Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM-B)
Chilean Stock Exchange · Chile · prices in CLP · close of 22 Oct 2026
Key indicators
| Last close | CLP 55,720.00 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 40,000.00 – 86,900.00 |
| Return, 1 month / 3 months | −16.4% / −12.7% |
| Return, 1 year / 3 years | +43.4% / +20.3% |
| Trend | Below its 200-day average |
| RSI (14) | 22 |
| Volatility (1 year) | 41.7% |
| Worst drawdown (1 year) | -33.1% |
| Average daily value traded | 21,029.69M CLP |
| Dividend yield | 4.1% |
Market X-Ray price-based
Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average
About the company
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile, known as SQM, is a Chilean producer of minerals and industrial chemicals based in Santiago. It extracts lithium from the Atacama salt flat and supplies lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide to battery and industrial customers. The company also makes specialty plant nutrients and potassium-based fertilizers for agriculture, produces iodine and iodine derivatives, and sells industrial chemicals such as nitrates and potassium salts to customers around the world.
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. trades under the code SQM-B on the Chilean Stock Exchange in Chile, with its price quoted in Chilean pesos (CLP). Our dividend records, which start in 2019, show payments in 7 different calendar years. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.
Summary
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM-B) trades on the Chilean Stock Exchange in Chile. It last closed at CLP 55,720.00 on 22 October 2026.
Its price-based Market X-Ray is 36 out of 100 (a weak price profile), ranking 90 of 112 stocks on this exchange. The score describes how the stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is.
Over the last year the price rose 43.4% and over the last three months it fell 12.7%. Returns are price returns, dividends not included.
Fundamental measures (valuation, growth, financial health) are not shown: we do not yet hold financial statements for this market.
The five lenses in numbers each metric is ranked against the other stocks on Chilean Stock Exchange
| Lens and metric | Value | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trend | 17 · Weak | Below its long-term averages and far from its highs. | |
| Above 200-day average | -18.2% | ||
| From 52-week high | -34.3% | ||
| Momentum | 35 · Weak | Lagging most stocks on this exchange. | |
| 3-month return | -12.7% | ||
| 6-month return | -26.0% | ||
| 12-month return, skipping the last month | 71.5% | ||
| Stability (higher is calmer) | 12 · Weak | Volatile, with deep drawdowns. | |
| Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer) | 41.7% | ||
| Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer) | -33.1% | ||
| Liquidity | 100 · Strong | Trades actively. | |
| Average daily value traded | 21,029.69M CLP | ||
| Zero-volume days | 0.0% | ||
| Income | 49 · Weak | Dividend is small or irregular. | |
| Dividend yield | 4.1% | ||
| Years with dividends | 5 |
Strengths
- Liquidity: Trades actively.
Weak spots
- Trend: Below its long-term averages and far from its highs.
- Momentum: Lagging most stocks on this exchange.
- Stability (higher is calmer): Volatile, with deep drawdowns.
- Income: Dividend is small or irregular.
Returns
| 1 week | −6.4% |
|---|---|
| 1 month | −16.4% |
| 3 months | −12.7% |
| 6 months | −26.0% |
| 1 year | +43.4% |
| 3 years | +20.3% |
| 5 years | +63.0% |
Signals
| 50-day / 200-day average | 66,452.25 / 68,089.61 |
|---|---|
| Golden / death cross (60 days) | Death, 37 days ago |
| New 52-week high | No |
| Bullish RSI divergence | No |
| Average daily range (ATR) | 1,812.18 |
Technical summary
Recent dividends
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | CLP 1,339.5388 |
| 11 May 2026 | CLP 917.1891 |
| 13 May 2024 | CLP 196.7456 |
| 11 Dec 2023 | CLP 437.0170 |
| 6 Nov 2023 | CLP 537.0642 |
| 17 Jul 2023 | CLP 640.6653 |
How to read this report
Every number comes from end-of-day prices and dividends. The Market X-Ray describes how the stock has traded, ranked against the other stocks on Chilean Stock Exchange; it does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth) needs financial statements, which we hold today for US stocks. See the methodology page. Educational only, not financial advice.