SM
SM Energy Co
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25.93 
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United States | Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
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SM WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of SM Energy Co (SM) is 8.2%.

The Cost of Equity of SM Energy Co (SM) is 11.80%.
The Cost of Debt of SM Energy Co (SM) is 5.35%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 10.20% - 13.40% 11.80%
Tax rate 20.20% - 20.30% 20.25%
Cost of debt 4.80% - 5.90% 5.35%
WACC 7.1% - 9.2% 8.2%
WACC

SM WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.9% 4.4%
Equity market risk premium 4.6% 5.6%
Adjusted beta 1.37 1.53
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 10.20% 13.40%
Tax rate 20.20% 20.30%
Debt/Equity ratio 0.94 0.94
Cost of debt 4.80% 5.90%
After-tax WACC 7.1% 9.2%
Selected WACC 8.2%

SM's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.

This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.

Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for SM:

cost_of_equity (11.80%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (1.37) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)

We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.