Diamondback Energy vs Ovintiv
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Diamondback Energy and Ovintiv side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Diamondback Energy is the larger business, with $15.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $8.9B for Ovintiv, about 1.7 times as much.
- Diamondback Energy grew revenue faster (35.8%, against −2.7%).
- Ovintiv kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (12.7% operating margin, against 8.4%).
- Ovintiv earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (7.1%, against 1.9%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Diamondback Energy’s earnings: a P/E of 39.1x against 20.7x for Ovintiv.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Diamondback Energy
FANG
2/9
Revenue growth5-year growth
Ovintiv
OVV
7/9
Operating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | FANG FY25 | OVV FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $57.9B | $20.4B |
| Revenue | $15.0B | $8.9B |
| Free cash flow | — | $1.5B |
| Net income | $1.7B | $1.2B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 35.8% | −2.7% |
| 5-year growth | 39.8% | 7.9% |
| Share count change | 35.4% | −2.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 12.7% |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 13.9% |
| FCF margin | — | 16.9% |
| Return on capital | 1.9% | 7.1% |
| Return on equity | 4.5% | 11.5% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $14.4B | $4.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.3x | 1.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.2B | $615M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 39.1x | 20.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 8 |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.