EMAT vs SQM vs METC Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Ramaco Resources Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionEMATSQMMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $951.34M $15.61B $417.44M SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.8x 11.3x -6.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +59.0% -17.7% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.6% -12.0% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.8% -6.9% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 16.8x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.43% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -87.3% +11.6% -78.3% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.3%/yr -16.2%/yr SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 190.3% 47.5% 83.1% SQM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 70/100 46/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

EMATSQMMETC

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

AxisEMATSQMMETC
Valuation 17 #137 of 165 81 #33 of 165 46 #13 of 23
Growth 32 #102 of 150 66 #51 of 150 15 #18 of 21
Profitability – 81 #24 of 122 56 #9 of 19
Financial Health 12 #146 of 166 31 #115 of 166 14 #20 of 23
Shareholder Returns – 92 #10 of 107 100 #1 of 10
Overall 20 70 46
  • EMAT ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SQM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMATSQMMETCSPY
1 month -25.0%-15.2%-18.6% -2.3%
3 months -48.1%-18.5%-26.0% -0.7%
6 months -84.0%-39.1%-54.5% +4.8%
Year to date -86.1%-20.6%-63.4% +10.3%
1 year -87.3%+11.6%-78.3% +10.3%
3 years -85.7%+9.8%-45.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year -47.7%+3.2%-18.4% +20.1%
5 years —-10.8%-58.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year —-2.3%-16.2% +10.1%
10 years —+88.2%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+6.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEMATSQMMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 190.3%47.5%83.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 158.6%44.5%87.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.481.051.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.24-0.94 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-73.5%-87.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -92.8%-42.7%-76.4% -3.5%
52-week high $21.29$95.31$27.87 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$46.10$6.59 $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.

MultipleEMATSQMMETC
P/E now vs peer median -17.8xmedian 12.5x 11.3xmedian 12.5x -6.9xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 581.5xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 4.6xmedian 7.3x 58.2xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.6x —median 14.6x -3.7xmedian 9.6x
P/B now vs peer median -50.4xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.51median 0.28 -1.56median 0.28 0.18median 43.77

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 monthsEMATSQMMETC
Revenue – $6.73B $515.42M
Gross profit – $2.83B $69.82M
Operating income -$15.92M $3.11B -$72.64M
Net income -$53.55M $1.39B -$61.75M
Free cash flow – – -$114.19M
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 $4.86 $-0.96
Cash & equivalents $5.25M $3.38B $282.54M
Total debt $6.18M $5.22B $452.81M
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 285.64M 64.59M
Enterprise value $932.80M $4.63B -$854.49M

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
MetricEMATSQMMETC
P/E -17.8x 11.3x -6.9x
P/FCF – – -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – -9.9x
P/S 581.5x 2.3x 0.8x
P/B -50.4x 1.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -37.7x 1.8x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 4.6x 58.2x
EV/EBIT -59.8x 5.3x -8.1x
EV/Revenue – 2.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF – – -5.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.51 -1.56 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATSQMMETC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 59.0% -17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 150.2% -34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% -28.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -258.6% 134.4% -305.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -16.6% -40.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% 190.5% -211.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% -7.2% -41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% 190.5% -152.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% -7.2% -38.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -156.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -32.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -772.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -131.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMATSQMMETC
Gross margin – 42.1% 13.5%
EBITDA margin – 52.7% 2.0%
Operating margin – 46.2% -14.1%
Pretax margin – 36.6% -14.8%
Net margin – 20.6% -12.0%
FCF margin – – -22.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – -8.2%
Return on equity – 16.4% -15.2%
Return on assets -91.1% 8.6% -5.8%
Return on invested capital – 22.8% -6.9%
Return on capital employed – 23.4% -7.7%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMATSQMMETC
Debt / assets 6.5% 31.3% 44.2%
Debt / equity -0.3x 0.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 16.8x
Debt / FCF – – -4.0x
Liabilities / assets 119.8% 47.9% 63.3%
Equity / assets -19.8% 52.1% 36.7%
Interest coverage – 15.3x -185.8x
Current ratio 0.2x 2.6x 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.8x 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.5x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – – 1.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATSQMMETC
Dividend yield – 4.4% –
Net buyback yield – – 15.8%
Shareholder yield – 4.4% 15.8%
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.

ConsensusEMATSQMMETC
Forward P/E – 7.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $-0.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +245.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -2.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71MFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $535.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +124.4%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2,427.0% +2.9% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMATSQMMETC
Held by institutions – 13.4% 87.4%
Institutions holding – 317 201
Change in shares held, QoQ – -3.0% -5.7%
Institutions buying – 166 107
Institutions selling – 101 48
Buyers to sellers – 1.64 2.23

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.

EMATSQMMETC
EMAT 1.00 0.14 0.17
SQM 0.14 1.00 0.28
METC 0.17 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, SQM and METC?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $951.34M, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $15.61B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $417.44M.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -87.3%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +11.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -78.3%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) -2.3%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.43%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 0.00%. Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) and Ramaco Resources (METC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 190.3%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.5%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMAT, SQM and METC?

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.