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SM Energy (SM) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

SM Energy (SM) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 17 consecutive years, with $8.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 5.64% to $8.0 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $29.0 million, a 16.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $29.0 million, up 16.0% from a year prior.
  • Share-based Compensation was $8.0 million for Q4 2025 at SM Energy, down from $8.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $8.1 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $4.0 million in Q2 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $5.6 million and a median of $5.3 million in 2022 define the central range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Share-based Compensation was 1156.62% in 2021; the steepest drop was 30.74% in 2021.
  • SM Energy's Share-based Compensation stood at $4.6 million in 2021, then grew by 6.18% to $4.9 million in 2022, then increased by 11.54% to $5.5 million in 2023, then soared by 38.79% to $7.6 million in 2024, then rose by 5.64% to $8.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for SM's Share-based Compensation are $8.0 million (Q4 2025), $8.1 million (Q3 2025), and $5.8 million (Q2 2025).