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Diversified Energy Company PLC DEC.L

United Kingdom · London Stock Exchange · Vertical: Listed companies from United Kingdom

9.75GBP−2.89% · 1 dayClose 05 Nov 2026

Diversified Energy Company PLC is an independent energy company that produces, transports and markets natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil, focusing on existing assets with low decline and the responsible retirement of wells. Its model, built on acquisitions and hedge-protected cash flows, is relevant as recent acquisitions expanded its scale, with total revenue of 795 million USD in 2024.

At the close of 05 Nov 2026, Diversified Energy Company PLC (DEC.L) stock was 9.75 GBP (−2.89% on the day), with beta -0.19, 52-week range 9.33–14.10 GBP.

Data as of · AI analysis dated · Source: ESEF annual reports and closing prices, computed by olivLaw.

Market cap
unavailable
shares as of 31 Dec 2024
P/E (TTM)
unavailable
Diluted EPS TTM -1.84 · TTM to 31 Dec 2024
E/P (TTM)
unavailable
TTM to 31 Dec 2024
Dividend yield
unavailable
Beta (2y)
-0.19
Volatility (1y) 40%
52-week range
9.3314.10

Price history

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Technical reading

RSI (14)
32.7
weak (30–45)
Bollinger (20, 2)
9.99 – 11.42
below the lower band · %B -0.17 · band width 13.3%
SMA 50 / 200
10.71 / 10.70
mixed trend
MACD (12, 26, 9)
-0.12 / -0.00
MACD below signal

Indicators describe past prices; on their own they do not predict direction. On our history the RSI ≤ 40 filter added no return (see the signals methodology).

Performance

CompanyEURO STOXX 50vs EURO STOXX 50Vertical median
1 month−6.6%−0.6%−6.0 pp—
3 months−1.0%−4.2%+3.2 pp—
6 months−14.0%+4.3%−18.4 pp—
Year to date−9.3%+7.5%−16.8 pp—
1 year−7.5%+9.9%−17.4 pp+5.8%
3 years−30.7%+49.8%−80.5 pp+26.3%
5 years−53.1%+42.8%−96.0 pp—
Max drawdown (1y)
−32.6%
31 Mar 2026 → 28 Jul 2026
Max drawdown (5y)
−71.7%
18 Aug 2022 → 09 Apr 2025
Compound annual growth (5y)
−14.1%
EURO STOXX 50 +7.4%

Price returns, dividends excluded.

Quarterly results

ESEF annual reports carry no quarters: the results are annual (below).

E/P over time

the price (USD) and the reports are in different currencies

E/P = trailing-12-month diluted EPS / price at quarter end. E/P is the inverse of P/E and stays defined when earnings are negative.

Fiscal years

Fiscal year2021202220232024
Revenue1.0 bn1.9 bn868.3 m794.8 m
Revenue YoYunavailable+90.5%−54.8%−8.5%
Net income-325.5 m-625.4 m758.0 m-88.3 m
Net income YoYunavailableunavailableunavailable−111.6%
Diluted EPS-8.20-14.8215.95-1.84
Diluted EPS YoYunavailableunavailableunavailable−111.5%
net %-32.3%-32.6%87.3%-11.1%
Free cash flowunavailableunavailableunavailableunavailable

Balance sheet & financial health

Fiscal year 2024 · 31 Dec 2024

Cash
6.0 m USD
Financial debt
1.7 bn USD
Net debt
1.7 bn USD
Equity
464.6 m USD
Total assets
4.0 bn USD
Debt / equity
3.64x
Current ratio
0.40x
ROE
-16.6%
ROA
-2.4%
FCF margin
unavailable

Financial statements (source on every figure)

Revenue and net income (USD)

Margins

Income statement · USD

Revenue
2022
1.9 bn
2023
868.3 m
2024
794.8 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Gross profit
2022
1.3 bn
2023
203.2 m
2024
109.5 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Operating income
2022
-671.4 m
2023
1.2 bn
2024
-43.0 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Depreciation & amortisation
2022
222.3 m
2023
224.5 m
2024
256.5 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

EBITDA
2022
-449.1 m ≈
2023
1.4 bn ≈
2024
213.5 m ≈

esef· 18 Mar 2025derived

Interest expense
2022
100.8 m
2023
134.2 m
2024
137.6 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Pre-tax income
2022
-799.5 m
2023
1.0 bn
2024
-224.0 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Income tax
2022
-178.9 m
2023
240.6 m
2024
-137.0 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Net income
2022
-625.4 m
2023
758.0 m
2024
-88.3 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Diluted EPS
2022
-14.82
2023
15.95
2024
-1.84

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Weighted average diluted shares
2022
42.2 m
2023
47.5 m
2024
48.0 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Dividend per share
2022
3.40
2023
3.56
2024
1.75

esef· 18 Mar 2025derived

Balance sheet · USD

Cash
2022
7.3 m
2023
3.8 m
2024
6.0 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Current assets
2022
354.2 m
2023
304.6 m
2024
304.3 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Property, plant & equipment, net
2022
462.9 m
2023
456.2 m
2024
449.5 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Intangibles (excl. goodwill)
2022
21.1 m
2023
19.4 m
2024
15.2 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Total assets
2022
3.8 bn
2023
3.5 bn
2024
4.0 bn

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Short-term debt
2022
271.1 m
2023
200.8 m
2024
209.5 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Long-term debt
2022
1.2 bn
2023
1.1 bn
2024
1.5 bn

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Current liabilities
2022
1.1 bn
2023
638.4 m
2024
760.0 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Total liabilities
2022
4.0 bn
2023
2.9 bn
2024
3.5 bn

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Equity
2022
-137.7 m
2023
598.4 m
2024
464.6 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Shares outstanding at year end
2022
42.2 m
2023
47.2 m
2024
48.0 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025derived

Cash flow · USD

Operating cash flow
2022
387.8 m
2023
410.1 m
2024
345.7 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Investing cash flow
2022
-386.5 m
2023
-239.4 m
2024
-272.9 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Financing cash flow
2022
-6.5 m
2023
-174.3 m
2024
-70.5 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Dividends paid
2022
143.5 m
2023
168.0 m
2024
83.9 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Share repurchases
2022
22.9 m
2023
0
2024
5.2 m

esef· 18 Mar 2025verified

Computed indicators

Growth

Revenue growth (YoY)
-8.5%
computed by olivLawFY 2024
Revenue CAGR 3Y
-7.6%
computed by olivLawFY 2021 → FY 2024
Revenue CAGR 5Y
unavailable
input data missing
EBIT growth (YoY)
-103.7%
computed by olivLawFY 2024
Net income growth (YoY)
-111.6%
computed by olivLawFY 2024
Net income CAGR 3Y
unavailable
the base of the ratio is not positive
Net income CAGR 5Y
unavailable
input data missing
EPS growth (YoY)
-111.5%
computed by olivLawFY 2024
EPS CAGR 3Y
unavailable
the base of the ratio is not positive
EPS CAGR 5Y
unavailable
input data missing
FCF growth (YoY)
unavailable
input data missing

Profitability

Gross margin
13.8%
computed by olivLawFY 2024
EBITDA margin
26.9%
computed by olivLawFY 2024
EBIT margin
-5.4%
computed by olivLawFY 2024
Net margin
-11.1%
computed by olivLawFY 2024
FCF margin
unavailable
input data missing

Returns

ROE
-17.0%
computed by olivLawFY 2024 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2024
ROA
-2.4%
computed by olivLawFY 2024 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2024
ROIC
-1.8%
computed by olivLawFY 2024 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2024
ROCE
-1.3%
computed by olivLawFY 2024 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2024
Payout ratio (EPS)
unavailable
insufficient data
Payout ratio (FCF)
unavailable
input data missing

Balance sheet

Net debt
1.7 bn USD
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2024
Net debt / EBITDA
7.9x
computed by olivLawFY 2024 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2024
Debt / equity
3.7x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2024
Interest coverage
-0.3x
computed by olivLawFY 2024

Liquidity

Current ratio
0.4x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2024
Quick ratio
unavailable
input data missing
Cash ratio
0.0x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2024

Cash

Operating cash flow
345.7 m USD
computed by olivLawFY 2024
Capital expenditure
unavailable
input data missing
Free cash flow
unavailable
input data missing
FCF conversion
unavailable
input data missing
Cash conversion
161.9%
computed by olivLawFY 2024

Efficiency

Days sales outstanding
unavailable
input data missing
Days inventory outstanding
unavailable
input data missing
Days payables outstanding
unavailable
input data missing
Cash conversion cycle
unavailable
input data missing

Market and valuation

Market capitalisation
unavailable
input data missing
Enterprise value
unavailable
input data missing
Market cap / net income TTM
unavailable
input data missing
P/E (TTM)
unavailable
input data missing
Earnings yield
unavailable
input data missing
P/B
unavailable
input data missing
P/S
unavailable
input data missing
EV/EBITDA
unavailable
input data missing
EV/EBIT
unavailable
input data missing
EV/Sales
unavailable
input data missing
P/FCF
unavailable
input data missing
FCF yield
unavailable
input data missing
Dividend yield
unavailable
input data missing
Shareholder yield (distributions)
unavailable
input data missing

1 indicators that do not apply to the sector.

Valuation

olivLaw classification

Insufficient data
What is missing
  • score weight coverage: 45.8% of at least 60%

A scoring methodology on indicators and valuation, not investment advice.

Closing price

9.75 GBP

05 Nov 2026Source: olivLaw, closing series

Market cap: unavailable

Price and reporting are in different currencies; market indicators are unavailable.

Key indicators

Market capitalisation
unavailable
input data missing
P/E (TTM)
unavailable
input data missing
P/B
unavailable
input data missing
EV/EBITDA
unavailable
input data missing
ROE
-17.0%
computed by olivLawFY 2024 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2024
Net margin
-11.1%
computed by olivLawFY 2024
Revenue growth (YoY)
-8.5%
computed by olivLawFY 2024
Dividend yield
unavailable
input data missing

Coverage and freshness

28/37 reporting lines present
Latest full fiscal year: 2024
Latest reported period: 31 Dec 2024
Latest balance sheet date: 31 Dec 2024
Share count (cover of the latest filing), as of: 31 Dec 2024
Source: esefpublished 18 Mar 2025
verified 104derived 8

The data is older than the freshness threshold.

Score by group

46% · Insufficient data

Estimated value range

Low
22.97
USD per share
Mid
26.35
USD per share
High
30.89
USD per share
Price: unavailable
Potential to the central value: unavailable (value / price − 1)
Margin of safety: unavailable (1 − price / value)
Agreement between methods: single method · 1 methods used · 1 independent bases

The combined range = the median of the valid methods' low, central and high values; it is not a probability interval and does not cover every result. Envelope of all methods: 22.97 – 30.89 USD.

Valuation assumptions are editorial choices, not measured; beta is not measured.

Method ranges (USD per share)

— — Mid · ▏ Price

Valuation methods

  • DCF (discounted cash flow)unavailable · input data missing
  • Peers: EV/EBITDAunavailable · not enough peers
  • Peers: P/Eunavailable · the base of the ratio is not positive
  • Dividend discount (DDM)22.97 – 30.89 (Mid 26.35)

Assumptions (illustrative, editorial)

Risk-free rate
4.3%
Equity risk premium
5.0%
Beta (default)
1.00
Cost of equity
9.3%
Terminal growth
2.5%

Factor scorecard

Insufficient data

Minimum-evidence gate: score weight coverage: 45.8% of at least 60%

FactorValueScoreWeight used
ROIC · Quality-1.8%17 (vs peers)23%
Net margin · Quality-11.1%23 (vs peers)14%
FCF conversion · Qualityunavailableunavailable—
Revenue CAGR 3Y · Growth-7.6%0 (on a fixed band)18%
EPS CAGR 3Y · Growthunavailableunavailable—
Net debt / EBITDA · Balance sheet7.9x0 (on a fixed band)23%
Interest coverage · Balance sheet-0.3x0 (on a fixed band)14%
Current ratio · Balance sheet0.4x0 (on a fixed band)9%
P/E (TTM) · Valuationunavailableunavailable—
EV/EBITDA · Valuationunavailableunavailable—
FCF yield · Valuationunavailableunavailable—
Shareholder yield (distributions) · Returnsunavailableunavailable—
Payout ratio (FCF) · Returnsunavailableunavailable—

Factors without a value were dropped; the remaining weights were renormalised.

Score groups

  • Balance sheet0/100 · 3/3 factors with a value
  • Growth· partial0/100 · 1/2 factors with a value
  • Quality19/100 · 2/3 factors with a value
  • Returns· partialunavailable · 0/2 factors with a value
  • Valuation· partialunavailable · 0/3 factors with a value

A «partial» group is computed from under half of its weight or from one factor: it is not a full assessment of the group.

Memo

DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY PLC (DEC.L). Latest full fiscal year: 2024; data up to 2024-12-31.

Figures computed from the financial statements: revenue 794.8 m USD in 2024; YoY growth -8.5%; net margin -11.1%; ROE -17.0%; net debt/EBITDA 7.9x.

The estimated value range is 22.97–30.89 USD per share (median of 1 methods, agreement: single method); assumptions are illustrative. The range is the median of the methods' low, central and high values, not a probability interval.

Insufficient data for a verdict (score weight coverage: 45.8% of at least 60%).

Text generated deterministically from the figures shown; no language model. Not investment advice.

What supports the thesis

No signal among the computed factors. That is not an absence of risk: factors without data were not assessed, and business risks (margins, inventory, demand) are in the source-based analysis.

What contradicts it

  • ROIC: -1.8%
  • Net margin: -11.1%
  • Revenue CAGR 3Y: -7.6%
  • Net debt / EBITDA: 7.9x
  • Interest coverage: -0.3x
  • Current ratio: 0.4x

Not assessed (insufficient data or a ratio without meaning): FCF conversion, EPS CAGR 3Y, P/E (TTM), EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, Shareholder yield (distributions), Payout ratio (FCF).

Versus the vertical median

Listed companies from United Kingdom · same country · compared with 39 companies

Multiples and returns vs the median

P/E
—
vertical median 15.3x
EV/EBITDA
—
vertical median —
P/S
—
vertical median 1.5x
P/B
—
vertical median 2.2x
ROE
-17.0%
vertical median 14.4%
below median (−218.3%)
Net margin
-11.1%
vertical median 10.8%
below median (−203.1%)
EBIT margin
-5.4%
vertical median 22.9%
below median (−123.6%)
Revenue YoY
-8.5%
vertical median 7.9%
below median (−207.3%)
Net debt/EBITDA
7.9x
vertical median —
Dividend yield
—
vertical median 2.9%

Price rebased to 100 (monthly, 5 years)

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1- and 3-year price returns: for DEC.L from daily closes (the same as the performance table), for the other companies from month-end closes.

olivLaw engine forecast

The world engine ran after the company's latest material disclosure. Probabilities are of TOUCHING a level within the horizon (not closing there) and sit next to the random walk (p_rw), the no-information benchmark.

The engine has no published run for this company yet.

Valuation scenarios (editable assumptions)

Illustrative scenarios

Scenarios are not available. input data missing

AI analysis

AI-generatedAI-generated analysis (Claude) from cited public sources; it may contain errors. Not investment advice. As of 27 Oct 2026 · Model: claude-haiku-5-5.

In brief

Diversified Energy Company PLC is an independent energy company that produces, transports and markets natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil, focusing on existing assets with low decline and the responsible retirement of wells. Its model, built on acquisitions and hedge-protected cash flows, is relevant as recent acquisitions expanded its scale, with total revenue of 795 million USD in 2024 1.

SWOT

Strengths

  • A long-life, low-decline asset portfolio that generates consistent, hedge-protected cash flows.
  • Owned midstream and well retirement infrastructure that brings vertical integration synergies.
  • A proven record of acquiring and integrating assets, backed by an experienced management and operating team.

Weaknesses

  • Revenue depends on natural gas prices, which can fluctuate significantly from year to year.
  • Leverage rose in 2024 because acquisitions were debt-financed, which narrows financial flexibility.
  • Natural production decline requires continuous optimization investment to offset.

Opportunities

  • Continued disciplined acquisitions, including integrating the Maverick assets, could expand scale and synergies.
  • Lower-carbon projects such as coal mine methane capture could generate additional revenue.
  • Well retirement work for third parties and states could add service revenue.

Threats

  • Falling natural gas prices could significantly reduce cash flow and debt repayment capacity.
  • Changes in methane emissions reporting rules could raise compliance costs.
  • A transition to lower-emission energy could reduce long-term demand for natural gas.

Risks

  • Commodity priceshigh

    Sensitivity of revenue to gas and liquids prices could affect cash flow, even though part of the exposure is hedged with derivatives.

  • Leverage and refinancinghigh

    Higher net debt after acquisitions could limit financial flexibility if cash flows decline.

  • Environmental regulationmedium

    Changes in emissions rules and reporting could raise operating and compliance costs.

  • Acquisition integrationmedium

    Integrating the Maverick assets and other recent acquisitions could meet operational difficulties and delay expected synergies.

  • Safety and operational riskmedium

    Operational or environmental incidents, such as spills, could lead to remediation costs and legal liability.

Investment thesis

What would need to be true (bull case)

  • A model built on mature, low-decline assets could generate consistent cash flows over a long period.
  • An adjusted EBITDA margin of 50% points to solid operating efficiency that could support debt reduction.
  • A reduction in methane intensity of about a third versus the baseline could strengthen the company's position under environmental rules.

What would break the thesis

  • Revenue and adjusted EBITDA fell in 2024, and a further drop in prices could reduce cash flow more.
  • Higher leverage after acquisitions could limit the company's capacity to finance further growth.
  • US changes in emissions reporting could raise costs and uncertainty for the company.

What to watch

  • Integration of the Maverick assets and delivery of announced synergies2025
  • Trend in net debt relative to adjusted EBITDAnext 10-K
  • Results of the sustainability report and assurance of Scope 1 and 2 emissions2025
  • Evolution of the federal framework for methane emissions reporting2025

Products, market & competition

AI-generatedAI-generated analysis (Claude) from cited public sources; it may contain errors. Not investment advice. As of 27 Oct 2026 · Model: claude-haiku-5-5.

The business

Incorporated in the UK in 2014 with roots in a business founded in 2001, the company operates mainly in the Appalachian and Central regions of the United States 1. Its model is based on acquiring long-life, low-decline wells and midstream assets, optimizing them through its internal Smarter Asset Management program, producing and transporting output, and finally retiring wells safely 1. In 2024, total revenue was 795 million USD and adjusted EBITDA 472 million USD, a margin of 50% 1.

The company differentiates itself by not relying on capital-intensive drilling, but on managing existing assets, which according to the report can reduce environmental footprint and sustain consistent cash flows 1. Its structure includes owned midstream and well retirement infrastructure and an internal product marketing team 1. The annual report also shows net debt at 3.0 times pro forma adjusted EBITDA in 2024, up from 2.2 times in 2023, as most acquisitions were debt-financed 1.

The company's shares trade on the London Stock Exchange and, since December 2023, on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DEC, with principal executive offices in Birmingham, Alabama 1. Near term, management said it intends to keep disciplined acquisitions, integrate the Maverick assets and maintain its hedging strategy 1.

Segments

Natural gas and liquids

Natural gas made up 84% of the 2024 production mix, NGLs 12% and oil 4% 1. Operations are mainly in the Marcellus and Utica shales in Appalachia and the Haynesville and Bossier formations in the Central Region 1.

Well retirement

The retirement program included 215 company-owned wells retired in 2024, and the Next LVL team plugged 287 wells in Appalachia, including third-party wells 1. The report also notes revenue from coal mine methane capture 1.

Market context

The company operates in the US natural gas and liquids market, where prices are driven by supply and demand; in 2024 total revenue, inclusive of settled hedges, fell 10%, mainly due to lower average realized prices and lower production 1. It partly manages price exposure through derivatives, and the report shows a 151 million USD gain on settled derivative instruments in 2024 1.

The US framework for methane emissions regulation and reporting is changing, which could alter reported emissions and compliance costs 1. For the company, this could also open opportunities in lower-carbon projects such as coal mine methane capture 1.

Trends

  • Consolidation of mature assetstailwind

    Energy companies increasingly buy existing low-decline assets, which could favor the company's model if acquisition prices stay disciplined 1.

  • Methane emissions regulationheadwind

    New federal and state emissions reporting requirements could increase reported emissions and monitoring costs, even though the company has reduced methane intensity 1.

  • Gas price volatilityheadwind

    Lower average realized prices contributed to reduced revenue and cash flow in 2024, showing the company's sensitivity to prices 1.

  • Long-term energy transitionmixed

    A shift toward a lower-carbon economy could affect demand and prices for natural gas, but could favor producers with a smaller environmental footprint, according to the company's assessment 1.

Competitive position

The company operates among US natural gas producers, where competition comes from independent producers drilling new wells and from companies with integrated assets. The annual report does not explicitly name competitors, so only general categories are listed below.

The advantage the company claims rests on a low-cost, low-decline portfolio, operating scale and the experience of its management and operating team, factors that could matter in asset acquisitions against other buyers 1.

  • Independent natural gas producers in Appalachia

    Competitors in the Appalachian region, where the company operates in the Marcellus and Utica shales; not named explicitly in the source.

  • Producers in the Haynesville basin

    Competitors in the Central Region, where the company holds assets in the Haynesville formation; not named explicitly in the source.

  • Mature-asset acquirers

    Competitors in the market for existing-asset transactions, where the company built its acquisition-led growth.

  • Well retirement service operators

    Competitors in well plugging and retirement, a segment where the company has its own teams and infrastructure.

News & filings

In the press

Annual reports (ESEF)

Sources

  1. [1] Annual report, fiscal year ended 2024-12-31 (ESEF) · SEC / Diversified Energy Company PLC · 31 Dec 2024

Figures computed by olivLaw from ESEF annual reports and closing prices; the qualitative analysis is AI-generated from cited sources. Not investment advice.