SM Energy (SM) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

SM Energy (SM) reported Share-based Compensation of $25.0 million for Q1 2026, up 257.14% year-over-year from $7.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 211.1% quarter-over-quarter from $8.0 million in Q4 2025.

SM Energy (SM) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

SM Energy (SM) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $25.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $25.0 million, up 257.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $47.0 million (up 74.19% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $29.0 million, up 16.0% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation advanced to $25.0 million in Q1 2026 per SM's latest filing, from $8.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $25.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $4.2 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $6.9 million and a median of $5.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Share-based Compensation declined 25.5% in 2022, then surged 257.14% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $4.9 million in 2022, then gained by 11.54% to $5.5 million in 2023, then surged by 38.79% to $7.6 million in 2024, then increased by 5.64% to $8.0 million in 2025, then soared by 211.1% to $25.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SM's Share-based Compensation at $25.0 million in Q1 2026, $8.0 million in Q4 2025, and $8.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Woodside Energy 630.08 Bn 624.14 Bn - -
2 Canadian Natural Resources 388.31 Bn 388.31 Bn 6.72 Bn 469.61 Mn
3 Conocophillips 142.98 Bn 136.61 Bn 9.48 Bn -
4 Eog Resources 72.93 Bn 69.08 Bn - 58.00 Mn
5 Occidental Petroleum 55.91 Bn 52.73 Bn 4.87 Bn -
6 Diamondback Energy 54.95 Bn 61.11 Bn 4.22 Bn -
7 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V 35.18 Bn 34.56 Bn 472.36 Mn 18.79 Mn
8 Eqt 32.94 Bn 36.28 Bn 2.98 Bn 18.60 Mn
9 Vermilion Energy 31.24 Bn 31.05 Bn 370.10 Mn 1.79 Mn
10 SM Energy 6.19 Bn 5.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 25.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 25.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 25.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 8.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 8.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 8.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 8.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 5.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 5.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 5.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 5.48 Mn