CTVA vs ICL vs SQM Stock Comparison

Corteva, Icl and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTVA Corteva, Inc.
$11.63 -85.2% 1M -81.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.59B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.81B
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
1 win
ICL ICL Group Ltd.
$4.91 -4.5% 1M -26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.02B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.71B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 8, Icl 2, Corteva 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCTVAICLSQMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.59B $6.02B $16.83B SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 8.7x 12.1x CTVA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 12.3x 8.5x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +10.9% +59.0% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% 9.0% 20.6% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — 22.8% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — 0.2x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -81.8% -26.1% +36.0% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.0%/yr -10.7%/yr +2.3%/yr SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 185.8% 39.0% 47.3% ICL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 83/100 69/100 ICL

Percentile Scorecard

CTVAICLSQM

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

AxisCTVAICLSQM
Valuation 96 #5 of 94 98 #3 of 94 81 #32 of 162
Growth 64 #33 of 91 49 #47 of 91 62 #56 of 147
Profitability 68 #28 of 86 84 #15 of 86 81 #24 of 122
Financial Health 67 #32 of 95 – 32 #112 of 164
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 70 100 #1 of 70 90 #12 of 107
Overall 79 83 69
  • CTVA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ICL 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

PeriodCTVAICLSQMSPY
1 month -85.2%-4.5%-9.7% -0.2%
3 months -86.9%-6.3%-9.8% +3.9%
6 months -85.3%-9.6%-32.5% +8.2%
Year to date -82.6%-14.0%-12.3% +12.9%
1 year -81.8%-26.1%+36.0% +12.3%
3 years -75.7%+2.1%+18.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -37.6%+0.7%+5.7% +23.3%
5 years -73.0%-43.0%+11.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -23.0%-10.7%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years —+35.3%+104.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.1%+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCTVAICLSQMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 185.8%39.0%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 274.0%44.8%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.110.770.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-0.670.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.2%-70.0%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.2%-28.0%-36.7% -1.2%
52-week high $90.53$6.82$95.31 $779.14
52-week low $11.63$4.70$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.

MultipleCTVAICLSQM
P/E now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 22.0x 9.2xmedian 22.0x 12.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 2.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 15.1x 5.3xmedian 15.1x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.6x —median 1.6x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.48median 1.66 -0.56median 1.66 -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 monthsCTVAICLSQM
Revenue $17.81B $7.71B $6.73B
Gross profit $8.82B $2.36B $2.83B
Operating income $3.52B $715.00M $3.11B
Net income $1.02B $654.00M $1.39B
Free cash flow $680.00M $1.19B –
R&D $1.49B – –
EPS (diluted) $1.51 $0.54 $4.86
Cash & equivalents $2.37B $496.00M $3.38B
Total debt $4.88B – $19.72B
Shares (diluted) 669.80M 1.29B 285.64M
Enterprise value -$3.86B $2.72B $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
MetricCTVAICLSQM
P/E 7.7x 9.2x 12.4x
P/FCF 11.4x 5.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x – –
P/S 0.4x 0.8x 2.6x
P/B 0.3x – 2.0x
P/Tangible book 0.4x – 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 2.2x – 5.1x
EV/EBIT 2.9x 8.2x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.8x 2.7x
EV/FCF 15.1x 4.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.48 -0.56 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCTVAICLSQM
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 10.9% 59.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 1.8% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.5% 5.2% 150.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 5.2% -9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.0% -1.7% 134.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -20.8% -17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.7% -1.7% 190.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -18.0% -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.5% 88.4% 190.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -16.4% -15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -61.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 233.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.2% -17.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.7% -8.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCTVAICLSQM
Gross margin 49.5% 30.6% 42.1%
EBITDA margin 26.7% – 52.7%
Operating margin 19.8% 9.3% 46.2%
Pretax margin 8.9% 9.9% 36.6%
Net margin 5.7% 9.0% 20.6%
FCF margin 3.8% 15.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% – –
Return on equity 4.1% – 16.4%
Return on assets 2.4% – 8.6%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – 22.8%
Return on capital employed 11.2% – 23.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCTVAICLSQM
Debt / assets 11.7% – 31.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 7.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 39.0% – 47.9%
Equity / assets 61.0% – 52.1%
Interest coverage 20.1x – 15.3x
Current ratio 1.5x – 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 1.5x
Altman Z-score 1.19 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCTVAICLSQM
Dividend yield 6.2% 12.8% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 12.9% – –
Shareholder yield 19.1% 12.8% 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.

ConsensusCTVAICLSQM
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $0.40FY2026 $7.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +12.5% -2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.64BFY2026 $7.47BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -52.9% +13.0% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCTVAICLSQM
Held by institutions 88.8% 13.7% 13.4%
Institutions holding 1,480 221 316
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -13.5% -3.0%
Institutions buying 646 140 166
Institutions selling 527 56 100
Buyers to sellers 1.23 2.50 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.

CTVAICLSQM
CTVA 1.00 0.04 0.05
ICL 0.04 1.00 0.31
SQM 0.05 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CTVA, ICL and SQM?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Corteva (CTVA) $7.59B, Icl (ICL) $6.02B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, CTVA, ICL and SQM?

Corteva (CTVA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Corteva (CTVA) 7.5x, Icl (ICL) 8.7x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (Corteva (CTVA) 20.4x, Icl (ICL) 12.3x, 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: Corteva (CTVA) +3.7%, Icl (ICL) +10.9%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Corteva (CTVA) 5.7%, Icl (ICL) 9.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Corteva (CTVA) 8.4%, 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: Corteva (CTVA) -81.8%, Icl (ICL) -26.1%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Corteva (CTVA) -23.0%/yr, Icl (ICL) -10.7%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Icl (ICL) has been the steadiest (Corteva (CTVA) 185.8%, Icl (ICL) 39.0%, 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, CTVA, ICL 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 8. 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.