SQM vs VMC
Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile Inc. and Vulcan Materials Company, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SQM | VMC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.5B | $7.9B |
| Net income | $685.1M | $1.1B |
| Gross margin | 29.3% | 27.4% |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 13.6% |
| Return on equity | 14.3% | 12.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.40 | $8.11 |
| Dividend / share | $1.90 | $1.96 |
| Payout ratio | 9.8% | 24.1% |
| Free cash flow | $302.9M | $1.1B |
| Equity | $5.2B | $8.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.92× | 0.49× |
| Current ratio | 2.51× | 2.69× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 18.4% | 10.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 19.8% | 13.0% |
VMC bills 1.8× the revenue of SQM, and SQM keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (15.1% against 13.6%).
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 | VMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $4.5B | $7.4B |
| FY2023 | $7.5B | $7.8B |
| FY2022 | $10.7B | $7.3B |
| FY2021 | $2.9B | $5.6B |
| FY2020 | $1.8B | $4.9B |
| FY2019 | $1.9B | $4.9B |
| FY2018 | $2.3B | $4.4B |
| FY2017 | $2.2B | $3.9B |
| FY2016 | $1.9B | $3.6B |
| FY2015 | $1.7B | $3.4B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SQM | VMC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $685.1M | $911.9M |
| FY2023 | $923.2M | $933.2M |
| FY2022 | $3.9B | $575.6M |
| FY2021 | $585.5M | $670.8M |
| FY2020 | $164.5M | $584.5M |
| FY2019 | $278.1M | $617.7M |
| FY2018 | $439.8M | $515.8M |
| FY2017 | $427.7M | $601.2M |
| FY2016 | $278.3M | $419.5M |
| FY2015 | $220.4M | $221.2M |
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