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Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B (SQM) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B

SQM in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
SQM produces specialty plant nutrients, iodine and its derivatives, and lithium chemicals such as lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide, drawn from Chilean brine and mineral deposits. It sells potassium nitrate and blended fertilisers worldwide, and supplies iodine for medical, industrial and nutrition uses. Its lithium output feeds battery-grade material used in electric-vehicle and energy-storage cells. The company is based in Santiago, Chile.
Where it sits in the stack
SQM carries no Closelook index seat; it sits in the Basic Materials sector of our universe, grouped with other US-listed, sector-scored names rather than in Rubin or Halo.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group pulls other scored Basic Materials names from the US, which here means mostly gold and silver miners such as Barrick Mining, Agnico Eagle and Pan American Silver. The market also names Albemarle as a comparable lithium producer.
Why Closelook tracks it
SQM carries a Closelook score, with valuation the strongest of its modules and momentum the weakest. It holds no index seat, and the diary has not yet quoted it.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether momentum stabilises after the recent run of down sessions, and whether lithium demand feeds through to the modules that currently lag valuation.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B (SQM) trades on US exchanges, classified under Basic Materials.

The Closelook company score reads 60/100 composite (momentum 21, quality 69, valuation 75) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for SQM, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: price target by Deutsche Bank, 2026-08-20

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for SQM from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Deutsche Bank — target 94 from 98 Target cut to $94 from $98 (+21.5% to spot) 2026-08-20

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Specialty Chemicals · US · 6 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Specialty Chemicals · US

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against SQM on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.37%, semi-annual · last 0.94 USD on 2026-09-08

Dividends and capital return

What SQM pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.60 USD per share · a 2.37% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 2 distributions, paid twice a year 2026-09-18
  • Last distribution 0.94 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-08
  • By calendar year 2026: 1.60 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2026-05-08
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 4 m USD 33% of earnings
  • Share count +0.3% in FY2025
  • Capital returned 4 m USD · 1% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sector × region Materials in US: −1.9% week · −4.8% month · −3.2% quarter · −2.9% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLB.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-20
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B (SQM)?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B trades as SQM on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Basic Materials in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is SQM in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

What is Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B's Closelook composite score?

60 out of 100, with momentum 21, quality 69 and valuation 75 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does SQM trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -6.9% vs the 50-day and -11.2% vs the 200-day average, 30.4% below the 52-week high and +68.1% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 27 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B do?

SQM produces specialty plant nutrients, iodine and its derivatives, and lithium chemicals such as lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide, drawn from Chilean brine and mineral deposits. It sells potassium nitrate and blended fertilisers worldwide, and supplies iodine for medical, industrial and nutrition uses. Its lithium output feeds battery-grade material used in electric-vehicle and energy-storage cells. Closelook's peer group pulls other scored Basic Materials names from the US, which here means mostly gold and silver miners such as Barrick Mining, Agnico Eagle and Pan American Silver. The market also names Albemarle as a comparable lithium producer.

Where does Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B sit in the AI build-out?

SQM carries no Closelook index seat; it sits in the Basic Materials sector of our universe, grouped with other US-listed, sector-scored names rather than in Rubin or Halo. SQM carries a Closelook score, with valuation the strongest of its modules and momentum the weakest. It holds no index seat, and the diary has not yet quoted it.

Does Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B pay a dividend?

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B has paid 1.60 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid twice a year, a trailing yield of 2.37% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.94 USD on 2026-09-08. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 4 m USD in dividends, 1% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 0.3% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B recently?

The most recent analyst action on Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA ADR B on the Closelook wire is a price target by Deutsche Bank on 2026-08-20 (target 94 from 98). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for SQM, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Specialty Chemicals. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.