SM Energy (SM) Interest Paid (2009 - 2026)
SM Energy's Interest Paid came in at $146 million for Q3 2026, up 82.5% from $80 million a year earlier and up 62.2% from the prior quarter.
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SM Energy (SM) Interest Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, SM Energy reported Interest Paid of $332 million, up 95.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $166 million, up 88.6% from FY2024.
- Interest Paid carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Interest Paid was $88 million in FY2024 (+1.1%), $87 million in FY2023 (-35.2%), $134.24 million in FY2022 (-1.7%) and $136.61 million in FY2021 (-2.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Interest Paid in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Interest Paid increased in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 20.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Paid over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 148.6%), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a decline of 79.5%).
- Business Quant data shows SM's Interest Paid at $90 million (Q2 2026), $95 million (Q1 2026) and $1 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 493.00 Mn |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | -954.00 Mn |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | - |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | -233.54 Mn |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | - |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | -75.00 Mn |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 155.73 Mn |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn | - |
| 10 | SM Energy | 7.71 Bn | 5.83 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 146.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 146.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 90.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 95.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 80.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 82.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 41.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 34.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 64.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.38 Mn |
API Access
SM Energy Interest Paid 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-paid&ticker=SM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-paid", "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=interest-paid&ticker=SM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();