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SM ENERGY REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2025 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS

2026-02-25

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_Full-year _2025 results include record production and record operating cash flow and adjusted EBITDAX(1)

DENVER, Feb. 25, 2026/PRNewswire/ -- SM Energy Company (the "Company" or "SM Energy") (NYSE: SM) today reported financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2025. Accompanying slides can be found on the Company's website at sm-energy.com/investors/news-events/presentations. A conference call is scheduled for 8 a.m. MT/10 a.m. ET on February 26, 2026. Participation details can be found within this release.

"SM Energy enters its next chapter as a century‑strong, future‑ready company," said President and CEO Beth McDonald. "In 2025, we delivered record cash flow from operations and record net production. We've built great momentum for 2026 with expanded scale and a clear strategic plan to create differentiating value. We're rapidly integrating the combined business and unlocking meaningful synergies. With our recently announced $950 million South Texas asset divestiture at an accretive valuation, we are well on our way to achieving our $1.0 billion divestiture target to bolster the balance sheet and enhance return of capital."

FULL-YEAR 2025:

Announced merger with Civitas Resources, which closed on January 30, 2026, and delivers enhanced scale and meaningful expected synergies

Net income of $648 million, $5.64 per diluted share; $623 million adjusted net income,(1) $5.42 per diluted share

Record operating cash flow of $2.01 billion; totaled $2.02 billion before net change in working capital, including change in certain long-term prepayments(1)

Record adjusted EBITDAX(1)of $2.26 billion, 13% higher than 2024, driven by record production and resilient margins, offsetting a 14% decline in benchmark oil price

Capital expenditures of $1.44 billion, adjusted for changes in accruals,(1)totaled $1.40 billion

Adjusted free cash flow(1) increased 28% year-over-year to $620 million

Record net production of 75.5 MMBoe, or 206.8 MBoe/d; up 21% year-over-year, of which 53% was oil

Reduced net debt(1) by $437 million and improved leverage to 1.05x net debt-to-adjusted EBITDAX(1)at year end despite lower oil prices than planned

Returned $104 million to stockholders through dividend payments and share buybacks; $648 million cumulative program return to date since 2022

Estimated net proved reserves totaled 673.0 MMBoe at December 31, 2025; 42% oil and 61% proved developed

Successfully integrated Uinta Basin assets, demonstrating technical ability to unlock value from stacked intervals

Subsequent to year-end, the Company announced the signing of an agreement to sell certain South Texas assets for $950 million, advancing deleveraging objectives and substantially achieving its $1.0 billion divestiture target

FOURTH QUARTER 2025:

Net income of $109 million, $0.95 per diluted share; $96 million adjusted net income,(1)$0.83 per diluted share

Operating cash flow of $452 million, totaled $445 million before net change in working capital, including change in certain long-term prepayments(1)

Adjusted EBITDAX(1)of $509 million

Lower cash operating costs, 13% below guidance mid-point, primarily related to lower lease operating expenses and ad valorem taxes

Capital expenditures of $216 million, adjusted for changes in accruals,(1)totaled $247 million, reflecting accelerated facility investments

Adjusted free cash flow(1)of $198 million

Net production of 19.0 MMBoe, or 206.9 MBoe/d (52% oil), was in-line with guidance and reflects modest weather impacts and timing of completions

For additional operating metrics and asset-level detail, please see the Financial Highlights section below and the accompanying slides on the Company's website at sm-energy.com/investors/news-events/presentations.

Refer to release titled "SM ENERGY PROVIDES 2026 OUTLOOK" for the Company's 2026 outlook, full-year 2026 and first quarter 2026 guidance, and details on strategic priorities, capital allocation, and operating plans.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

The Company plans to host a conference call and webcast at 8 a.m. MT/10 a.m. ET. on February 26, 2026. The call is accessible via:

Webcast (available live and for replay) – on the Company's website atsm-energy.com/investors(replay accessible approximately 1 hour after the live call); or

Telephone - join the live conference call by registering at ourconference call registration webpage. Dial-in for domestic toll free/International is 877-407-6050 / +1 201-689-8022.

DISCLOSURES

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities laws. The words "anticipate," "deliver," "demonstrate," "establish," "estimate," "expects," "goal," "generate," "maintain," "objectives," "optimize," "target," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this release include, among other things, the Company's 2026 plans and objectives; plans to enhance the Company's return of capital program; expectations regarding increased scale; synergies and other cost savings resulting from the merger with Civitas Resources, including the expected timing and magnitude; plans to achieve the Company's $1.0 billion divestiture target in 2026; and statements regarding the announced divestiture of certain South Texas assets (the "Transaction"), including the estimated timing and final purchase price, the Company's expectation that the remaining conditions to the closing of the Transaction will be satisfied or waived, and the Company's expectations regarding the application of the proceeds from the Transaction. These statements involve known and unknown risks, which may cause SM Energy's actual results to differ materially from results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Future results may be impacted by the risks discussed in the Risk Factors section of SM Energy's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in the Company's other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the 2025 Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak as of the date of this release. Although SM Energy may from time to time voluntarily update its prior forward-looking statements, it disclaims any commitment to do so, except as required by securities laws.

RESERVES DISCLOSURE

The SEC requires oil and natural gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose estimated net proved reserves, which are those quantities of oil, natural gas and NGLs, that, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under existing economic conditions (using the trailing 12-month average first-day-of-the-month prices), operating methods and government regulations prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether deterministic or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation. The SEC also permits the disclosure of separate estimates of probable or possible reserves that meet SEC definitions for such reserves; however, the Company currently does not disclose probable or possible reserves in its SEC filings.

Estimated net proved reserves attributable to the Company at December 31, 2025, are estimated utilizing SEC reserve recognition standards and pricing assumptions based on the trailing 12-month average first-day-of-the-month prices of $65.34 per Bbl of oil, $3.39 per MMBtu of natural gas, and $27.45 per Bbl of NGLs. At least 80% of the PV-10 of the Company's estimate of its total estimated net proved reserves as of December 31, 2025, was audited by Ryder Scott Company, L.P.

FOOTNOTE 1:Indicates a non-GAAP measure or metric. Please refer to the "Definitions of non-GAAP Measures and Metrics as Calculated by the Company" section in Financial Highlights, and the corresponding reconciliations to the most directly-comparable GAAP financial measures for additional information.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

SM Energy Company is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs in the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. SM Energy routinely posts important information about the Company on its website. For more information about SM Energy, please visit its website at www.sm-energy.com.

INVESTOR CONTACTS

Patrick Lytle, plytle@sm-energy.com, 303-864-2502

Meghan Dack, mdack@sm-energy.com, 303-837-2426

MEDIA CONTACT

media@sm-energy.com

| SM ENERGY COMPANY | | | | | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | | | | | December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | Consolidated Balance Sheets | | | | | (in millions, except share data) | December 31, | | | | ASSETS | 2025 | | 2024 | | Current assets: | | | | | Cash and cash equivalents | $ 368 | | $ — | | Accounts receivable | 331 | | 361 | | Derivative assets | 83 | | 49 | | Prepaid expenses and other | 29 | | 25 | | Total current assets | 811 | | 435 | | Property and equipment (successful efforts method): | | | | | Proved oil and gas properties | 16,012 | | 14,302 | | Accumulated depletion, depreciation, and amortization | (8,793) | | (7,603) | | Unproved oil and gas properties, net of valuation allowance of $12 and $33, respectively | 460 | | 765 | | Wells in progress | 458 | | 482 | | Other property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $63 and $62, respectively | 65 | | 48 | | Total property and equipment, net | 8,202 | | 7,993 | | Noncurrent assets: | | | | | Derivative assets | 6 | | 4 | | Other noncurrent assets | 234 | | 145 | | Total noncurrent assets | 240 | | 149 | | Total assets | $ 9,253 | | $ 8,577 | | LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | Current liabilities: | | | | | Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ 690 | | $ 760 | | Senior Notes, net | 419 | | — | | Derivative liabilities | 2 | | 7 | | Other current liabilities | 58 | | 22 | | Total current liabilities | 1,169 | | 790 | | Noncurrent liabilities: | | | | | Revolving credit facility | — | | 69 | | Senior Notes, net | 2,296 | | 2,708 | | Asset retirement obligations | 150 | | 145 | | Net deferred tax liabilities | 724 | | 545 | | Derivative liabilities | 2 | | 7 | | Other noncurrent liabilities | 102 | | 75 | | Total noncurrent liabilities | 3,274 | | 3,549 | | Stockholders' equity: | | | | | Common stock, $0.01 par value - authorized: 200,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 114,630,905 and 114,461,934 shares, respectively | 1 | | 1 | | Additional paid-in capital | 1,517 | | 1,502 | | Retained earnings | 3,291 | | 2,735 | | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 1 | | (1) | | Total stockholders' equity | 4,810 | | 4,237 | | Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ 9,253 | | $ 8,577 |

| | | Note: Prior year amounts may not calculate due to rounding. |

| SM ENERGY COMPANY | | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Consolidated Statements of Operations | | | | | | | | | (in millions, except per share data) | For the Three Months Ended December 31, | | For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, | | | | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 | | Operating revenues and other income: | | | | | | | | | Oil, gas, and NGL production revenue | $ 702 | | $ 836 | | $ 3,138 | | $ 2,671 | | Other operating income | 3 | | 16 | | 16 | | 19 | | Total operating revenues and other income | 705 | | 852 | | 3,154 | | 2,690 | | Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | Oil, gas, and NGL production expense | 207 | | 215 | | 885 | | 637 | | Depletion, depreciation, and amortization | 319 | | 261 | | 1,207 | | 809 | | Exploration (1) | 18 | | 16 | | 57 | | 64 | | General and administrative(1) | 40 | | 42 | | 161 | | 138 | | Net derivative (gain) loss(2) | (71) | | 20 | | (178) | | (50) | | Other operating expense | 10 | | 12 | | 22 | | 16 | | Total operating expenses | 523 | | 565 | | 2,154 | | 1,615 | | Income from operations | 182 | | 287 | | 1,000 | | 1,076 | | Interest expense | (43) | | (46) | | (173) | | (141) | | Interest income | 2 | | 1 | | 3 | | 32 | | Other non-operating expense | — | | — | | — | | (1) | | Income before income taxes | 141 | | 241 | | 830 | | 966 | | Income tax expense | (32) | | (53) | | (182) | | (196) | | Net income | $ 109 | | $ 188 | | $ 648 | | $ 770 | | | | | | | | | | | Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding | 115 | | 114 | | 115 | | 115 | | Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding | 115 | | 115 | | 115 | | 116 | | Basic net income per common share | $ 0.95 | | $ 1.65 | | $ 5.65 | | $ 6.71 | | Diluted net income per common share | $ 0.95 | | $ 1.64 | | $ 5.64 | | $ 6.67 | | Net dividends declared per common share | $ 0.20 | | $ 0.20 | | $ 0.80 | | $ 0.76 | | | | | | | | | | | (1) Non-cash stock-based compensation included in: | | | | | | | | | Exploration expense | $ 2 | | $ 1 | | $ 6 | | $ 5 | | General and administrative expense | 6 | | 6 | | 23 | | 20 | | Total non-cash stock-based compensation | $ 8 | | $ 8 | | $ 29 | | $ 25 | | | | | | | | | | | (2) The net derivative (gain) loss line item consists of the following: | | | | | | | | | Net derivative settlement gain | $ (46) | | $ (22) | | $ (132) | | $ (69) | | Net (gain) loss on fair value changes | (25) | | 43 | | (46) | | 19 | | Total net derivative (gain) loss | $ (71) | | $ 20 | | $ (178) | | $ (50) |

| | | Note: Prior year amounts may not calculate due to rounding. |

| SM ENERGY COMPANY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in millions, except share data and dividends per share) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Additional Paid-in Capital | | Retained Earnings | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | Total Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | | | Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shares | | Amount | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balances, December 31, 2023 | 115,745,393 | | $ 1 | | $ 1,565 | | $ 2,052 | | $ (3) | | $ 3,616 | | | | | | Net income | — | | — | | — | | 770 | | — | | 770 | | | | | | Other comprehensive income | — | | — | | — | | — | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | Net cash dividends declared, $0.76 per share | — | | — | | — | | (87) | | — | | (87) | | | | | | Issuance of common stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 97,500 | | — | | 3 | | — | | — | | 3 | | | | | | Issuance of common stock upon vesting of RSUs, net of shares used for tax withholdings | 350,675 | | — | | (7) | | — | | — | | (7) | | | | | | Stock-based compensation expense | 39,557 | | — | | 25 | | — | | — | | 25 | | | | | | Purchase of shares under Stock Repurchase Program | (1,771,191) | | — | | (85) | | — | | — | | (85) | | | | | | Balances, December 31, 2024 | 114,461,934 | | $ 1 | | $ 1,502 | | $ 2,735 | | $ (1) | | $ 4,237 | | | | | | Net income | — | | — | | — | | 648 | | — | | 648 | | | | | | Other comprehensive income | — | | — | | — | | — | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | Net cash dividends declared, $0.80 per share | — | | — | | — | | (92) | | — | | (92) | | | | | | Issuance of common stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 167,027 | | — | | 3 | | — | | — | | 3 | | | | | | Issuance of common stock upon vesting of RSUs, and settlement of PSUs, net of shares used for tax withholdings | 364,456 | | — | | (5) | | — | | — | | (5) | | | | | | Stock-based compensation expense | 82,193 | | — | | 29 | | — | | — | | 29 | | | | | | Purchase of shares under Stock Repurchase Program | (444,705) | | — | | (12) | | — | | — | | (12) | | | | | | Balances, December 31, 2025 | 114,630,905 | | $ 1 | | $ 1,517 | | $ 3,291 | | $ 1 | | $ 4,810 | | | | |

| | | Note: Prior year amounts may not calculate due to rounding. |

| SM ENERGY COMPANY | | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | For the Three Months Ended December 31, | | For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, | | | | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 | | Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | Net income | $ 109 | | $ 188 | | $ 648 | | $ 770 | | Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | Depletion, depreciation, and amortization | 319 | | 261 | | 1,207 | | 809 | | Stock-based compensation expense | 8 | | 8 | | 29 | | 25 | | Net derivative (gain) loss | (71) | | 20 | | (178) | | (50) | | Net derivative settlement gain | 46 | | 22 | | 132 | | 69 | | Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2 | | 3 | | 10 | | 7 | | Deferred income taxes | 33 | | 58 | | 178 | | 175 | | Other, net | (22) | | (9) | | (29) | | (35) | | Changes in working capital: | | | | | | | | | Accounts receivable | 25 | | (89) | | 30 | | (86) | | Prepaid expenses and other | 5 | | (15) | | 1 | | (13) | | Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (2) | | 131 | | (17) | | 109 | | Net cash provided by operating activities | 452 | | 578 | | 2,011 | | 1,783 | | | | | | | | | | | Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | Capital expenditures | (216) | | (353) | | (1,438) | | (1,311) | | Acquisition of proved and unproved oil and gas properties | (13) | | (2,103) | | (34) | | (2,104) | | Other, net | 5 | | 7 | | 4 | | 7 | | Net cash used in investing activities | (224) | | (2,449) | | (1,468) | | (3,407) | | | | | | | | | | | Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | Proceeds from revolving credit facility | — | | 1,019 | | 1,570 | | 1,019 | | Repayment of revolving credit facility | — | | (950) | | (1,638) | | (950) | | Net proceeds from Senior Notes | — | | — | | — | | 1,477 | | Cash paid to repurchase Senior Notes | — | | — | | — | | (349) | | Repurchase of common stock | — | | (2) | | (13) | | (86) | | Dividends paid | (23) | | (23) | | (92) | | (85) | | Net proceeds from sale of common stock | 1 | | 1 | | 3 | | 3 | | Other, net | — | | (11) | | (5) | | (20) | | Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (22) | | 34 | | (175) | | 1,008 | | | | | | | | | | | Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 206 | | (1,837) | | 368 | | (616) | | Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 162 | | 1,837 | | — | | 616 | | Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ 368 | | $ — | | $ 368 | | $ — |

| | | Note: Prior year amounts may not calculate due to rounding. |

| SM ENERGY COMPANY | | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued) | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | For the Three Months Ended December 31, | | For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, | | | | | | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 | | Supplemental schedule of additional cash flow information and non-cash activities: | | | | | | | | | Operating activities: | | | | | | | | | Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest (1) | $ (2) | | $ (5) | | $ (166) | | $ (88) | | Investing activities: | | | | | | | | | Changes in capital expenditure accruals | $ 31 | | $ 9 | | $ (39) | | $ (24) |

| | | | (1) | Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest during the year ended December 31, 2024, does not include $9 million in fees paid to secure firm commitments for senior unsecured bridge term loans, in connection with the Uinta Basin Acquisition. |

DEFINITIONS OF NON-GAAP MEASURES AND METRICS AS CALCULATED BY THE COMPANY

To supplement the presentation of its financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company provides certain non-GAAP measures and metrics, which are used by management and the investment community to assess the Company's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows, as well as compare performance from period to period and across the Company's peer group. The Company believes these measures and metrics are widely used by the investment community, including investors, research analysts and others, to evaluate and compare recurring financial results among upstream oil and gas companies in making investment decisions or recommendations. These measures and metrics, as presented, may have differing calculations among companies and investment professionals and may not be directly comparable to the same measures and metrics provided by others. A non-GAAP measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measure or any other measure of a company's financial or operating performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of each of the Company's non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure are presented below. These measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.