Crescent Energy
CRGY · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
$13.83
3.8%SM Energy
SM · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
$40.11
4.4%The short version
- Crescent Energy is the larger business, with $3.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.2B for SM Energy.
- Crescent Energy grew revenue faster (22.1%, against 17.3%).
- SM Energy kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (31.7% operating margin, against 6.4% operating margin).
- SM Energy earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (11.1%, against 2.3%).
| Latest fiscal year | CRGY · FY25 | SM · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | — | $9.6B |
| Revenue | $3.6B | $3.2B |
| Free cash flow | — | — |
| Net income | $133M | $648M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 22.1% | 17.3% |
| 5-year growth | 36.5% | 22.9% |
| Share count change | — | −0.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 31.7% |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 20.6% |
| FCF margin | — | — |
| Return on capital | 2.3% | 11.1% |
| Return on equity | 3.2% | 14.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $5.5B | $2.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.0x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $149M | $105M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 |
FY16
CRGY —
SM $1.2B
FY17
CRGY —
SM $1.1B
FY18
CRGY —
SM $2.1B
FY19
CRGY $1.1B
SM $1.6B
FY20
CRGY $754M
SM $1.1B
FY21
CRGY $1.5B
SM $2.6B
FY22
CRGY $3.1B
SM $3.4B
FY23
CRGY $2.4B
SM $2.4B
FY24
CRGY $2.9B
SM $2.7B
FY25
CRGY $3.6B
SM $3.2B
CRGY
SM
FY16
CRGY —
SM −86.8%
FY17
CRGY —
SM −14.5%
FY18
CRGY —
SM 40.5%
FY19
CRGY 20.9%
SM −4.4%
FY20
CRGY −49.5%
SM −94.9%
FY21
CRGY 32.8%
SM 8.0%
FY22
CRGY 42.0%
SM 47.0%
FY23
CRGY 13.6%
SM 41.6%
FY24
CRGY 7.5%
SM 40.0%
FY25
CRGY 6.4%
SM 31.7%
CRGY
SM
FY16
CRGY —
SM —
FY17
CRGY —
SM —
FY18
CRGY —
SM —
FY19
CRGY —
SM —
FY20
CRGY —
SM —
FY21
CRGY —
SM —
FY22
CRGY —
SM —
FY23
CRGY —
SM —
FY24
CRGY —
SM —
FY25
CRGY —
SM —
CRGY
SM
FY16
CRGY —
SM −37.4%
FY17
CRGY —
SM −5.4%
FY18
CRGY —
SM 25.0%
FY19
CRGY —
SM −1.9%
FY20
CRGY —
SM −23.7%
FY21
CRGY —
SM 4.1%
FY22
CRGY 64.2%
SM 31.4%
FY23
CRGY 10.9%
SM 20.1%
FY24
CRGY 3.6%
SM 14.9%
FY25
CRGY 2.3%
SM 11.1%
CRGY
SM
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