GMTL vs SQM vs CMP Stock Comparison

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

QuestionGMTLSQMCMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $277.41M $16.75B $954.34M SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.9x 12.1x 51.9x SQM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.5x 26.7x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +59.0% +5.5% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.6% 1.4% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.8% 5.2% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 2.9x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +36.0% +31.9% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.3%/yr -19.0%/yr SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.8% 47.3% 51.2% SQM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 69/100 53/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

GMTLSQMCMP

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureGMTLSQMCMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.8%47.3%51.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.2%43.9%53.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.280.981.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.760.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-73.5%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.9%-36.7%-31.6% -1.2%
52-week high $20.64$95.31$33.51 $779.14
52-week low $4.88$44.36$16.54 $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.

MultipleGMTLSQMCMP
P/E now vs peer median -29.9xmedian 13.3x 12.4xmedian 13.3x 52.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 2.6xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 5.1xmedian 7.3x 7.2xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -49.8xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x 12.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 -0.79median 0.31 2.98median 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 monthsGMTLSQMCMP
Revenue – $6.73B $1.29B
Gross profit – $2.83B $222.50M
Operating income – $3.11B $115.50M
Net income – $1.39B $18.40M
Free cash flow – – $77.90M
EPS (diluted) – $4.86 $0.44
Cash & equivalents $52.46M $3.38B $56.30M
Total debt – $19.72B $716.60M
Shares (diluted) 57.79M 285.64M 42.25M
Enterprise value $277.41M $3.41B $717.54M

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGMTLSQMCMP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 59.0% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.8% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 150.2% 29.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -9.3% -1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 134.4% 800.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.5% 11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 190.5% 115.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -7.2% 18.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 190.5% 115.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -15.7% 17.7%
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
MetricGMTLSQMCMP
Gross margin – 42.1% 17.2%
EBITDA margin – 52.7% 17.5%
Operating margin – 46.2% 8.9%
Pretax margin – 36.6% 3.2%
Net margin – 20.6% 1.4%
FCF margin – – 6.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 12.1%
Return on equity – 16.4% 6.8%
Return on assets – 8.6% 1.4%
Return on invested capital – 22.8% 5.2%
Return on capital employed – 23.4% 10.4%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGMTLSQMCMP
Dividend yield – 4.0% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 4.0% 0.0%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGMTLSQMCMP
Held by institutions 10.6% 13.4% 91.8%
Institutions holding 47 316 230
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.7% -3.0% -4.3%
Institutions buying 36 166 130
Institutions selling 10 100 56
Buyers to sellers 3.60 1.66 2.32

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.

GMTLSQMCMP
GMTL 1.00 0.21 0.24
SQM 0.21 1.00 0.27
CMP 0.24 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GMTL, SQM and CMP?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) $277.41M, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.75B, Compass Minerals International (CMP) $954.34M.

Which stock is cheaper, GMTL, SQM and CMP?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) -29.9x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 12.1x, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 51.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.5x, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 26.7x). 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: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) returned the most: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) +31.9%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +2.3%/yr, Compass Minerals International (CMP) -19.0%/yr). 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 (Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 90.8%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.3%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 51.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GMTL, SQM and CMP?

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.