SQM Stock — Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SQM is a Stock. its trailing-12-month yield is 2.61%. Total return is 3060.1% over the past 33.1 years, 136.4 points ahead of SPY at 2923.7%.

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile is a Chilean producer of specialty plant nutrients, iodine and derivatives, and lithium chemicals, serving agricultural, industrial, pharmaceutical, and energy storage markets across multiple continents. The company does not currently maintain an established regular distribution schedule. It appeals primarily to equity investors seeking exposure to materials and specialty chemicals rather than those focused on regular income.

SQM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 3060.1% over the past 33.1 years, 136.4 points ahead of SPY at 2923.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 38.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.6%.

SQM key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/21/1993

Distribution frequency

None

Trailing yield

2.61%

5-year average yield

2.33

Last close

$60.20 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$8,597,698,021

Average volume

1016480.0

Dividend

$0.90708

Ex-dividend date

09/08/2026

Payment date

09/21/2026

Beta

1.073

Payout ratio

32.4%

P/E ratio

12.62

Forward P/E

10.9529

EPS

$4.77

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.61%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SQM risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 35.6%.

Who may consider SQM — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SQM does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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