SM Energy Co
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $9.33B
- P/E (TTM)
- 7.7
- Dividend yield
- 2.06%
About SM Energy
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, SIC 1311
The company operates in the exploration and production sector of the energy industry, focusing on the exploration, development, and extraction of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its business activities are conducted through its exploration and production segment, delivering energy commodities primarily to large industrial purchasers and key major commercial customers under specialized commodity sales contracts.
Operationally, the entity concentrates its asset base and resource development across major domestic producing regions, specifically the Midland Basin, South Texas, and the Uinta Basin, holding operational interests and acreage across Texas and Utah. The text outlines upstream operations located within the United States without stating any corporate headquarters location or physical retail store network.
Summary of the business section of SM Energy's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- SM Energy Co
- Founded
- 1908
- Headquarters
- Denver, CO
- Address
- 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 3200 80203
- Phone
- (303) 861-8140
- Website
- www.sm-energy.com
- Employees
- 1,241, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, Denver, Colorado
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- SM
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Feb 24, 1997
- Shares outstanding
- 238M, Jul 23, 2026
- Public float
- $2.00B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Apr 1, 2005; 2-for-1, Sep 6, 2000
- SEC CIK
- 893538
- CUSIP
- 78454L100
- ISIN
- US78454L1008
- LEI
- 84BUTVXV5ODI6BXNMH43
- EIN
- 41-0518430
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert S. Vogel | President & CEO, Director | 536,077 |
| James Barker Lebeck | EVP, GC & Corp Secretary | 14,705 |
| A. Wade Pursell | EVP & CFO | 426,531 |
| Alan D. Bennett | Vice President - Controller | 3,686 |
| Blake Douglas McKenna | EVP and COO | 4,160 |
| Elizabeth Anne McDonald | President & CEO | 17,361 |
| Kenneth J. Knott | SVP - Bus Dev & Land | 134,235 |
| Richard A. Jenkins | Senior Vice President - Utah | 28,390 |
| Patrick A. Lytle | Senior VP - Finance | 13,353 |
| Ashwin Venkatraman | Director | 12,525 |
| Rose M. Robeson | Director | 47,529 |
| Ramiro G. Peru | Director | 72,130 |
| Lloyd W. Helms Jr | Director | 26,564 |
| Julio M. Quintana | Director | 120,191 |
| Howard A. Willard | Director | 81,986 |
| Barton R. Brookman Jr | Director | 35,771 |
| Kempen Wouter T. van | Director | 141,551 |
| Morris R. Clark | Director | 68,978 |
| Carrie M. Fox | Director | 98,046 |
| Anita M. Powers | Director | 33,890 |
| William D. Sullivan | Director | 105,088 |
| Carla Jean Bailo | Director | 106,830 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Herbert SVogel | $7.88M | -$4.39M | $3.15M | $329 | $249 |
| FY2024 Herbert SVogel | $12.24M | $11.93M | $3.52M | $663 | $244 |
| FY2023 Herbert SVogel | $11.06M | $12.46M | $2.89M | $650 | $255 |
| FY2022 Herbert SVogel | $6.73M | $11.11M | $2.08M | $575 | $253 |
| FY2021 Herbert SVogel | $4.30M | $14.52M | $1.64M | $482 | $166 |
| FY2020 Herbert SVogel | $2.33M | -$320.68K | $1.13M | $55 | $64 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of February 2, 2026, we had 1,241 full-time employees, including former Civitas employees who became SM Energy employees upon the closing of the Merger on January 30, 2026.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings