SMC

Summit Midstream Corp. (SMC) Business Model Analysis (2026)

Invetso Score: 5.8/10 — Balanced · Last Updated: 2026-08-01

Overall Score

Revenue Quality

Gross margin remains solid at 42.2% and EBITDA margin is 36.0%, indicating decent pricing power and operating leverage.

Revenue per share is 42.24, but asset turnover is only 0.24, suggesting a relatively capital-intensive model.

Profitability

Operating margin is 15.3% and operating ROA is 3.7%, showing the core business is still profitable at the operating level.

Net margin is slightly negative at -0.5% and ROE is -0.5%, so bottom-line profitability remains weak.

Cash Generation

Operating cash flow is positive at 0.99x of operating cash flow ratio and income quality is high at 8.8, supporting earnings quality.

Free cash flow is negative with capex exceeding operating cash flow, and free cash flow yield is also negative.

Balance Sheet Strength

Current ratio is below 1.0 at 0.94 and working capital is negative, indicating limited short-term liquidity.

Leverage is elevated with debt-to-equity at 2.07 and net debt to EBITDA at 5.81, while interest coverage is only 0.89x.

Scalability

Operating leverage is visible through a 15.3% operating margin and 36.0% EBITDA margin.

However, capex is roughly equal to operating cash flow and asset turnover remains low, limiting scalability efficiency.

Sources

  • Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
  • Financial and market data providers
  • Public news and industry information

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