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Vital Energy, Inc.

Vital Energy, Inc.

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$17.92

+0.0000%
EnergyOil & Gas Exploration & Production

Vital Energy, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas, the United States. The company was formerly known as Laredo Petroleum, Inc. and changed its name to Vital Energy, Inc. in January 2023. Vital Energy, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Market Cap$693.32M
EPS-4.7400
P/E Ratio-3.78
Earnings Date02/18/2026
Vital Energy, Inc.

Vital Energy, Inc. Fair Value Envelope

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Our analysis suggests that VTLE has a fair value of HIDDEN per share in the Base Case projection. With shares currently trading at $17.92, this represents a potential HIDDEN relative to our calculated worth for Vital Energy, Inc..

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Intrinsic Value
Current Price: $17.92

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DCF Valuation Summary

Calculation flow from present value to intrinsic value per share

Present Value$4.4B
+ Cash & Equivalents$40.2M
Firm Value$4.4B
- Debt$2.6B
Equity Value$1.8B
/ Shares Outstanding38,690,000B
DCF Value$48
UNDERVALUED BY 166%

Owner Earnings Projections

Operating Cash Flow - Maintenance CapEx = Owner Earnings

Metric
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Operating Cash Flow
$894.9M
$800.6M
$716.2M
$640.8M
$573.2M
$512.8M
$458.8M
$410.5M
$367.2M
$328.5M
Maintenance CapEx
-$311.1M
-$278.3M
-$249.0M
-$222.7M
-$199.3M
-$178.3M
-$159.5M
-$142.7M
-$127.6M
-$114.2M
Owner Earnings
$583.8M
$522.3M
$467.3M
$418.0M
$374.0M
$334.6M
$299.3M
$267.8M
$239.6M
$214.3M
Discount Factor
0.926
0.857
0.794
0.735
0.681
0.630
0.583
0.540
0.500
0.463
Present Value
$540.6M
$447.8M
$370.9M
$307.3M
$254.5M
$210.8M
$174.6M
$144.7M
$119.8M
$99.3M
Terminal Value represents 38.7% of Enterprise Value

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