VNOM - Viper Energy, Inc.
Viper Energy Partners LP owns, acquires, and exploits oil and natural gas properties in North America. As of December 31, 2021, it had mineral interests in 27,027 net royalty acres in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale; and estimated proved oil and natural gas reserves of 127,888 thousand barrels of crude oil equivalent. Viper Energy Partners GP LLC operates as the general partner of the company.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $48.81, ATM IV 31.2%, max pain $49.00, net GEX $1.4M.
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Midstream
- Market Cap
- $17.36B
- Beta
- 0.31
- 52-Week Range
- 35.1-51.13
- Dividend Yield
- $2.31
- CEO
- Matthew Kaes Van't Hof
- IPO Date
- Jun 18, 2014
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What VNOM Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 19.3% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($1.4M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.018) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The VNOM overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked VNOM overview questions
- What is VNOM?
- VNOM is the ticker symbol for Viper Energy, Inc., a listed security. Viper Energy Partners LP owns, acquires, and exploits oil and natural gas properties in North America. As of December 31, 2021, it had mineral interests in 27,027 net royalty acres in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale; and estimated proved oil and natural gas reserves of 127,888 thousand barrels of crude oil equivalent. Listed on NASDAQ. VNOM is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the VNOM options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the VNOM options snapshot shows spot at $48.81, ATM IV 31.2%, IV rank 19.3%, max pain $49.00, net GEX $1.4M, expected move 8.94%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are VNOM's key statistics?
- Viper Energy, Inc. (VNOM) carries a market capitalization of $17.36B, beta of 0.31 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 35.1-51.13. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does VNOM belong to?
- Viper Energy, Inc. operates in the Energy sector, in the Oil & Gas Midstream industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare VNOM's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the VNOM data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).