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Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile

SGO:SQM-A · CLP8716Y1065
ChemicalsX-Large

360

68
EV / EBIT100
Price / Owner Earnings5
Owner Earnings Yield24
Dividend Yield77
Price/Sales16
EV / Gross Profit12
Price/Book16
Return on Capital61
Cash Return on Capital32
Return on Equity71
EBIT Margin100
Gross Profitability15
Cash Conversion80
Accruals46
Owner Earnings Margin47
Sales growth98
Profit Growth95
Long-Term EPS Growth15
Reinvestment82
Price momentum95
Debt load26
Refinancing26
Debt Payback56
Liquidity62
Analyst ratings34
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside12
Market mood49
Value Creation16/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryChile
IndustryChemicals
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1968
Employees2,740
Websitesqm.com
ISINCLP8716Y1065
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
IPSA (Chile)
Themes
HydroponicsEnergy StorageLithiumMining TechnologyFarmingNutraceuticalAnimal FeedAgriTechUtility Scale SolarClean EnergyEnvironmental Consulting

Description

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) is a producer of potassium nitrate, iodine, and lithium worldwide. The company also produces specialty plant nutrients, iodine derivatives, lithium derivatives, potassium chloride, potassium sulfate and…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 68.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
35
2023202420252026

All-time high

95

Mar 2023

All-time low

21

May 2024

Average rank

60

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
16
62
52
30
Price/Earnings
46
81
95
51
Price/Book
16
71
53
39
Dividend Yield
77
76
71
98
Value (overall)
21
57
87
87

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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