Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (SQM): Price and Financial Metrics
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SQM POWR Grades
- SQM scores best on the Quality dimension, with a Quality rank ahead of 97.13% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for SQM is in Value, which has been heading up over the past 177 days.
- SQM's current lowest rank is in the Stability metric (where it is better than 19.25% of US stocks).
SQM Stock Summary
- With a market capitalization of $26,821,451,018, CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC has a greater market value than 91.68% of US stocks.
- The ratio of debt to operating expenses for CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC is higher than it is for about 96.9% of US stocks.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of 115.15%, CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC's debt growth rate surpasses 89.22% of about US stocks.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC, a group of peers worth examining would be CLF, ZIM, LOAN, NOA, and PFX.
- Visit SQM's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.sqm.com.
SQM Valuation Summary
- In comparison to the median Basic Materials stock, SQM's price/sales ratio is 376.92% higher, now standing at 9.3.
- Over the past 243 months, SQM's price/sales ratio has gone up 8.2.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for SQM.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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SQM | 2023-01-24 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 45.3 | 30.2 |
SQM | 2023-01-23 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 44.1 | 29.3 |
SQM | 2023-01-20 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 41.9 | 28.0 |
SQM | 2023-01-19 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 41.0 | 27.4 |
SQM | 2023-01-18 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 41.4 | 27.6 |
SQM | 2023-01-17 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 41.2 | 27.6 |
SQM Growth Metrics
- Its 4 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -19.25%.
- The 5 year net income to common stockholders growth rate now stands at -61.53%.
- The 2 year revenue growth rate now stands at -19.8%.

The table below shows SQM's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2021-12-31 | 2,862.315 | 975.634 | 585.454 |
2020-12-31 | 1,817.191 | 347.067 | 164.518 |
2019-12-31 | 1,943.655 | 541.791 | 278.115 |
2018-12-31 | 2,265.803 | 833.733 | 439.83 |
2017-12-31 | 2,157.323 | 950.707 | 427.697 |
SQM's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- SQM has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 69.67% of graded US stocks.
- SQM's asset turnover comes in at 0.382 -- ranking 19th of 42 Non-Metallic and Industrial Metal Mining stocks.
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The table below shows SQM's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2020-12-31 | 0.382 | 0.266 | 0.060 |
2019-12-31 | 0.434 | 0.288 | 0.101 |
2018-12-31 | 0.529 | 0.345 | 0.163 |
2017-12-31 | 0.507 | 0.353 | 0.156 |
2016-12-31 | 0.438 | 0.315 | 0.102 |
2015-12-31 | 0.371 | 0.314 | 0.072 |
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SQM Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $94.61 | 52-week high | $115.76 |
Prev. close | $93.90 | 52-week low | $49.80 |
Day low | $92.62 | Volume | 886,500 |
Day high | $94.73 | Avg. volume | 1,329,100 |
50-day MA | $88.60 | Dividend yield | 8.17% |
200-day MA | $92.14 | Market Cap | 27.02B |
Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (SQM) Company Bio
Chemical & Mining Company of Chile is an integrated producer and distributor of specialty plant nutrients, iodine, lithium, potassium-related fertilizers and industrial chemicals. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Santiago, Chile.
Latest SQM News From Around the Web
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SQM Price Returns
1-mo | 18.50% |
3-mo | 3.08% |
6-mo | -0.30% |
1-year | 95.71% |
3-year | 268.49% |
5-year | 97.82% |
YTD | 18.50% |
2022 | 67.65% |
2021 | 5.36% |
2020 | 87.33% |
2019 | -28.34% |
2018 | -33.59% |
SQM Dividends
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