Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile

SQM

Market cap $18B

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. ( SQM ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 19, 2025 10:00 AM EST Company Participants Megan Suitor Ricardo Ramos - Chief Executive Officer Pablo Hernandez - Senior Director of Business Strategy & Development Gerardo Illanes - CFO and VP of Services & Finance Carlos Diaz Ortiz - Chief Executive Officer of the SQM Lithium Chile Division Mark Fones - CEO of SQM International Lithium Division Andres Fontannaz Pablo Altimiras - Chief Executive Officer of the Iodine-Plant Nutrition Division Conference Call Participants Joel Jackson - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Lucas Ferreira - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Lucy Zhou - Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets, Research Division Andres Castanos-Mollor - Joh.

Chilean lithium producer SQM on Tuesday reported a rise in third-quarter net profit, helped by an improved pricing environment that lifted average lithium prices for the first time in two years.

Ganfeng Lithium Group chairman Li Liangbin believes global lithium demand could grow 30% to 40% in in 2026 Lithium prices could more than double as demand rises. Chile's SQM is already earning profits, and set to grow earnings even more if lithium prices spike.

China's market regulator said on Monday that it granted conditional approval for a lithium-related joint venture between Chile's state-run copper giant-Codelco and local lithium producer SQM.

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) is rated a Buy, leveraging its leading lithium position and diversified chemical portfolio to support its production growth. SQM's financial health is strong, with ample liquidity and manageable debt, despite recent declines due to low lithium prices and high CAPEX. Risks include heavy dependence on Chilean and Chinese markets, volatile lithium prices, and uncertain global politics, but long-term lithium demand remains robust.

Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - October 22, 2025) - Rain City Resources Inc. (CSE: RAIN) ("Rain" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its participation as Main Sponsor of the Third Lithium & Energy Summit 2025, to be held on October 23, 2025, in Santiago, Chile. Organized by the International Lithium & Energy Chamber (CIL Lithium), together with Belgolux and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Chile, the Summit will convene global mining leaders, academic institutions, authorities, and Indigenous communities under the central theme "Regeneration.

I maintain my buy rating on Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile, emphasizing its financial resilience and strategic position despite ongoing lithium market pressures and margin compression. Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile's valuation is fair—not undervalued, but not overpriced—supported by superior profitability metrics and operational efficiency versus peers. Short-term risks include weak lithium prices, regulatory uncertainty in Chile, and increased global competition, making 2025 a transitional year.

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (NYSE:SQM ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 20, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Carlos Diaz Ortiz - Chief Executive Officer of the SQM Lithium Chile Division Felipe Smith - Commercial Manager of Iodine Lithium & Industrial Chemicals Gerardo Illanes G.

SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock Exchange: SQM-B, SQM-A) reported today net income for the six months ended June 30, 2025, of US$226.0 million or US$0.79 per share, compared to a loss1 of US$(655.9) million or US$(2.30) per share reported for the same period last year.

Lithium is poised to become a red-hot commodity in the basic materials sector, driven by a couple of key macro tailwinds. First and foremost, the new data center buildout across the United States will require a decent amount of lithium to be used in the supercomputers that will train tomorrow's leading artificial intelligence models.