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How SM Energy Company stacks up
SM · against 80 other Energy companies of similar size
Profitability
76/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #26 of 81 · scores higher than 69% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score10 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 · 77 reported | 17.9% | 12.4% | 72% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 80 reported | 29.6% | 17.0% | 72% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 79 reported | 5.3% | 5.4% | 47% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 79 reported | 16.1% | 13.7% | 56% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 82 reported | 86.5% | 38.0% | 95% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.9B EUR (≈$7.6B) | 100 | 76 | |
| 2 | 5.2B USD | 98 | 93 | |
| 3 | 4.3B GBP (≈$5.6B) | 97 | 75 | |
| 4 | 6.1B CAD (≈$4.5B) | 95 | 66 | |
| 5 | 11.7B USD | 94 | 71 | |
| 22 | 664.7B JPY (≈$4.5B) | 79 | 65 | |
| 22 | 34.2B MYR (≈$7.5B) | 79 | 58 | |
| 24 | 12.5B USD | 78 | 54 | |
| 25 | 22.6B CAD (≈$16.5B) | 77 | 66 | |
| 26 | 8.7B USD | 76 | 67 | |
| 27 | 19.2B CAD (≈$14.0B) | 74 | 65 | |
| 28 | 4.7B USD | 73 | 56 | |
| 28 | 5.5B EUR (≈$6.1B) | 73 | 69 | |
| 30 | 6.8B EUR (≈$7.5B) | 72 | 75 |
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