IMO vs SQM vs EQNR Stock Comparison

Imperial Oil, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Equinor Asa Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IMO Imperial Oil Ltd
$134.72 +8.1% 1M +49.8% 1Y
Market cap
$65.02B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.53B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
EQNR Equinor Asa
$48.81 +13.7% 1M +95.5% 1Y
Market cap
$124.80B
P/E
15.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$114.42B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 5, Equinor Asa 4, Imperial Oil 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIMOSQMEQNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.02B $16.27B $124.80B EQNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 11.7x 15.6x SQM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 8.1x 9.1x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +59.0% +5.8% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% 20.6% 7.0% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 22.8% 47.7% EQNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x EQNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.8% +28.3% +95.5% EQNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.0%/yr +1.7%/yr +12.1%/yr IMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 47.1% 39.0% IMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 70/100 67/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

IMOSQMEQNR

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

AxisIMOSQMEQNR
Valuation 32 #68 of 99 81 #32 of 162 81 #20 of 99
Growth 55 #44 of 97 63 #55 of 147 57 #42 of 97
Profitability 64 #35 of 96 82 #23 of 122 81 #19 of 96
Financial Health 82 #19 of 102 32 #113 of 166 56 #45 of 102
Shareholder Returns 83 #14 of 76 91 #11 of 107 59 #32 of 76
Overall 63 70 67
  • IMO ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EQNR ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIMOSQMEQNRSPY
1 month +8.1%-17.4%+13.7% -1.0%
3 months +4.9%-16.9%+21.0% +2.9%
6 months +8.3%-35.7%+28.7% +6.4%
Year to date +56.1%-17.0%+106.6% +11.4%
1 year +49.8%+28.3%+95.5% +13.1%
3 years +132.7%+10.4%+47.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.5%+3.4%+13.9% +21.5%
5 years +285.8%+9.0%+76.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +31.0%+1.7%+12.1% +10.9%
10 years +311.5%+94.6%+195.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.2%+6.9%+11.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIMOSQMEQNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%47.1%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%44.1%38.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.100.95-1.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.730.602.45 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.1%-73.5%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.6%-40.1%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $138.33$95.31$48.81 $779.14
52-week low $83.72$44.36$22.41 $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.

MultipleIMOSQMEQNR
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 13.1x 11.8xmedian 12.7x 15.8xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 3.1x 1.1xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 5.7x 4.8xmedian 6.9x 2.8xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 11.1x —median 15.1x 12.7xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 2.1x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.24median 2.24 -0.75median 0.27 —median 2.24

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 monthsIMOSQMEQNR
Revenue $37.53B $6.73B $114.42B
Gross profit – $2.83B –
Operating income – $3.11B $32.53B
Net income $3.01B $1.39B $9.05B
Free cash flow $3.64B – $9.58B
R&D $6.51M – $880.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.21 $4.86 $3.08
Cash & equivalents $2.00B $3.38B $8.06B
Total debt $11.46B $19.72B $105.13B
Shares (diluted) 484.90M 285.64M 2.60B
Enterprise value $60.11B $2.93B $39.26B

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
MetricIMOSQMEQNR
P/E 21.6x 11.8x 15.8x
P/FCF 17.9x – 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x – 5.3x
P/S 1.7x 2.4x 1.1x
P/B 3.8x 1.9x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.9x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 4.8x 2.8x
EV/EBIT 16.7x 5.5x 3.8x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF 18.1x – 12.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x – 5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.24 -0.75 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIMOSQMEQNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 59.0% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -4.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 150.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -9.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 134.4% 7.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -10.5% 190.5% 10.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% -7.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -5.8% 190.5% 24.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -15.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.5% – 15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% – 39.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIMOSQMEQNR
Gross margin – 42.1% –
EBITDA margin 15.6% 52.7% 38.9%
Operating margin – 46.2% 28.4%
Pretax margin 10.5% 36.6% 29.0%
Net margin 8.0% 20.6% 7.0%
FCF margin 9.7% – 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% – 20.2%
Return on equity 17.9% 16.4% 20.9%
Return on assets 9.1% 8.6% 658.7%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 22.8% 47.7%
Return on capital employed 15.2% 23.4% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.4x 83.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIMOSQMEQNR
Debt / assets 8.3% 31.3% 1,784%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 48.7% 47.9% -3,046%
Equity / assets 51.3% 52.1% 3,146%
Interest coverage 147.4x 15.3x –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.67 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIMOSQMEQNR
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.2% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 3.6% – –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 4.2% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – –

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.

ConsensusIMOSQMEQNR
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $7.03FY2026 $5.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.8%FY2026 +241.3%FY2026 +116.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.6% -2.4% -17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.71BFY2026 $8.31BFY2026 $120.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.3%FY2026 +81.4%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.7% +3.0% -2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIMOSQMEQNR
Held by institutions 26.7% 13.4% 6.6%
Institutions holding 413 316 409
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% -3.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 185 166 230
Institutions selling 141 100 115
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.66 2.00

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.

IMOSQMEQNR
IMO 1.00 0.16 0.63
SQM 0.16 1.00 -0.01
EQNR 0.63 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IMO, SQM and EQNR?

Equinor Asa (EQNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Imperial Oil (IMO) $65.02B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.27B, Equinor Asa (EQNR) $124.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, IMO, SQM and EQNR?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Imperial Oil (IMO) 21.6x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 11.7x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 12.6x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.1x, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 9.1x). 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: Imperial Oil (IMO) +5.5%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Imperial Oil (IMO) 8.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Equinor Asa (EQNR) leads (Imperial Oil (IMO) 15.4%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 47.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Equinor Asa (EQNR) returned the most: Imperial Oil (IMO) +49.8%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +28.3%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +95.5%. Over five years, Imperial Oil (IMO) compounded fastest (Imperial Oil (IMO) +31.0%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +1.7%/yr, Equinor Asa (EQNR) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Imperial Oil (IMO) 0.02%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 0.00%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 0.00%. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) and Equinor Asa (EQNR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Imperial Oil (IMO) has been the steadiest (Imperial Oil (IMO) 28.7%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.1%, Equinor Asa (EQNR) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IMO, SQM and EQNR?

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.