LEU vs SQM
Centrus Energy Corp. and Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc., side by side — 6 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LEU | SQM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $448.7M | $4.5B |
| Net income | $77.8M | $685.1M |
| Gross margin | 26.2% | 29.3% |
| Net margin | 17.3% | 15.3% |
| Return on equity | 16.8% | 14.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.90 | $2.40 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | 9.8% |
| Free cash flow | $31.3M | $302.9M |
| Equity | $765.1M | $5.2B |
| Net debt / equity | −1.02× | 0.92× |
| Current ratio | 5.59× | 2.51× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.7% | 18.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 7.4% | 19.8% |
SQM bills 10.1× the revenue of LEU, and LEU keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.3% against 15.3%).
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.
6 years side by side
| Fiscal year | LEU | SQM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $442.0M | $4.5B |
| FY2023 | $320.2M | $7.5B |
| FY2022 | $293.8M | $10.7B |
| FY2021 | $298.3M | $2.9B |
| FY2020 | $247.2M | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $209.7M | $1.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LEU | SQM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $73.2M | $685.1M |
| FY2023 | $84.4M | $923.2M |
| FY2022 | $52.2M | $3.9B |
| FY2021 | $175.0M | $585.5M |
| FY2020 | $54.4M | $164.5M |
| FY2019 | $-16.5M | $278.1M |
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | −$4,086,761,000 | SQM |
| FY2023 | −$7,147,290,000 | SQM |
| FY2022 | −$10,416,778,000 | SQM |
| FY2021 | −$2,564,015,000 | SQM |
| FY2020 | −$1,569,991,000 | SQM |
| FY2019 | −$1,733,955,000 | SQM |
SQM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 6 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
6 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | +1.3 pp | LEU |
| FY2023 | +13.9 pp | LEU |
| FY2022 | −18.8 pp | SQM |
| FY2021 | +38.0 pp | LEU |
| FY2020 | +12.7 pp | LEU |
| FY2019 | −22.3 pp | SQM |
The higher net margin has changed hands between LEU and SQM over this period.
6 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LEU's net margin has been more volatile than SQM's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 19.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.9.
6 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between LEU and SQM over these 6 fiscal years — LEU led in 4 and SQM in 2.
6 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.