CMP vs GMTL vs SQM Stock Comparison

Compass Minerals International, Guardian Metal Resources and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 11 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 11). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMPGMTLSQMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $962.62M $299.95M $17.23B SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.6x -29.9x 12.4x SQM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.7x — 8.5x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% — +59.0% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% — 20.6% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% — 22.8% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — 0.2x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 4.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.9% — +36.0% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.0%/yr — +2.3%/yr SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 90.8% 47.3% SQM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 — 69/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

CMPGMTLSQM

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

AxisCMPGMTLSQM
Valuation 74 #43 of 162 31 #112 of 162 81 #32 of 162
Growth 64 #54 of 147 – 62 #56 of 147
Profitability 59 #51 of 122 – 81 #24 of 122
Financial Health 17 #136 of 164 95 #9 of 164 32 #112 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – 90 #12 of 107
Overall 53 – 69
  • CMP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GMTL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • 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

PeriodCMPGMTLSQMSPY
1 month +1.4%-49.1%-9.7% -0.2%
3 months -22.7%-47.7%-9.8% +3.9%
6 months -12.4%-72.5%-32.5% +8.2%
Year to date +16.8%—-12.3% +12.9%
1 year +31.9%—+36.0% +12.3%
3 years -6.2%—+18.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.1%—+5.7% +23.3%
5 years -65.1%—+11.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.0%—+2.3% +10.9%
10 years -68.3%—+104.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.9%—+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMPGMTLSQMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%90.8%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%91.2%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.662.280.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.62—0.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-76.4%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.6%-74.9%-36.7% -1.2%
52-week high $33.51$20.64$95.31 $779.14
52-week low $16.54$4.88$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.

MultipleCMPGMTLSQM
P/E now vs peer median 52.6xmedian 13.3x -29.9xmedian 13.3x 12.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x 2.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 14.7x -49.8xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.98median 0.31 —median 0.31 -0.79median 0.31

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 monthsCMPGMTLSQM
Revenue $1.29B – $6.73B
Gross profit $222.50M – $2.83B
Operating income $115.50M – $3.11B
Net income $18.40M – $1.39B
Free cash flow $77.90M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.44 – $4.86
Cash & equivalents $56.30M $52.46M $3.38B
Total debt $716.60M – $19.72B
Shares (diluted) 42.25M 57.79M 285.64M
Enterprise value $725.82M $247.49M $6.26B

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
MetricCMPGMTLSQM
P/E 52.6x -29.9x 12.4x
P/FCF 12.4x -49.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x – –
P/S 0.7x – 2.6x
P/B 3.7x 3.2x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 5.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x – 5.1x
EV/EBIT 14.1x – 5.8x
EV/Revenue 1.3x – 2.7x
EV/FCF 20.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.98 – -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMPGMTLSQM
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% – 59.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% – 150.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.3% – -9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 800.0% – 134.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% – -17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.2% – 190.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 115.1% – 190.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.7% – -15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 97.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMPGMTLSQM
Gross margin 17.2% – 42.1%
EBITDA margin 17.5% – 52.7%
Operating margin 8.9% – 46.2%
Pretax margin 3.2% – 36.6%
Net margin 1.4% – 20.6%
FCF margin 6.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% – –
Return on equity 6.8% – 16.4%
Return on assets 1.4% – 8.6%
Return on invested capital 5.2% – 22.8%
Return on capital employed 10.4% – 23.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMPGMTLSQM
Debt / assets 52.9% – 31.3%
Debt / equity 2.7x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 9.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 80.5% 3.7% 47.9%
Equity / assets 19.5% 96.3% 52.1%
Interest coverage 52.5x – 15.3x
Current ratio 2.0x 15.3x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 14.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 14.4x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 1.94 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMPGMTLSQM
Dividend yield – – 4.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCMPGMTLSQM
Forward P/E 26.7xFY2026 – 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $-0.25FY2027 $7.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +245.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +51.2% – -2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.21BFY2026 $0.00FY2027 $8.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 – +82.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% – +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMPGMTLSQM
Held by institutions 91.8% 10.6% 13.4%
Institutions holding 230 47 316
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% +16.7% -3.0%
Institutions buying 130 36 166
Institutions selling 56 10 100
Buyers to sellers 2.32 3.60 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.

CMPGMTLSQM
CMP 1.00 0.24 0.27
GMTL 0.24 1.00 0.21
SQM 0.27 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMP, GMTL and SQM?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Minerals International (CMP) $962.62M, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) $299.95M, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $17.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMP, GMTL and SQM?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Compass Minerals International (CMP) 52.6x, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) -29.9x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (Compass Minerals International (CMP) 26.7x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Compass Minerals International (CMP) +5.5%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Compass Minerals International (CMP) 1.4%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Compass Minerals International (CMP) 5.2%, 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: Compass Minerals International (CMP) +31.9%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Compass Minerals International (CMP) -19.0%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Compass Minerals International (CMP) 0.00%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.01%. Compass Minerals International (CMP) and Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has been the steadiest (Compass Minerals International (CMP) 51.2%, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 90.8%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMP, GMTL 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 11. 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.