KNF vs SQM
Knife River Corp. and Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc., side by side — 4 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KNF | SQM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.1B | $4.5B |
| Net income | $157.1M | $685.1M |
| Gross margin | 18.4% | 29.3% |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 15.3% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 14.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.76 | $2.40 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | 9.8% |
| Free cash flow | $-69.6M | $302.9M |
| Equity | $1.6B | $5.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.67× | 0.92× |
| Current ratio | 2.54× | 2.51× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 18.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 19.8% |
SQM bills 1.4× the revenue of KNF, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (15.3% against 5.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
4 years side by side
| Fiscal year | KNF | SQM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $2.9B | $4.5B |
| FY2023 | $2.8B | $7.5B |
| FY2022 | $2.5B | $10.7B |
| FY2021 | $2.2B | $2.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KNF | SQM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $201.7M | $685.1M |
| FY2023 | $182.9M | $923.2M |
| FY2022 | $116.2M | $3.9B |
| FY2021 | $129.8M | $585.5M |
Standard deviation, each side
SQM's net margin has been more volatile than KNF's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 9.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.9.
4 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
SQM led in net margin in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SQM's return on equity has been more volatile than KNF's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 33.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.5.
4 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between KNF and SQM over these 4 fiscal years — KNF led in 1 and SQM in 3.
4 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.