SM Energy (SM) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
SM Energy (SM) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.96 for Q1 2026, up 189.41% year-over-year from 0.33 in Q1 2025, and up 1725.3% quarter-over-quarter from 0.05 in Q4 2025.
SM Energy (SM) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
SM Energy (SM) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.96 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.96, up 189.41% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.08 (down 76.97% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.05, down 74.16% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.96 in Q1 2026 per SM's latest filing, from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.96 in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.04 in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.12 and a median of 0.05 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 505.63% in 2022, then surged 806.78% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.03 in 2022, then tumbled by 41.92% to 0.04 in 2023, then soared by 330.46% to 0.1 in 2024, then slumped by 48.1% to 0.05 in 2025, then soared by 1725.3% to 0.96 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SM's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.96 in Q1 2026, 0.05 in Q4 2025, and 0.05 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodside Energy | 630.08 Bn | 624.14 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Canadian Natural Resources | 388.31 Bn | 388.31 Bn | 6.72 Bn | -0.59 |
| 3 | Conocophillips | 142.98 Bn | 136.61 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 0.77 |
| 4 | Eog Resources | 72.93 Bn | 69.08 Bn | - | 0.19 |
| 5 | Occidental Petroleum | 55.91 Bn | 52.73 Bn | 4.87 Bn | 0.33 |
| 6 | Diamondback Energy | 54.95 Bn | 61.11 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 0.13 |
| 7 | Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V | 35.18 Bn | 34.56 Bn | 472.36 Mn | - |
| 8 | Eqt | 32.94 Bn | 36.28 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 0.04 |
| 9 | Vermilion Energy | 31.24 Bn | 31.05 Bn | 370.10 Mn | 0.00 |
| 10 | SM Energy | 6.19 Bn | 5.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 0.96 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.96 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.05 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.00 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.00 |