Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $2.31
- Estimate
- $2.04
- Surprise
- +13.0%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.9 → 7.0/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) beat the $2.04 estimate with diluted EPS of $2.31 — a large 13.0% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (6.9/10) to Buy (Wait) at 7.0/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates SQM Hold at 7.2/10.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +13.0% surprise compares with a -6.7% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-17.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.4 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong overall score: 7.2/10
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Basic Materials): -0.1
- Consecutive earnings misses (3)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $77.71
- Price target
- $82.81
- Stop
- $74.20
- Upside to target
- +6.6%
The stock trades at 16.7× trailing but 11.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
SQM at TrendMatrix's latest read
Materials producers report against the commodity cycle — realized-price capture and volume, not the EPS line, are the tells in a quarter like this.
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Market cap
- $22.79B
- P/E (fwd)
- 11.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 16.7
- 52-week range
- $40.58–$98.00
- Off 52-week high
- 20.7%
- RSI (14)
- 63
- Volume vs avg
- 1.14×
- Score today
- 7.2/10