Q1 Earnings Forecast for SQM Issued By Scotiabank

Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (NYSE:SQM) – Scotiabank issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 3rd. Scotiabank analyst B. Isaacson anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.22 per share for the quarter. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s current full-year earnings is ($1.31) per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s FY2026 earnings at $6.24 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.52 EPS.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 27th. The basic materials company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.75 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.24 billion. Sociedad Quimica y Minera had a return on equity of 9.69% and a net margin of 12.85%.Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.42 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on SQM. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Sociedad Quimica y Minera from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera in a research report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera from $79.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Clarkson Capital reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $90.00 target price on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $63.00 target price (up from $45.00) on shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $70.63.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera Stock Down 0.3%

Sociedad Quimica y Minera stock opened at $70.44 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.36 and a beta of 0.99. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $75.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $59.62. Sociedad Quimica y Minera has a 1-year low of $29.36 and a 1-year high of $86.13. The company has a current ratio of 3.27, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Sociedad Quimica y Minera

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SQM. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Sociedad Quimica y Minera during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Sociedad Quimica y Minera by 138.4% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 441 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 256 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in Sociedad Quimica y Minera by 37.0% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 656 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in Sociedad Quimica y Minera in the fourth quarter worth approximately $58,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Sociedad Quimica y Minera during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 12.41% of the company’s stock.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a special dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 30th were given a $0.1236 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 30th. Sociedad Quimica y Minera’s payout ratio is 5.85%.

About Sociedad Quimica y Minera

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile SA (NYSE: SQM) is a leading global producer of specialty chemicals and minerals headquartered in Santiago, Chile. The company focuses on the extraction and processing of key inputs for the agricultural, industrial and high‐tech sectors. Its core business activities include the mining of lithium, potassium and iodine, as well as the manufacture of value‐added products derived from these raw materials.

SQM’s product portfolio spans lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide used in electric vehicle batteries and energy storage systems; potassium chloride and potassium nitrate fertilizers designed for precision agriculture; and iodine and its derivatives for pharmaceutical, food and electronics applications.