CF Industries Holdings, Inc. CF SPX
Company Overview
CF Industries Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production of ammonia in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Ammonia, Granular Urea, UAN, AN, and Other segments. The company offers ammonia products; nitrogen products, such as granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate solution, and ammonium nitrate; diesel exhaust fluid, urea liquor, and nitric acid products. It serves cooperatives, retailers, independent fertilizer distributors, traders, wholesalers, and industrial users. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 27.3%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Return on capital employed stands at 17.4%.
Trades at a P/E of 10.8, below the sector median of 23.1.
Maintains a net profit margin of 23.7%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $7.08B (+19.3% YoY); net profit $1.46B.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +19.4%, earnings +115.1%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 5.4%, profit CAGR 7.9%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 5.38% |
| 1 Year: | 19.40% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 7.86% |
| 1 Year: | 115.10% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +23.55% |
| 6 Months: | +47.21% |
| 3 Months: | -0.55% |
| 1 Month: | +7.62% |
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- RSI (14)58.73 · Neutral
P/E of 10.77 is below the sector median of 23.08 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 27.3%.
- Excellent profit margin of 23.7%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Basic Materials).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc. SPX | 117.82 | 10.77 | $18.10B | 1.98% | 17.42% | 27.30% | 5.38% | 7.86% |
| 2 | LIN Linde plc NDXSPX | 514.15 | 34.05 | $237.72B | 1.22% | 12.46% | 18.23% | 13.90% | 18.47% |
| 3 | NEM Newmont Corporation SPX | 95.21 | 12.35 | $101.64B | 1.10% | - | 25.83% | 6.53% | 20.15% |
| 4 | FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc. SPX | 60.97 | 32.26 | $87.65B | 0.97% | 12.50% | 15.63% | 1.35% | -1.26% |
| 5 | SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company SPX | 332.29 | 31.92 | $81.95B | 0.97% | 21.93% | 60.72% | 6.18% | 8.26% |
| 6 | ECL Ecolab Inc. SPX | 270.25 | 36.57 | $76.06B | 1.07% | 14.29% | 22.43% | 6.17% | 9.18% |
| 7 | CRH CRH plc SPX | 103.96 | 19.04 | $69.47B | 1.52% | 10.97% | 15.81% | 6.41% | 9.30% |
| 8 | APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. SPX | 293.69 | 30.98 | $65.40B | 2.40% | -0.62% | 12.35% | -1.77% | -39.16% |
| 9 | CTVA Corteva, Inc. SPX | 84.45 | 46.15 | $56.48B | 0.84% | - | 5.14% | 2.86% | 9.94% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.04B | 1.12B | 870.00M | 1.10B | 957.00M | 1.30B | 1.04B | 1.13B | 1.00B | 1.50B | 1.04B | 1.05B | 971.00M | 1.20B | 847.00M | 1.05B | 1.59B | 1.36B | 2.87B | 3.39B | 2.32B | 2.01B | 1.77B | 1.27B | 1.47B | 1.57B | 1.37B | 1.66B | 1.89B | 1.66B | 1.99B |
| Gross Profit | 444.30M | 416.00M | 686.00M | 165.00M | 280.00M | 217.00M | 527.00M | 2.00M | 94.00M | 107.00M | 173.00M | 11.00M | 143.00M | 190.00M | 312.00M | 173.00M | 242.00M | 220.00M | 499.00M | 228.00M | 227.00M | 204.00M | 334.00M | 83.00M | 289.00M | 503.00M | 440.00M | 1.70B | 1.99B | 916.00M | 863.00M | 804.00M | 377.00M | 409.00M | 679.00M | 444.00M | 572.00M | 755.00M | 632.00M | 746.00M |
| Operating Income | - | 367.00M | 630.00M | 59.00M | - | 97.00M | 238.00M | -101.00M | - | 58.00M | 108.00M | -37.00M | - | 161.00M | 274.00M | 136.00M | - | 165.00M | 475.00M | 188.00M | - | 147.00M | 280.00M | 40.00M | 247.00M | 450.00M | -97.00M | 1.66B | 1.78B | 750.00M | 826.00M | 734.00M | 244.00M | 303.00M | 638.00M | 364.00M | 455.00M | 648.00M | 580.00M | 863.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.96 | 0.96 | 1.49 | 0.39 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.20 | -0.13 | -1.38 | -0.10 | 0.01 | -0.37 | 1.98 | 0.27 | 0.63 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.40 | 1.28 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.89 | -0.13 | 0.70 | 1.14 | -0.86 | 4.21 | 5.58 | 2.18 | 2.85 | 2.70 | 0.85 | 1.03 | 2.30 | 1.55 | 1.85 | 2.37 | 2.19 | 3.98 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.76B | 3.92B | 2.61B | 3.96B | 6.10B | 6.10B | 5.47B | 4.74B | 4.31B | 3.69B | 4.13B | 4.43B | 4.59B | 4.12B | 6.54B | 11.19B | 6.63B | 5.94B | 7.08B |
| Gross Profit | 670.00M | 1.22B | 839.40M | 1.18B | 2.90B | 3.11B | 2.52B | 1.78B | 1.55B | 843.00M | 434.00M | 917.00M | 1.17B | 801.00M | 2.39B | 5.86B | 2.54B | 2.06B | 2.72B |
| Operating Income | 601.60M | 1.15B | 679.80M | 895.70M | 2.79B | 2.96B | 2.41B | 2.37B | 1.19B | 138.00M | 234.00M | 766.00M | 1.00B | 623.00M | 1.73B | 5.40B | 2.23B | 1.75B | 2.30B |
| Net Income | 372.70M | 684.60M | 365.60M | 349.20M | 1.54B | 1.85B | 1.46B | 1.39B | 700.00M | -277.00M | 358.00M | 290.00M | 493.00M | 317.00M | 917.00M | 3.35B | 1.52B | 1.22B | 1.46B |
| Diluted EPS | 6.56 | 12.13 | 7.42 | 5.34 | 21.98 | 28.59 | 4.95 | 5.42 | 2.96 | -1.19 | 1.53 | 1.24 | 2.23 | 1.47 | 4.24 | 16.38 | 7.87 | 6.74 | 8.97 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 2.39B | 2.49B | 8.75B | 8.97B | 10.17B | 10.68B | 11.25B | 12.68B | 15.13B | 13.46B | 12.66B | 12.17B | 12.02B | 12.38B | 13.31B | 14.38B | 13.47B | 14.09B |
| Total Equity | 780.60M | 1.20B | 1.34B | 1.73B | 4.05B | 4.55B | 5.90B | 5.08B | 4.21B | 4.04B | 3.35B | 3.58B | 2.96B | 2.90B | 2.92B | 3.21B | 5.05B | 5.72B | 4.99B | 4.84B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 25.40M | 366.50M | 625.00M | 697.10M | 797.70M | 1.21B | 2.27B | 1.71B | 2.00B | 309.00M | 1.17B | 835.00M | 682.00M | 287.00M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | 1.95B | 1.61B | 1.60B | 3.10B | 4.59B | 5.54B | 5.78B | 4.69B | 4.70B | 3.96B | 3.71B | 3.46B | 2.96B | 2.97B | 2.97B | 3.21B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 818.10M | 479.80M | 948.60M | 1.03B | 950.20M | 828.30M | 979.70M | 1.22B | 686.00M | 580.00M | 705.00M | 665.00M | 906.00M | 1.43B | 995.00M | 800.00M | 818.00M | 887.00M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 690.10M | 638.60M | 681.80M | 1.19B | - | - | - | 1.42B | 1.21B | 617.00M | 1.63B | 1.50B | 1.50B | 1.23B | 2.87B | 3.85B | 2.76B | 2.27B | 2.75B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -343.10M | 159.50M | -487.70M | -3.07B | - | - | - | -344.00M | -2.98B | -2.19B | -413.00M | -375.00M | -319.00M | -299.00M | -466.00M | -440.00M | -1.68B | -469.00M | -933.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -4.90M | -540.50M | -123.90M | 1.98B | - | - | - | -787.00M | 77.00M | 2.44B | -1.56B | -1.27B | -1.58B | -542.00M | -1.46B | -2.70B | -1.37B | -2.21B | -1.48B |
| Capital Expenditure | -105.10M | -141.80M | -235.70M | -258.10M | -247.20M | -523.50M | -823.80M | -1.81B | -2.47B | -2.21B | -473.00M | -422.00M | -404.00M | -309.00M | -514.00M | -453.00M | -499.00M | -518.00M | -950.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 585.00M | 496.80M | 446.10M | 936.30M | - | - | - | -388.00M | -1.26B | -1.59B | 1.16B | 1.07B | 1.10B | 922.00M | 2.36B | 3.40B | 2.26B | 1.75B | 1.80B |
| Share Buybacks | - | 500.20M | - | - | 1.00B | 500.00M | 1.41B | 1.94B | 556.00M | 0 | 0 | 467.00M | 370.00M | 100.00M | 539.00M | 1.35B | 580.00M | 1.51B | 1.36B |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 24.3% | 31.2% | 32.2% | 29.7% | 47.5% | 51.0% | 46.0% | 37.5% | 35.9% | 22.9% | 10.5% | 20.7% | 25.6% | 19.4% | 36.5% | 52.4% | 38.4% | 34.6% | 38.5% |
| Operating Margin % | 21.8% | 29.3% | 26.1% | 22.6% | 45.8% | 48.5% | 44.1% | 49.9% | 27.7% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 17.3% | 21.9% | 15.1% | 26.4% | 48.2% | 33.6% | 29.4% | 32.5% |
| Net Margin % | 13.5% | 17.5% | 14.0% | 8.8% | 25.2% | 30.3% | 26.8% | 29.3% | 16.2% | -7.5% | 8.7% | 6.5% | 10.7% | 7.7% | 14.0% | 29.9% | 23.0% | 20.5% | 20.5% |
| ROE % | 30.9% | 51.2% | 21.1% | 8.6% | 33.9% | 31.3% | 28.9% | 33.0% | 17.3% | -8.3% | 10.0% | 9.8% | 17.0% | 10.8% | 28.6% | 66.2% | 26.7% | 24.4% | 30.1% |
| ROCE % | - | 73.3% | 33.7% | 11.5% | 35.1% | 32.1% | 24.5% | 23.0% | 10.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 6.4% | 8.7% | 5.6% | 15.8% | 43.8% | 16.4% | 13.8% | 17.4% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.94% | 12.19M | $1.45B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.54% | 10.05M | $1.20B |
| 3 | State Street Corporation | 5.13% | 7.89M | $940.14M |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.04% | 7.74M | $922.49M |
| 5 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 4.90% | 7.53M | $897.12M |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.37% | 5.18M | $617.28M |
| 7 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2.90% | 4.46M | $531.46M |
| 8 | FMR, LLC | 2.84% | 4.36M | $519.31M |
| 9 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 2.04% | 3.13M | $372.85M |
| 10 | Northern Trust Corporation | 2.02% | 3.11M | $370.29M |
Analyst View
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Latest News
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CF — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF)?
As of 2026-07-15 16:51 PDT, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) trades at $117.82 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $75.38 to $137.04.
What is the market capitalisation of CF?
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) has a market capitalisation of $18.10B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of CF?
CF trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.77. The industry average P/E is 23.08. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.43.
Does CF pay a dividend?
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.98%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of CF?
CF has a return on equity (ROE) of 27.30%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 17.42%.
Is CF a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.