GRO vs ICL vs SQM Stock Comparison

Brazil Potash, Icl and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GRO Brazil Potash Corp.
$1.68 -21.1% 1M -32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$90.20M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
ICL ICL Group Ltd.
$4.57 -9.5% 1M -29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.90B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.71B
Div. yield
13.79%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 6, Icl 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGROICLSQMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.20M $5.90B $15.61B SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.8x 8.5x 11.3x ICL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.4x 7.7x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.9% +59.0% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.0% 20.6% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 22.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 13.79% 4.43% ICL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.3% -29.9% +11.6% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -12.6%/yr -2.3%/yr SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.5% 39.4% 47.5% ICL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 83/100 70/100 ICL

Percentile Scorecard

GROICLSQM

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

AxisGROICLSQM
Valuation 13 #82 of 94 99 #2 of 94 81 #33 of 165
Growth 51 #46 of 92 50 #47 of 92 66 #51 of 150
Profitability 6 #84 of 89 83 #16 of 89 81 #24 of 122
Financial Health 92 #9 of 97 – 31 #115 of 166
Shareholder Returns 0 #72 of 72 100 #1 of 72 92 #10 of 107
Overall 32 83 70
  • GRO ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ICL ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SQM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGROICLSQMSPY
1 month -21.1%-9.5%-15.2% -2.3%
3 months -21.1%-10.2%-18.5% -0.7%
6 months -36.4%-17.4%-39.1% +4.8%
Year to date -11.1%-20.0%-20.6% +10.3%
1 year -32.3%-29.9%+11.6% +10.3%
3 years —-8.4%+9.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year —-2.9%+3.2% +20.1%
5 years —-48.9%-10.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year —-12.6%-2.3% +10.1%
10 years —+29.1%+88.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+2.6%+6.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGROICLSQMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.5%39.4%47.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.1%45.3%44.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.590.751.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.760.24 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.5%-70.0%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.8%-33.0%-42.7% -3.5%
52-week high $3.89$6.82$95.31 $779.14
52-week low $1.68$4.57$46.10 $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.

MultipleGROICLSQM
P/E now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 20.8x 8.5xmedian 20.8x 11.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x —median 12.6x 4.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 15.5x 5.0xmedian 15.5x —median 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.7x —median 1.7x 1.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.78 -0.52median 1.78 -1.56median 0.28

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 monthsGROICLSQM
Revenue – $7.71B $6.73B
Gross profit – $2.36B $2.83B
Operating income -$95.57M $715.00M $3.11B
Net income -$28.15M $654.00M $1.39B
Free cash flow -$24.85M $1.19B –
EPS (diluted) $-2.04 $0.54 $4.86
Cash & equivalents $75.71M $496.00M $3.38B
Total debt – – $5.22B
Shares (diluted) 42.49M 1.29B 285.64M
Enterprise value -$45.11M $2.59B $4.63B

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
MetricGROICLSQM
P/E -0.8x 8.5x 11.3x
P/FCF -3.6x 5.0x –
P/Operating cash flow -7.2x – –
P/S – 0.8x 2.3x
P/B 0.4x – 1.8x
P/Tangible book 0.4x – 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 4.6x
EV/EBIT -0.2x 7.6x 5.3x
EV/Revenue – 0.7x 2.4x
EV/FCF -0.6x 4.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow -1.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.52 -1.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGROICLSQM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.9% 59.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.2% 150.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.3% -1.7% 134.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -20.8% -16.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.9% -1.7% 190.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -18.0% -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% 88.4% 190.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -16.4% -7.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% -17.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGROICLSQM
Gross margin – 30.6% 42.1%
EBITDA margin – – 52.7%
Operating margin – 9.3% 46.2%
Pretax margin – 9.9% 36.6%
Net margin – 9.0% 20.6%
FCF margin – 15.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity -47.7% – 16.4%
Return on assets -43.5% – 8.6%
Return on invested capital – – 22.8%
Return on capital employed -48.5% – 23.4%
Asset turnover – – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGROICLSQM
Debt / assets – – 31.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.2x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 5.4% – 47.9%
Equity / assets 94.6% – 52.1%
Interest coverage -94.7x – 15.3x
Current ratio 42.2x – 2.6x
Quick ratio 41.9x – 1.8x
Cash ratio 41.8x – 1.5x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGROICLSQM
Dividend yield – 13.8% 4.4%
Net buyback yield -70.1% – –
Shareholder yield -70.1% 13.8% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusGROICLSQM
Forward P/E – 11.4xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.49FY2026 $0.40FY2026 $7.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.1%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.5% -2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $7.47BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +4.5%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.0% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGROICLSQM
Held by institutions – 13.7% 13.4%
Institutions holding – 221 317
Change in shares held, QoQ – -13.5% -3.0%
Institutions buying – 140 166
Institutions selling – 56 101
Buyers to sellers – 2.50 1.64

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.

GROICLSQM
GRO 1.00 0.21 0.35
ICL 0.21 1.00 0.32
SQM 0.35 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRO, ICL and SQM?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brazil Potash (GRO) $90.20M, Icl (ICL) $5.90B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $15.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRO, ICL and SQM?

Icl (ICL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brazil Potash (GRO) -0.8x, Icl (ICL) 8.5x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (Icl (ICL) 11.4x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 7.7x). 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: 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 (Icl (ICL) 9.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) returned the most: Brazil Potash (GRO) -32.3%, Icl (ICL) -29.9%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +11.6%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Icl (ICL) -12.6%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Icl (ICL) has the highest dividend yield: Icl (ICL) 13.79%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.43%. Brazil Potash (GRO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Icl (ICL) has been the steadiest (Brazil Potash (GRO) 78.5%, Icl (ICL) 39.4%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRO, 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 6. 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.