FANG · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report
Operating Cash Flow Trends
Diamondback Energy, Inc. · 2026-11-04 · Importance 53 · Surprise 48 · In source text
Net cash provided by operating activities increased to $8.016 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, from $6.415 billion in the comparable 2025 period. Cash additions to oil and natural gas properties were $2.955 billion, up 14.5% from $2.580 billion. Property acquisitions used $1.909 billion, down from $5.411 billion in the prior-year period.
Key facts
- Diamondback reported net cash provided by operating activities of $8,016 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with $6,415 million for the same period in 2025. source
- Diamondback's operating cash flow was $8.016 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, versus $6.415 billion in 2025. source
- Diamondback's operating cash flow increase year over year primarily reflected $3.1 billion in additional revenues excluding purchased oil sales and $41 million more cash received on derivative settlements. source
- Diamondback's operating cash flow increase was partly offset by $787 million of working-capital changes excluding taxes payable, approximately $361 million of higher cash operating expenses excluding purchased oil expense, $271 million more cash taxes, and $98 million more cash interest. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cash | positive | realized | +4.3% | Diamondback's operating cash flow increase year over year primarily reflected $3.1 billion in additional revenues excluding purchased oil… |
| cash | positive | realized | +2.2% | Diamondback reported net cash provided by operating activities of $8,016 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared… |
| cash | negative | realized | -1.1% | Diamondback's operating cash flow increase was partly offset by $787 million of working-capital changes excluding taxes payable,… |
| cash | negative | realized | -0.5% | Diamondback's operating cash flow increase was partly offset by $787 million of working-capital changes excluding taxes payable,… |
| cash | negative | realized | -0.4% | Diamondback's operating cash flow increase was partly offset by $787 million of working-capital changes excluding taxes payable,… |
| cash | negative | realized | -0.1% | Diamondback's operating cash flow increase was partly offset by $787 million of working-capital changes excluding taxes payable,… |
| cash | positive | realized | +0.1% | Diamondback's operating cash flow increase year over year primarily reflected $3.1 billion in additional revenues excluding purchased oil… |
| cash | positive | realized | — | Diamondback's operating cash flow increase year over year primarily reflected $3.1 billion in additional revenues excluding purchased oil… |