Diamondback Energy, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

FANG · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · $52.0B market cap

Diamondback Energy, Inc. had 1,762 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 11.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $15.0B, up 36.3% from a year earlier, or $8.53M per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

1,762

-11.1% YoY

Revenue

$15.0B

+36.3% YoY

Revenue / employee

$8.53M

Peer median $6.30M

Rank in industry

3 of 20

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
015353071'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 2851Staff 1115

Hover a year for the numbers.

FANG employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20251,762$15.0B$8.53M-11.1%+36.3%
Dec 20241,983$11.0B$5.56M+93.8%+32.2%
Dec 20231,023$8.34B$8.15M+5.2%-12.8%
Dec 2022972$9.57B$9.84M+11.7%+41.8%
Dec 2021870$6.75B$7.76M+18.9%+139.9%
Dec 2020732$2.81B$3.84M+2.8%-29.0%
Dec 2019712$3.96B$5.57M+0.1%+82.2%
Dec 2018711$2.18B$3.06M+183.3%+80.6%
Dec 2017251$1.21B$4.80M+58.9%+128.6%
Dec 2016158$527M$3.34M——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
732'20870'21972'221,023'231,983'241,762'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$3.84M'20$7.76M'21$9.84M'22$8.15M'23$5.56M'24$8.53M'25

Diamondback Energy, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Oil & Gas Exploration & Production.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
PR
Permian Resources Corporation
515$5.07B$9.84MHiring ahead
FANG
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
1,762$15.0B$8.53MLeaner
DVN
Devon Energy Corporation
2,200$17.2B$7.81MLeaner
EXE
Expand Energy Corporation
1,600$11.6B$7.28MLeaner
EOG
EOG Resources, Inc.
3,400$22.6B$6.64MHiring into decline
OVV
Ovintiv Inc.
1,465$8.74B$5.96MContracting
EQT
EQT Corporation
1,523$9.07B$5.96MEfficient growth
APA
APA Corporation
1,791$8.92B$4.98MContracting
OXY
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
10,412$21.6B$2.07MContracting
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Questions about Diamondback Energy, Inc.

How many employees does Diamondback Energy, Inc. have?
Diamondback Energy, Inc. reported 1,762 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 25, 2026. That is down 11.1% from a year earlier.
What is Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Diamondback Energy, Inc. brought in $15.0B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $8.53M per employee. That ranks 3 of 20 companies we track in Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, where the median is $6.30M.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Diamondback Energy, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 25, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell FANG.