Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 16.08% in Q1 2026, up 17.81% quarter-over-quarter from 13.65% in Q4 2025, and up 1606.0% on a YoY basis from 0.94% in Q1 2025.

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.08% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1606.0% year-over-year to 16.08%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.08% (up 1606.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.47%, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 16.08% for Q1 2026 at Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile, up from 13.65% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 111.15% in Q2 2023 to a low of 0.02% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.69% across 5 years, with a median of 2.84% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 945584665 bps in 2022, then jumped 9932 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.06% in 2022, then gained by 3 bps to 0.06% in 2023, then surged by 13326 bps to 8.27% in 2024, then jumped by 65 bps to 13.65% in 2025, then rose by 18 bps to 16.08% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.08% (Q1 2026), 13.65% (Q4 2025), and 10.8% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 243.01 Bn 239.06 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
3 Sherwin Williams 77.87 Bn 77.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
4 Ecolab 75.16 Bn 74.54 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.70 Bn 64.24 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
6 Ppg Industries 26.67 Bn 25.20 Bn 1.66 Bn 13.59%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 20.73 Bn 20.84 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
8 Albemarle 20.14 Bn 19.31 Bn 500.97 Mn 6.09%
9 International Flavors & Fragrances 20.04 Bn 19.51 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%
10 DuPont de Nemours 19.76 Bn 19.87 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.08%
Dec 31, 2025 13.65%
Sep 30, 2025 10.80%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 8.27%
Sep 30, 2024 0.03%
Jun 30, 2024 0.04%
Dec 31, 2023 0.06%
Sep 30, 2023 0.06%
Jun 30, 2023 111.15%
Dec 31, 2022 0.06%
Sep 30, 2022 5.62%
Jun 30, 2022 11.82%
Sep 30, 2021 9,455,852.26%
Dec 31, 2020 785,986.05%
Sep 30, 2020 0.04%
Jun 30, 2020 0.03%
Mar 31, 2020 14,407.88%
Dec 31, 2019 18.47%