SQM vs SU vs ABAT Stock Comparison

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile, Suncor Energy and American Battery Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$76.22 +11.7% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$90.97B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
-$3.60B
Div. yield
3.15%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Suncor Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Suncor Energy 6, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 4, American Battery Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSQMSUABATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.23B $90.97B $210.90M SU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 6.8x -2.6x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.5x 8.2x — SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +59.0% -108.8% +406.8% ABAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.6% — -337.5% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.01% 3.15% — SQM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.0% +90.4% -72.4% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr +24.1%/yr -40.0%/yr SU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 27.8% 94.7% SU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 65/100 29/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

SQMSUABAT

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

AxisSQMSUABAT
Valuation 81 #32 of 162 75 #26 of 99 12 #142 of 162
Growth 62 #56 of 147 63 #37 of 97 35 #96 of 147
Profitability 81 #24 of 122 73 #27 of 96 10 #110 of 122
Financial Health 32 #112 of 164 75 #26 of 102 78 #37 of 164
Shareholder Returns 90 #12 of 107 39 #47 of 76 9 #98 of 107
Overall 69 65 29
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • ABAT 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

PeriodSQMSUABATSPY
1 month -9.7%+11.7%-34.1% -0.2%
3 months -9.8%+19.3%-31.7% +3.9%
6 months -32.5%+16.9%-55.0% +8.2%
Year to date -12.3%+71.8%-55.4% +12.9%
1 year +36.0%+90.4%-72.4% +12.3%
3 years +18.1%+134.7%-64.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.7%+32.9%-29.4% +23.3%
5 years +11.8%+194.2%-92.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.3%+24.1%-40.0% +10.9%
10 years +104.0%+144.7%-73.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.4%+9.4%-12.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSQMSUABATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%27.8%94.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.9%28.8%91.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.98-0.403.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.763.25-0.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.5%-37.3%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.7%-4.1%-72.4% -1.2%
52-week high $95.31$79.48$5.39 $779.14
52-week low $44.36$39.51$1.28 $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.

MultipleSQMSUABAT
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 13.3x 6.8xmedian 13.0x -2.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.2x -25.3xmedian 2.1x 9.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 7.3x 11.0xmedian 5.9x -2.4xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.7x 4.6xmedian 11.1x -5.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.79median 0.31 0.18median 2.27 0.60median 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 monthsSQMSUABAT
Revenue $6.73B -$3.60B $21.74M
Gross profit $2.83B – -$3.09M
Operating income $3.11B $1.71B -$74.71M
Net income $1.39B $8.93B -$73.38M
Free cash flow – $19.78B -$37.81M
R&D – – $17.87M
EPS (diluted) $4.86 $11.22 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $3.38B $5.37B $49.52M
Total debt $19.72B $9.85B $8.00M
Shares (diluted) 285.64M 1.22B 127.58M
Enterprise value $6.26B $76.72B $43.28M

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
MetricSQMSUABAT
P/E 12.4x 6.8x -2.6x
P/FCF – 4.6x -5.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.8x -8.7x
P/S 2.6x -25.3x 9.7x
P/B 2.0x 1.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 1.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x 11.0x -2.4x
EV/EBIT 5.8x 55.9x -2.3x
EV/Revenue 2.7x -26.5x 7.8x
EV/FCF – 4.8x -4.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.0x -7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.79 0.18 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSQMSUABAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 59.0% -108.8% 406.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -27.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 150.2% – 70.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 134.4% 18.0% -77.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.5% – -49.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 190.5% 57.7% -56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.2% 13.8% -49.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 190.5% 55.0% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -15.7% 36.9% -4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.5% 16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% -21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.0% -20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.4% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSQMSUABAT
Gross margin 42.1% – -14.2%
EBITDA margin 52.7% – -320.6%
Operating margin 46.2% – -343.6%
Pretax margin 36.6% – -339.1%
Net margin 20.6% – -337.5%
FCF margin – – -173.9%
Operating cash flow margin – -438.8% -111.4%
Return on equity 16.4% 29.1% -61.7%
Return on assets 8.6% 14.6% -58.5%
Return on invested capital 22.8% – –
Return on capital employed 23.4% 2.1% -62.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – -3.5% 213.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSQMSUABAT
Debt / assets 31.3% 10.4% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 47.9% 49.2% 4.9%
Equity / assets 52.1% 50.8% 95.1%
Interest coverage 15.3x – -76.2x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.7x 9.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.0x 8.9x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.5x 7.7x
Altman Z-score – – 14.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSQMSUABAT
Dividend yield 4.0% 3.1% –
Net buyback yield – -4.0% -36.3%
Shareholder yield 4.0% -0.9% -36.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.4% –

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.

ConsensusSQMSUABAT
Forward P/E 8.5xFY2026 8.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.12FY2026 $9.31FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +245.6%FY2026 +177.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.5% -18.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.37BFY2026 $45.87BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +82.7%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% -12.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSQMSUABAT
Held by institutions 13.4% 65.2% 36.6%
Institutions holding 316 752 176
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% -5.1% +5.9%
Institutions buying 166 367 102
Institutions selling 100 252 33
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.46 3.09

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.

SQMSUABAT
SQM 1.00 0.08 0.27
SU 0.08 1.00 -0.06
ABAT 0.27 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SQM, SU and ABAT?

Suncor Energy (SU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $17.23B, Suncor Energy (SU) $90.97B, American Battery Technology (ABAT) $210.90M.

Which stock is cheaper, SQM, SU and ABAT?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 12.4x, Suncor Energy (SU) 6.8x, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -2.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.5x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Battery Technology (ABAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Suncor Energy (SU) -108.8%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) +406.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -337.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%, Suncor Energy (SU) +90.4%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -72.4%. Over five years, Suncor Energy (SU) compounded fastest (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +2.3%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +24.1%/yr, American Battery Technology (ABAT) -40.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest dividend yield: Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.01%, Suncor Energy (SU) 3.15%. American Battery Technology (ABAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suncor Energy (SU) has been the steadiest (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.3%, Suncor Energy (SU) 27.8%, American Battery Technology (ABAT) 94.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SQM, SU and ABAT?

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