NTR vs BIOX vs SQM Stock Comparison

Nutrien, Bioceres Crop Solutions and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.36 -4.0% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.43B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
3.17%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 9, Nutrien 2, Bioceres Crop Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTRBIOXSQMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.43B $15.17M $17.23B NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x -0.1x 12.4x SQM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 4.8x 8.5x BIOX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% -24.3% +59.0% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% -92.3% 20.6% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% — 22.8% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — 0.2x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.17% — 4.01% SQM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.6% -88.0% +36.0% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr -55.0%/yr +2.3%/yr SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 103.4% 47.3% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 23/100 69/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

NTRBIOXSQM

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

AxisNTRBIOXSQM
Valuation 91 #9 of 94 61 #37 of 94 81 #32 of 162
Growth 56 #41 of 91 0 #91 of 91 62 #56 of 147
Profitability 77 #21 of 86 21 #68 of 86 81 #24 of 122
Financial Health 79 #21 of 95 9 #87 of 95 32 #112 of 164
Shareholder Returns 38 #44 of 70 – 90 #12 of 107
Overall 68 23 69
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • BIOX ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • 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

PeriodNTRBIOXSQMSPY
1 month -4.0%-35.1%-9.7% -0.2%
3 months -0.1%-25.0%-9.8% +3.9%
6 months -4.9%-52.0%-32.5% +8.2%
Year to date +12.4%-81.7%-12.3% +12.9%
1 year +20.6%-88.0%+36.0% +12.3%
3 years +25.0%-97.8%+18.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.7%-72.0%+5.7% +23.3%
5 years -1.1%-98.2%+11.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.2%-55.0%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years ——+104.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTRBIOXSQMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%103.4%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%119.2%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.231.860.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.62-0.850.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-98.6%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-88.2%-36.7% -1.2%
52-week high $83.94$2.03$95.31 $779.14
52-week low $53.64$0.22$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.

MultipleNTRBIOXSQM
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 22.0x -0.1xmedian 22.0x 12.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x 2.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x —median 1.6x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.16median 1.66 0.00median 1.66 -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 monthsNTRBIOXSQM
Revenue $28.21B $246.31M $6.73B
Gross profit $8.75B $75.20M $2.83B
Operating income $5.49B -$4.27M $3.11B
Net income $5.57B -$226.12M $1.39B
Free cash flow $6.28B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $-3.59 $4.86
Cash & equivalents $921.00M $11.20M $3.38B
Total debt $11.39B $1.00B $19.72B
Shares (diluted) 486.52M 63.23M 285.64M
Enterprise value $30.29B -$448.41M $6.26B

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
MetricNTRBIOXSQM
P/E 15.1x -0.1x 12.4x
P/FCF 5.3x – –
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x – –
P/S 1.2x 0.1x 2.6x
P/B 1.3x – 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x – 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x – 5.1x
EV/EBIT 8.0x -39.5x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 0.7x 2.7x
EV/FCF 7.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.16 0.00 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTRBIOXSQM
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% -24.3% 59.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -16.3% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% -34.2% 150.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -25.8% -9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 140.9% -201.4% 134.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -27.6% -17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 77.9% -285.4% 190.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -134.2% -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.8% -310.1% 190.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -141.5% -15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTRBIOXSQM
Gross margin 31.0% 30.5% 42.1%
EBITDA margin 28.0% – 52.7%
Operating margin 19.5% -1.7% 46.2%
Pretax margin 13.7% -22.0% 36.6%
Net margin 7.9% -92.3% 20.6%
FCF margin 22.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% – –
Return on equity 9.4% – 16.4%
Return on assets 4.5% -45.8% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 11.8% – 22.8%
Return on capital employed – -1.8% 23.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTRBIOXSQM
Debt / assets 21.3% 35.2% 31.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 86.4% 47.9%
Equity / assets 48.4% – 52.1%
Interest coverage 7.8x – 15.3x
Current ratio – 0.8x 2.6x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 1.5x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTRBIOXSQM
Dividend yield 3.2% – 4.0%
Net buyback yield -1.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.6% – 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.

ConsensusNTRBIOXSQM
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 4.8xFY2027 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $0.05FY2027 $7.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 – +245.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% +1,040.0% -2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.29BFY2026 $395.84MFY2027 $8.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +66.1%FY2027 +82.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.2% +21.3% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTRBIOXSQM
Held by institutions 63.7% 13.3% 13.4%
Institutions holding 727 28 316
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% -8.9% -3.0%
Institutions buying 367 9 166
Institutions selling 236 6 100
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.50 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.

NTRBIOXSQM
NTR 1.00 0.17 0.22
BIOX 0.17 1.00 0.08
SQM 0.22 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTR, BIOX and SQM?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutrien (NTR) $33.43B, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) $15.17M, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $17.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTR, BIOX and SQM?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutrien (NTR) 15.1x, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -0.1x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) is cheapest (Nutrien (NTR) 13.7x, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) 4.8x, 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 company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -24.3%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -92.3%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, 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: Nutrien (NTR) +20.6%, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -88.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Nutrien (NTR) -0.2%/yr, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) -55.0%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest dividend yield: Nutrien (NTR) 3.17%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.01%. Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Nutrien (NTR) 33.1%, Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX) 103.4%, 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, NTR, BIOX 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 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.