NTR vs SQM vs AVD Stock Comparison

Nutrien, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and American Vanguard Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$70.18 +0.2% 1M +28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$33.82B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
3.13%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
4 wins
AVD American Vanguard Corp
$1.10 -36.8% 1M -75.4% 1Y
Market cap
$32.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$510.32M
Div. yield
–
Crop Protection and Seeds Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 6, Nutrien 4, American Vanguard 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTRSQMAVDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.82B $15.61B $32.45M NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 11.3x -0.6x SQM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 7.7x 2.8x AVD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +59.0% -3.5% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% 20.6% -10.7% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% 22.8% -5.9% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.2x -42.0x AVD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.13% 4.43% 0.00% SQM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.9% +11.6% -75.4% NTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr -2.3%/yr -41.6%/yr NTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 47.5% 70.9% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 70/100 22/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

NTRSQMAVD

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

AxisNTRSQMAVD
Valuation 90 #10 of 94 81 #33 of 165 30 #66 of 94
Growth 55 #42 of 92 66 #51 of 150 17 #77 of 92
Profitability 76 #22 of 89 81 #24 of 122 25 #67 of 89
Financial Health 77 #23 of 97 31 #115 of 166 29 #69 of 97
Shareholder Returns 37 #46 of 72 92 #10 of 107 11 #64 of 72
Overall 67 70 22
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SQM ranked among 177 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

PeriodNTRSQMAVDSPY
1 month +0.2%-15.2%-36.8% -2.3%
3 months +6.3%-18.5%-55.3% -0.7%
6 months -7.4%-39.1%-58.8% +4.8%
Year to date +13.7%-20.6%-71.2% +10.3%
1 year +28.9%+11.6%-75.4% +10.3%
3 years +24.8%+9.8%-88.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +7.7%+3.2%-51.9% +20.1%
5 years +2.9%-10.8%-93.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year +0.6%-2.3%-41.6% +10.1%
10 years —+88.2%-92.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+6.5%-22.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNTRSQMAVDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%47.5%70.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%44.5%80.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.271.051.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.880.24-1.06 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-73.5%-96.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.4%-42.7%-79.7% -3.5%
52-week high $83.94$95.31$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $53.64$46.10$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.

MultipleNTRSQMAVD
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 20.8x 11.3xmedian 12.5x -0.6xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 2.9x 0.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 12.6x 4.6xmedian 7.3x -48.1xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 15.5x —median 14.6x -0.7xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 0.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.18median 1.78 -1.56median 0.28 0.01median 1.78

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 monthsNTRSQMAVD
Revenue $28.21B $6.73B $510.32M
Gross profit $8.75B $2.83B $149.95M
Operating income $5.49B $3.11B -$26.77M
Net income $5.57B $1.39B -$54.58M
Free cash flow $6.28B – -$47.04M
R&D – – $23.43M
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $4.86 $-1.91
Cash & equivalents $921.00M $3.38B $43.90M
Total debt $11.39B $5.22B $267.62M
Shares (diluted) 486.52M 285.64M 28.65M
Enterprise value $30.69B $4.63B -$111.58M

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
MetricNTRSQMAVD
P/E 15.3x 11.3x -0.6x
P/FCF 5.4x – -0.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x – -0.8x
P/S 1.2x 2.3x 0.1x
P/B 1.3x 1.8x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.8x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x 4.6x -48.1x
EV/EBIT 8.1x 5.3x -9.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 2.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 7.1x – -5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x – -6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.18 -1.56 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTRSQMAVD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 59.0% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 9.0% -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 150.2% 35.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 4.2% -4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 140.9% 134.4% 72.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -16.6% -47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 77.9% 190.5% 56.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -7.2% -88.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.8% 190.5% 57.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -7.2% -88.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% – -411.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% – -50.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.8% – -566.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% – -21.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTRSQMAVD
Gross margin 31.0% 42.1% 29.4%
EBITDA margin 28.0% 52.7% -1.0%
Operating margin 19.5% 46.2% -5.2%
Pretax margin 13.7% 36.6% -10.3%
Net margin 7.9% 20.6% -10.7%
FCF margin 22.3% – -9.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% – -8.2%
Return on equity 9.4% 16.4% -29.4%
Return on assets 4.5% 8.6% -8.4%
Return on invested capital 11.8% 22.8% -5.9%
Return on capital employed – 23.4% -5.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTRSQMAVD
Debt / assets 21.3% 31.3% 42.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.2x -42.0x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – -5.7x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 47.9% 71.5%
Equity / assets 48.4% 52.1% 28.5%
Interest coverage 7.8x 15.3x -1.1x
Current ratio – 2.6x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 1.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 1.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTRSQMAVD
Dividend yield 3.1% 4.4% –
Net buyback yield -1.6% – -1.7%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 4.4% -1.7%
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.

ConsensusNTRSQMAVD
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 2.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% -2.5% +440.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.29BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $540.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.2% +2.9% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTRSQMAVD
Held by institutions 63.7% 13.4% 50.0%
Institutions holding 728 317 107
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% -3.0% -16.3%
Institutions buying 367 166 57
Institutions selling 237 101 35
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.64 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.

NTRSQMAVD
NTR 1.00 0.23 0.07
SQM 0.23 1.00 0.09
AVD 0.07 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTR, SQM and AVD?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutrien (NTR) $33.82B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $15.61B, American Vanguard (AVD) $32.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, NTR, SQM and AVD?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutrien (NTR) 15.3x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 11.3x, American Vanguard (AVD) -0.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Vanguard (AVD) is cheapest (Nutrien (NTR) 13.9x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 7.7x, American Vanguard (AVD) 2.8x). 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%, 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 (Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, 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 (Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, American Vanguard (AVD) -5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutrien (NTR) returned the most: Nutrien (NTR) +28.9%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +11.6%, American Vanguard (AVD) -75.4%. Over five years, Nutrien (NTR) compounded fastest (Nutrien (NTR) +0.6%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) -2.3%/yr, American Vanguard (AVD) -41.6%/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) 3.13%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.43%, American Vanguard (AVD) 0.00%. American Vanguard (AVD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Nutrien (NTR) 33.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.5%, American Vanguard (AVD) 70.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTR, 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 6. 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.