CE vs DQ vs SQM Stock Comparison

Celanese, Daqo New Energy and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CE Celanese Corp
$48.10 +2.2% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.71B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
DQ Daqo New Energy Corp.
$10.11 -11.9% 1M -61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$702.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$555.69M
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 9, Celanese 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEDQSQMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.28B $702.47M $16.75B SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x -2.7x 12.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x — 8.1x CE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.2% -6.3% +59.0% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% -46.6% 20.6% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.1% — 22.8% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 63.7x — 0.2x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.0% -61.2% +25.0% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.7%/yr -33.3%/yr +1.2%/yr SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.7% 55.9% 47.0% SQM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 48/100 70/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

CEDQSQM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCEDQSQM
Valuation 58 #40 of 94 45 #52 of 94 81 #31 of 162
Growth 23 #71 of 92 35 #60 of 92 62 #56 of 147
Profitability 32 #61 of 89 14 #77 of 89 81 #24 of 122
Financial Health 13 #85 of 97 98 #3 of 97 32 #112 of 165
Shareholder Returns 22 #55 of 70 – 92 #10 of 107
Overall 29 48 70
  • CE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DQ ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCEDQSQMSPY
1 month +2.2%-11.9%-14.8% -0.8%
3 months +8.4%-16.1%-17.2% +3.5%
6 months -26.1%-54.1%-37.6% +7.0%
Year to date +13.8%-65.7%-17.2% +12.2%
1 year +14.0%-61.2%+25.0% +13.0%
3 years -57.6%-56.7%+11.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.9%-24.3%+3.7% +23.1%
5 years -70.6%-86.7%+5.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -21.7%-33.3%+1.2% +11.0%
10 years -32.4%+115.2%+94.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.8%+8.0%+6.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCEDQSQMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.7%55.9%47.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%55.9%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.401.550.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.27-1.090.53 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.6%-87.0%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.5%-71.7%-40.2% -1.8%
52-week high $69.24$35.69$95.31 $779.14
52-week low $35.53$10.09$44.36 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCEDQSQM
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 21.6x -2.6xmedian 21.6x 11.7xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 95.3xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x 4.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 15.8x -2.1xmedian 15.8x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 0.1xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.66 0.08median 1.66 -0.75median 0.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCEDQSQM
Revenue $9.71B $555.69M $6.73B
Gross profit $2.03B -$196.98M $2.83B
Operating income -$692.00M -$290.08M $3.11B
Net income -$1.16B -$258.74M $1.39B
Free cash flow $708.00M -$326.78M –
R&D $120.00M $3.61M –
EPS (diluted) $-10.60 $-3.84 $4.86
Cash & equivalents $1.36B $555.32M $3.38B
Total debt $12.01B – $19.72B
Shares (diluted) 110.25M 67.35M 285.64M
Enterprise value -$545.32M -$3.76B $3.41B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCEDQSQM
P/E -4.5x -2.6x 11.7x
P/FCF 7.5x -2.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x -5.6x –
P/S 0.5x 1.2x 2.4x
P/B 1.2x 0.1x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 0.1x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 95.3x – 4.8x
EV/EBIT -23.0x 0.4x 5.5x
EV/Revenue 1.6x -0.2x 2.5x
EV/FCF 22.5x 0.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 1.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.08 -0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEDQSQM
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.2% -6.3% 59.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -45.5% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.7% 31.8% 150.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -27.7% -9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% 53.8% 134.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -29.0% -17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.1% 49.2% 190.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.8% -29.3% -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 50.1% 190.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.8% -31.6% -15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 53.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.0% 60.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% -33.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEDQSQM
Gross margin 20.9% -35.4% 42.1%
EBITDA margin 1.7% – 52.7%
Operating margin -7.1% -52.2% 46.2%
Pretax margin -11.6% -46.7% 36.6%
Net margin -12.0% -46.6% 20.6%
FCF margin 7.3% -58.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% -21.8% –
Return on equity -25.4% -4.4% 16.4%
Return on assets -5.3% -4.1% 8.6%
Return on invested capital -4.1% – 22.8%
Return on capital employed -3.9% -4.9% 23.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEDQSQM
Debt / assets 56.1% – 31.3%
Debt / equity 2.6x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 63.7x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 17.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 7.5% 47.9%
Equity / assets 21.4% 92.5% 52.1%
Interest coverage -1.0x – 15.3x
Current ratio 1.4x 5.8x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.0x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.8x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 1.29 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEDQSQM
Dividend yield 0.2% – 4.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.2% – 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -91.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -65.0% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCEDQSQM
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 – 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.33FY2026 $-4.14FY2026 $7.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.0%FY2026 – +241.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.2% – -2.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.75BFY2026 $443.14MFY2026 $8.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 -33.4%FY2026 +81.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +72.5% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEDQSQM
Held by institutions 100.0% 45.4% 13.4%
Institutions holding 458 115 316
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +11.7% -3.0%
Institutions buying 246 61 166
Institutions selling 138 36 100
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.69 1.66

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CEDQSQM
CE 1.00 0.13 0.21
DQ 0.13 1.00 0.25
SQM 0.21 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CE, DQ and SQM?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Celanese (CE) $5.28B, Daqo New Energy (DQ) $702.47M, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.75B.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Celanese (CE) -2.2%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -6.3%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Celanese (CE) -12.0%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -46.6%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Celanese (CE) -4.1%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) returned the most: Celanese (CE) +14.0%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -61.2%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +25.0%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Celanese (CE) -21.7%/yr, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -33.3%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Celanese (CE) 0.00%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) 0.00%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 0.00%. Daqo New Energy (DQ) and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has been the steadiest (Celanese (CE) 51.7%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) 55.9%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CE, DQ and SQM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads on 9. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.