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Yield on Cost (YOC): 2.45%

FANG Yield on Cost (YOC) Metrics

YIELD ON COST (YOC)

2.45%

Yield on Cost for FANG

FANG now pays $4.40 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:

If you boughtPrice thenYield on cost today
10 years ago(2016-06-23)$91.414.81%
5 years ago(2021-06-25)$96.314.57%
3 years ago(2023-06-28)$128.613.42%
1 year ago(2025-06-26)$140.873.12%
Buying today(at $179.91)$179.912.45%

If you buy today and the dividend keeps growing

Projection: starting from today's 2.45% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at its historical 21.7% rate. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.

Today

2.45%

In 3 years

5.59%

In 5 years

9.70%

In 10 years

38.47%

Yield on Cost Calculator

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$179.91
$4.40
21.68%
15 Years

Starting Yield

2.45%

Ending YOC

46.42%

Year 15 Dividend

$83.51

Cum. Dividends Recd.

$444.01

Yield on Cost Progression Graph
Detailed Projections Ledger
Year-by-year table outlining compounding dividend returns on your purchase cost basis.
YearProjected Div. / ShareYoY Dividend HikeYield on Cost (YOC)Total Dividends Recd.
Initial$4.402.45%$0.00
Year 1$5.35+21.68%2.98%$5.35
Year 2$6.51+21.68%3.62%$11.87
Year 3$7.93+21.68%4.41%$19.80
Year 4$9.65+21.68%5.36%$29.44
Year 5$11.74+21.68%6.52%$41.18
Year 6$14.28+21.68%7.94%$55.46
Year 7$17.38+21.68%9.66%$72.84
Year 8$21.14+21.68%11.75%$93.98
Year 9$25.73+21.68%14.30%$119.71
Year 10$31.31+21.68%17.40%$151.02
Year 11$38.09+21.68%21.17%$189.11
Year 12$46.35+21.68%25.76%$235.47
Year 13$56.40+21.68%31.35%$291.87
Year 14$68.63+21.68%38.15%$360.50
Year 15$83.51+21.68%46.42%$444.01

Yield on Cost (YOC) Formula & Definition

Yield on cost is the dividend yield measured against your original purchase price, not today's price. As a company raises its dividend, the yield on what you actually paid keeps rising even when the market yield holds steady.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Yield on Cost (YOC) FAQ

What is the yield on cost (YOC) for Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG)?
The yield on cost (YOC) for FANG stock is 2.45%.

About Diamondback Energy, Inc.

Diamondback Energy, Inc. operates as an independent enterprise focused on oil and natural gas. Its core business involves the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of unconventional and onshore hydrocarbon reserves, predominantly located within the Permian Basin across West Texas and New Mexico. The company's development efforts primarily target significant geological formations, including the Spraberry and Wolfcamp in the Midland Basin, as well as the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring within the Delaware Basin – both crucial components of the broader Permian. As of December 31, 2021, Diamondback Energy's asset base included approximately 524,700 gross acres under its control in the Permian Basin. At that time, its estimated proved oil and natural gas reserves amounted to 1,788,991 thousand barrels of crude oil equivalent. The company also maintained working interests in 5,289 gross producing wells and held royalty interests in an additional 6,455 wells. Beyond its direct well operations, Diamondback Energy possesses mineral interests spanning roughly 930,871 gross acres and 27,027 net royalty acres across the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford Shale. Furthermore, it manages a portfolio of midstream infrastructure, owning, operating, developing, and acquiring assets such as 866 miles of crude oil gathering pipelines, natural gas gathering pipelines, and an integrated water system within the Midland and Delaware Basins of the Permian. Established in 2007, Diamondback Energy, Inc. is headquartered in Midland, Texas.

Midland, TX
1,983 employees
Energy / Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
CEO
Matthew Kaes Van't Hof