Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE: SQM) is a Chile-based mining and chemicals company that produces lithium, iodine, specialty plant nutrients and industrial chemicals. Its operations are primarily located in northern Chile, where the company extracts mineral resources from the Salar de Atacama and other deposits.

SQM is one of the world’s significant producers of lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide, which are used in rechargeable batteries, energy-storage systems, electric vehicles and other industrial applications. The company also produces iodine and iodine derivatives for applications such as healthcare, nutrition and industrial processes, as well as potassium chloride, potassium sulfate and other specialty fertilizers.

The company traces its origins to Chile’s state-owned mining and chemical industry and was established in its current corporate form in 1968. SQM serves customers in international markets through a global sales and distribution network. Its business activities remain closely connected to Chile’s natural-resource sector, with production and development subject to local environmental, regulatory and community requirements.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $63.57 to $64.91
• 50-Day Range: $64.00 to $82.40
• 52-Week Range: $40.58 to $98.00
• Volume: 392,771 shs
• Average Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.19
• Dividend Yield: 2.64%
• Price Target: $82.56
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sociedad Quimica y Minera Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sociedad Quimica y Minera scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.54, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a consensus price target of $82.56, representing about 29.3% upside from its current price of $63.86.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.58%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sociedad Quimica y Minera are expected to grow by 6.58% in the coming year, from $7.30 to $7.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sociedad Quimica y Minera is 13.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sociedad Quimica y Minera is 13.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.42.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a PEG Ratio of 0.22. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a P/B Ratio of 2.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.85% of the float of Sociedad Quimica y Minera has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sociedad Quimica y Minera has recently increased by 2.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Sociedad Quimica y Minera pays a meaningful dividend of 2.56%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sociedad Quimica y Minera does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sociedad Quimica y Minera is 34.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sociedad Quimica y Minera will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.72% next year. This indicates that Sociedad Quimica y Minera will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a news sentiment score of 0.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Sociedad Quimica y Minera this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for SQM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Sociedad Quimica y Minera to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sociedad Quimica y Minera insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

12.41% of the stock of Sociedad Quimica y Minera is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/14/2026
• Record date for 9/21 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/21 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/21/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SQM
• CIK: 909037
• Web: www.sqm.com
• Phone: (622) 425-2000
• Fax: 56-22425-2268
• Employees: 7,739
• Year Founded: 1968

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sociedad Quimica y Minera: $82.56
• High Price Target: $104.00
• Low Price Target: $53.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.54
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.77
• P/E Growth: 0.22
• Net Income: $588.14 million
• Net Margins: 20.62%
• Pretax Margin: 36.61%
• Return on Equity: 18.20%
• Return on Assets: 9.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.55
• Current Ratio: 2.61
• Quick Ratio: 1.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.73 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.72
• Cash Flow: $2.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 31.38
• Book Value: $28.19 per share
• Price / Book: 2.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 285,652,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $18.29 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05