NTR vs SQM vs FSI Stock Comparison

Nutrien, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Flexible Solutions International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$68.47 -3.8% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.60B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers 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, Nutrien 2, Flexible Solutions International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTRSQMFSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.60B $15.54B $79.72M NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 11.2x -25.6x SQM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 7.9x — SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +59.0% -4.7% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% 20.6% -8.8% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% 22.8% — SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.2x -1.5x FSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.3% +22.4% -30.9% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr +0.5%/yr +11.3%/yr FSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 47.5% 45.4% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 70/100 31/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

NTRSQMFSI

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

AxisNTRSQMFSI
Valuation 89 #11 of 94 81 #32 of 163 25 #71 of 94
Growth 60 #37 of 92 63 #55 of 148 2 #90 of 92
Profitability 77 #21 of 86 82 #23 of 123 28 #62 of 86
Financial Health 74 #25 of 93 31 #113 of 164 80 #19 of 93
Shareholder Returns 39 #44 of 71 91 #11 of 108 17 #59 of 71
Overall 68 70 31
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • FSI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTRSQMFSISPY
1 month -3.8%-14.7%+7.4% +0.7%
3 months -3.2%-17.6%+24.3% +3.7%
6 months -9.9%-38.8%+0.8% +7.1%
Year to date +10.9%-18.1%-7.1% +12.8%
1 year +21.3%+22.4%-30.9% +11.9%
3 years +22.2%+15.7%+218.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.9%+5.0%+47.2% +22.8%
5 years -2.1%+2.7%+70.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.4%+0.5%+11.3% +10.9%
10 years —+89.8%+247.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+6.6%+13.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTRSQMFSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%47.5%45.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%44.1%45.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.230.980.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.47-0.68 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-73.5%-69.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-40.8%-31.0% -1.2%
52-week high $83.94$95.31$9.06 $779.14
52-week low $53.64$46.07$4.91 $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.

MultipleNTRSQMFSI
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 21.0x 11.6xmedian 13.2x -25.5xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 3.1x 2.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 12.9x 4.8xmedian 7.2x 68.2xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 15.5x —median 15.2x -22.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.9xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.15median 1.68 -0.74median 0.30 0.70median 1.68

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 monthsNTRSQMFSI
Revenue $28.21B $6.73B $35.58M
Gross profit $8.75B $2.83B $6.80M
Operating income $5.49B $3.11B -$933.97K
Net income $5.57B $1.39B -$1.66M
Free cash flow $6.28B – -$3.48M
R&D – – $565.72K
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $4.86 $-0.24
Cash & equivalents $921.00M $3.38B $7.20M
Total debt $11.39B $19.72B $29.29M
Shares (diluted) 486.52M 285.64M 12.74M
Enterprise value $30.43B $2.20B $51.12M

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
MetricNTRSQMFSI
P/E 14.9x 11.6x -25.5x
P/FCF 5.3x – -22.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x – 31.4x
P/S 1.2x 2.4x 2.2x
P/B 1.3x 1.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.9x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 5.5x 4.8x 68.2x
EV/EBIT 7.9x 5.5x -83.6x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.5x 2.2x
EV/FCF 6.9x – -22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x – 30.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.15 -0.74 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTRSQMFSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 59.0% -4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -4.8% -6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 150.2% -50.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -9.3% -18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 140.9% 134.4% -115.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -17.5% -29.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 77.9% 190.5% -141.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -7.2% -31.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.8% 190.5% -206.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -15.7% -36.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% – -49.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% – -33.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.8% – -1,054%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% – -45.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTRSQMFSI
Gross margin 31.0% 42.1% 19.1%
EBITDA margin 28.0% 52.7% 3.2%
Operating margin 19.5% 46.2% -2.6%
Pretax margin 13.7% 36.6% -6.5%
Net margin 7.9% 20.6% -8.8%
FCF margin 22.3% – -9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% – 7.1%
Return on equity 9.4% 16.4% -4.0%
Return on assets 4.5% 8.6% -2.7%
Return on invested capital 11.8% 22.8% –
Return on capital employed – 23.4% -1.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTRSQMFSI
Debt / assets 21.3% 31.3% 10.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.2x -1.5x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 47.9% 30.7%
Equity / assets 48.4% 52.1% 69.3%
Interest coverage 7.8x 15.3x -1.9x
Current ratio – 2.6x 2.8x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 1.6x
Cash ratio – 1.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – – 3.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTRSQMFSI
Dividend yield 3.2% 4.3% –
Net buyback yield -1.6% – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 4.3% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusNTRSQMFSI
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $-0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026 -266.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% -2.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.29BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $43.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.2% +2.9% +69.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTRSQMFSI
Held by institutions 63.7% 13.4% 9.1%
Institutions holding 728 317 31
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% -3.0% -2.7%
Institutions buying 367 166 11
Institutions selling 237 101 8
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.64 1.38

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.

NTRSQMFSI
NTR 1.00 0.24 -0.03
SQM 0.24 1.00 -0.04
FSI -0.03 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTR, SQM and FSI?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutrien (NTR) $33.60B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $15.54B, Flexible Solutions International (FSI) $79.72M.

Which stock is cheaper, NTR, SQM and FSI?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutrien (NTR) 15.0x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 11.2x, Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (Nutrien (NTR) 13.5x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 7.9x). 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%, Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -4.7%.

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%, Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -8.8%). 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) +21.3%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +22.4%, Flexible Solutions International (FSI) -30.9%. Over five years, Flexible Solutions International (FSI) compounded fastest (Nutrien (NTR) -0.4%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +0.5%/yr, Flexible Solutions International (FSI) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Nutrien (NTR) 33.1%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.5%, Flexible Solutions International (FSI) 45.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTR, SQM and FSI?

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.