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

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Santiago, Chile | NYSE
84.12 USD +3.68 (4.575%) ⇧ (June 12, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 84.00 -0.12 (-0.120%) ⇩ (June 12, 2026, 7:52 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | June 8, 2026, 3:03 a.m. EDT

SQM presents a compelling turnaround story masked by a three-year price decline. While the trailing twelve-month fundamentals show explosive revenue and earnings growth, the market has punished the stock for three consecutive years of negative annual returns. Technically, the share price is currently trading below its 50-day average, creating near-term headwinds despite remaining above the 200-day support level. The valuation gap between trailing and forward P/E suggests analysts expect a significant earnings inflection. For investors, the risk lies in the lingering commodity cycle uncertainty, but the balance sheet strength and liquidity provide a floor.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_66 ✓0.094732
MSTL_66_1050.100982
AutoTheta0.113962
AutoETS0.114196
AutoARIMA0.114198
MSTL_1050.116282
MSTL0.125129

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_66

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 0.61
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.366
Excess Kurtosis -0.90
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-07
Debt to Equity Ratio 63.386
Revenue per Share 18.554
Market Cap 24,027,854,848
Trailing P/E 29.41
Forward P/E 14.01
Beta 0.97
Profit Margins 15.38%
Website https://www.sqm.com

As of June 8, 2026, 3:03 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility with heavy out-of-the-money call interest at 100 and 120 strikes, suggesting upside hopes, while significant put volume at the 70 strike for January 2027 indicates hedging against a deeper drawdown. Implied volatility remains elevated around 60%.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.13% 1.13% 1.62% 4.19%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-08 1.030000 1.127038
2024-05-09 0.213000 0.440994
2023-12-06 0.503000 1.013908
2023-11-02 0.609000 1.269014
2023-07-13 0.788000 1.004718
2023-05-11 3.224000 4.521739
2022-12-08 3.081000 3.365374
2022-09-29 1.849000 2.036568
2022-06-02 2.787000 2.684195
2022-04-28 0.097000 0.130359
2021-12-31 1.400000 2.776125
2021-09-02 0.314000 0.580085
2021-06-03 0.238000 0.528067
2021-04-29 0.017000 0.032197
2020-10-08 0.380000 1.072537
2020-06-04 0.171000 0.629834
2020-04-29 0.254000 1.088727
2019-12-05 0.230000 0.943783
2019-09-05 0.267000 1.079660
2019-06-06 0.306000 0.980141
2019-05-02 0.413000 1.145631
2018-12-04 0.317000 0.700552
2018-09-05 0.509000 1.227393
2018-06-08 0.431000 0.835271
2018-05-03 0.800000 1.485608
2017-12-06 0.429000 0.854582
2017-09-07 0.384000 0.774194
2017-06-07 0.392000 1.112057
2017-05-03 0.202000 0.584491
2016-12-12 0.855000 2.825512
2016-04-27 0.656000 3.137255
2015-12-01 0.310613 1.982595
2015-04-29 0.144109 0.678588
2014-12-03 0.404090 1.680844
2014-07-09 0.851022 3.011715
2014-04-30 0.127556 0.410658
2013-12-04 0.740993 3.089727
2013-05-02 0.275560 0.578732
2012-12-06 0.925024 1.703730
2012-05-01 0.296008 0.517976
2011-12-09 0.713729 1.344460
2011-05-03 0.299903 0.523187
2010-12-07 0.407011 0.769090
2010-05-04 0.234664 0.685048
2009-12-08 0.370010 0.996069
2009-05-01 0.835443 2.777598
2008-11-12 0.370010 1.809525
2008-05-01 0.433301 1.617006
2007-05-02 0.339533 2.230255
2006-05-05 0.272444 2.451161
2005-05-04 0.177994 2.101147
2004-05-10 0.085784 2.671321
2003-05-02 0.073612 2.879982
2002-05-02 0.010029 0.443192
2001-05-01 0.049367 2.283779
2000-05-01 0.088608 3.821539
1999-04-28 0.123466 3.597151
1998-04-29 0.000292 0.006914
1997-04-30 0.141285 2.448940
1996-04-26 0.081986 1.555651
1995-11-13 0.010711 0.265065
1995-04-27 0.054820 1.620148
1994-04-28 0.008569 0.276090
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.03
dividendYield 1.22
exDividendDate 2026-05-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 1.03
lastDividendDate 2026-05-08
dividendDate 2026-05-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.5375566
Address1 El Trovador 4285
Address2 6th Floor Las Condes
All Time High 115.76
All Time Low 1.54333
Ask 84.62
Ask Size 300
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,330,180
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,304,876
Average Volume 1,304,876
Average Volume10Days 1,330,180
Beta 0.971
Bid 83.6
Bid Size 200
Book Value 20.488
City Santiago
Country Chile
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 84.12
Current Ratio 2.759
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,780,012,800
Day High 85.11
Day Low 82.215
Debt To Equity 63.386
Display Name Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
Dividend Date 1,779,926,400
Dividend Rate 1.03
Dividend Yield 1.22
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,779,897,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,779,897,600
Earnings Growth 1.652
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.652
Earnings Timestamp 1,779,825,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,787,083,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,787,083,200
Ebitda 1,966,237,056
Ebitda Margins 0.37101
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.107
Enterprise To Revenue 5.234
Enterprise Value 27,737,110,528
Eps Current Year 6.28205
Eps Forward 6.00535
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.86
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 85.2328
Fifty Day Average Change -1.1128006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.013056013
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 153.75566
Fifty Two Week High 98.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -13.879997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14163263
Fifty Two Week Low 31.9
Fifty Two Week Low Change 52.22
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.6369907
Fifty Two Week Range 31.9 - 98.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 748,618,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.28
Float Shares 104,334,922
Forward Eps 6.00535
Forward P E 14.00751
Free Cashflow 1,714,752,512
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 7,773
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.34465
Gross Profits 1,826,535,040
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.34313
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 1,778,198,400
Last Dividend Value 1.03
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 in Chile, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, North America, Asia, and internationally. It offers potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, specialty blends, and other specialty fertilizers under the Ultrasol, Qrop, Speedfol, Allganic, Ultrasoline, Prop, and Prohydric brands. The company 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, it 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, the company produces potassium sulfate; and potassium chloride which are used to nourish various crops. Additionally, it 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 ty 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, as well as sells third-party fertilizers. Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. 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 24,027,854,848
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_393339
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 815,331,968
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 24,027,852,408
Number Of Analyst Opinions 18
Open 82.57
Operating Cashflow 1,961,095,936
Operating Margins 0.41094002
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.36
Phone 56 22 425 2000
Post Market Change -0.12000275
Post Market Change Percent -0.14265661
Post Market Price 84.0
Post Market Time 1,781,308,353
Previous Close 80.44
Price Eps Current Year 13.390533
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.105818
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.5338125
Profit Margins 0.15384
Quick Ratio 1.932
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.44444
Region US
Regular Market Change 3.68
Regular Market Change Percent 4.57484
Regular Market Day High 85.11
Regular Market Day Low 82.215
Regular Market Day Range 82.215 - 85.11
Regular Market Open 82.57
Regular Market Previous Close 80.44
Regular Market Price 84.12
Regular Market Time 1,781,294,402
Regular Market Volume 1,234,155
Return On Assets 0.072
Return On Equity 0.13402
Revenue Growth 0.698
Revenue Per Share 18.554
Sand P52 Week Change 0.23177934
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Shares Outstanding 142,818,904
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0056
Shares Short 1,626,070
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,777,507,200
Shares Short Prior Month 1,163,369
Short Name Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.
Short Ratio 1.37
Source Interval 15
Symbol SQM
Target High Price 110.0
Target Low Price 40.0
Target Mean Price 82.16389
Target Median Price 82.0
Total Cash 3,862,801,920
Total Cash Per Share 13.523
Total Debt 5,207,985,152
Total Revenue 5,299,701,760
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 2.86
Trailing P E 29.41259
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.3794
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 67.82655
Two Hundred Day Average Change 16.29345
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.24022228
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,234,155
Website https://www.sqm.com