Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM) stock

Lithium, fertilizers, iodine, and solar saltsLithium

Worth $16B

$54.43

-4.00%

Lithium and fertilizers, worth $16BLithium

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Why is SQM down?

Down 21% in 3 months, 13% under its 50-day average. Down 14% over 5 years, while the S&P 500 rose 61%.

Down more than its industry: the 13 other stocks in it fell a median 13% over the same 3 months.

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Quality Score

Below Average

In its industry

#6of 14

Quarries & Minerals

Checks firing

1of 14

Trending down

From 52-week high

-44.5%

under its best in a year

SQM's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 2. Trading was quieter than usual.

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Key facts on SQM

Key facts on SQM
Long-term trend	−1 below its 200-day since September
Latest filing	20-F, Apr 24 Filed its annual report (20-F) for the year to Dec 31, 2024

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SQM in the news

TodayWith its group.

What's next

Wed Nov 18: Q3 2026 Earnings Conference CallDate confirmed.

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After its last 2 reports it closed +2.8% on average, higher 2 of 2 times.

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How SQM ranks in Quarries & Minerals

SQM is #6 of 14 by Quality Score.

How SQM ranks in Quarries & Minerals
Rank	Stock	Checks	Quality Score
1	VMCVulcan Materials	4/14	6
2	MLMMartin Marietta Materials	4/14	6
3	CMPCompass Minerals International	3/14	5
	MDUMDU Resources		Open for its score
	UUUUEnergy Fuels		Open for its score
6	SQMSociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA	1/14	2

When does SQM report earnings, and what happens after?

Reports Tue Nov 17, after the close (in 7 days). Confirmed.

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

Close after the report, last 2

+4.4%+1.2%

May 26Aug 19

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 days
Aug 19, 2026Before open	Before open	+1.1%	+1.2%	+6.4%
May 26, 2026After close	After close	-3.0%	+4.4%	+0.5%

SQM closed higher after 2 of its last 2 reports.

Everyone reporting earnings next week

SQM has 1 of 14 chart checks firing

Trend1 of 5 shown

MA FAN 21 EMA W.EMA HH/HL 52W HI

Volume1 of 3 shown

VOL VDU U/D VOL

Tight range1 of 3 shown

ATR SQZ SQUEEZE NR7

Buying1 of 3 shown

OBV+CLOSE HI SPRING

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SQM RSI today: 36.2, below its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 36.2, MACD above signal, below both averages. Not scored.13 readings

The deep dive on SQM

What it does and how it makes money3 findingsFor Pro members3 findings on what SQM does and how it makes money, for Pro members
Where it stands1 findingPaid $2.41 a share in dividends over the last year, in 2 payments.Ex-dividend dates and amounts, from the market data vendor
What changed in its filings4 findings"On August 13, 2024, SQM Salar and the Company filed a complaint appeal before the Court of Appeals of Santiago, which is pending." (20-F for fiscal 2024)SEC filing · Apr 24, 2025A new heading in its "Risk Factors" this year: "Most of our operations are at work sites with inherent safety and environmental risks. The occurrence of an accident or safety incident involving our facilities, employees …" (20-F for fiscal 2024; not in fiscal 2023's)SEC filing · Apr 24, 2025, against the one of Apr 30, 2024
Who holds and trades it1 findingFor Pro members1 finding on who holds and trades SQM, for Pro members
Against its closest peers1 peerFor Pro membersSQM against 1 peer, fact by fact, for Pro members

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About Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a Chilean commodities producer with significant operations in lithium (primarily used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems), specialty and standard potassium fertilizers, iodine (primarily used in X-ray contrast media), and solar salts. The company extracts these materials through its high-quality salt brine deposits and caliche ore. SQM also sells lithium concentrate from a joint venture hard rock lithium project in Australia and expanding its lithium refining assets in China.

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As of Nov 10, 2026: SQM's Quality Score is 2 (Below Average), #6 of 14 in Quarries & Minerals.

What does SQM's Quality Score say?

SQM scores 2 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #6 of 14 in Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 21% in 3 months, 13% under its 50-⁠day average. Down 14% over 5 years, while the S&P 500 rose 61%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is SQM's Quality Score?

SQM scores 2 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #6 of 14 in Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind SQM's 2.

When does SQM report earnings?

Reports Tue Nov 17, after the close, a date the company confirmed. SQM closed higher after 2 of its last 2 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.

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