Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.

SQM Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals

Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $4.6 billion, up 1.05% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+138.1%
EPS
+381.3%
Free cash flow
−63.8%
Total debt
+11.8%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

56.45 1.11 −1.93%
Market cap
$8.1B
P/E
10.6×
Fwd P/E
7.4×
Dividend yield
1.80%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
3.11
Beneish M
−2.14
Dividend safety
62/100

Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (SQM) Return on equity

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Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 0.00%, down 8.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.88%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.66% (fiscal 2020) to 95.9% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.34% and in line with the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 8.88% (5.28)
FY2024 14.2% (5.46)
FY2023 19.6% (76.26)
FY2022 95.9% 74.11
FY2021 21.8% 14.11
FY2020 7.66% (5.36)
FY2019 13.0% (7.04)
FY2018 20.1% 1.28
FY2017 18.8% 6.96
FY2016 11.8% 2.43

Against its own ten years

Low 7.66% High 95.9%
Ten-year median 14.2%
Current reading's percentile 18

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
NEU NewMarket Corporation compare 25.2%
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 13.7%
AXTA Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. compare 13.4%
EMN Eastman Chemical Company compare 10.3%
ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare 7.38%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 6.20%
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 0.00%
SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. 0.00%
WLK Westlake Corporation compare −4.64%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 2.34%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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