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SM Energy

NYQ:SM · US78454L1008
Oil, Gas & Consumable FuelsLarge

360

40
EV / EBIT75
Price / Owner Earnings91
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield65
Price/Sales91
EV / Gross Profit64
Price/Book91
Return on Capital15
Cash Return on Capital36
Return on Equity19
EBIT Margin17
Gross Profitability37
Cash Conversion96
Accruals77
Owner Earnings Margin32
Sales growth100
Profit Growth67
Long-Term EPS Growth9
Reinvestment100
Price momentum48
Debt load14
Refinancing9
Debt Payback1
Liquidity30
Analyst ratings55
Opinion Changes79
Price Target Upside82
Market mood75
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

SM Energy doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1915
Employees898
Websitesm-energy.com
ISINUS78454L1008
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Environmental EngineeringEnergyOil and Gas

Description

SM Energy Company and its subsidiaries operate as an independent energy company. The company engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, gas, and NGLs in Texas and Utah. The company’s asset portfolio consists of high…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

SM Energy Company sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is fragile. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
100
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jun 2026

All-time low

11

Jan 2023

Average rank

69

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
91
75
53
46
Price/Earnings
90
91
78
40
Price/Book
91
83
57
34
Dividend Yield
65
38
42
53
Value (overall)
98
82
65
33

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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