SQM
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.
There isn't enough reported data to score SQM yet.
SQM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure |
SQM's profitability is currently stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
SQM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.8x | $18.61 | -65% |
| Fair | 21x | $50.22 | -6.8% |
| Current | 22x | $53.89 | — |
| Expensive | 58x | $138 | +157% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SQM's PE is 22x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
SQM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SQM, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SQM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $2.40 | -26% |
| Q4 2023 | $3.23 | -76% |
| Q4 2022 | $13.68 | +561% |
| Q4 2021 | $2.07 | +229% |
| Q4 2020 | $0.63 | -41% |
| Q4 2019 | $1.06 | -37% |
| Q4 2018 | $1.67 | +3.1% |
| Q4 2017 | $1.62 | +54% |
SQM earned $2.40 per share over the past year, about four times what it earned the year before.
SQM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $4.5B | -39% |
| Q4 2023 | $7.5B | -30% |
| Q4 2022 | $10.7B | +888% |
| Q4 2021 | $1.1B | -40% |
| Q4 2020 | $1.8B | -6.5% |
| Q4 2019 | $1.9B | -14% |
| Q4 2018 | $2.3B | +5% |
| Q4 2017 | $2.2B | +290% |
SQM's revenue is growing: $4.5B last quarter, up 585% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 24% | -2.6 points |
| Q4 2023 | 38% | +13 points |
| Q4 2022 | 52% | +30 points |
| Q4 2021 | 45% | +29 points |
| Q3 2021 | 26% | +3.9 points |
| Q2 2021 | 25% | -4.3 points |
| Q1 2021 | 22% | -6.9 points |
| Q4 2020 | 17% | -9.1 points |
SQM's operating margin was 24% last quarter, down 2.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SQM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $302.9M | +$1.6B |
| Q4 2023 | -$1.3B | -141% |
| Q4 2022 | $3.2B | +1319% |
| Q4 2021 | $223.6M | +$363.6M |
| Q4 2020 | -$140M | -233% |
| Q4 2019 | $105.6M | -62% |
| Q4 2018 | $280.1M | -55% |
| Q4 2017 | $616.1M | +375% |
SQM's free cash flow has turned positive again: $2.4B over the past year, against −$6M the year before.
SQM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -540 shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +30.9K shares |
| 3 years | +7.7% | +20.5M shares |
SQM has 286M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | $57,000 |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2016 | — |
| Q3 2016 | — |
SQM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2023 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2022 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2021 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2020 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2019 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2018 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2017 | 0.7x | Very low |
SQM's net debt is about 3.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.5 years a year ago.
SQM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 5.7 | Oversold |
SQM's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
SQM PE vs Basic Materials Sector
| Metric | SQM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 19x | 21% above |
| PE % | 52 | 40 | 12 pts above |
SQM is trading at 22x earnings, a 21% premium to the Basic Materials sector's median of 19x, though its earnings don't support one.
SQM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $59.8 | 9.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $67.6 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $73.6 | 27% below |
| 100 week MA | $57.1 | 5.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $56.4 | 4.4% below |
SQM is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 4.4% below its 200-week average.
SQM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26.9 | $47.9 | +78% |
| 2021 | $47.9 | $50.1 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | $50.1 | $82.2 | +64% |
| 2023 | $82.2 | $60.2 | -27% |
| 2024 | $60.2 | $37.3 | -38% |
| 2025 | $37.3 | $71.6 | +92% |
| 2026 YTD | $71.6 | $53.9 | -25% |
SQM has finished higher in four of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's down 25% so far in 2026.