SM Energy (SM) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

SM Energy (SM) reported EBIT Margin of 20.15% for Q1 2026, down 5301.0% year-over-year from 0.39% in Q1 2025, and down 179.38% quarter-over-quarter from 25.38% in Q4 2025.

SM Energy (SM) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

SM Energy (SM) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 20.15% in Q1 2026.

  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 20.15%, down 5301.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.2% (down 2831.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 31.71%, down 829.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin eased to 20.15% in Q1 2026 per SM's latest filing, from 25.38% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 74.48% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 20.15% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 36.65% and a median of 37.19% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: EBIT Margin soared 8372 bps in 2022, then sank 5301 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 51.2% in 2022, then slipped by 0 bps to 51.07% in 2023, then tumbled by 34 bps to 33.72% in 2024, then retreated by 25 bps to 25.38% in 2025, then slumped by 179 bps to 20.15% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SM's EBIT Margin at 20.15% in Q1 2026, 25.38% in Q4 2025, and 30.39% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Woodside Energy 630.08 Bn 624.14 Bn - -
2 Canadian Natural Resources 388.31 Bn 388.31 Bn 6.72 Bn 72.10%
3 Conocophillips 142.98 Bn 136.61 Bn 9.48 Bn 45.70%
4 Eog Resources 72.93 Bn 69.08 Bn - 37.54%
5 Occidental Petroleum 55.91 Bn 52.73 Bn 4.87 Bn 71.82%
6 Diamondback Energy 54.95 Bn 61.11 Bn 4.22 Bn 2.74%
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 35.18 Bn 34.56 Bn 472.36 Mn 24.92%
8 Eqt 32.94 Bn 36.28 Bn 2.98 Bn 60.26%
9 Vermilion Energy 31.24 Bn 31.05 Bn 370.10 Mn 71.27%
10 SM Energy 6.19 Bn 5.54 Bn 1.05 Bn -20.15%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -20.15%
Dec 31, 2025 25.38%
Sep 30, 2025 30.39%
Jun 30, 2025 37.19%
Mar 31, 2025 32.86%
Dec 31, 2024 33.72%
Sep 30, 2024 51.42%
Jun 30, 2024 44.03%
Mar 31, 2024 31.88%
Dec 31, 2023 51.07%
Sep 30, 2023 30.58%
Jun 30, 2023 38.01%
Mar 31, 2023 47.44%
Dec 31, 2022 51.20%
Sep 30, 2022 74.48%
Jun 30, 2022 51.69%
Mar 31, 2022 11.83%
Dec 31, 2021 55.49%
Sep 30, 2021 16.62%
Jun 30, 2021 -32.03%