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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |