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SM Energy (SM) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

SM Energy (SM) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.02 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 60.57% to 0.02 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.16 through Dec 2025, up 160.63% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.16 for FY2025, 160.63% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.02 at SM Energy, down from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.33 in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.06 in Q3 2023.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.05, with a median of 0.03 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio surged 5033.78% in 2022, then tumbled 195.26% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.0 in 2021, then soared by 5033.78% to 0.06 in 2022, then crashed by 75.35% to 0.02 in 2023, then crashed by 195.26% to 0.01 in 2024, then crashed by 60.57% to 0.02 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.02, 0.05, and 0.02 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.