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SM Energy (SM) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Energy (SM) over the last 16 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.18%.

  • Energy's Return on Invested Capital fell 500.0% to 0.18% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.18%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 500.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.22% for FY2024, which is 400.0% down from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, Energy's Return on Invested Capital is 0.18%, which was down 500.0% from 0.21% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Energy's Return on Invested Capital registered a high of 0.49% during Q3 2022, and its lowest value of 0.32% during Q1 2021.
  • For the 5-year period, Energy's Return on Invested Capital averaged around 0.19%, with its median value being 0.22% (2024).
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Energy's Return on Invested Capital tumbled by -2400bps in 2021, and later soared by 6800bps in 2022.
  • Energy's Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.07% in 2021, then soared by 467bps to 0.41% in 2022, then tumbled by -39bps to 0.25% in 2023, then fell by -17bps to 0.21% in 2024, then fell by -14bps to 0.18% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital was 0.18% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.21% in Q2 2025 and 0.21% in Q1 2025.