# Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM) — Overview

SQM · NYSE · Stock

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## Price

Last close $60.47 on Oct 15, 2026. 52-week range $42.39 – $95.31.

## Company profile

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a Chilean commodities producer with significant operations in lithium (primarily used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems), specialty and standard potassium fertilizers, iodine (primarily used in X-ray contrast media), and solar salts. The company extracts these materials through its high-quality salt brine deposits and caliche ore. SQM also sells lithium concentrate from a joint venture hard rock lithium project in Australia and expanding its lithium refining assets in China.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $6.7B |
| Revenue (quarter) | $2.5B |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 136.73% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $2.8B |
| Gross margin | 42.17% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $1.5B |
| Net income (quarter) | $719.2M |
| Net income growth (year over year) | 704.47% |
| Net margin | 22.82% |
| Return on equity | 23.78% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $4.86 |
| Book value per share | $22.09 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 12.5 |
| Price to book | 2.0 |
| Debt to assets | 47.88% |
| Payout ratio | 8.90% |
| Dividend yield | 2.65% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM) profitable?

Yes. Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile earned $1.5B in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 22.82%.

### How much revenue does Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM) make?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile generated $6.7B in revenue over the trailing twelve months, up 136.73% year over year.

### What is SQM's P/E ratio?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile trades at 12.5 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $4.86.

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