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Diversified Energy Company (DEC)

Energy | Oil & Gas Integrated | Birmingham, United States | NYSE
13.74 USD +0.36 (2.691%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 13.98 +0.24 (1.747%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:03 a.m. EDT

The investment case for this energy stock is currently paralyzed by a severe disconnect between its massive historical rally and its deteriorating operational reality. While the price has surged nearly tenfold over the last four years, the most recent annual performance shows a sharp decline, signaling that the market is actively repricing the asset based on recent operational struggles rather than past glory. This recent weakness is compounded by alarming balance sheet metrics; the company carries debt significantly exceeding its equity, resulting in a precarious current ratio that suggests liquidity stress. Despite these fundamental red flags, the stock offers a very high nominal yield, which acts as a magnet for income seekers but masks the underlying risk of capital preservation. The consensus view remains bullish due to the low valuation multiples, yet this appears to be a 'value trap' scenario where the market has already priced in the structural issues. For a short-term trader, the momentum is neutral to slightly negative given the recent slide, while the long-term outlook remains unclear until the balance sheet is stabilized and operations turn consistently profitable again.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_84 ✓0.043754
AutoARIMA0.085399
AutoETS0.085401
MSTL0.088259
AutoTheta0.120507
MSTL_84_1260.125913
MSTL_1260.198165

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_84

Forecast Reliability
Score 31%
H-stat 1.51
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.649
Excess Kurtosis -0.43
Attribute Value
Sector Energy
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-27
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-28
Debt to Equity Ratio 388.191
Revenue per Share 23.857
Market Cap 949,277,248
Trailing P/E 1.72
Forward P/E 5.93
Beta 0.32
Profit Margins 27.37%
Previous Name Diversified Gas & Oil PLC
Website https://www.div.energy

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.99% 7.82% 69.64% 150.71%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-29 0.290 1.993127
2026-02-27 0.290 2.107558
2025-12-01 0.290 1.974132
2025-08-28 0.290 1.745936
2025-05-29 0.290 2.049470
2025-02-28 0.290 2.178813
2025-02-27 0.290 2.165795
2024-11-29 0.290 1.772616
2024-08-30 0.290 2.371218
2024-08-29 0.290 2.272727
2024-05-23 0.290 2.049470
2024-02-29 0.875 7.102273
2023-11-30 0.880 101.265821
2023-08-31 0.880 77.876107
2023-05-25 0.880 78.571428
2023-03-02 0.880 69.291340
2022-11-25 0.860 56.209151
2022-09-01 0.860 59.310343
2022-05-26 0.860 55.305468
2022-03-03 0.860 57.333333
2021-11-26 0.800 59.701491
2021-11-24 0.800 55.555553
2021-09-02 0.800 53.333333
2021-05-27 0.800 50.955412
2021-03-04 0.800 43.478260
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.16
dividendYield 8.67
exDividendDate 2026-08-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.45
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.10837071
lastDividendValue 0.29
lastDividendDate 2026-05-29
dividendDate 2026-09-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.11566424
Address1 1,600 Corporate Drive
All Time High 18.9
All Time Low 0.78
Ask 13.98
Ask Size 300
Average Analyst Rating 1.0 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,362,920
Average Daily Volume3 Month 967,532
Average Volume 967,532
Average Volume10Days 1,362,920
Beta 0.315
Bid 13.45
Bid Size 300
Book Value 10.14
City Birmingham
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 13.74
Current Ratio 0.47
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 13.92
Day Low 13.58
Debt To Equity 388.191
Display Name Diversified Energy Company
Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Dividend Rate 1.16
Dividend Yield 8.67
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,157,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Ebitda 806,729,984
Ebitda Margins 0.4384
Enterprise To Ebitda 4.757
Enterprise To Revenue 2.086
Enterprise Value 3,837,739,520
Eps Current Year 3.08533
Eps Forward 2.31625
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.97
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 14.5898
Fifty Day Average Change -0.8498001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05824618
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -11.566424
Fifty Two Week High 18.9
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.16
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.27301586
Fifty Two Week Low 12.33
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.4099998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.11435522
Fifty Two Week Range 12.33 - 18.9
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,609,770,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 13.21
Float Shares 66,607,024
Forward Eps 2.31625
Forward P E 5.932002
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,987
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.55667996
Gross Profits 1,024,393,024
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06577
Held Percent Institutions 0.6783
Implied Shares Outstanding 69,088,589
Industry Oil & Gas Integrated
Industry Disp Oil & Gas Integrated
Industry Key oil-gas-integrated
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Last Dividend Value 0.29
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Diversified Energy Company, an independent energy company, engages in the production, transportation and marketing of natural gas, oil, and liquids primarily in the Appalachian and Central regions of the United States. It also operates in the Bossier and Haynesville shale formations and the Cotton Valley sandstones in East Texas and West Louisiana, the Barnett Shale in North Texas and the Mid-Continent producing areas across Central Texas, along with the Anadarko Basin across North Texas and Oklahoma and Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico. Diversified Energy Company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
Long Name Diversified Energy Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 949,277,248
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_304836959
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Name Change Date 2,026-07-13
Net Income To Common 503,696,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 924,405,320
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 13.57
Operating Cashflow 548,492,992
Operating Margins -0.60581
Payout Ratio 0.1455
Phone 205 408 0909
Post Market Change 0.23999977
Post Market Change Percent 1.7467233
Post Market Price 13.98
Post Market Time 1,783,986,927
Prev Name Diversified Gas & Oil PLC
Previous Close 13.38
Price Eps Current Year 4.4533324
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.3550295
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.51586026
Profit Margins 0.27372
Quick Ratio 0.349
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.36
Regular Market Change Percent 2.69058
Regular Market Day High 13.92
Regular Market Day Low 13.58
Regular Market Day Range 13.58 - 13.92
Regular Market Open 13.57
Regular Market Previous Close 13.38
Regular Market Price 13.74
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 916,781
Return On Equity 0.87213
Revenue Growth 0.66
Revenue Per Share 23.857
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Energy
Sector Disp Energy
Sector Key energy
Shares Outstanding 69,088,589
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0657
Shares Short 4,577,054
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 3,320,729
Short Name Diversified Energy Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.0674
Short Ratio 3.45
Source Interval 15
State AL
Symbol DEC
Target High Price 28.0
Target Low Price 19.0
Target Mean Price 22.42857
Target Median Price 22.0
Total Cash 54,539,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.754
Total Debt 2,887,963,904
Total Revenue 1,840,183,040
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.45
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.10837071
Trailing Eps 7.97
Trailing P E 1.7239649
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 14.37995
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.6399498
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.044502925
Type Disp Equity
Volume 916,781
Website https://www.div.energy
Zip 35,242