SM Energy (SM) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
SM Energy's (SM) Payout Ratio came in at 0.22 for Q3 2026, up 77.2% from 0.13 a year earlier and up 23.7% from the prior quarter.
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SM Energy (SM) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, SM Energy's Payout Ratio stood at 0.14, up 28.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Payout Ratio has increased for three consecutive years.
- In prior years, SM Energy's Payout Ratio was 0.11 in FY2024 (+25.4%), 0.09 in FY2023 (+398.4%), 0.02 in FY2022 (-73.3%) and 0.07 in FY2021.
- Quarterly Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.00 in Q3 2022 to a high of 1.15 in Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has increased in each of the last 12 quarters, with growth averaging 154.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q1 2026, with growth of 985.4%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 72.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.18 (Q2 2026), 1.15 (Q1 2026) and 0.14 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - |
| 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 | - |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn |
| 10 | SM Energy | 7.71 Bn | 5.83 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.15 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.07 |
API Access
SM Energy Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=SM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=SM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();