XOM vs SQM vs PSX Stock Comparison

ExxonMobil Holdings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Phillips 66 Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$182.06 +12.0% 1M +58.3% 1Y
Market cap
$748.63B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$368.76B
Div. yield
2.26%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins
PSX Phillips 66
$273.69 +7.9% 1M +104.8% 1Y
Market cap
$106.76B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$172.89B
Div. yield
1.83%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Phillips 66 leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Phillips 66 5, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 5, ExxonMobil Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXOMSQMPSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $748.63B $16.84B $106.76B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.2x 12.1x 8.6x PSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 8.3x 8.5x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +59.0% +28.8% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 20.6% 7.3% SQM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 22.8% 25.3% PSX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.2x 0.7x SQM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.26% 4.11% 1.83% SQM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.3% +31.8% +104.8% PSX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.1%/yr +1.4%/yr +29.6%/yr PSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 47.3% 32.8% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 69/100 70/100 PSX

Percentile Scorecard

XOMSQMPSX

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

AxisXOMSQMPSX
Valuation 29 #71 of 99 81 #31 of 162 70 #30 of 99
Growth 50 #49 of 97 62 #56 of 147 99 #2 of 97
Profitability 54 #45 of 96 81 #24 of 122 57 #42 of 96
Financial Health 76 #25 of 102 32 #112 of 164 54 #48 of 102
Shareholder Returns 40 #47 of 77 91 #11 of 107 72 #22 of 77
Overall 50 69 70
  • XOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PSX 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

PeriodXOMSQMPSXSPY
1 month +12.0%-9.5%+7.9% +0.9%
3 months +16.1%-12.8%+32.3% +5.9%
6 months +17.7%-35.2%+57.8% +8.5%
Year to date +51.3%-14.3%+112.1% +13.3%
1 year +58.3%+31.8%+104.8% +12.4%
3 years +72.5%+15.4%+146.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.9%+4.9%+35.2% +23.5%
5 years +182.4%+7.4%+266.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +23.1%+1.4%+29.6% +11.0%
10 years +114.7%+98.5%+241.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.9%+7.1%+13.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureXOMSQMPSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%47.3%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%43.9%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.690.97-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.240.673.19 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -20.7%-73.5%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-38.1%-7.9% -0.9%
52-week high $184.54$95.31$297.20 $779.14
52-week low $113.68$44.71$127.75 $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.

MultipleXOMSQMPSX
P/E now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 12.4x 12.1xmedian 13.4x 8.6xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.0x 2.5xmedian 3.2x 0.6xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 5.9x 5.0xmedian 7.3x 6.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 10.0x —median 14.8x 8.6xmedian 10.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.64median 0.92 -0.77median 0.31 0.38median 0.92

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 monthsXOMSQMPSX
Revenue $368.76B $6.73B $172.89B
Gross profit – $2.83B $30.05B
Operating income – $3.11B $16.93B
Net income $33.73B $1.39B $12.66B
Free cash flow $30.55B – $12.36B
R&D $973.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.41 $4.86 $31.52
Cash & equivalents $10.59B $3.38B $5.85B
Total debt $42.37B $19.72B $18.53B
Shares (diluted) 4.42B 285.64M 398.95M
Enterprise value $711.84B $5.86B $91.72B

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
MetricXOMSQMPSX
P/E 23.2x 12.1x 8.6x
P/FCF 24.5x – 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x – 7.1x
P/S 2.0x 2.5x 0.6x
P/B 2.8x 1.9x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.9x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 5.0x 6.1x
EV/EBIT 16.9x 5.7x 7.1x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF 25.5x – 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x – 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.64 -0.77 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXOMSQMPSX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 59.0% 28.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -4.8% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 150.2% 82.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -9.3% 9.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 134.4% 480.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.5% 15.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.4% 190.5% 678.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.1% -7.2% 16.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.6% 190.5% 749.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.1% -15.7% 22.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.0% – 341.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.1% – 16.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.9% – 814.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.0% – 17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXOMSQMPSX
Gross margin – 42.1% 17.4%
EBITDA margin 20.5% 52.7% 11.3%
Operating margin – 46.2% 9.8%
Pretax margin 12.3% 36.6% 9.1%
Net margin 8.9% 20.6% 7.3%
FCF margin 8.3% – 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% – 8.7%
Return on equity 12.8% 16.4% 37.1%
Return on assets 7.3% 8.6% 15.1%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 22.8% 25.3%
Return on capital employed 12.3% 23.4% 26.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXOMSQMPSX
Debt / assets 9.1% 31.3% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.2x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 42.7% 47.9% 58.7%
Equity / assets 57.3% 52.1% 41.3%
Interest coverage 59.5x 15.3x 14.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.90 – 4.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXOMSQMPSX
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.1% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 2.7% – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 4.1% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 51.1% – 15.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 56.4% – 16.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – 4.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – 2.1%

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.

ConsensusXOMSQMPSX
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.10FY2026 $7.12FY2026 $32.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +101.7%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026 +400.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -15.5% -2.5% -1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $448.73BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $165.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.1%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -12.5% +2.9% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXOMSQMPSX
Held by institutions 63.9% 13.4% 78.8%
Institutions holding 4,229 316 2,103
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% -3.0% +1.3%
Institutions buying 2,043 166 968
Institutions selling 1,745 100 729
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.66 1.33

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.

XOMSQMPSX
XOM 1.00 -0.02 0.59
SQM -0.02 1.00 -0.02
PSX 0.59 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XOM, SQM and PSX?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $748.63B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.84B, Phillips 66 (PSX) $106.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, XOM, SQM and PSX?

Phillips 66 (PSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 23.2x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 12.1x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 12.9x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.3x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.5x). 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%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +28.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) has the highest net margin (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 8.9%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 7.3%). On return on invested capital, Phillips 66 (PSX) leads (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 11.1%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Phillips 66 (PSX) returned the most: ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +58.3%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +31.8%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +104.8%. Over five years, Phillips 66 (PSX) compounded fastest (ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +23.1%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +1.4%/yr, Phillips 66 (PSX) +29.6%/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) 2.26%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 4.11%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 1.83%.

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%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Phillips 66 (PSX) leads on 5. 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.