Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $27,940 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 10.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $60,254 reinvested (10.0% a year), or $48,806 taking the dividends as cash, $17,895 of it paid out along the way.
SQM became
$60,254
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
10.0%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$26,549
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Worst drop
-76.3%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | SQM total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −18.1% | $2,397 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +89.2% | $31 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −39.3% | $240 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −18.5% | $5,016 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +71.4% | $6,309 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +6.8% | $1,789 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +89.3% | $741 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | −27.2% | $1,056 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −32.8% | $1,547 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +113.8% | $1,136 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +59.7% | $1,061 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −18.2% | $387 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −3.0% | $925 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −53.4% | $698 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +9.4% | $800 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −6.2% | $644 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +57.7% | $429 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +59.8% | $824 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +42.2% | $518 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: SQM total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $60,254 at the end of Oct 2026: 10.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, SQM turned $10,000 into $27,940 with dividends reinvested, 10.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, SQM returned 4.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking SQM's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $48,806, including $17,895 of cash received; reinvesting added $11,448.
- SQM's best calendar year in that time was 2017 (113.8%) and its worst 2013 (-53.4%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SQM/total-return
SQM total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in SQM 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $27,940 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 10.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $18,677 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is SQM's total return since Dec 2007?
503% in total, or 10.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 209%.
How much of SQM's return came from dividends?
About 38% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $11,448 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was SQM's worst year?
2013, at -53.4% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 32.3%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -76.3%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.