Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 22.89% for Q2 2026, up 9.12 percentage points from 13.77% a year earlier and up 6.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.46%.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +2.40 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 65.93% in FY2022 (+47.41 pp) and 18.52% in FY2021 (+11.46 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in two of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -8.84 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 44.68 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 30.26 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 16.07% (Q1 2026), 13.64% (Q4 2025) and 14.39% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 42.99% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 9.92% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 7.19% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 42.05% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 23.46% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 10 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 18.41 Bn | 7.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 22.89% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 52.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 55.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.14% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 11.14% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 13.95% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 20.90% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 28.36% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 26.49% |
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Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SQM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SQM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();