NTR vs SQM vs UAN Stock Comparison

Nutrien, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Cvr Partners Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.73 -7.2% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.25B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
2 wins
UAN Cvr Partners, Lp
$126.17 -1.0% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$676.86M
Div. yield
0.10%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cvr Partners leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cvr Partners 6, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 3, Nutrien 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTRSQMUANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.25B $16.27B $1.32B NTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 11.7x 8.2x UAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 8.1x 6.9x UAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +59.0% +17.5% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% 20.6% 23.7% UAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% 22.8% 21.2% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.2x 1.6x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.10% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.6% +28.3% +34.8% UAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +1.7%/yr +9.1%/yr UAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 47.1% 41.6% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 70/100 70/100 UAN

Percentile Scorecard

NTRSQMUAN

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

AxisNTRSQMUAN
Valuation 90 #10 of 94 81 #32 of 162 80 #20 of 94
Growth 58 #39 of 92 63 #55 of 147 62 #36 of 92
Profitability 76 #22 of 89 82 #23 of 122 97 #4 of 89
Financial Health 80 #20 of 97 32 #113 of 166 51 #48 of 97
Shareholder Returns 36 #45 of 70 91 #11 of 107 61 #28 of 70
Overall 68 70 70
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • UAN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTRSQMUANSPY
1 month -7.2%-17.4%-1.0% -1.0%
3 months +2.4%-16.9%+2.8% +2.9%
6 months -2.6%-35.7%-3.8% +6.4%
Year to date +13.0%-17.0%+23.1% +11.4%
1 year +20.6%+28.3%+34.8% +13.1%
3 years +22.9%+10.4%+55.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.1%+3.4%+15.9% +21.5%
5 years -0.5%+9.0%+54.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.1%+1.7%+9.1% +10.9%
10 years —+94.6%+145.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+6.9%+9.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNTRSQMUANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%47.1%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%44.1%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.230.95-0.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.600.84 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-73.5%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.9%-40.1%-9.2% -2.5%
52-week high $83.94$95.31$139.00 $779.14
52-week low $53.64$44.36$91.76 $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.

MultipleNTRSQMUAN
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 21.5x 11.8xmedian 12.7x 8.3xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 3.1x 2.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 12.4x 4.8xmedian 6.9x 6.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 15.5x —median 15.1x 9.2xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 2.1x 3.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.17median 1.70 -0.75median 0.27 -0.68median 1.70

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 monthsNTRSQMUAN
Revenue $28.21B $6.73B $676.86M
Gross profit $8.75B $2.83B $226.97M
Operating income $5.49B $3.11B $190.21M
Net income $5.57B $1.39B $160.22M
Free cash flow $6.28B – $144.60M
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $4.86 $15.16
Cash & equivalents $921.00M $3.38B $137.46M
Total debt $11.39B $19.72B $2.28B
Shares (diluted) 486.52M 285.64M 10.57M
Enterprise value $30.08B $2.93B $824.68M

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
MetricNTRSQMUAN
P/E 15.2x 11.8x 8.3x
P/FCF 5.4x – 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x – 6.3x
P/S 1.2x 2.4x 2.0x
P/B 1.3x 1.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.9x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x 4.8x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 8.0x 5.5x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 2.6x 2.6x
EV/FCF 7.0x – 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x – 8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.17 -0.75 -0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTRSQMUAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 59.0% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -4.8% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 150.2% 52.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -9.3% -8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 140.9% 134.4% 61.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -17.5% -10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 77.9% 190.5% 82.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -7.2% -12.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.8% 190.5% 82.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -15.7% -12.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% – 18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% – -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.8% – 2.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% – -15.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTRSQMUAN
Gross margin 31.0% 42.1% 33.5%
EBITDA margin 28.0% 52.7% 40.7%
Operating margin 19.5% 46.2% 28.1%
Pretax margin 13.7% 36.6% 23.7%
Net margin 7.9% 20.6% 23.7%
FCF margin 22.3% – 21.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% – 31.3%
Return on equity 9.4% 16.4% 48.6%
Return on assets 4.5% 8.6% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 11.8% 22.8% 21.2%
Return on capital employed – 23.4% 20.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTRSQMUAN
Debt / assets 21.3% 31.3% 53.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.2x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 47.9% 67.2%
Equity / assets 48.4% 52.1% 32.8%
Interest coverage 7.8x 15.3x –
Current ratio – 2.6x 3.0x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 2.1x
Cash ratio – 1.5x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTRSQMUAN
Dividend yield 3.2% 4.2% 11.5%
Net buyback yield -1.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 4.2% 11.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 81.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 89.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 73.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -27.9%

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.

ConsensusNTRSQMUAN
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 6.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.99FY2026 $7.03FY2026 $18.31FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +241.3%FY2026 +96.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% -2.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.81BFY2026 $8.31BFY2026 $817.69MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +81.4%FY2026 +34.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -11.6% +3.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTRSQMUAN
Held by institutions 63.7% 13.4% 53.6%
Institutions holding 727 316 70
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% -3.0% -1.6%
Institutions buying 367 166 37
Institutions selling 236 100 14
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.66 2.64

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.

NTRSQMUAN
NTR 1.00 0.22 0.32
SQM 0.22 1.00 0.03
UAN 0.32 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTR, SQM and UAN?

Nutrien (NTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutrien (NTR) $33.25B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.27B, Cvr Partners (UAN) $1.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTR, SQM and UAN?

Cvr Partners (UAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutrien (NTR) 14.9x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 11.7x, Cvr Partners (UAN) 8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvr Partners (UAN) is cheapest (Nutrien (NTR) 14.0x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.1x, Cvr Partners (UAN) 6.9x). 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%, Cvr Partners (UAN) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cvr Partners (UAN) has the highest net margin (Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 23.7%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 21.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cvr Partners (UAN) returned the most: Nutrien (NTR) +20.6%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +28.3%, Cvr Partners (UAN) +34.8%. Over five years, Cvr Partners (UAN) compounded fastest (Nutrien (NTR) -0.1%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +1.7%/yr, Cvr Partners (UAN) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nutrien (NTR) 0.00%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 0.00%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 0.10%. Nutrien (NTR) and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 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) 47.1%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cvr Partners (UAN) 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.