Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile SQM
NYSE SQM
$81.96 +3.51 (+4.47%)
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Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2019)

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 1.32 for Q2 2019, down 101.89% year-over-year from 69.96 in Q2 2018, and down 104.17% quarter-over-quarter from 31.67 in Q1 2019.

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.32 for Q2 2019.

  • In Q2 2019, FCF Payout Ratio fell 101.89% year-over-year to 1.32; the TTM figure through Dec 2019 stood at 33.05 (up 3.54% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.17, up 1738.22% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2019 stood at 1.32, down from 31.67 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 211.72 in Q1 2018, with the low at 3.3 in Q2 2017.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.95 (2015), against an average of 19.81.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2018: FCF Payout Ratio slumped 33745.73% in 2015, then soared 2220.08% in 2018.
  • Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.14 in 2015, then tumbled by 166.01% to 3.04 in 2016, then increased by 13.55% to 2.63 in 2017, then rose by 14.5% to 2.25 in 2018, then jumped by 41.29% to 1.32 in 2019.
  • Business Quant data shows SQM's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.32 in Q2 2019, 31.67 in Q1 2019, and 2.25 in Q4 2018.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 225.67 Bn 220.77 Bn 4.43 Bn 0.89
2 Sherwin Williams 84.74 Bn 84.44 Bn 3.34 Bn 0.16
3 Ecolab 78.90 Bn 73.77 Bn 1.95 Bn -
4 Air Products & Chemicals 68.19 Bn 67.21 Bn 1.04 Bn 1.30
5 Ppg Industries 25.36 Bn 23.77 Bn 1.81 Bn 0.35
6 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 23.48 Bn 19.61 Bn 778.60 Mn -
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.91 Bn 19.28 Bn 2.04 Bn 0.46
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.51 Bn 20.94 Bn 853.00 Mn 0.36
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.83 Bn 17.09 Bn 639.00 Mn 0.25
10 Albemarle 16.94 Bn 15.31 Bn 590.30 Mn 0.07

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2019 -1.32
Mar 31, 2019 31.67
Dec 31, 2018 -2.25
Sep 30, 2018 7.44
Jun 30, 2018 69.96
Mar 31, 2018 211.72
Dec 31, 2017 -2.63
Sep 30, 2017 -2.65
Jun 30, 2017 -3.30
Mar 31, 2017 21.95
Dec 31, 2016 -3.04
Sep 30, 2016 -2.10
Jun 30, 2016 -2.72
Mar 31, 2016 14.11
Dec 31, 2015 -1.14
Sep 30, 2015 -0.49
Jun 30, 2015 -0.75
Mar 31, 2015 22.11
Dec 31, 2014 0.00
Sep 30, 2014 -3.18