XOM vs SQM vs OXY Stock Comparison

ExxonMobil Holdings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Occidental Petroleum Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$179.89 +12.0% 1M +55.2% 1Y
Market cap
$739.71B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
2.29%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 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, ExxonMobil Holdings 4, Occidental Petroleum 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXOMSQMOXYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $739.71B $17.23B $62.70B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 12.4x 9.5x OXY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.8x 8.5x 8.8x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +59.0% +7.3% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 20.6% 30.3% OXY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 22.8% 6.6% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.29% 4.01% 1.66% SQM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.2% +36.0% +48.3% XOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.9%/yr +2.3%/yr +13.2%/yr XOM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 47.3% 34.5% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 69/100 62/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

XOMSQMOXY

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

AxisXOMSQMOXY
Valuation 30 #70 of 99 81 #32 of 162 58 #42 of 99
Growth 50 #49 of 97 62 #56 of 147 70 #30 of 97
Profitability 56 #43 of 96 81 #24 of 122 70 #30 of 96
Financial Health 76 #25 of 102 32 #112 of 164 61 #40 of 102
Shareholder Returns 41 #45 of 76 90 #12 of 107 53 #36 of 76
Overall 51 69 62
  • XOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • OXY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXOMSQMOXYSPY
1 month +12.0%-9.7%+10.3% -0.2%
3 months +17.4%-9.8%+16.3% +3.9%
6 months +19.5%-32.5%+7.0% +8.2%
Year to date +49.5%-12.3%+52.5% +12.9%
1 year +55.2%+36.0%+48.3% +12.3%
3 years +70.4%+18.1%+0.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.5%+5.7%+0.3% +23.3%
5 years +179.7%+11.8%+85.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.9%+2.3%+13.2% +10.9%
10 years +107.0%+104.0%-15.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.5%+7.4%-1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureXOMSQMOXYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%47.3%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%43.9%32.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.690.98-0.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.120.761.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.7%-73.5%-52.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.5%-36.7%-5.3% -1.2%
52-week high $184.54$95.31$66.24 $779.14
52-week low $113.68$44.36$38.92 $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.

MultipleXOMSQMOXY
P/E now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 13.0x 12.4xmedian 13.3x 9.5xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.1x 2.6xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 5.9x 5.1xmedian 7.3x 5.8xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 11.1x —median 14.7x 11.5xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.62median 2.27 -0.79median 0.31 4.65median 2.27

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 monthsXOMSQMOXY
Revenue $368.76B $6.73B $21.67B
Gross profit – $2.83B –
Operating income – $3.11B –
Net income $33.73B $1.39B $7.31B
Free cash flow $30.55B – $5.45B
R&D $973.00M – $258.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.41 $4.86 $6.50
Cash & equivalents $10.59B $3.38B $4.15B
Total debt $42.37B $19.72B $13.74B
Shares (diluted) 4.42B 285.64M 1.01B
Enterprise value $702.92B $6.26B $51.25B

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
MetricXOMSQMOXY
P/E 22.9x 12.4x 9.5x
P/FCF 24.2x – 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x – 5.3x
P/S 2.0x 2.6x 2.9x
P/B 2.8x 2.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 5.1x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 16.7x 5.8x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.7x 3.3x
EV/FCF 25.3x – 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x – 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.62 -0.79 4.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXOMSQMOXY
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 59.0% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -4.8% -11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 150.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -9.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 134.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.4% 190.5% 200.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.1% -7.2% 2.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.6% 190.5% 281.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.1% -15.7% 2.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.0% – -2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.1% – -5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.9% – 282.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.0% – -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXOMSQMOXY
Gross margin – 42.1% –
EBITDA margin 20.5% 52.7% 57.1%
Operating margin – 46.2% –
Pretax margin 12.3% 36.6% 24.7%
Net margin 8.9% 20.6% 30.3%
FCF margin 8.3% – 25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% – 54.9%
Return on equity 12.8% 16.4% 17.8%
Return on assets 7.3% 8.6% 9.1%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 22.8% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 23.4% 7.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXOMSQMOXY
Debt / assets 9.1% 31.3% 17.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 42.7% 47.9% 47.3%
Equity / assets 57.3% 52.1% 52.7%
Interest coverage 59.5x 15.3x 4.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.87 – 1.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXOMSQMOXY
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.0% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 2.8% – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 4.0% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 51.1% – 22.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 56.4% – 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – 8.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – 7.5%

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.

ConsensusXOMSQMOXY
Forward P/E 12.8xFY2026 8.5xFY2026 8.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.10FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $7.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +101.7%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026 +221.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.5% -2.5% -25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $448.73BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $28.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.1%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -12.5% +2.9% -13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXOMSQMOXY
Held by institutions 63.9% 13.4% 83.4%
Institutions holding 4,228 316 1,238
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% -3.0% +4.5%
Institutions buying 2,042 166 641
Institutions selling 1,745 100 372
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.66 1.72

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.

XOMSQMOXY
XOM 1.00 -0.01 0.74
SQM -0.01 1.00 0.02
OXY 0.74 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XOM, SQM and OXY?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $739.71B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $17.23B, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) $62.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, XOM, SQM and OXY?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 22.9x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 12.4x, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 9.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 12.8x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.5x, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 8.8x). 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: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +9.1%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has the highest net margin (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 30.3%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) returned the most: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +55.2%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +48.3%. Over five years, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) compounded fastest (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +22.9%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +2.3%/yr, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest dividend yield: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 2.29%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.01%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 1.66%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 26.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.3%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XOM, SQM and OXY?

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.