stockrowSociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (SQM) vs Westlake Corporation (WLK)
- Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. SQM 57.27 +1.61%
- Westlake Corporation WLK 63.38 −4.38%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. and Westlake Corporation are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. and Westlake Corporation are of similar size ($8.5B and $8.1B). Westlake Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. trades at 10.7×. Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 90.2% against −0.37%. Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. has the higher net margin (17.8% vs −3.87%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.9% vs −2.22%). Both pay a dividend; Westlake Corporation yields more (3.35% vs 1.78%). Across the 22 metrics below, Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. leads on 15 and Westlake Corporation on 7.
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| Metric | SQM | WLK | Specialty Chemicals median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 37.50% | 10.78% | 27.84% |
| Operating margin | 33.28% | (3.81%) | 5.64% |
| Net margin | 17.80% | (3.87%) | 4.26% |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.00% | 0.10% | 4.75% |
| Return on equity | 0.00% | (4.64%) | 3.73% |
| Return on assets | 10.78% | (2.27%) | 1.16% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.86% | (2.22%) | 3.21% |
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