Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM)
- Previous Close
34.20 - Open
34.70 - Bid 34.12 x 800
- Ask 34.18 x 1000
- Day's Range
34.07 - 34.85 - 52 Week Range
31.27 - 50.73 - Volume
174,267 - Avg. Volume
1,228,688 - Market Cap (intraday)
9.754B - Beta (5Y Monthly) 1.01
- PE Ratio (TTM)
-- - EPS (TTM)
-1.42 - Earnings Date May 27, 2025
- Forward Dividend & Yield 2.10 (6.14%)
- Ex-Dividend Date May 9, 2024
- 1y Target Est
53.53
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. operates as a mining company worldwide. The company offers specialty plant nutrients, including sodium potassium nitrate, specialty blends, and other specialty fertilizers under Ultrasol, Qrop, Speedfol, Allganic, Ultrasoline, ProP, and Prohydric brands. It also provides iodine and its derivatives for use in medical, agricultural, industrial, and human and animal nutrition products comprising x-ray contrast media, biocides, antiseptics and disinfectants, pharmaceutical intermediates, polarizing films for LCD and LED screens, chemicals, organic compounds, and pigments, as well as added to edible salt to prevent iodine deficiency disorders. In addition, the company produces lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide which are used in the production of cathode material for secondary batteries; lithium chloride; and basic lithium chemicals and lithium derivatives used in lubricating greases for heat-resistant glass, chips for the ceramic and glazing industry, and air conditioning chemicals, as well as other pharmaceutical syntheses and metal alloys. Further, it produces potassium sulfate; and potassium chloride which is used as a fertilizer for the application of potassium to different crops. Additionally, the company produces and markets industrial chemicals, such as sodium nitrate mainly used in the production of glass and explosives, metal processing and recycling, and production of insulating materials and adhesives; potassium nitrate used as a raw material to produce frits and special glass, as well as in the enamel, metal treatment, and pyrotechnic sectors; solar salts used as a thermal storage medium in solar power generation plants; and potassium chloride as an additive in oil drilling and food processing sectors. Furthermore, it is involved in the commercialization of third-party fertilizers; and exploration of copper, gold, and silver deposits. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.
www.sqm.com8,344
Full Time Employees
December 31
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Market Cap
9.77B
Enterprise Value
12.15B
Trailing P/E
--
Forward P/E
10.33
PEG Ratio (5yr expected)
--
Price/Sales (ttm)
2.16
Price/Book (mrq)
1.89
Enterprise Value/Revenue
2.68
Enterprise Value/EBITDA
10.40
Financial Highlights
Profitability and Income Statement
Profit Margin
-8.93%
Return on Assets (ttm)
5.80%
Return on Equity (ttm)
-7.39%
Revenue (ttm)
4.53B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)
-404.36M
Diluted EPS (ttm)
-1.42
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Total Cash (mrq)
2.44B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq)
93.26%
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)
269.17M
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View MoreLithium Argentina and Albemarle the Cheapest Lithium Miners as We Expect Prices to Recover
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 is developing a hard rock lithium project in Australia and expanding its lithium refining assets in China.
RatingPrice TargetLithium: We See Near-Term Downside Risk to Lithium Prices From Economic Impact of Tariffs
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 is developing a hard rock lithium project in Australia and expanding its lithium refining assets in China.
RatingPrice TargetLithium: We See Near-Term Downside Risk to Lithium Prices From Economic Impact of Tariffs
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 is developing a hard rock lithium project in Australia and expanding its lithium refining assets in China.
RatingPrice TargetElectric Vehicles Will Make up One In Three Autos Sold by 2030, Driving Lithium Prices Higher
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 is developing a hard rock lithium project in Australia and expanding its lithium refining assets in China.
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