MOS vs SQM vs GRO Stock Comparison

Mosaic, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Brazil Potash Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MOS Mosaic Co
$17.70 -23.0% 1M -41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.25B
Div. yield
0.05%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
1 win
GRO Brazil Potash Corp.
$1.69 -28.4% 1M -33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$78.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 9, Mosaic 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMOSSQMGROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.90B $17.27B $78.40M SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.2x 12.4x -0.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 52.1x 8.0x — SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +59.0% — SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.2% 20.6% — SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 22.8% — SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 0.2x — SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.0% +25.0% -33.2% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.5%/yr +1.2%/yr — SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 47.0% 78.7% MOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 70/100 33/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

MOSSQMGRO

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

AxisMOSSQMGRO
Valuation 54 #44 of 94 81 #31 of 162 12 #83 of 94
Growth 7 #86 of 92 62 #56 of 147 53 #44 of 92
Profitability 33 #60 of 89 81 #24 of 122 6 #84 of 89
Financial Health 30 #68 of 97 32 #112 of 165 93 #8 of 97
Shareholder Returns 78 #16 of 70 92 #10 of 107 0 #70 of 70
Overall 40 70 33
  • MOS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GRO ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMOSSQMGROSPY
1 month -23.0%-14.8%-28.4% -0.8%
3 months -20.8%-17.2%-17.6% +3.5%
6 months -23.8%-37.6%-50.7% +7.0%
Year to date -26.5%-17.2%-10.6% +12.2%
1 year -41.0%+25.0%-33.2% +13.0%
3 years -46.5%+11.5%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -18.8%+3.7%— +23.1%
5 years -57.0%+5.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -15.5%+1.2%— +11.0%
10 years -28.7%+94.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.3%+6.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMOSSQMGROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%47.0%78.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%43.9%79.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.961.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.920.53-0.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-73.5%-90.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.6%-40.2%-56.6% -1.8%
52-week high $31.36$95.31$3.89 $779.14
52-week low $17.26$44.36$1.69 $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.

MultipleMOSSQMGRO
P/E now vs peer median -8.8xmedian 21.6x 11.7xmedian 12.8x -0.8xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 3.1x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.4x 4.8xmedian 7.0x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 15.8x —median 15.2x -3.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 2.1x 0.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.66 -0.75median 0.29 —median 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 monthsMOSSQMGRO
Revenue $12.25B $6.73B –
Gross profit $1.35B $2.83B –
Operating income -$169.80M $3.11B -$95.57M
Net income -$624.70M $1.39B -$28.15M
Free cash flow -$947.10M – -$24.85M
EPS (diluted) $-2.01 $4.86 $-2.04
Cash & equivalents $294.00M $3.38B $75.71M
Total debt $21.00B $19.72B –
Shares (diluted) 317.90M 285.64M 42.49M
Enterprise value $4.89B $3.92B -$56.91M

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
MetricMOSSQMGRO
P/E -8.8x 11.7x -0.8x
P/FCF -5.9x – -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x – -7.2x
P/S 0.5x 2.4x –
P/B 0.5x 1.9x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.9x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 4.8x –
EV/EBIT -65.9x 5.5x -0.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.5x –
EV/FCF -11.8x – -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x – -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 -0.75 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMOSSQMGRO
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 59.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.0% -4.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -22.0% 150.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -9.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -121.3% 134.4% -3.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.3% -17.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -164.7% 190.5% 57.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -7.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -168.2% 190.5% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.2% -15.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -62.5% – 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22,126% – -1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMOSSQMGRO
Gross margin 11.0% 42.1% –
EBITDA margin 8.1% 52.7% –
Operating margin -1.4% 46.2% –
Pretax margin -2.0% 36.6% –
Net margin -5.2% 20.6% –
FCF margin -7.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% – –
Return on equity -5.2% 16.4% -47.7%
Return on assets -2.5% 8.6% -43.5%
Return on invested capital -1.0% 22.8% –
Return on capital employed -0.8% 23.4% -48.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x – 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMOSSQMGRO
Debt / assets 23.8% 31.3% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF -6.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 47.9% 5.4%
Equity / assets 47.2% 52.1% 94.6%
Interest coverage – 15.3x -94.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.6x 42.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.8x 41.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.5x 41.8x
Altman Z-score 1.57 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOSSQMGRO
Dividend yield 5.0% 4.2% –
Net buyback yield – – -69.7%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 4.2% -69.7%
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.

ConsensusMOSSQMGRO
Forward P/E 52.1xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $-0.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -85.0%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +297.1% -2.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.74BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $0.00FY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +2.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMOSSQMGRO
Held by institutions 95.2% 13.4% –
Institutions holding 662 316 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% -3.0% –
Institutions buying 374 166 –
Institutions selling 212 100 –
Buyers to sellers 1.76 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.

MOSSQMGRO
MOS 1.00 0.28 0.37
SQM 0.28 1.00 0.33
GRO 0.37 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MOS, SQM and GRO?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mosaic (MOS) $5.90B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $17.27B, Brazil Potash (GRO) $78.40M.

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%.

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%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Mosaic (MOS) -1.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) returned the most: Mosaic (MOS) -41.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +25.0%, Brazil Potash (GRO) -33.2%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Mosaic (MOS) -15.5%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mosaic (MOS) 0.05%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 0.00%, Brazil Potash (GRO) 0.00%. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) and Brazil Potash (GRO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mosaic (MOS) has been the steadiest (Mosaic (MOS) 44.7%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.0%, Brazil Potash (GRO) 78.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.