SM Energy (SM) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
SM Energy (SM) reported EBT Margin of 5.67% for Q3 2026, down 19.45 percentage points from 25.12% a year earlier and down 49.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
SM Energy (SM) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, SM Energy's EBT Margin came in at 18.14%, down 10.04 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 26.32%, down 9.59 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +111.23 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBT Margin came in at 35.91% in FY2024 (-2.59 pp), 38.50% in FY2023 (-3.06 pp), 41.56% in FY2022 (+39.80 pp) and 1.76% in FY2021 (+86.67 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBT Margin spans a low of -27.72% in Q1 2026 and a high of 71.89% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, EBT Margin gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -13.92 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 112.88 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 55.18 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 55.56% (Q2 2026), -27.72% (Q1 2026) and 20.00% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 18.77% |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | 977.98% |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 20.10% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 40.49% |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | 9.56% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 29.82% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 34.19% |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 24.96% |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 13.80% |
| 10 | SM Energy | 7.71 Bn | 5.83 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 5.67% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.67% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 55.56% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -27.72% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 46.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 41.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 47.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 44.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 48.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 71.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 50.87% |
SM Energy EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=SM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "SM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=SM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();