Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: SQM stock price vs MSEX: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at MSEX's multiple
Needs MSEX P/E.
Implied fair value · at SQM's multiple
Needs SQM P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: SQM FY 2024 (ended Dec 31, 2024) · MSEX FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 77% equity / 23% debt · EV / Revenue 5.46x · EV / EBITDA 27.82x
Capital structure 74% equity / 26% debt · EV / Revenue 7.61x · EV / EBITDA 16.80x
SQM carries the larger enterprise value at $24.74B against $1.48B; SQM trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (5.46x vs 7.61x); MSEX on the lower EV / EBITDA (16.80x vs 27.82x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
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0.78x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
5.20x
4.35x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$1.38B
$2.80M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$6.00B
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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