California Resources vs SM Energy
California Resources reported revenue of $3.7 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times SM Energy's $3.2 billion in fiscal 2025. California Resources' revenue grew 14.7% in its latest year, and SM Energy's grew 17.2%. California Resources had an operating margin of 16.3%, against 31.7% at SM Energy.
Side by side
| California Resources | SM Energy | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $3.7B | $3.2B |
| Revenue growth | 14.7% | 17.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.9% | 22.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 31.7% |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 20.6% |
| Free cash flow | $543M | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.8% | — |
| Return on capital | 9.5% | 11.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.0x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $513M | $105M |
| Change in diluted share count | 7.4% | −0.9% |
| Last close | $54.75 | $40.15 |
| P/E at the last close | — | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $281,056, sold $222.7 million | sold $1.6 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 8 | 6 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the California Resources and SM Energy pages.