SM Energy (SM) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
SM Energy's (SM) Times Interest Earned came in at 2.03 for Q3 2026, down 64.4% from 5.72 a year earlier and down 84.9% from the prior quarter.
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SM Energy (SM) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Times Interest Earned at SM Energy was 4.22, down 32.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.78, down 24.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Times Interest Earned has declined for three consecutive years.
- In prior years, SM Energy's Times Interest Earned was 7.63 in FY2024 (-28.9%), 10.73 in FY2023 (-18.3%), 13.12 in FY2022 (+906.4%) and 1.30 in FY2021.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has run from a low of -2.64 in Q1 2026 to a high of 27.26 in Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned increased in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 19.0%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 782.3%; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a decline of 68.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned for the three prior quarters was 13.48 (Q2 2026), -2.64 (Q1 2026) and 4.23 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 696.20 Bn | 661.07 Bn | 47.44 Bn | 117.04 |
| 2 | Shell | 563.81 Bn | 425.16 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Chevron | 432.14 Bn | 404.83 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 45.82 |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 200.31 Bn | 75.66 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 47.75 |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 181.16 Bn | 124.34 Bn | - | 1.05 |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 168.32 Bn | 137.35 Bn | 12.63 Bn | 71.79 |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 107.41 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 4.49 Bn | - |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 103.54 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 55.75 |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 103.32 Bn | 88.28 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 30.25 |
| 10 | SM Energy | 7.71 Bn | 5.83 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 2.03 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.03 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.48 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.64 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.23 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.72 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.86 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.27 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.16 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.53 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.81 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.16 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.76 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.47 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.45 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.11 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.14 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.26 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.45 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.58 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.84 |
API Access
SM Energy Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();