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How Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. stacks up
SQM · against 112 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
74/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #57 of 113 · scores higher than 49% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including SQM · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 74?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 8.1% vs peer median 6.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 65% of peers. Return on assets: 4.1% vs peer median 2.5%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 87% of peers. Operating margin: 23.2% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SQM, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SQM | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 109 reported | 8.1% | 11.4% | 35% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 113 reported | 23.2% | 15.3% | 70% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 103 reported | 4.1% | 6.2% | 34% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 102 reported | 21.8% | 13.0% | 71% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 113 reported | 42.2% | 37.8% | 61% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SQM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.22T INR (≈$26.7B) | 100 | 74 | |
| 2 | 59.7B CNY (≈$8.4B) | 98 | 88 | |
| 2 | 17.7B USD | 98 | 88 | |
| 2 | 16.0B CAD (≈$11.7B) | 98 | 80 | |
| 2 | 20.8B CAD (≈$15.2B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 54 | 12.0B AUD (≈$8.0B) | 76 | 74 | |
| 54 | 27.0B USD | 76 | 54 | |
| 54 | 13.4B USD | 76 | 52 | |
| 57 | 7.4B EUR (≈$8.1B) | 74 | 75 | |
| 57 | 15.3B USD | 74 | 54 | |
| 59 | 58.6B CNY (≈$8.2B) | 71 | 62 | |
| 59 | 2.03T INR (≈$24.4B) | 71 | 58 | |
| 59 | 22.7B USD | 71 | 65 | |
| 62 | 64.2B CNY (≈$9.0B) | 70 | 58 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score