Chemical & Mining Co of Chile Inc (SQM) stock
SQMNYSEMining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)Fiscal year ends December 31
$53.61−0.28 (-0.52%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $15.31BP/E –Yield –
Chemical & Mining Co of Chile statistics
91 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- –
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 8, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Dec 31, 2025
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 4.88
- 2.35
- P/OCF Ratio
- 11.65
- 10.22
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.48
- 2.46
- EV / EBIT
- 14.98
- 16.60
- EV / FCF
- 36.38
- 20.62
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 3.49%
- Float
- 286M
- 43M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.00%
- 4.98%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 13.1%
- 47.1%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 4M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 9.15%
- 3.69%
- Days to Cover
- 3.74
- 4.03
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $98.00
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $51.29
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $56.63
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $63.00
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $74.26
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.98
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -6.80%
- -5.86%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -11.3%
- -15.8%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -28.6%
- -23.3%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -36.4%
- -25.8%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -22.1%
- -22.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 1.55%
- -20.7%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 3.35%
- 3.35%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -18.8%
- 1.23%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 102.2%
- 106.7%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 805,865
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 929,355
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 962,991
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.49
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 34.9
- 38.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 47.1%
- 71.6%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.94
- 0.94
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 21.0%
- 6.81%
- EBITDA Margin
- 32.5%
- 17.5%
- FCF Margin
- 9.56%
- 8.80%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 10.8%
- 5.69%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 4.52%
- 0.31%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 18.4%
- 4.73%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 8.35%
- 2.90%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 3.27
- 2.66
- Quick Ratio
- 1.36
- 1.32
- Interest Coverage
- 5.52
- 1.70
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 1.05%
- 4.45%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -14.2%
- -1.36%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 44.5%
- -9.17%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -24.7%
- 7.47%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 20.3%
- 15.5%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.35
- 0.41
- Inventory Turnover
- 1.84
- 4.62
- Revenue Per Employee
- $7.76M
- $675.21K
- Profits Per Employee
- $996.84K
- $10.17K
- Employee Count
- 590
- 332
- WACC
- 9.82%
- 9.62%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $960.73M
- $16.77M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $1.75B
- $9.32M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $6.13
- $0.02
- Equity (Book Value)
- $5.69B
- $253.14M
- Book Value Per Share
- $19.92
- $4.02
- Tangible Book Value
- $3.14B
- $228.97M
- Working Capital
- $4.01B
- $57.01M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$876.68M
- -$78.00M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.53
- $0.76
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.84%
- 3.38%
- FCF Yield
- 2.86%
- 2.85%
- Payout Ratio
- 0.73%
- 7.16%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 0.98%
- 6.97%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $192.67M
- $11.24M
- Income Tax
- $320.08M
- $23.40M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 33.3%
- 23.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.70
- 2.65
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | SQM | S&P 500 | Difference | SQM per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -14.7% | -3.0% | −11.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | -24.3% | -2.8% | −21.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | -19.7% | +11.5% | −31.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | +3.9% | +13.5% | −9.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +16.6% | +77.7% | −61.1 pts | +5.2% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +1.5% | +72.6% | −71.1 pts | +0.3% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +194.1% | +308.2% | −114.0 pts | +11.4% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
4M SQM shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 9.1% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 3.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 46.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3,921,075 | +9.1% | 1,049,543 | 3.7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 3,592,420 | +4.3% | 903,430 | 4.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3,443,394 | +42.1% | 1,014,338 | 3.4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2,423,211 | +2.7% | 1,007,879 | 2.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2,359,696 | -3.6% | 996,047 | 2.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2,448,847 | -5.0% | 810,080 | 3.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2,576,704 | +14.9% | 1,059,424 | 2.4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,243,442 | +2.4% | 876,022 | 2.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,190,934 | +17.4% | 1,039,510 | 2.1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,865,916 | +15.8% | 1,368,516 | 1.4 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,610,707 | -0.9% | 1,190,757 | 1.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,626,070 | +39.8% | 1,133,678 | 1.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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