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How Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. stacks up
SQM · against 111 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
79/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #33 of 112 · scores higher than 69% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score14 peers with a valuation score of 70–79, including SQM · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 79?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 2.9% vs peer median 2.6%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 83% of peers. Earnings yield: 9.0% vs peer median 3.6%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 83% of peers. EBITDA yield: 16.1% vs peer median 8.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 112 reported | 9.0% | 6.0% | 77% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 113 reported | 16.1% | 11.2% | 74% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 43 reported | 2.9% | 4.5% | 38% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 108 reported | 41.1% | 50.2% | 36% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SQM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 155.7B ZAR (≈$8.6B) | 98 | 90 | |
| 2 | 195.7B HKD (≈$25.0B) | 97 | 74 | |
| 3 | 7.9B USD | 96 | 62 | |
| 4 | 87.3B HKD (≈$11.2B) | 95 | 72 | |
| 4 | 11.4B USD | 95 | 67 | |
| 29 | 486.3B MXN (≈$26.3B) | 82 | 91 | |
| 32 | 9.1B USD | 81 | 64 | |
| 33 | 13.8B USD | 79 | 83 | |
| 33 | 2.03T INR (≈$24.4B) | 79 | 58 | |
| 33 | 15.3B USD | 79 | 54 | |
| 36 | 64.2B CNY (≈$9.0B) | 77 | 58 | |
| 37 | 116.1B CNY (≈$16.3B) | 73 | 38 | |
| 37 | 9.5B USD | 73 | 67 | |
| 39 | 59.7B CNY (≈$8.4B) | 72 | 88 |
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