Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile SQM
NYSE SQM
$72.47 -2.99 (-3.96%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2025)

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) posted Capital Expenditures of -$876.7 million for Q4 2025, up 9.79% on a QoQ basis from -$971.8 million in Q4 2024, and up 9.79% year-over-year from -$798.5 million in Q4 2024.

Analysis

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile has reported Capital Expenditures for 16 years, with the latest figure at -$876.7 million in Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 9.79% year-over-year to -$876.7 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$3.9 billion, a 35.11% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$876.7 million, up 9.79% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was -$876.7 million for Q4 2025 at Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile, up from -$971.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $125.6 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$1.1 billion in Q4 2023.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is -$699.4 million, with a median of -$891.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Capital Expenditures plunged 94.79% in 2022, then gained 11.94% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at -$464.7 million in 2021, then slumped by 94.79% to -$905.2 million in 2022, then fell by 21.91% to -$1.1 billion in 2023, then climbed by 11.94% to -$971.8 million in 2024, then climbed by 9.79% to -$876.7 million in 2025.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at -$876.7 million (Q4 2025), -$971.8 million (Q4 2024), and -$1.1 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 20.66 Bn 16.31 Bn 1.26 Bn -
2 Albemarle 14.44 Bn 12.80 Bn 590.30 Mn 71.73 Mn
3 Sigma Lithium 1.12 Bn 1.10 Bn 32.81 Mn -1.27 Mn
4 Lithium Americas 1.12 Bn -161.96 Mn - -
5 Lithium Argentina AG 1.04 Bn 876.70 Mn 110.99 Mn -
6 Solid Power 559.29 Mn 559.29 Mn -1.85 Mn 5.42 Mn
7 Standard Lithium 468.47 Mn 331.22 Mn - -
8 American Battery Technology 338.21 Mn 298.93 Mn 737,749.00 6.72 Mn
9 Atlas Lithium 91.02 Mn 54.52 Mn - 602,932.00
10 American Battery Materials 18.82 Mn 18.82 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -876.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -971.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -905.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 125.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -464.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -147.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -66.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -244.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -201.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -105.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -51.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -142.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -98.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -48.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -23.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -131.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -83,577.00
Jun 30, 2016 -64.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -37.32 Mn