GRO vs SSL vs SQM Stock Comparison

Brazil Potash, Sasol and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GRO Brazil Potash Corp.
$1.86 -21.2% 1M -27.3% 1Y
Market cap
$76.48M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
SSL Sasol Ltd
$17.14 +22.2% 1M +167.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.98B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 5, Sasol 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGROSSLSQMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.48M $10.98B $16.83B SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x 15.0x 12.1x SQM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.3x 8.5x SSL
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 -27.3% +167.4% +36.0% SSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +0.2%/yr +2.3%/yr SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.1% 54.0% 47.3% SQM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 — 69/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

GROSSLSQM

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

AxisGROSSLSQM
Valuation 13 #82 of 94 95 #6 of 99 81 #32 of 162
Growth 53 #43 of 91 – 62 #56 of 147
Profitability 6 #81 of 86 – 81 #24 of 122
Financial Health 94 #7 of 95 50 #52 of 102 32 #112 of 164
Shareholder Returns 0 #70 of 70 – 90 #12 of 107
Overall 33 – 69
  • GRO ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SSL ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodGROSSLSQMSPY
1 month -21.2%+22.2%-9.7% -0.2%
3 months -9.3%+56.2%-9.8% +3.9%
6 months -41.0%+30.8%-32.5% +8.2%
Year to date -1.6%+163.3%-12.3% +12.9%
1 year -27.3%+167.4%+36.0% +12.3%
3 years —+30.7%+18.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+9.4%+5.7% +23.3%
5 years —+1.1%+11.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+0.2%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years —-37.8%+104.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-4.6%+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGROSSLSQMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.1%54.0%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.2%55.5%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.58-0.770.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.353.100.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.5%-89.4%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.2%-4.9%-36.7% -1.2%
52-week high $3.89$18.02$95.31 $779.14
52-week low $1.69$6.00$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.

MultipleGROSSLSQM
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 22.0x 15.0xmedian 13.0x 12.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.4x 0.7xmedian 2.1x 2.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x —median 5.9x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 15.1x 3.5xmedian 11.1x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.66 —median 2.27 -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 monthsGROSSLSQM
Revenue – – $6.73B
Gross profit – – $2.83B
Operating income -$95.57M – $3.11B
Net income -$28.15M – $1.39B
Free cash flow -$24.85M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.04 – $4.86
Cash & equivalents $75.71M $2.64B $3.38B
Total debt – $6.66B $19.72B
Shares (diluted) 42.49M 642.00M 285.64M
Enterprise value -$58.82M -$79.00M $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
MetricGROSSLSQM
P/E -0.9x 15.0x 12.4x
P/FCF -4.0x 3.5x –
P/Operating cash flow -7.9x – –
P/S – 0.7x 2.6x
P/B 0.5x 1.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 5.1x
EV/EBIT -0.3x – 5.8x
EV/Revenue – – 2.7x
EV/FCF -1.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -1.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGROSSLSQM
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) -3.3% – 134.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.9% – 190.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% – 190.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGROSSLSQM
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 -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
MetricGROSSLSQM
Debt / assets – 30.1% 31.3%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.2x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 5.4% 53.3% 47.9%
Equity / assets 94.6% 46.7% 52.1%
Interest coverage -94.7x – 15.3x
Current ratio 42.2x 1.8x 2.6x
Quick ratio 41.9x 1.2x 1.8x
Cash ratio 41.8x 0.6x 1.5x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGROSSLSQM
Dividend yield – – 4.0%
Net buyback yield -63.3% – –
Shareholder yield -63.3% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusGROSSLSQM
Forward P/E – 5.3xFY2027 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.49FY2026 $3.26FY2027 $7.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.0%FY2027 +245.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -24.5% -2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $16.51BFY2027 $8.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -2.3%FY2027 +82.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.4% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGROSSLSQM
Held by institutions – 4.7% 13.4%
Institutions holding – 174 316
Change in shares held, QoQ – -7.6% -3.0%
Institutions buying – 111 166
Institutions selling – 45 100
Buyers to sellers – 2.47 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.

GROSSLSQM
GRO 1.00 0.10 0.35
SSL 0.10 1.00 0.16
SQM 0.35 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRO, SSL and SQM?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brazil Potash (GRO) $76.48M, Sasol (SSL) $10.98B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRO, SSL and SQM?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brazil Potash (GRO) -0.9x, Sasol (SSL) 15.0x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sasol (SSL) is cheapest (Sasol (SSL) 5.3x, 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 stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sasol (SSL) returned the most: Brazil Potash (GRO) -27.3%, Sasol (SSL) +167.4%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Sasol (SSL) +0.2%/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, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has been the steadiest (Brazil Potash (GRO) 79.1%, Sasol (SSL) 54.0%, 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, GRO, SSL 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 5. 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.