CRML vs EMAT vs SQM Stock Comparison

Critical Metals, Evolution Metals & Technologies and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRMLEMATSQMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $969.27M $1.05B $16.83B SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.4x -19.6x 12.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 8.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +59.0% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 20.6% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 22.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.3% -88.6% +36.0% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +2.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 129.7% 189.5% 47.3% SQM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 19/100 69/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

CRMLEMATSQM

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

AxisCRMLEMATSQM
Valuation 33 #109 of 162 14 #139 of 162 81 #32 of 162
Growth – 31 #102 of 147 62 #56 of 147
Profitability – – 81 #24 of 122
Financial Health 33 #110 of 164 12 #144 of 164 32 #112 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – 90 #12 of 107
Overall – 19 69
  • CRML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EMAT 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

PeriodCRMLEMATSQMSPY
1 month +3.8%-55.3%-9.7% -0.2%
3 months +43.6%-70.0%-9.8% +3.9%
6 months -31.5%-84.5%-32.5% +8.2%
Year to date +17.1%-87.0%-12.3% +12.9%
1 year -37.3%-88.6%+36.0% +12.3%
3 years -25.2%-86.7%+18.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.2%-49.0%+5.7% +23.3%
5 years ——+11.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——+2.3% +10.9%
10 years ——+104.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRMLEMATSQMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 129.7%189.5%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.9%158.3%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.320.450.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.470.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-93.7%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.6%-93.3%-36.7% -1.2%
52-week high $20.62$21.29$95.31 $779.14
52-week low $5.13$1.35$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.

MultipleCRMLEMATSQM
P/E now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 13.3x -16.6xmedian 13.3x 12.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 543.5xmedian 3.2x 2.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.3xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.2x -47.1xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 -0.48median 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 monthsCRMLEMATSQM
Revenue – – $6.73B
Gross profit – – $2.83B
Operating income – -$15.92M $3.11B
Net income – -$53.55M $1.39B
EPS (diluted) – $-0.09 $4.86
Cash & equivalents $102.48M $5.25M $3.38B
Total debt – $6.18M $19.72B
Shares (diluted) – 621.76M 285.64M
Enterprise value $778.43M $1.03B $3.48B

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
MetricCRMLEMATSQM
P/E -4.4x -16.6x 12.4x
P/FCF -23.3x – –
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S – 543.5x 2.6x
P/B 2.7x -47.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x -35.3x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 5.1x
EV/EBIT – -55.9x 5.8x
EV/Revenue – – 2.7x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.48 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRMLEMATSQM
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 59.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 150.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -258.6% 134.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 10.2% 190.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -208.9% -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 34.3% 190.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 34.5% -15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRMLEMATSQM
Gross margin – – 42.1%
EBITDA margin – – 52.7%
Operating margin – – 46.2%
Pretax margin – – 36.6%
Net margin – – 20.6%
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – 16.4%
Return on assets – -91.1% 8.6%
Return on invested capital – – 22.8%
Return on capital employed – – 23.4%
Asset turnover – – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRMLEMATSQM
Debt / assets – 6.5% 31.3%
Debt / equity – -0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.2x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 27.0% 119.8% 47.9%
Equity / assets 73.0% -19.8% 52.1%
Interest coverage – – 15.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.2x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.2x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 1.5x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRMLEMATSQM
Dividend yield – – 4.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 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.

ConsensusCRMLEMATSQM
Forward P/E – – 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2027 $-0.43FY2026 $7.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +245.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $15.71MFY2026 $8.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +124.4%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2,427.0% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRMLEMATSQM
Held by institutions 20.3% – 13.4%
Institutions holding 170 – 316
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.4% – -3.0%
Institutions buying 101 – 166
Institutions selling 46 – 100
Buyers to sellers 2.20 – 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.

CRMLEMATSQM
CRML 1.00 0.22 0.28
EMAT 0.22 1.00 0.14
SQM 0.28 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRML, EMAT and SQM?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Critical Metals (CRML) $969.27M, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $1.05B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.83B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) returned the most: Critical Metals (CRML) -37.3%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -88.6%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has been the steadiest (Critical Metals (CRML) 129.7%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 189.5%, 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, CRML, EMAT 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 4. 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.