SM Energy (SM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

SM Energy (SM) reported Operating Expenses of $1.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 212.85% year-over-year from $568.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 240.03% quarter-over-quarter from $522.6 million in Q4 2025.

SM Energy (SM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

SM Energy (SM) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.8 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $1.8 billion, up 212.85% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.4 billion (up 86.66% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.2 billion, up 33.37% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses advanced to $1.8 billion in Q1 2026 per SM's latest filing, from $522.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.8 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $213.2 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $512.5 million and a median of $445.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Expenses slumped 66.38% in 2022, then jumped 212.85% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $328.7 million in 2022, then fell by 9.07% to $298.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 89.3% to $565.7 million in 2024, then slipped by 7.62% to $522.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 240.03% to $1.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SM's Operating Expenses at $1.8 billion in Q1 2026, $522.6 million in Q4 2025, and $565.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Woodside Energy 630.08 Bn 624.14 Bn - -
2 Canadian Natural Resources 388.31 Bn 388.31 Bn 6.72 Bn 1.04 Bn
3 Conocophillips 142.98 Bn 136.61 Bn 9.48 Bn 2.28 Bn
4 Eog Resources 72.93 Bn 69.08 Bn - 4.32 Bn
5 Occidental Petroleum 55.91 Bn 52.73 Bn 4.87 Bn 1.12 Bn
6 Diamondback Energy 54.95 Bn 61.11 Bn 4.22 Bn 4.12 Bn
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 35.18 Bn 34.56 Bn 472.36 Mn -52.32 Mn
8 Eqt 32.94 Bn 36.28 Bn 2.98 Bn 54.87 Mn
9 Vermilion Energy 31.24 Bn 31.05 Bn 370.10 Mn 103.33 Mn
10 SM Energy 6.19 Bn 5.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 1.78 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 522.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 565.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 498.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 568.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 565.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 312.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 355.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 381.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 298.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 445.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 341.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 301.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 328.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 213.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 479.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 758.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 380.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 633.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 744.47 Mn