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SM Energy (SM) Interest Coverage Ratio (2016 - 2025)

SM Energy (SM) has disclosed Interest Coverage Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 4.23 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 31.37% to 4.23 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 5.78 through Dec 2025, down 24.25% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 5.78 for FY2025, 24.25% down from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q4 2025 was 4.23 at SM Energy, down from 5.74 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 27.26 in Q3 2022, with the low at 5.29 in Q1 2021.
  • Average Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 8.2, with a median of 7.54 recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Interest Coverage Ratio skyrocketed 782.33% in 2022, then crashed 68.95% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 11.84 in 2021, then increased by 27.89% to 15.14 in 2022, then dropped by 15.67% to 12.76 in 2023, then crashed by 51.74% to 6.16 in 2024, then tumbled by 31.37% to 4.23 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods came in at 4.23, 5.74, and 6.93 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.