CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
Rank #383Capital ReturnCF · NYSE · Basic Materials
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) — Rank #383 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.18) · ROE 25.3% · Piotroski F-Score 8 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001324404 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
CF Industries Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production of ammonia in North America, Europe, and internationally.
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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.
- Industry
- Agricultural Inputs
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- cfindustries.com
Financials
Stable
Direction over 5 fiscal years
- Free cash flowdeteriorating
- Gross marginstable
- Gross profitabilitydeteriorating
- Net cashimproving
- Operating marginstable
- Return on equitydeteriorating
- Share count (dilution)improving
Monitoring diagnostic of business direction — not a prediction of returns.
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| Fiscal year end | 2025-12-31filed 2026-02-25 | 2024-12-31filed 2025-02-20 | 2023-12-31filed 2024-02-22 | 2022-12-31filed 2023-02-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||
| Revenue | 7,084.0 | 5,936.0 | 6,631.0 | 11,186.0 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 19.3% | -10.5% | -40.7% | 71.1% |
| Gross profit | 2,724.0 | 2,056.0 | 2,545.0 | 5,861.0 |
| Gross margin | 38.5% | 34.6% | 38.4% | 52.4% |
| Net income | 1,455.0 | 1,218.0 | 1,525.0 | 3,346.0 |
| Net margin | 20.5% | 20.5% | 23.0% | 29.9% |
| EPS (diluted) | $8.97 | $6.74 | $7.87 | $16.38 |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 33.1% | -14.4% | -52.0% | — |
| Cash flow | ||||
| Operating cash flow | 2,752.0 | 2,271.0 | 2,757.0 | 3,855.0 |
| Capital expenditures | 950.0 | 518.0 | 499.0 | 453.0 |
| Free cash flow | 1,802.0 | 1,753.0 | 2,258.0 | 3,402.0 |
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