HL vs SQM
Hecla Mining Company and Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | HL | SQM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.4B | $4.5B |
| Net income | $321.7M | $685.1M |
| Gross margin | 43.7% | 29.3% |
| Net margin | 22.6% | 15.1% |
| Return on equity | 13.9% | 14.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.49 | $2.40 |
| Dividend / share | $0.01 | $1.90 |
| Payout ratio | 3.2% | 9.8% |
| Free cash flow | $310.2M | $302.9M |
| Equity | $2.6B | $5.2B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.09× | 0.92× |
| Current ratio | 2.72× | 2.51× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 15.5% | 18.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | 19.8% |
SQM bills 3.2× the revenue of HL, and HL keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (22.6% against 15.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | HL | SQM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $929.9M | $4.5B |
| FY2023 | $720.2M | $7.5B |
| FY2022 | $718.9M | $10.7B |
| FY2021 | $807.5M | $2.9B |
| FY2020 | $691.9M | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $673.3M | $1.9B |
| FY2018 | $567.1M | $2.3B |
| FY2017 | $577.8M | $2.2B |
| FY2016 | $646.0M | $1.9B |
| FY2015 | $443.6M | $1.7B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | HL | SQM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $35.8M | $685.1M |
| FY2023 | $-84.2M | $923.2M |
| FY2022 | $-37.3M | $3.9B |
| FY2021 | $35.1M | $585.5M |
| FY2020 | $-9.5M | $164.5M |
| FY2019 | $-94.9M | $278.1M |
| FY2018 | $-26.6M | $439.8M |
| FY2017 | $-28.5M | $427.7M |
| FY2016 | $61.6M | $278.3M |
| FY2015 | $-87.0M | $220.4M |
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