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SM Energy (SM) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

SM Energy (SM) has disclosed Return on Sales for 17 consecutive years, with 0.16% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 7.0% to 0.16% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.21% through Dec 2025, down 8.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.21% for FY2025, 8.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.16% at SM Energy, down from 0.19% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.58% in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.59% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.22%, with a median of 0.26% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales surged 103bps in 2021, then dropped -23bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.51% in 2021, then decreased by -25bps to 0.39% in 2022, then increased by 5bps to 0.41% in 2023, then plummeted by -45bps to 0.22% in 2024, then tumbled by -31bps to 0.16% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.16%, 0.19%, and 0.25% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.