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How SM Energy Company stacks up
SM · against 196 other Energy companies listed in US-listed
Profitability
76/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #51 of 197 · scores higher than 73% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score21 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including SM · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 76?
Weighted metrics compared with all Energy companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Energy peers.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 5.3% vs peer median 4.4%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 76% of peers. Return on invested capital: 17.9% vs peer median 9.3%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 82% of peers. Operating margin: 29.6% vs peer median 11.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SM, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SM | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 190 reported | 17.9% | 9.2% | 79% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 193 reported | 29.6% | 13.4% | 75% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 194 reported | 5.3% | 4.4% | 58% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 190 reported | 16.1% | 11.8% | 60% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 197 reported | 86.5% | 41.2% | 95% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22.9B USD | 100 | 72 | |
| 2 | 1.6B USD | 99 | 61 | |
| 2 | 1.3B USD | 99 | 59 | |
| 2 | 1.0B USD | 99 | 72 | |
| 5 | 3.2B USD | 98 | 66 | |
| 49 | 56.7B USD | 77 | 57 | |
| 49 | 1.2B USD | 77 | 68 | |
| 51 | 1.5B USD | 76 | 50 | |
| 51 | Unavailable | 76 | ||
| 51 | 8.7B USD | 76 | 67 | |
| 54 | 3.9B USD | 75 | 72 | |
| 54 | 4.3B USD | 75 | 60 | |
| 56 | 2.2B USD | 74 | 60 | |
| 57 | 4.7B USD | 73 | 56 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score