{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000893538-26-000119","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"SM","cik":"0000893538","company_name":"SM Energy Co","filed_at":"2026-08-05T20:18:04+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-08-05T20:19:02.170553+00:00","generated_at":"2026-08-05T20:19:16.889817+00:00","sec_items":["2.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"earnings","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.8,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.8,"confidence":"high","headline":"SM Energy reports Q2 EPS $4.46, adj. EPS $2.19; raises H2 production guidance; redeems $417M 2027 notes","bullets":["Q2 net income $4.46/diluted share; adjusted net income $2.19/diluted share; operating cash flow $1.1B.","Production 440 MBoe/d (230 MBbl/d oil); raised H2 2026 production guidance to 435-440 MBoe/d (238 MBbl/d oil).","Maintained FY2026 capex guidance $2.65-2.85B; reduced recurring G&A guidance by $50M to $230-250M.","Returned $137M to stockholders via $84M share repurchases (2.6M shares) and $0.22/sh dividend.","Closed $950M South Texas asset sale; used proceeds to redeem $819M 2026 notes; subsequent to Q2, announced full redemption of $417M 2027 notes at par using cash on hand."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-26-000119","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-26-000119.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-26-000119.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-26-000119.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353826000119/0000893538-26-000119-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353826000119/sm-20260805.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-08-05T20:19:16.889817+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}