Does VNOM pay a dividend?

Yes. Viper Energy, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 5.39% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.31 per share.

How much does VNOM pay in dividends?

$2.31 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next VNOM ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is August 13, 2026, with payment on August 20, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

VNOM Dividend

Viper Energy, Inc.

NASDAQEnergyStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 5.39%
Annual dividend: $2.31
Payout ratio: 5.22
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $42.88
Market cap: $15.4B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: August 13, 2026Pay date: August 20, 2026Amount: $0.6700

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is VNOM a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median5.39% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Paying out more than it earnsA payout ratio of 5.22 means the dividend exceeds reported earnings. That can be sustained for a while from cash reserves or borrowing, but not indefinitely.
Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 9 complete years, the annual total fell in 2016, 2019, 2020. The most recent reduction was in 2020.

VNOM dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2014 to 2022.

Peak $2.12 in 2018Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for VNOM, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 13, 2026	August 20, 2026	$0.6700	Quarterly
May 14, 2026	May 21, 2026	$0.6800	Special
March 5, 2026	March 12, 2026	$0.5200	Special
November 13, 2025	November 20, 2025	$0.5800	Special
August 14, 2025	August 21, 2025	$0.5300	Special
May 15, 2025	May 22, 2025	$0.5700	Special
March 6, 2025	March 13, 2025	$0.6500	Special
November 14, 2024	November 21, 2024	$0.6100	Special
August 15, 2024	August 22, 2024	$0.6400	Special
May 14, 2024	May 22, 2024	$0.5900	Special
March 4, 2024	March 12, 2024	$0.5600	Special
November 15, 2023	November 24, 2023	$0.5700	Special
August 9, 2023	August 17, 2023	$0.3600	Special
May 10, 2023	May 18, 2023	$0.3300	Special
March 2, 2023	March 10, 2023	$0.4900	Special
November 16, 2022	November 25, 2022	$0.4900	Special
August 15, 2022	August 23, 2022	$0.8100	Quarterly
May 11, 2022	May 19, 2022	$0.6700	Quarterly
March 3, 2022	March 11, 2022	$0.4700	Quarterly
November 9, 2021	November 18, 2021	$0.3800	Quarterly
August 11, 2021	August 19, 2021	$0.3300	Quarterly
May 12, 2021	May 20, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 3, 2021	March 11, 2021	$0.1400	Quarterly
November 10, 2020	November 19, 2020	$0.1000	Quarterly
August 12, 2020	August 20, 2020	$0.0300	Quarterly
May 13, 2020	May 21, 2020	$0.1000	Quarterly
February 20, 2020	February 28, 2020	$0.4500	Quarterly
November 7, 2019	November 15, 2019	$0.4600	Quarterly
August 13, 2019	August 21, 2019	$0.4700	Quarterly
May 10, 2019	May 20, 2019	$0.3800	Quarterly
February 15, 2019	February 25, 2019	$0.5100	Quarterly
November 8, 2018	November 19, 2018	$0.5800	Quarterly
August 10, 2018	August 20, 2018	$0.6000	Quarterly
April 19, 2018	April 27, 2018	$0.4800	Quarterly
February 15, 2018	February 26, 2018	$0.4600	Quarterly
November 6, 2017	November 14, 2017	$0.3370	Quarterly
August 15, 2017	August 24, 2017	$0.3320	Quarterly
May 16, 2017	May 25, 2017	$0.3020	Quarterly
February 15, 2017	February 24, 2017	$0.2580	Quarterly
November 8, 2016	November 18, 2016	$0.2070	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does VNOM pay a dividend?: Yes. Viper Energy, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 5.39% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $2.31 per share.
How much does VNOM pay in dividends?: $2.31 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next VNOM ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is August 13, 2026, with payment on August 20, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.