MOS vs SQM vs AVD Stock Comparison

Mosaic, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and American Vanguard Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MOS Mosaic Co
$18.80 -18.3% 1M -36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.25B
Div. yield
4.68%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
2 wins
AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.08 -42.2% 1M -78.6% 1Y
Market cap
$31.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 7, American Vanguard 2, Mosaic 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMOSSQMAVDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.98B $17.23B $31.86M SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.4x 12.4x -0.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 55.3x 8.5x 2.7x AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +59.0% -3.5% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.2% 20.6% -10.7% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 22.8% -5.9% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 0.2x -42.0x AVD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.68% 4.01% 0.00% MOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.4% +36.0% -78.6% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr +2.3%/yr -41.3%/yr SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 47.3% 71.1% MOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 69/100 22/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

MOSSQMAVD

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

AxisMOSSQMAVD
Valuation 54 #44 of 94 81 #32 of 162 28 #68 of 94
Growth 7 #85 of 91 62 #56 of 147 16 #77 of 91
Profitability 35 #56 of 86 81 #24 of 122 26 #64 of 86
Financial Health 30 #67 of 95 32 #112 of 164 31 #66 of 95
Shareholder Returns 78 #16 of 70 90 #12 of 107 12 #62 of 70
Overall 41 69 22
  • MOS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AVD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMOSSQMAVDSPY
1 month -18.3%-9.7%-42.2% -0.2%
3 months -18.5%-9.8%-58.5% +3.9%
6 months -18.9%-32.5%-62.1% +8.2%
Year to date -22.0%-12.3%-71.7% +12.9%
1 year -36.4%+36.0%-78.6% +12.3%
3 years -43.2%+18.1%-88.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.2%+5.7%-51.3% +23.3%
5 years -55.1%+11.8%-93.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.8%+2.3%-41.3% +10.9%
10 years -21.4%+104.0%-92.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.4%+7.4%-23.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMOSSQMAVDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%47.3%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%43.9%80.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.981.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.810.76-1.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-73.5%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-36.7%-80.0% -1.2%
52-week high $31.36$95.31$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $17.26$44.36$1.03 $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.

MultipleMOSSQMAVD
P/E now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 22.0x 12.4xmedian 13.3x -0.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 2.6xmedian 3.2x 0.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 12.4x 5.1xmedian 7.3x -48.0xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 15.1x —median 14.7x -0.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 0.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 1.66 -0.79median 0.31 0.01median 1.66

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 monthsMOSSQMAVD
Revenue $12.25B $6.73B $510.32M
Gross profit $1.35B $2.83B $149.95M
Operating income -$169.80M $3.11B -$26.77M
Net income -$624.70M $1.39B -$54.58M
Free cash flow -$947.10M – -$47.04M
R&D – – $23.43M
EPS (diluted) $-2.01 $4.86 $-1.91
Cash & equivalents $294.00M $3.38B $43.90M
Total debt $21.00B $19.72B $890.50M
Shares (diluted) 317.90M 285.64M 28.65M
Enterprise value $5.14B $6.26B -$112.17M

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
MetricMOSSQMAVD
P/E -9.4x 12.4x -0.6x
P/FCF -6.3x – -0.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x – -0.8x
P/S 0.5x 2.6x 0.1x
P/B 0.5x 2.0x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 2.0x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 5.1x -48.0x
EV/EBIT -68.0x 5.8x -9.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF -12.2x – -5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.0x – -6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 -0.79 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMOSSQMAVD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 59.0% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.0% -4.8% -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -22.0% 150.2% 35.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -9.3% -4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -121.3% 134.4% 72.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% -17.5% -47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -164.7% 190.5% 56.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -7.2% -88.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -168.2% 190.5% 57.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% -15.7% -88.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -62.5% – -411.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.5% – -50.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22,126% – -566.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.5% – -21.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMOSSQMAVD
Gross margin 11.0% 42.1% 29.4%
EBITDA margin 8.1% 52.7% -1.0%
Operating margin -1.4% 46.2% -5.2%
Pretax margin -2.0% 36.6% -10.3%
Net margin -5.2% 20.6% -10.7%
FCF margin -7.7% – -9.2%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% – -8.2%
Return on equity -5.2% 16.4% -29.4%
Return on assets -2.5% 8.6% -8.4%
Return on invested capital -1.0% 22.8% -5.9%
Return on capital employed -0.8% 23.4% -5.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMOSSQMAVD
Debt / assets 23.8% 31.3% 42.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 0.2x -42.0x
Debt / FCF -6.2x – -5.7x
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 47.9% 71.5%
Equity / assets 47.2% 52.1% 28.5%
Interest coverage – 15.3x -1.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.6x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.59 – 1.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOSSQMAVD
Dividend yield 4.7% 4.0% –
Net buyback yield – – -1.8%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 4.0% -1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -44.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -29.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – –

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.

ConsensusMOSSQMAVD
Forward P/E 55.3xFY2026 8.5xFY2026 2.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -85.0%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +297.1% -2.5% +440.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.74BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $540.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +2.9% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMOSSQMAVD
Held by institutions 95.2% 13.4% 50.0%
Institutions holding 662 316 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% -3.0% -16.3%
Institutions buying 374 166 57
Institutions selling 212 100 35
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.66 1.63

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.

MOSSQMAVD
MOS 1.00 0.29 0.19
SQM 0.29 1.00 0.09
AVD 0.19 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MOS, SQM and AVD?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mosaic (MOS) $5.98B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $17.23B, American Vanguard (AVD) $31.86M.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mosaic (MOS) +8.8%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, American Vanguard (AVD) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Mosaic (MOS) -5.2%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, American Vanguard (AVD) -10.7%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Mosaic (MOS) -1.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, American Vanguard (AVD) -5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) returned the most: Mosaic (MOS) -36.4%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%, American Vanguard (AVD) -78.6%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Mosaic (MOS) -14.8%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +2.3%/yr, American Vanguard (AVD) -41.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mosaic (MOS) has the highest dividend yield: Mosaic (MOS) 4.68%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.01%, American Vanguard (AVD) 0.00%. American Vanguard (AVD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mosaic (MOS) has been the steadiest (Mosaic (MOS) 45.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.3%, American Vanguard (AVD) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MOS, SQM and AVD?

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 7. 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.