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Matador Resources Co

31 story beats from 2017 to 2026

The story so far

The events that changed the company's story, in plain English, each written against everything known about the company at the time. The dot shows whether it was good, bad or neutral for shareholders.

shares on issue market cap (log scale)

2026124m shares · US$6.17bn market cap

  1. 24 July

    Matador agreed to buy Paloma Permian for $1.275 billion cash -- its third billion-dollar-plus Delaware Basin acquisition in under four years -- adding producing properties and undeveloped acreage in Eddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico, with the deal backed by a representation-and-warranty insurance policy in place of seller indemnities.

    material agreement

    124m shUS$6.17bn
  2. 5 Mar

    The new 2034 notes closed, netting about $737 million.

    debt financing

    124m shUS$6.39bn
  3. 27 Feb

    Matador priced a new $750 million senior notes offering (6.000% due 2034), positioned alongside its existing 2028 notes -- continued refinancing/extension of its debt maturity profile.

    material agreement

    124m shUS$6.39bn

2025124m shares · US$5.59bn market cap

  1. 15 Oct

    Matador raised its dividend 20%, to $0.375 per share ($1.50/year, up from $1.25/year) -- its fastest string of consecutive annual increases since introducing the payout in 2021.

    dividend declaration

    124m shUS$5.59bn
  2. 16 Apr

    Matador raised its dividend to $0.3125 per share, a 25% increase from the $0.25 rate set the prior quarter.

    dividend declaration

    125m shUS$6.40bn

2024125m shares · US$6.17bn market cap

  1. 16 Oct

    Matador raised its dividend to $0.25 per share ($1.00/year), the first increase since the 33% raise a year earlier -- continued growth in shareholder returns alongside its acquisition-driven expansion.

    dividend declaration

    125m shUS$6.17bn
  2. 25 Sept

    The 2033 notes closed, netting about $736 million.

    debt financing

    125m shUS$7.08bn
  3. 20 Sept

    Following the Ameredev close, Matador priced $750 million of new 6.250% Senior Notes due 2033 to help term out the acquisition debt.

    material agreement

    125m shUS$7.08bn
  4. 19 Sept

    Matador closed the Ameredev Stateline II acquisition for an adjusted $1.832 billion, funded in part by drawing the full $250 million new term loan and expanding its revolver commitment to $2.25 billion -- total borrowings under the credit facility reached $1.865 billion.

    asset acquisition disposition

    125m shUS$7.08bn
  5. 12 June

    Matador agreed to buy Ameredev Stateline II for $1.905 billion cash -- its second blockbuster Delaware Basin deal in under 18 months -- adding producing properties and undeveloped acreage in Lea County, New Mexico and Loving/Winkler Counties, Texas, plus a roughly 19% stake in Pinon Midstream, LLC. To help fund it, Matador lined up a new $250 million term loan and an increase in its revolver commitment to $2.25 billion.

    material agreement

    125m shUS$7.92bn
  6. 2 Apr

    Matador completed its cash tender offer for the outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026, using proceeds from the new 2032 notes -- wrapping up the refinancing.

    debt financing

    125m shUS$8.33bn
  7. 28 Mar

    Alongside the notes offering, Matador raised about $345 million in an underwritten equity offering of 5.25 million shares at $65.65/share.

    material agreement

    119m shUS$7.98bn
  8. 27 Mar

    Matador priced $900 million of new 6.500% Senior Notes due 2032, positioning to refinance its existing 2026 notes at a longer maturity.

    material agreement

    119m shUS$7.54bn

2023119m shares · US$7.09bn market cap

  1. 19 Oct

    Matador again expanded its credit facility (borrowing base to $2.5 billion, maximum facility to $2.0 billion, elected commitment to $1.325 billion) and, in the same announcement, raised its dividend 33% to $0.20 per share -- continued balance-sheet growth alongside returning more cash to shareholders.

    debt financing

    119m shUS$7.09bn
  2. 13 Apr

    Matador closed the Advance Energy Partners acquisition, paying an adjusted purchase price of approximately $1.598 billion in cash -- its largest deal to date, completed less than three months after signing.

    asset acquisition disposition

    119m shUS$5.68bn
  3. 11 Apr

    The 2028 notes closed, netting about $488 million; the notes mature April 2028 and carry the same subsidiary guarantees and change-of-control protections as Matador's other senior notes.

    debt financing

    119m shUS$5.68bn
  4. 4 Apr

    Matador priced $500 million of new 6.875% Senior Notes due 2028 -- upsized from the previously announced $400 million -- to help fund the pending Advance Energy Partners acquisition.

    material agreement

    119m shUS$5.68bn
  5. 3 Apr

    Ahead of closing the Advance Energy Partners deal, Matador expanded its credit facility (elected commitment from $775 million to $1.25 billion, borrowing base reaffirmed at $2.25 billion) and switched administrative agents from Royal Bank of Canada to Truist Bank; it also announced plans for a $400 million private notes offering.

    debt financing

    119m shUS$5.68bn
  6. 15 Feb

    Matador raised its dividend 50%, to $0.15 per share, under a policy adopted in December 2022.

    dividend declaration

    119m shUS$7.87bn
  7. 24 Jan

    Matador agreed to buy Advance Energy Partners Holdings for $1.6 billion cash (plus contingent payments of $7.5 million per month in 2023 whenever WTI oil averages above $85) -- by far its largest acquisition to date, adding roughly 18,500 net acres, 99% held by production, in the core northern Delaware Basin adjacent to its existing Ranger area in Lea County, New Mexico.

    material agreement

    119m shUS$6.81bn

2022118m shares · US$5.50bn market cap

  1. 25 July

    Matador doubled its dividend again, to $0.10 per share, under a revised policy adopted in June 2022 -- its second doubling in under a year.

    dividend declaration

    118m shUS$5.50bn

2021117m shares · US$4.91bn market cap

  1. 18 Nov

    Matador and its lenders signed a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement: maximum facility reaffirmed at $1.5 billion, borrowing base raised to $1.35 billion, elected commitment held at $700 million, and maturity extended to October 2026 -- a comprehensive refresh of the facility that had backed the company since 2012.

    debt financing

    117m shUS$4.91bn
  2. 25 Oct

    Matador doubled its dividend policy to $0.05 per share (from $0.025), the first raise since the payout was introduced nine months earlier.

    dividend declaration

    117m shUS$4.45bn
  3. 22 Feb

    Matador adopted a dividend policy and declared its first-ever quarterly cash dividend, $0.025 per share -- a new capital-return commitment on top of its growth spending.

    dividend declaration

    117m shUS$1.79bn

2018116m shares · US$3.36bn market cap

  1. 1 Nov

    Matador's credit facility was substantially expanded: maximum facility size raised to $1.5 billion, borrowing base to $850 million, elected commitment to $500 million, maturity extended to October 2023, the interest rate cut by 0.25%, and a 4.00x leverage covenant set -- reflecting the company's growing scale and improved lender terms.

    debt financing

    116m shUS$3.36bn
  2. 4 Oct

    Matador tapped the same notes for an additional $300 million (total now $1.05 billion outstanding), netting about $298 million, which it used to pay down its revolving credit facility.

    debt financing

    116m shUS$3.85bn
  3. 21 Aug

    The $750 million notes offering closed, netting $740 million; the notes mature September 2026, are guaranteed by Matador's subsidiaries, and require a change-of-control repurchase offer at 101% of face value.

    debt financing

    116m shUS$3.90bn
  4. 9 Aug

    Matador priced $750 million of new 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026, intending to use the proceeds to tender for its existing 6.875% Senior Notes due 2023 -- refinancing to a lower rate and a longer maturity.

    debt financing

    116m shUS$3.90bn
  5. 17 May

    A further equity raise: 7 million shares at $32.3731/share, about $227 million gross -- continued funding for Matador's growth.

    material agreement

    109m shUS$3.58bn

2017100m shares · US$2.73bn market cap

  1. 10 Oct

    Matador raised about $209 million in an underwritten equity offering of 8 million shares at $26.09/share -- growth capital as the company scaled up its Permian Basin drilling program.

    material agreement

    100m shUS$2.73bn
  2. 24 Feb

    Matador formed San Mateo Midstream, LLC, a joint venture with Five Point Capital Partners: Matador contributed its Wolf and Rustler Breaks midstream assets (valued at $350 million) plus $5.1 million cash for 51%, while Five Point contributed $176.4 million cash for 49% (most of it immediately paid back to Matador as capex reimbursement). Both partners committed tens of millions more in follow-on capital -- Matador's first major midstream joint venture, monetizing infrastructure it had already built.

    asset acquisition disposition

    99.5m shUS$2.62bn