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SM Energy Co dividend history

SM Energy Co's dividend was $0.800 a share in fiscal 2025, up 5.3% on the year before. That was 14.2% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2021.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2025 Q4 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$13M
Dividends (TTM)
$181M
Returned to shareholders
5%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$327M
Diluted share count
+44.9%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
2.2%
dividends 2.0% + buybacks 0.1% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
18%
of net income paid out
Days sales outstanding
66 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share$0.100$0.100$0.100$0.100$0.100$0.100$0.100$0.100$0.100$0.100$0.100$0.020$0.020$0.155$0.630$0.760$0.800—
Dividend per share growth—0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%−80.0%0.0%+675.0%+306.5%+20.6%+5.3%—
Dividends paid666777781111112220728592181
Share buybacks———————————00572288613—
Dividends ÷ net income—3.2%3.0%—3.9%1.0%———2.2%——6.6%1.8%8.8%11.0%14.2%18.1%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow1.4%1.3%0.8%0.7%0.5%0.7%0.7%—2.6%1.6%1.4%0.3%0.2%1.2%4.9%—4.7%6.7%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

  • SM Energy Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend Source

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Figures from SM Energy Co's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to SM Energy Co.