Albemarle Corporation (ALB) vs Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (SQM)

• Albemarle Corporation ALB 95.48 ▼ −2.75%
• Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. SQM 60.20 ▼ −0.45%

Albemarle Corporation and Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Albemarle Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $11.6B against $8.6B — 1.3× the size. Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 11.3× against 199×. Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 90.2% against 18.3%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. has the higher net margin (17.8% vs 0.97%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.9% vs 1.46%). Both pay a dividend; Albemarle Corporation yields more (1.70% vs 1.69%). Across the 23 metrics below, Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. leads on 12 and Albemarle Corporation on 11.