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    CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF)

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    BASIC MATERIALS • AGRICULTURAL INPUTS • NYSE

    $119.84
    +0.38 (+0.32%)

    Market Cap: $18.13B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    59%(23/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +1.35%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$3.02
    Range$2.29 - $3.80
    7 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    4
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$4.44-32.0%
    60d ago$4.10-26.3%
    30d ago$3.01+0.2%
    7d ago$3.01+0.2%
    Current$3.02
    Revenue Consensus
    $1.8B
    Range$1.6B - $1.9B
    12 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$3.99
    Range$3.23 - $5.89
    10 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $2.2B
    Range$1.7B - $4.8B
    21 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$3.99---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$3.02---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 5
    		$4.73$5.65-16.28%Miss+97.9%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 6
    		$2.89$2.66+8.65%Beat+46.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 18
    		$2.99$2.50+19.60%Beat+67.0%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 5
    		$2.19$2.06+6.31%Beat+41.3%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 6
    		$2.39$2.47-3.24%Miss+3.9%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 7
    		$1.98$1.50+32.00%Beat+92.2%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 19
    		$1.79$1.51+18.54%Beat+13.3%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 30
    		$1.55$1.16+33.62%Beat+36.0%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 7
    		$2.30$1.91+20.42%Beat-15.1%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 1
    		$1.03$1.62-36.42%Miss-59.6%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 14
    		$1.58$1.56+1.28%Beat-63.1%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 1
    		$1.14$1.01+12.87%Beat-47.7%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 2
    		$2.71$2.15+26.05%Beat-55.9%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 1
    		$2.55$2.54+0.39%Beat-38.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 15
    		$4.28$4.30-0.47%Miss+30.9%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 2
    		$2.18$3.50-37.71%Miss+220.6%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 1
    		$6.15$5.79+6.22%Beat+434.8%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 4
    		$4.11$4.39-6.38%Miss+487.1%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 15
    		$3.27$3.67-10.90%Miss+678.6%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 3
    		$0.68$0.95-28.42%Miss+780.0%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 9
    		$1.15$1.58-27.22%Miss+19.8%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 5
    		$0.70$0.56+25.00%Beat+112.1%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 17
    		$0.42$0.15+180.00%Beat+68.0%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 4
    		$-0.10$0.05-300.00%Miss-138.5%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 5
    		$0.96$0.59+62.71%Beat-15.0%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 6
    		$0.33$0.27+22.22%Beat+17.9%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 12
    		$0.25$0.26-3.85%Miss+31.6%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 30
    		$0.26$0.36-27.78%Miss+160.0%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 31
    		$1.13$0.84+34.52%Beat+79.4%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 1
    		$0.28$0.33-15.15%Miss+3.7%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 13
    		$0.19N/A-57.78%Miss+1050.0%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.10$0.17-41.18%Miss+125.6%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.63$0.46+36.96%Beat+6200.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 2
    		$0.27$0.27+0.00%Beat+440.0%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 14
    		$-0.02N/A+75.00%Beat+94.9%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 1
    		$-0.39$-0.54+27.78%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.01N/A+120.00%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 3
    		$0.05$0.02+150.00%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 15
    		$-0.39$-0.11-254.55%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield2.00%
    Forward Annual Dividend$2.40
    Payout Ratio10.84%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsFeb, May, Aug, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+10.06%
    5Y CAGR+10.76%
    CF dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun CF in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio9.36EV/EBITDA4.64x
    Price/FCF9.64xFCF Yield10.38%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin27.10%Operating Margin49.30%
    ROE29.90%ROIC29.09%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.56xInterest Coverage18.29x
    Current Ratio4.86xQuick Ratio4.32x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.53Avg Volume2.66M
    52-Week High$141.6652-Week Low$74.33

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$115.77
    SMA 20$117.20
    SMA 50$123.22
    SMA 200$113.62
    EMA 10$116.99
    EMA 20$118.54
    EMA 50$120.81
    EMA 200$112.93

    MACD

    Line: -2.29Signal: -2.91Hist: 0.63

    ADX

    ADX: 25.8+DI: 20.0-DI: 20.4

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon UpN/A
    Aroon Down84.0
    PSAR$110.81

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$124.79
    Lower Band$109.61
    %B Position1296%(Upper)
    Band Width0.67

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    50.5

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K74.4
    Stoch %D55.2
    Williams %R-18.9
    ROC (10d)4.6%
    Momentum5.30
    CCI (20d)53.1
    MFI (14d)52.3

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$4.28(3.6%)
    StdDev (20d)3.80
    Hist Vol30.4%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$120.07
    OBV102.4M
    AD Line-843.7M
    CMF (20d)-0.315

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)2.8M
    Vol Ratio1.1x
    VWMA (20d)$117.53

    Pivot Points

    R3$125.66
    R2$123.36
    R1$121.41
    Pivot Point$119.11
    S1$117.16
    S2$114.86
    S3$112.91

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-16.61
    Ultimate Osc38.8
    KST-93.35

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$2.22B$1.99B$1.87B$1.66B$1.89B$1.66B$1.52B$1.37B$1.57B$1.47B$1.57B$1.27B
    Cost of Revenue$1.08B$1.24B$1.11B$1.03B$1.14B$1.09B$1.00B$926.00M$893.00M$1.06B$1.07B$896.00M
    Gross Profit$1.15B$746.00M$765.00M$632.00M$755.00M$572.00M$524.00M$444.00M$679.00M$409.00M$501.00M$377.00M
    Operating Expenses$74.00M$-117,000,000$146.00M$52.00M$107.00M$117.00M$83.00M$80.00M$41.00M$106.00M$75.00M$133.00M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$89.00M$103.00M$91.00M$88.00M$101.00M$84.00M$78.00M$78.00M$76.00M$88.00M$76.00M$68.00M
    Operating Income$1.12B$863.00M$617.00M$580.00M$648.00M$455.00M$441.00M$364.00M$638.00M$303.00M$426.00M$244.00M
    Interest Income$26.00M$20.00M$24.00M$23.00M$17.00M$17.00M$33.00M$32.00M$28.00M$30.00M$43.00M$45.00M
    Interest Expense$50.00M$39.00M$47.00M$41.00M$36.00M$37.00M$47.00M$0$37.00M$37.00M$35.00M$39.00M
    Income Before Tax$1.09B$844.00M$602.00M$565.00M$635.00M$437.00M$433.00M$400.00M$629.00M$300.00M$436.00M$253.00M
    Income Tax Expense$224.00M$168.00M$107.00M$105.00M$143.00M$86.00M$41.00M$59.00M$123.00M$62.00M$84.00M$23.00M
    Net Income$869.00M$676.00M$495.00M$460.00M$492.00M$351.00M$392.00M$341.00M$506.00M$238.00M$352.00M$230.00M
    EBITDA$1.38B$1.09B$853.00M$800.00M$886.00M$678.00M$668.00M$597.00M$860.00M$560.00M$657.00M$460.00M
    EBIT$1.17B$863.00M$625.00M$583.00M$654.00M$457.00M$447.00M$368.00M$638.00M$307.00M$428.00M$247.00M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    CF Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    9.4x
    Forward P/E
    12.2x
    EV/EBITDA
    4.6x
    P/FCF
    9.6x
    PEG
    0.6x
    P/B
    3.2x
    See GNG's fair value

    CF Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    42.5%
    Operating margin
    49.3%
    Net margin
    27.1%
    ROIC
    29.1%
    ROE
    29.9%
    FCF margin
    24.7%
    FCF yield
    10.4%

    CF Competitors

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    LyondellBasell Industries NVLYB
    POSCO Holdings IncPKX
    Amrize LtdAMRZ
    Coeur Mining IncCDE

    Sector: Basic Materials

    CF Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    22
    Strong Buy
    3
    Buy
    3
    Hold
    13
    Sell
    2
    Strong Sell
    1

    CF Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • CF earns a 29.1% return on invested capital.
    • CF converts 24.7% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • CF has a 27.1% net profit margin.

    CF Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    6 of 8 quarters (75.0%)
    Average surprise
    12.4%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $3.02
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    1 up, 4 down

    CF Dividend

    Forward yield
    2.0%
    Payout ratio
    10.8%
    3Y DPS growth
    10.1%
    5Y DPS growth
    10.8%
    Pay months
    Feb, May, Aug, Nov
    CF dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About CF

    What is CF's current dividend yield?

    CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) has a forward dividend yield of 2.00%.

    Does CF pay dividends?

    Yes, CF Industries Holdings Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 2.00%.

    What is CF's P/E ratio?

    CF Industries Holdings Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.36.

    What is CF's market cap?

    CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) has a market capitalization of $18.13B with a current stock price of $119.84.

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