SQM vs USLM
Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc. and United States Lime & Minerals Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SQM | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.5B | $372.7M |
| Net income | $685.1M | $134.3M |
| Gross margin | 29.3% | 48.9% |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 36.0% |
| Return on equity | 14.3% | 23.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.40 | $4.67 |
| Dividend / share | $1.90 | $0.24 |
| Payout ratio | 9.8% | 5.1% |
| Free cash flow | $302.9M | $102.3M |
| Equity | $5.2B | $630.8M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.92× | −0.59× |
| Current ratio | 2.51× | 19.27× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 18.4% | 18.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 19.8% | 36.6% |
SQM bills 12.2× the revenue of USLM, and USLM keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (36.0% 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 | SQM | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $4.5B | $317.7M |
| FY2023 | $7.5B | $281.3M |
| FY2022 | $10.7B | $236.2M |
| FY2021 | $2.9B | $189.3M |
| FY2020 | $1.8B | $160.7M |
| FY2019 | $1.9B | $158.3M |
| FY2018 | $2.3B | $144.4M |
| FY2017 | $2.2B | $144.8M |
| FY2016 | $1.9B | $139.3M |
| FY2015 | $1.7B | $130.8M |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SQM | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $685.1M | $108.8M |
| FY2023 | $923.2M | $74.5M |
| FY2022 | $3.9B | $45.4M |
| FY2021 | $585.5M | $37.0M |
| FY2020 | $164.5M | $28.2M |
| FY2019 | $278.1M | $26.1M |
| FY2018 | $439.8M | $19.7M |
| FY2017 | $427.7M | $27.1M |
| FY2016 | $278.3M | $17.8M |
| FY2015 | $220.4M | $12.9M |
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The companies