SM Energy (SM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
SM Energy (SM) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 59.84% for Q2 2026, up 22.64 percentage points from 37.20% a year earlier and up 79.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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SM Energy (SM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at SM Energy was 29.60%, down 8.35 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 31.71%, down 8.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +126.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, SM Energy's Return on Sales [ROS] was 40.00% in FY2024 (-1.58 pp), 41.58% in FY2023 (-5.45 pp), 47.03% in FY2022 (+39.05 pp) and 7.97% in FY2021 (+102.85 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.68 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 109.20 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 52.81 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was -20.15% (Q1 2026), 25.86% (Q4 2025) and 30.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 674.90 Bn | 638.12 Bn | - | 16.94% |
| 2 | Shell | 547.48 Bn | 458.03 Bn | 30.13 Bn | 28.46% |
| 3 | Chevron | 408.53 Bn | 386.32 Bn | 33.45 Bn | -28.44% |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 186.30 Bn | 69.43 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 172.32 Bn | 121.84 Bn | - | 5.19% |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 152.28 Bn | 124.99 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 53.17% |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 106.44 Bn | 52.50 Bn | - | 36.94% |
| 8 | Phillips 66 | 105.58 Bn | 94.57 Bn | 8.38 Bn | -74.35% |
| 9 | Canadian Natural Resources | 100.85 Bn | 97.81 Bn | - | 41.56% |
| 10 | SM Energy | 8.37 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 59.84% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 59.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -20.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 37.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 51.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 50.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 47.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 51.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 74.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 51.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 55.49% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.61% |
API Access
SM Energy Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();