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Chemical & Mining Co of Chile vs Vulcan Materials: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Chemical & Mining Co of Chile brought in $4.5B of revenue in fiscal 2024, Vulcan Materials $7.9B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by -39.4% at Chemical & Mining Co of Chile and +7.1% at Vulcan Materials on the year before, so Vulcan Materials grew faster. Chemical & Mining Co of Chile kept 15.1% of its revenue as net profit, Vulcan Materials 13.6%. Free cash flow was $302.9M at Chemical & Mining Co of Chile and $1.1B at Vulcan Materials.

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Side by side, latest fiscal year

SQMVMC
Fiscal year endedFY2024 (December 31, 2024)FY2025 (December 31, 2025)
Revenue$4.5B$7.9B
Revenue growth-39.4%+7.1%
Net income$685.1M$1.1B
Net margin15.1%13.6%
Free cash flow$302.9M$1.1B
Free cash flow margin6.7%14.3%
Earnings per share (diluted)$2.40$8.11
Cash$1.4B$183.3M
Debt$6.1B$4.4B
Price to earningsn/a30.2
Market value$19.1B$31.7B
Dividend yieldn/a0.80%
Rank by revenue in sector#130 of 451 · Industrials#80 of 451 · Industrials

Over the years

Revenue
SQM FY2017: $2.2BSQM FY2018: $2.3BSQM FY2019: $1.9BSQM FY2020: $1.8BSQM FY2021: $2.9BSQM FY2022: $10.7BSQM FY2023: $7.5BSQM FY2024: $4.5BVMC FY2018: $4.4BVMC FY2019: $4.9BVMC FY2020: $4.9BVMC FY2021: $5.6BVMC FY2022: $7.3BVMC FY2023: $7.8BVMC FY2024: $7.4BVMC FY2025: $7.9BFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
SQM $4.5BVMC $7.9B
Net income
SQM FY2017: $427.7MSQM FY2018: $439.8MSQM FY2019: $278.1MSQM FY2020: $164.5MSQM FY2021: $585.5MSQM FY2022: $3.9BSQM FY2023: $923.2MSQM FY2024: $685.1MVMC FY2018: $515.8MVMC FY2019: $617.7MVMC FY2020: $584.5MVMC FY2021: $670.8MVMC FY2022: $575.6MVMC FY2023: $933.2MVMC FY2024: $911.9MVMC FY2025: $1.1BFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
SQM $685.1MVMC $1.1B
Net margin
SQM FY2017: 19.8%SQM FY2018: 19.4%SQM FY2019: 14.3%SQM FY2020: 9.1%SQM FY2021: 20.5%SQM FY2022: 36.5%SQM FY2023: 12.4%SQM FY2024: 15.1%VMC FY2018: 11.8%VMC FY2019: 12.5%VMC FY2020: 12.0%VMC FY2021: 12.1%VMC FY2022: 7.9%VMC FY2023: 12.0%VMC FY2024: 12.3%VMC FY2025: 13.6%FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
SQM 15.1%VMC 13.6%
Revenue growth
SQM FY2018: +5.0%SQM FY2019: -14.2%SQM FY2020: -6.5%SQM FY2021: +57.5%SQM FY2022: +274.2%SQM FY2023: -30.3%SQM FY2024: -39.4%VMC FY2019: +12.5%VMC FY2020: -1.5%VMC FY2021: +14.3%VMC FY2022: +31.8%VMC FY2023: +6.4%VMC FY2024: -4.7%VMC FY2025: +7.1%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
SQM -39.4%VMC +7.1%
Free cash flow
SQM FY2017: $616.1MSQM FY2018: $280.1MSQM FY2019: $105.6MSQM FY2020: -$140MSQM FY2021: $357.8MSQM FY2022: $3.2BSQM FY2023: -$1.3BSQM FY2024: $302.9MVMC FY2018: $363.7MVMC FY2019: $600MVMC FY2020: $708.2MVMC FY2021: $560.6MVMC FY2022: $535.6MVMC FY2023: $664.2MVMC FY2024: $806.1MVMC FY2025: $1.1BFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
SQM $302.9MVMC $1.1B

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Chemical & Mining Co of Chile and Vulcan Materials

Which is bigger by revenue, Chemical & Mining Co of Chile or Vulcan Materials?

Vulcan Materials is bigger by revenue: $7.9B in fiscal 2025, against $4.5B for Chemical & Mining Co of Chile in fiscal 2024.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Chemical & Mining Co of Chile or Vulcan Materials?

Chemical & Mining Co of Chile had a net margin of 15.1% in fiscal 2024; Vulcan Materials had 13.6% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, Chemical & Mining Co of Chile or Vulcan Materials?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by -39.4% at Chemical & Mining Co of Chile and +7.1% at Vulcan Materials.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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