared Q4 base dividend $0.38/share and variable $0.14/share; annual base dividend raised 15% to $1.52.
- Share repurchase authorization increased by $1.0B to ~$1.2B remaining; bought 2.4M shares in Q4 at avg $38.69.
- Closed non-Permian divestiture Feb 9, 2026 for net proceeds ~$617M; 2026 production guidance 61-67 Mbo/d.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2074176/000207417626000005/0002074176-26-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2074176/000207417626000005/vnom-20260223.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0002074176-26-000005

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