SQM vs MOS vs SLDP Stock Comparison

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile, Mosaic and Solid Power Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MOS Mosaic Co
$18.80 -18.3% 1M -36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$12.25B
Div. yield
4.68%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
2 wins
SLDP Solid Power, Inc.
$2.02 -15.5% 1M -65.4% 1Y
Market cap
$458.98M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.53M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSQMMOSSLDPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.23B $5.98B $458.98M SQM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x -9.4x -5.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.5x 55.3x — SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +59.0% +8.8% -49.1% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.6% -5.2% -778.5% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.8% -1.0% — SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 5.6x — SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.01% 4.68% — MOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.0% -36.4% -65.4% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr -14.8%/yr -28.7%/yr SQM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 45.0% 82.1% MOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 41/100 29/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

SQMMOSSLDP

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

AxisSQMMOSSLDP
Valuation 81 #32 of 162 54 #44 of 94 16 #137 of 162
Growth 62 #56 of 147 7 #85 of 91 27 #108 of 147
Profitability 81 #24 of 122 35 #56 of 86 12 #107 of 122
Financial Health 32 #112 of 164 30 #67 of 95 82 #31 of 164
Shareholder Returns 90 #12 of 107 78 #16 of 70 9 #97 of 107
Overall 69 41 29
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MOS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SLDP 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

PeriodSQMMOSSLDPSPY
1 month -9.7%-18.3%-15.5% -0.2%
3 months -9.8%-18.5%-4.3% +3.9%
6 months -32.5%-18.9%-42.1% +8.2%
Year to date -12.3%-22.0%-52.5% +12.9%
1 year +36.0%-36.4%-65.4% +12.3%
3 years +18.1%-43.2%+53.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.7%-17.2%+15.2% +23.3%
5 years +11.8%-55.1%-81.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.3%-14.8%-28.7% +10.9%
10 years +104.0%-21.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.4%-2.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSQMMOSSLDPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%45.0%82.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.9%44.0%80.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.633.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.76-0.81-0.80 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.5%-77.9%-93.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.7%-40.1%-76.3% -1.2%
52-week high $95.31$31.36$8.51 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$17.26$1.95 $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.

MultipleSQMMOSSLDP
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 13.3x -9.4xmedian 22.0x -5.1xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 1.4x 39.8xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 7.3x 11.6xmedian 12.4x -2.4xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.7x -6.3xmedian 15.1x -6.3xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 0.5xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.79median 0.31 0.29median 1.66 —median 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 monthsSQMMOSSLDP
Revenue $6.73B $12.25B $11.53M
Gross profit $2.83B $1.35B -$3.63M
Operating income $3.11B -$169.80M -$107.57M
Net income $1.39B -$624.70M -$89.77M
Free cash flow – -$947.10M -$72.93M
R&D – – $72.26M
EPS (diluted) $4.86 $-2.01 $-0.40
Cash & equivalents $3.38B $294.00M $24.28M
Total debt $19.72B $21.00B –
Shares (diluted) 285.64M 317.90M 225.97M
Enterprise value $6.26B $5.14B -$540.86M

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
MetricSQMMOSSLDP
P/E 12.4x -9.4x -5.1x
P/FCF – -6.3x -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.5x -7.7x
P/S 2.6x 0.5x 39.8x
P/B 2.0x 0.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 0.5x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x 11.6x -2.4x
EV/EBIT 5.8x -68.0x -2.0x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 0.9x 18.8x
EV/FCF – -12.2x -3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.0x -3.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.79 0.29 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSQMMOSSLDP
Revenue growth (1Y) 59.0% 8.8% -49.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -10.0% -9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 150.2% -22.0% -480.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.3% -28.7% -21.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 134.4% -121.3% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.5% -27.3% -12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 190.5% -164.7% 4.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -31.6% -26.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 190.5% -168.2% 23.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.7% -32.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -62.5% 7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -47.5% -8.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -22,126% 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -36.5% 8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSQMMOSSLDP
Gross margin 42.1% 11.0% -31.4%
EBITDA margin 52.7% 8.1% -770.0%
Operating margin 46.2% -1.4% -932.8%
Pretax margin 36.6% -2.0% -773.8%
Net margin 20.6% -5.2% -778.5%
FCF margin – -7.7% -632.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.6% -518.8%
Return on equity 16.4% -5.2% -17.4%
Return on assets 8.6% -2.5% -16.5%
Return on invested capital 22.8% -1.0% –
Return on capital employed 23.4% -0.8% -20.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.7x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 94.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSQMMOSSLDP
Debt / assets 31.3% 23.8% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 5.6x –
Debt / FCF – -6.2x –
Liabilities / assets 47.9% 52.8% 4.8%
Equity / assets 52.1% 47.2% 95.2%
Interest coverage 15.3x – -498.0x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.3x 14.6x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.3x 14.3x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.1x 14.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.59 9.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSQMMOSSLDP
Dividend yield 4.0% 4.7% –
Net buyback yield – – -28.4%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 4.7% -28.4%
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.

ConsensusSQMMOSSLDP
Forward P/E 8.5xFY2026 55.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.12FY2026 $0.34FY2026 $-0.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +245.6%FY2026 -85.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.5% +297.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.37BFY2026 $11.74BFY2026 $5.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +82.7%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026 -70.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +15.0% +29.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSQMMOSSLDP
Held by institutions 13.4% 95.2% 35.5%
Institutions holding 316 662 192
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +7.4% -14.0%
Institutions buying 166 374 113
Institutions selling 100 212 34
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.76 3.32

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.

SQMMOSSLDP
SQM 1.00 0.29 0.25
MOS 0.29 1.00 0.17
SLDP 0.25 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SQM, MOS and SLDP?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $17.23B, Mosaic (MOS) $5.98B, Solid Power (SLDP) $458.98M.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Mosaic (MOS) +8.8%, Solid Power (SLDP) -49.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Mosaic (MOS) -5.2%, Solid Power (SLDP) -778.5%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, Mosaic (MOS) -1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) returned the most: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%, Mosaic (MOS) -36.4%, Solid Power (SLDP) -65.4%. Over five years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) compounded fastest (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +2.3%/yr, Mosaic (MOS) -14.8%/yr, Solid Power (SLDP) -28.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mosaic (MOS) has the highest dividend yield: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.01%, Mosaic (MOS) 4.68%. Solid Power (SLDP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mosaic (MOS) has been the steadiest (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.3%, Mosaic (MOS) 45.0%, Solid Power (SLDP) 82.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.