Sociedad Quimica y Minera/$SQM
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About Sociedad Quimica y Minera
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a Chilean commodities producer with significant operations in lithium (primarily used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems), specialty and standard potassium fertilizers, iodine (primarily used in X-ray contrast media), and solar salts. The company extracts these materials through its high-quality salt brine deposits and caliche ore. SQM also sells lithium concentrate from a joint venture hard rock lithium project in Australia and expanding its lithium refining assets in China.
- Ticker
- $SQM
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 7,637
- Headquarters
- Santiago, Chile
- Website
- www.sqm.com
SQM Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$16B
11.60
$4.86
1.07
$1.57
6.44%
Price and volume
Market cap
$16B
Beta
1.07
52-week high
$98.00
52-week low
$45.41
Average daily volume
982K
Dividend rate
$1.57
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.605
Quick ratio
1.898
Long term debt to equity
0.552
Total debt to equity
0.613
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
25.22%
Interest coverage (TTM)
13.65%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
3,004.026
Gross margin (TTM)
42.17%
Net profit margin (TTM)
20.62%
Operating margin (TTM)
38.72%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
37.66%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$880,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
11.52%
Return on equity (TTM)
21.82%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
11.599
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.394
Price to book
2.55
Price to tangible book (TTM)
4.28
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
8.228
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
12.15%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
6.851
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.78%
Forward dividend yield
6.44%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
59.00%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
190.45%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-13.55%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
14.49%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-27.11%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
19.97%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-42.88%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
4.31%
What the Analysts think about SQM
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
SQM’s lithium rebound is already lifting earnings: second-quarter adjusted EBITDA reached $1.32 billion, ahead of estimates, on record sales volumes and higher prices. Management raised its 2026 lithium-demand forecast to more than 2.1 million tonnes. (Reuters)
SQM is building capacity for future growth, with Novandino targeting 280,000–290,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent in 2026 and about 300,000 tonnes of capacity in 2027. Its expanded Mt Holland project is expected to start production in 2030. (SEC)
Its non-lithium businesses are also growing: first-half iodine revenue rose 10% year on year, while specialty plant nutrition revenue increased 19%, supported by higher prices and sales volumes. (SEC)
Lithium prices remain vulnerable to a supply-and-demand reversal. In late October, spot carbonate prices in China fell below 100,000 yuan per tonne as supply increased and downstream buyers became more cautious. (Shanghai Metals Market)
Growth demands heavy, long-dated investment: SQM expects about $3 billion of capital spending in 2026–28, while Salar Futuro’s roughly $3 billion development is planned over seven years and still needs approvals. Delays or cost overruns could weigh on cash flow. (SEC)
A large share of lithium proceeds is subject to Chilean state-related payments: SQM reported accruing more than $1.6 billion in such payments during the first half of 2026, including taxes, Corfo payments and local-government contributions. (SEC)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 27 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing SQM
Fund name | Fund size | $SQM weighting |
|---|---|---|
VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals£REGB | $1.1B | 8.55% |
VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals€VVMX | $1.1B | 8.55% |
iShares Lithium & Battery Producers£LITM | $73M | 6.53% |
L&G Battery Value-Chain$BATT | $781M | 2.22% |
L&G Battery Value-Chain£BATG | $781M | 2.22% |
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