SM Energy Co Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of March 2026: 0.87x

SM Energy Co cash flow reinvestment rate. SM Energy Co (SM) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.87x as of March 2026, reinvesting $555.00 Million (capex $555.00 Million ) from operating cash flow of $640.00 Million. See SM Energy Co (SM) financial flexibility to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Reinvestment Rate

0.87x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$555.00 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$640.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$555.00 Million
USD

Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of SM Energy Co (1990–2025)

Cash flow reinvestment rate of SM Energy Co from 1990 to 2025. Historical reinvestment intensity for SM Energy Co across 36 annual periods. Explore SM Energy Co (SM) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

SM Energy Co Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate by Year (1990–2025)

SM Energy Co cash flow reinvestment rate by year from 1990 to 2025. Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for SM Energy Co. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see SM Energy Co cash conversion from operations.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.72x $1.44 Billion $2.01 Billion $1.44 Billion ▼ -81.3%
2024 3.83x $6.82 Billion $1.78 Billion $3.41 Billion ▲ +166.3%
2023 1.44x $2.26 Billion $1.57 Billion $1.10 Billion ▲ +37.7%
2022 1.04x $1.76 Billion $1.69 Billion $879.93 Million ▼ -10.0%
2021 1.16x $1.35 Billion $1.16 Billion $678.16 Million ▼ -17.4%
2020 1.40x $1.11 Billion $790.94 Million $555.66 Million ▼ -43.3%
2019 2.48x $2.04 Billion $823.57 Million $1.03 Billion ▼ -7.3%
2018 2.67x $1.92 Billion $720.63 Million $1.34 Billion ▲ +16.7%
2017 2.29x $1.18 Billion $515.39 Million $978.25 Million ▼ -73.0%
2016 8.47x $4.68 Billion $552.80 Million $2.81 Billion ▲ +452.1%
2015 1.53x $1.50 Billion $978.35 Million $1.50 Billion ▼ -11.3%
2014 1.73x $2.52 Billion $1.46 Billion $2.52 Billion ▲ +43.3%
2013 1.21x $1.62 Billion $1.34 Billion $1.62 Billion ▼ -26.5%
2012 1.64x $1.51 Billion $921.97 Million $1.51 Billion ▼ -23.5%
2011 2.15x $1.63 Billion $760.53 Million $1.63 Billion ▲ +59.6%
2010 1.35x $668.95 Million $497.10 Million $668.95 Million ▲ +54.7%
2009 0.87x $379.33 Million $436.11 Million $379.33 Million ▼ -28.7%
2008 1.22x $827.44 Million $678.22 Million $827.44 Million ▼ -6.2%
2007 1.30x $820.63 Million $630.79 Million $820.63 Million ▼ -16.2%
2006 1.55x $725.70 Million $467.70 Million $725.70 Million ▲ +134.5%
2005 0.66x $270.88 Million $409.38 Million $270.88 Million ▼ -41.5%
2004 1.13x $268.19 Million $237.16 Million $268.19 Million ▲ +15.4%
2003 0.98x $200.24 Million $204.32 Million $200.24 Million ▼ -24.8%
2002 1.30x $184.72 Million $141.71 Million $184.72 Million ▼ -2.7%
2001 1.34x $170.80 Million $127.49 Million $170.80 Million ▲ +89.5%
2000 0.71x $65.24 Million $92.27 Million $65.24 Million ▼ -28.4%
1999 0.99x $40.30 Million $40.80 Million $40.30 Million ▼ -23.5%
1998 1.29x $58.60 Million $45.40 Million $58.60 Million ▼ -31.7%
1997 1.89x $81.50 Million $43.10 Million $81.50 Million ▲ +66.4%
1996 1.14x $27.50 Million $24.20 Million $27.50 Million ▼ -11.4%
1995 1.28x $22.70 Million $17.70 Million $22.70 Million ▲ +53.1%
1994 0.84x $17.00 Million $20.30 Million $17.00 Million ▲ +22.2%
1993 0.69x $13.50 Million $19.70 Million $13.50 Million ▲ +7.0%
1992 0.64x $17.30 Million $27.00 Million $17.30 Million ▼ -51.0%
1991 1.31x $15.30 Million $11.70 Million $15.30 Million ▲ +150.0%
1990 0.52x $7.90 Million $15.10 Million $7.90 Million —
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow