SM Energy Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
SM Energy's CEO is Herb Vogel, appointed in Jul 2020, has a tenure of 4.58 years. total yearly compensation is $11.06M, comprised of 7.4% salary and 92.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.42% of the company’s shares, worth $18.08M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 8.4 years respectively.
Key information
Herb Vogel
Chief executive officer
US$11.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 7.4% |
| CEO tenure | 4.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.4% |
| Management average tenure | 3.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
SM Energy: Driving Growth With Innovation And Oil Market Tailwinds
Jan 28SM Energy (NYSE:SM) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Nov 24
SM Energy: Works On Integrating Its Uinta Basin Assets
Nov 23SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough
Oct 19SM Energy: Production Should Be Close To 200,000 BOEPD After Uinta Basin Deals (Rating Upgrade)
Sep 20SM Energy: Robust E&P Companies Better Than Outright WTI In Today's Environment
Sep 13SM Energy: Pivot From The Permian
Aug 09SM Energy: Power Up The Oil And Gas Industry
Jul 12We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At SM Energy (NYSE:SM)
Jun 29Is SM Energy (NYSE:SM) A Risky Investment?
Jun 11SM Energy's Capital Efficiency Creates An Attractive Opportunity
May 13There Is A Reason SM Energy Company's (NYSE:SM) Price Is Undemanding
Apr 24The Return Trends At SM Energy (NYSE:SM) Look Promising
Mar 22SM Energy: Reviewing Its Outlook For 2024
Feb 23These 4 Measures Indicate That SM Energy (NYSE:SM) Is Using Debt Extensively
Feb 15Are Investors Undervaluing SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM) By 41%?
Jan 16SM Energy (NYSE:SM) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.18
Jan 01SM Energy: Strong Free Cash Flow At An Attractive Valuation
Dec 28Little Excitement Around SM Energy Company's (NYSE:SM) Earnings
Dec 22Is SM Energy (NYSE:SM) A Risky Investment?
Nov 12SM Energy (NYSE:SM) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.15
Oct 22SM Energy May Generate Over $700 Million In 2024 Free Cash Flow
Oct 19Here's Why SM Energy (NYSE:SM) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors
Oct 17SM Energy (NYSE:SM) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.15
Oct 02A Look At The Fair Value Of SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM)
Sep 12SM Energy: Nearly $400 Million In Projected H2 2023 Free Cash Flow
Aug 14Under The Bonnet, SM Energy's (NYSE:SM) Returns Look Impressive
Aug 08SM Energy (NYSE:SM) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Jul 24SM Energy: Interesting Only For Acquisition Potential
Jul 10CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$829m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$811m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$751m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$11m | US$814k | US$818m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$829m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$7m | US$773k | US$1b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$883m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$336m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$4m | US$715k | US$36m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$554m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$738m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$604m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$2m | US$484k | -US$765m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$701m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$561m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$421m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$3m | US$498k | -US$187m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$225m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$47m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$13m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$3m | US$469k | US$508m |
Compensation vs Market: Herb's total compensation ($USD11.06M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.62M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Herb's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Herb Vogel (63 yo)
4.6yrs
Tenure
US$11,060,630
Compensation
Mr. Herbert S. Vogel, also known as Herb, serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at SM Energy Company since November 2, 2020. He has been President at SM Energy Company since July 21, 2020 and serv...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.6yrs | US$11.06m | 0.42% $ 18.1m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 16.4yrs | US$4.70m | 0.34% $ 14.3m | |
| Executive Vice President of Corporate Development & General Counsel | 2.1yrs | US$2.89m | 0.00022% $ 9.4k | |
| Senior Vice President of Business Development & Land | 16.5yrs | US$1.99m | 0.11% $ 4.6m | |
| Senior Vice President of Texas | less than a year | US$1.98m | 0.12% $ 5.2m | |
| Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller | 6.3yrs | no data | 0.0070% $ 298.3k | |
| VP & Chief Information Officer | 3.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP of Investor Relations & ESG Stewardship | 9.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Marketing | 1.6yrs | no data | 0.030% $ 1.3m | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | no data | no data | no data |
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
55.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: SM's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.3yrs | US$11.06m | 0.42% $ 18.1m | |
| Independent Director | 10.6yrs | US$270.01k | 0.029% $ 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 10.5yrs | US$297.01k | 0.068% $ 2.9m | |
| Independent Director | 21.1yrs | US$275.03k | 0.081% $ 3.5m | |
| Independent Director | 1yr | no data | 0.0067% $ 285.5k | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 18.6yrs | US$404.03k | 0.084% $ 3.6m | |
| Independent Director | 13.9yrs | US$315.01k | 0.090% $ 3.8m | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$270.03k | 0.019% $ 812.1k | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$285.11k | 0.086% $ 3.7m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0018% $ 75.4k |
8.4yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SM's board of directors are considered experienced (8.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/07 23:04 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
SM Energy Company is covered by 55 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Joseph Allman | Baird |
| Jeffrey Robertson | Barclays |
| Rudolf Hokanson | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |