Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile SQM
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$75.49 -0.17 (-0.22%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) posted Operating Expenses of -$52.4 million for Q2 2026, down 7.16% on a QoQ basis from -$48.9 million in Q1 2026, and down 10.08% year-over-year from -$58.3 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$52.4 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 10.08% year-over-year to -$52.4 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$206.0 million, a 6.57% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$195.6 million, down 5.17% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$52.4 million for Q2 2026 at Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile, down from -$48.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $139.0 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$55.4 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is -$32.2 million, with a median of -$45.3 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses sank 62257.33% in 2022, then declined 0.22% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$40.3 million in 2022, then slipped by 21.59% to -$49.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 9.8% to -$53.8 million in 2024, then retreated by 2.97% to -$55.4 million in 2025, then advanced by 5.42% to -$52.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$52.4 million (Q2 2026), -$48.9 million (Q1 2026), and -$55.4 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 21.57 Bn 17.22 Bn 1.26 Bn -52.40 Mn
2 Albemarle 14.91 Bn 13.28 Bn 590.30 Mn -
3 Lithium Americas 1.19 Bn -93.18 Mn - 15.14 Mn
4 Sigma Lithium 1.18 Bn 1.16 Bn 32.81 Mn -25.24 Mn
5 Lithium Argentina AG 1.10 Bn 941.56 Mn 110.99 Mn -6.65 Mn
6 Solid Power 552.51 Mn 552.51 Mn -1.85 Mn 30.02 Mn
7 Standard Lithium 488.07 Mn 350.82 Mn - 3.05 Mn
8 American Battery Technology 355.35 Mn 316.07 Mn 737,749.00 35.14 Mn
9 Atlas Lithium 96.89 Mn 60.40 Mn - 11.83 Mn
10 American Battery Materials 21.65 Mn 21.64 Mn - 717,939.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -52.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -48.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -55.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -49.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -47.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -43.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -53.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -48.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -45.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -49.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -40.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -45.20 Mn
Apr 24, 2023 139.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -40.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -102,343.00
Jun 30, 2022 -33.60 Mn
Mar 30, 2022 -33.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -35.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -83,865.00
Jun 30, 2021 -53,883.00