Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 22.33% for Q2 2026, up 9.64 percentage points from 12.69% a year earlier and up 7.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.80%.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +3.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 78.00% in FY2022 (+59.53 pp) and 18.47% in FY2021 (+13.17 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in two of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.25 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 42.33 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 26.52 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 14.88% (Q1 2026), 12.85% (Q4 2025) and 13.74% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 7.86% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 4.89% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 11.56% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 35.18% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 29.31% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 11.01% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 3.54% |
| 10 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 18.41 Bn | 7.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 22.33% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.21% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 45.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 54.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 53.90% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.57% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.20% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 13.34% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 19.93% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 25.84% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 29.45% |
API Access
Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SQM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SQM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();