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

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's (SQM) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.08% in Q1 2026, up 1606.0% year-on-year from 0.94% in Q1 2025, and up 17.81% quarter-over-quarter from 13.65% in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1606.0% year-over-year to 16.08% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 16.08%, a 1606.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.47%, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 16.08% in Q1 2026 per SQM's latest filing, from 13.65% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 79.9% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.02% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.8% (2025), against an average of 22.46%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 3901 bps in 2022 and slumped 7983 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 79.9% in 2022, then slumped by 100 bps to 0.06% in 2023, then jumped by 13340 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SQM Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 16.08% (Q1 2026), 13.65% (Q4 2025), and 10.8% (Q3 2025).

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7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
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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 38.06%
Jun 30, 2023 77.56%
Dec 31, 2022 79.90%
Sep 30, 2022 47.55%
Sep 30, 2021 8.54%
Dec 31, 2020 0.02%
Sep 30, 2020 0.01%
Jun 30, 2020 0.01%
Mar 31, 2020 11.44%
Dec 31, 2019 6,197.59%
Sep 30, 2019 12.24%