Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio 2.9x · EV/EBITDA 1.8x · ROE 46.9%. (2013–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $975M | $1.1B | $799M | $713M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.1B | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise Value | $1.2B | $1.3B | $2.5B | $2.0B | $2.6B | $2.2B | $1.8B | — | — | — | — |
| P/E Ratio → | 2.94 | 3.16 | — | 0.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 0.60 | 0.67 | 1.01 | 0.82 | 0.62 | 1.18 | 2.60 | — | — | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.72 | 1.19 | — | 1.73 | 1.20 | — | — | — | — |
| P/FCF | 3.48 | 3.85 | 2.72 | 2.12 | 3.92 | 4.26 | 4.90 | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | 2.10 | 2.32 | 2.31 | 1.74 | 3.05 | 3.59 | 4.39 | — | — | — | — |
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Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 0.80 | 3.18 | 2.32 | 1.38 | 2.23 | 4.40 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 1.80 | 1.96 | 11.86 | 1.46 | — | — | 45.23 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | 4.84 | 2.51 | — | 1.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | 4.59 | 8.62 | 6.00 | 8.76 | 8.06 | 8.29 | — | — | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 25.5% | 25.5% | 13.8% | 23.4% | 65.2% | 52.7% | 21.4% | 60.7% | 82.3% | 33.2% | 8.1% |
| Operating Margin | 15.1% | 15.1% | -5.4% | 133.7% | -35.0% | -47.8% | -19.0% | 23.2% | 101.8% | 38.8% | 122.8% |
| Net Profit Margin | 21.2% | 21.2% | -11.1% | 87.3% | -32.6% | -33.3% | -5.7% | 21.5% | 69.4% | 21.2% | 96.7% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 46.9% | 46.9% | -16.6% | 329.1% | -237.7% | -41.9% | -2.6% | 11.8% | 48.0% | 18.0% | 10250.4% |
| ROA | 6.7% | 6.7% | -2.4% | 20.8% | -17.1% | -11.2% | -1.1% | 5.6% | 22.5% | 5.6% | 26.7% |
| ROIC | 10.8% | 10.8% | -1.6% | 54.0% | -33.4% | -21.2% | -3.7% | 5.7% | 32.1% | 12.6% | 41.6% |
| ROCE | 5.9% | 5.9% | -1.4% | 42.0% | -24.8% | -19.4% | -3.9% | 6.3% | 34.6% | 12.4% | 66.1% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.24 | 0.24 | 3.74 | 2.19 | — | 1.56 | 0.83 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.80 | 4.12 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.36 | 0.36 | 8.14 | 0.94 | — | — | 18.53 | 3.04 | 1.44 | 3.11 | 1.42 |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.21 | 3.73 | 2.18 | — | 1.54 | 0.83 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 4.09 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 0.32 | 0.32 | 8.11 | 0.94 | — | — | 18.50 | 3.03 | 1.44 | 2.46 | 1.42 |
| Debt / FCF | — | 0.74 | 5.90 | 3.88 | 4.85 | 3.80 | 3.39 | 2.52 | 7.01 | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | 2.44 | 2.44 | -0.63 | 8.46 | -6.84 | -9.79 | -2.14 | 4.60 | 15.70 | 6.41 | 10.61 |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 1.26 | 1.74 | 1.93 | 0.12 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 1.22 | 1.65 | 1.93 | 0.12 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.28 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.21 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | 71.46 | 84.95 | 72.41 | 48.59 | 50.87 | 35.21 | 9.65 | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 92.50 | 107.65 | 79.96 | 56.44 | 105.69 | 59.83 | 58.37 | 98.82 | 121.59 | 61.58 |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 8.5% | 7.9% | 10.5% | 23.6% | 12.1% | 11.3% | 9.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | 24.9% | 24.9% | — | 22.2% | — | — | — | 82.6% | 15.6% | 65.1% | 5.4% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | 34.0% | 31.6% | — | 106.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | 28.7% | 26.0% | 36.7% | 47.1% | 25.5% | 23.5% | 20.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 10.2% | 9.2% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 0.1% | 1.5% | — | — | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 18.7% | 17.1% | 13.1% | 25.1% | 15.1% | 11.4% | 10.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $74M | $48M | $48M | $42M | $40M | $34M | $32M | $19M | $6M | $2M |
Environmental liability cost escalation
According to current market data, DEC trades at a P/E of 2.83 and an EV/EBITDA of 1.75, which, as reported in financial statements, suggests a significant valuation discount compared to Appalachian peers like EQT Corporation that trade at substantially higher multiples of 15.92 and 7.06 respectively.
This valuation gap appears to reflect a market-imposed risk premium for the company's mature asset base and long-term environmental liabilities. Investors should monitor whether this discount is a temporary mispricing or a structural reflection of the market's skepticism regarding the sustainability of the company's dividend-heavy, acquisition-led business model.
Based on reported figures, DEC's ROIC has exhibited extreme volatility, swinging from a high of 39.5% in 2023Q2 to a low of -67.4% in 2022Q2, which indicates that the company struggles to consistently generate positive returns on its invested capital across different commodity price cycles.
The erratic nature of these returns suggests that the company's reliance on inorganic growth through acquisitions often obscures the underlying efficiency of its existing well portfolio. Analysts should investigate whether the recent 3.6% ROIC in 2025Q4 represents a stabilization or merely a temporary reprieve from the historical trend of capital destruction.
As reported in financial statements, DEC's asset turnover ratio has remained consistently low, hovering near 0.15 in 2025Q4, which is indicative of a 'harvest' business model that prioritizes the extraction of cash from mature, low-decline assets rather than high-velocity capital deployment or rapid production growth.
This low turnover ratio is consistent with the company's strategy of acquiring older wells that require significant maintenance but minimal new drilling. While this approach minimizes exploration risk, it leaves the company highly sensitive to the cost of maintaining these assets, as any operational inefficiency directly impacts the already thin margins.
According to recent SEC filings, the company's reported D/E ratio of 0.24% in 2025Q4 appears unusually low for an industrial energy firm, yet this figure warrants further investigation as it likely excludes the impact of complex asset-backed securitization structures used to fund its ongoing acquisition strategy.
The discrepancy between this low leverage ratio and the company's history of aggressive debt-funded growth suggests that traditional balance sheet metrics may not fully capture the true extent of the company's financial obligations. Investors should be cautious, as the reliance on amortizing debt structures creates a rigid repayment schedule that could constrain liquidity during periods of commodity price weakness.
Based on an analysis of the company's unique business model, the most commonly misapplied metric is the standard P/E ratio, which fails to account for the significant non-cash distortions caused by bargain purchase gains and derivative mark-to-market adjustments inherent in DEC's acquisition-heavy financial reporting.
Using P/E to evaluate DEC obscures the company's actual cash-generating capacity, which is better assessed through metrics like P/FCF or EV/EBITDA adjusted for non-recurring items. Analysts should prioritize cash flow-based valuation to avoid being misled by accounting-driven earnings volatility that does not reflect the underlying operational reality of the well portfolio.
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Diversified Energy Company PLC's current P/E ratio is 2.9x. The historical average is 2.1x. This places it at the 50th percentile of its historical range.
Diversified Energy Company PLC's current EV/EBITDA is 1.8x. This enterprise value multiple compares the company's total value (equity + debt - cash) to its EBITDA. The historical average is 15.1x.
Diversified Energy Company PLC's return on equity (ROE) is 46.9%. This is above the typical threshold of 15-20% considered good for most companies. The historical average is 17.2%.
Based on historical data, Diversified Energy Company PLC is trading at a P/E of 2.9x. This is at the 50th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Diversified Energy Company PLC's current dividend yield is 8.47% with a payout ratio of 24.9%.
Diversified Energy Company PLC has 25.5% gross margin and 15.1% operating margin. Operating margin between 10-20% is typical for established companies.
Diversified Energy Company PLC's Debt/EBITDA ratio is 0.4x, indicating low leverage. A ratio below 2x is generally considered financially healthy.