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Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Santiago, Chile | NYSE
88.80 USD -6.51 (-6.830%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 88.80

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 9, 2026, 12:26 a.m. EDT

SQM is showing strong fundamentals with a high forward PE and positive earnings growth, which suggests potential for long-term gains. However, the recent price volatility and mixed options activity indicate uncertainty in the short term. The company's dividend history is consistent, but not exceptionally high, which affects the dividend star rating. Investors should consider the current market conditions and the company's exposure to lithium prices, which are a key factor in its performance.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.208684
AutoARIMA0.402597
MSTL0.403250
AutoETS0.403536

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 1.40
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.83
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-07
Last Dividend Date 2024-05-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 59.155
Revenue per Share 16.021
Market Cap 25,364,639,744
Trailing P/E 43.11
Forward P/E 16.06
Beta 0.98
Profit Margins 12.85%
Website https://www.sqm.com

As of April 9, 2026, 12:26 a.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls show a concentration of open interest (OI) around the ATM strike of 82.5, suggesting a bullish sentiment, while the puts show significant OI at lower strikes like 65.0 and 80.0, indicating some bearish positioning. The IV is generally moderate, but there are spikes at certain strikes, suggesting increased volatility expectations. Overall, the options activity indicates a balanced view with potential for both upward and downward movements, but the bullish bias is more prominent.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2024-05-09 0.213000 0.440994
2023-12-06 0.503000 1.018456
2023-11-02 0.609000 1.287930
2023-07-13 0.788000 1.032946
2023-05-11 3.224000 4.694926
2022-12-08 3.081000 3.659659
2022-09-29 1.849000 2.288526
2022-06-02 2.787000 3.075936
2022-04-28 0.097000 0.153634
2021-12-31 1.400000 3.276123
2021-09-02 0.314000 0.703577
2021-06-03 0.238000 0.644344
2021-04-29 0.017000 0.039490
2020-10-08 0.380000 1.315907
2020-06-04 0.171000 0.781131
2020-04-29 0.254000 1.359003
2019-12-05 0.230000 1.191050
2019-09-05 0.267000 1.375633
2019-06-06 0.306000 1.262893
2019-05-02 0.413000 1.490516
2018-12-04 0.317000 0.922289
2018-09-05 0.509000 1.626993
2018-06-08 0.431000 1.120726
2018-05-03 0.800000 2.010083
2017-12-06 0.429000 1.173504
2017-09-07 0.384000 1.071932
2017-06-07 0.392000 1.551967
2017-05-03 0.202000 0.824634
2016-12-12 0.855000 4.009511
2016-04-27 0.656000 4.575328
2015-12-01 0.310613 2.986614
2015-04-29 0.144109 1.042033
2014-12-03 0.404090 2.598873
2014-07-09 0.851022 4.736697
2014-04-30 0.127556 0.665254
2013-12-04 0.740993 5.026501
2013-05-02 0.275560 0.971213
2012-12-06 0.925024 2.875873
2012-05-01 0.296008 0.889319
2011-12-09 0.713729 2.320420
2011-05-03 0.299903 0.915213
2010-12-07 0.407011 1.352282
2010-05-04 0.234664 1.213892
2009-12-08 0.370010 1.776804
2009-05-01 0.835443 5.004154
2008-11-12 0.370010 3.351319
2008-05-01 0.433301 3.044965
2007-05-02 0.339533 4.266356
2006-05-05 0.272444 4.796080
2005-05-04 0.177994 4.214067
2004-05-10 0.085784 5.471262
2003-05-02 0.073612 6.054365
2002-05-02 0.010029 0.959155
2001-05-01 0.049367 4.964032
2000-05-01 0.088608 8.497482
1999-04-28 0.123466 8.303851
1998-04-29 0.000292 0.016549
1997-04-30 0.141285 5.862309
1996-04-26 0.081986 3.816426
1995-11-13 0.010711 0.660456
1995-04-27 0.054820 4.047575
1994-04-28 0.008569 0.701276
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.03
dividendYield 1.16
exDividendDate 2026-05-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.213
lastDividendDate 2024-05-09
dividendDate 2026-05-26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.5904317
Address1 El Trovador 4285
Address2 6th Floor Las Condes
All Time High 115.76
All Time Low 1.54333
Ask 89.35
Ask Size 100
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,564,420
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,440,025
Average Volume 1,440,025
Average Volume10Days 1,564,420
Beta 0.983
Bid 88.5
Bid Size 400
Book Value 19.925
City Santiago
Country Chile
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 88.8
Current Ratio 3.268
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 94.05
Day Low 88.0
Debt To Equity 59.155
Display Name Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
Dividend Date 1,779,753,600
Dividend Rate 1.03
Dividend Yield 1.16
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,463,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,463,600
Earnings Growth 0.523
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.53
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,226,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,779,825,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,779,825,600
Ebitda 1,477,159,040
Ebitda Margins 0.32279
Enterprise To Ebitda 20.153
Enterprise To Revenue 6.505
Enterprise Value 29,769,793,536
Eps Current Year 5.19577
Eps Forward 5.52814
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.06
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,198,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 77.13
Fifty Day Average Change 11.670006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.15130308
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 159.04317
Fifty Two Week High 95.46
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.659996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0697674
Fifty Two Week Low 29.36
Fifty Two Week Low Change 59.440002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 2.0245233
Fifty Two Week Range 29.36 - 95.46
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 748,618,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.28
Float Shares 103,726,514
Forward Eps 5.52814
Forward P E 16.063269
Free Cashflow 429,625,760
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 7,739
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.29557
Gross Profits 1,352,600,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.009509999
Held Percent Institutions 0.34307998
Implied Shares Outstanding 285,637,808
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://ir.sqm.com/English/investor-relation/default.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,715,212,800
Last Dividend Value 0.213
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,461,715,200
Last Split Factor 1,027:1000
Long Business Summary Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. produces and sells specialty plant nutrients, and iodine and its derivatives worldwide. The company offers 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 are used to nourish various 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 sale of third-party fertilizers; and the exploration of copper, gold, and silver deposits. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.
Long Name Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.
Market us_market
Market Cap 25,364,639,744
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_393339
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 588,137,984
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 25,364,637,350
Number Of Analyst Opinions 18
Open 94.34
Operating Cashflow 1,314,366,976
Operating Margins 0.28328
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.61
Phone 56 22 425 2000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 88.8
Post Market Time 1,776,470,160
Previous Close 95.31
Price Eps Current Year 17.090828
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.456713
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.5427003
Profit Margins 0.12852
Quick Ratio 2.129
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.38889
Region US
Regular Market Change -6.50999
Regular Market Change Percent -6.83034
Regular Market Day High 94.05
Regular Market Day Low 88.0
Regular Market Day Range 88.0 - 94.05
Regular Market Open 94.34
Regular Market Previous Close 95.31
Regular Market Price 88.8
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 2,038,805
Return On Assets 0.05233
Return On Equity 0.09669
Revenue Growth 0.233
Revenue Per Share 16.021
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Shares Outstanding 142,818,904
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0046
Shares Short 1,183,447
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,265,769
Short Name Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
Short Ratio 1.02
Source Interval 15
Symbol SQM
Target High Price 100.0
Target Low Price 40.0
Target Mean Price 75.49722
Target Median Price 79.0
Total Cash 2,721,751,040
Total Cash Per Share 9.529
Total Debt 4,764,290,048
Total Revenue 4,576,224,256
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 2.06
Trailing P E 43.1068
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.5685
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 59.10555
Two Hundred Day Average Change 29.694454
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.50239706
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,038,805
Website https://www.sqm.com