Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 53.17% for Q2 2026, up 24.34 percentage points from 28.83% a year earlier and up 6.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile was 45.19%, up 13.85 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 23.23%, down 0.31 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +6.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile's Return on Sales [ROS] was 23.54% in FY2024 (-14.55 pp), 38.09% in FY2023 (-13.55 pp), 51.64% in FY2022 (+19.25 pp) and 32.40% in FY2021 (+15.75 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.96 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 28.82 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 46.86 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 47.01% (Q1 2026), 38.06% (Q4 2025) and 33.68% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 193.68 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 171.36 Bn | 150.22 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Newmont | 121.76 Bn | 89.94 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 16.48% |
| 4 | Ternium | 113.51 Bn | 78.56 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 12.17% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.45 Bn | 99.60 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 91.92 Bn | 91.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 67.42 Bn | 52.16 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 54.54 Bn | 45.08 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 49.09 Bn | 30.12 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 18.41 Bn | 7.44 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 53.17% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 53.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 47.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 43.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 43.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 53.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 55.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 51.22% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 59.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 100.55% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 35.50% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 33.72% |
| Mar 30, 2021 | 30.50% |
Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Return on Sales [ROS] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SQM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SQM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();