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CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
$114.96
-2.52% Oct 21 close
MaterialsS&P 500
-9%+11%+30%+50%+69%Oct 2025Oct 2026Apr 2026
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1W
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1M
-6.7%
3M
-9.3%
6M
-5.3%
YTD
+50.8%
1Y
+40.9%

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What they do

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 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.

Basic Materials · Agricultural Inputs

For information only · Important disclosures

Grades vs sector

Momentum
87th percentile in sector
A-
12-1 return: +41.2%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Growth
72nd percentile in sector
B+
Revenue growth (YoY): +17.6%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Value
85th percentile in sector
A-
Forward E/P: 9.2% · EBITDA/EV: 17.1%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Profitability
95th percentile in sector
A
Profit margin: +27.1% · Return on equity: +29.9%
Percentile within its GICS sector across the S&P 1500.
Revisions
Not enough data yet
–
EPS estimate change, 30 days (current FY): –
30-day change in analysts' current-year EPS estimate; graded across covered stocks.

Our models

Not held by any of our 5 live models right now.

Quality Growth
Outside this model's universe or screens
Momentum Top 15
ranked 67 of 499 · 12-month momentum 48.0%
Momentum Blend
Not in the current book
New Highs Growth
Outside this model's universe or screens
Coteau Long Book
Not in the current book

News

More news
Why Should You Think About Vertex Differently Now?
Trefis · 20h ago
KeyBanc Adjusts Price Target on CF Industries Holdings to $111 From $115
MT Newswires · Oct 20
Should Value Investors Buy CF Industries (CF) Stock?
Zacks · Oct 20
Farms Are Getting Hit by a Triple Whammy. Food Prices Could Jump More.
Barrons.com · Oct 19
BofA Securities Adjusts CF Industries PT to $115 From $106, Maintains Underperform Rating
MT Newswires · Oct 19

Key stats

Market value$17.4B
P/E (last 12 months)8.5
P/E (next 12 months, estimated)10.2
52-week range$75.42 – $141.96
Revenue growth (latest quarter vs a year ago)+17.6%
Dividend yield2.04%
Analyst consensusHold (20)
Average analyst price target$127.94 (+11%)
Valuation and fundamentals

Valuation & fundamentals

Bottom line
Looks undervalued
Model read-out from the numbers below, not advice. Score +3 (DCF counts double).
▲DCF (base case)above the price by 94%
▲Forward P/E vs sector10.2x vs median 12.7x
•Piotroski F-score6/9
▲Net debt / EBITDA0.4x
•Analyst target+11% (20 analysts)

Discounted cash flow

CyclicalValued on average-cycle margins
Bear
$124
+7%
growth -3% · disc. 8.0% · term. 2.0%
Base
$223
+94%
growth 2% · disc. 7.0% · term. 2.5%
Bull
$401
+249%
growth 5% · disc. 6.0% · term. 3.0%

Starting cash flow is mid-cycle: 21.1% average margin × current revenue = 1.6B (last 12 months: 1.9B at a 25% margin). On trailing cash flow the base case would be $263.

Reverse DCFfor context, not a signal
Today's price implies shrinking cash flows: about -6% a year for 10 years.
Implied
-6%/yr
FCF, last 3 yrs
-19%/yr
FCF, last 5 yrs
+14%/yr
Revenue, last 3 yrs
-14%/yr
Revenue, last 5 yrs
+11%/yr
Same inputs as the DCF above: mid-cycle free cash flow 1.6B, 7.0% discount rate, 2.5% growth after year 10, net debt and today's share count. Actual growth rates are compound annual rates from SEC annual filings through FY2025; "n/a" means too little history or a negative starting year.
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Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital spending, trailing 12 months (TTM to 2026-06-30). Growth default: average of 3-year revenue CAGR and latest revenue growth, capped at 30%. Years 6–10 fade linearly to terminal growth. Discount rate = 4.25% risk-free assumption + beta 0.53 × 5% equity premium, kept within 7–13%. Bear: lower growth, +1 pt discount, 2% terminal. Bull: higher growth, −1 pt, 3%.

Multiples vs Materials

P/E (trailing)
sector median 20.6× · 7th pct
8.5×
cheaper
Forward P/E
sector median 12.7× · 28th pct
10.2×
cheaper
EV / EBITDA
sector median 11.1× · 1st pct
4.7×
cheaper
Price / sales
sector median 1.4× · 69th pct
2.2×
pricier
Price / book
sector median 2.3× · 66th pct
3.0×
pricier
FCF yield
sector median 4.7% · 90th pct
11.0%
cheaper

Forward EPS $11.30 vs trailing $13.48 (-16% expected growth). Forward P/E uses analysts' next-12-month estimate.

Backlog (remaining performance obligations)

RPO
$1.5B
as of 2026-06-30
vs a year ago
-35%
YoY
× TTM revenue
0.19×
coverage
24-09
24-12
25-03
25-06
25-09
25-12
26-03
26-06

Contracted revenue not yet recognized, from SEC filings (XBRL tag RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation).

Quality & financial health

Gross margin
42.5%
Operating margin
41.1%
FCF margin
24.7%
Net margin
21.0%
Return on equity
28.3%
Return on invested capital
34.3%
Net debt / EBITDA
0.4×
Current ratio
4.9×
Interest cover
18.6×
Cash conversion (OCF/NI)
1.8×
Piotroski F-score 6/9 · last two fiscal years
✓ Positive net income✗ Positive operating cash flow✓ Return on assets improved✗ Cash flow above net income✓ Long-term debt / assets fell✓ Current ratio improved✓ No share dilution✗ Gross margin improved✓ Asset turnover improved

Analysts

Mean target
$128
+11%
Analysts
20
Hold
Range
$105–$196
low – high
● price · ◆ mean target

Annual history

FYRevenueNet incomeFree cash flow
2025$7.1B–$1.8B
2024$5.9B–$1.8B
2023$6.6B–$2.3B
2022$11.2B–$3.4B
2021$6.5B–$2.4B
2020$4.1B–$922.0M

From the company's 10-K filings via SEC XBRL. 3-year revenue CAGR -14.1%.

Earnings

Next report: 2026-11-04 · during market · EPS est 3.02
24-1025-0225-0525-0825-1126-0226-0526-080.005.57
EstimateActual (beat)Actual (miss)
ReportEPS estActualSurprise
2026-08-055.574.73-15.1%
2026-05-062.662.89+8.7%
2026-02-182.473.06+23.9%
2025-11-052.072.19+5.6%
2025-08-062.472.39-3.4%
2025-05-071.501.98+31.6%
2025-02-191.511.79+18.1%
2024-10-301.161.55+34.3%

Quarterly revenue

QuarterRevenueYoY
2026-06-30$2.2B+17.6%
2026-03-31$2.0B–
2025-12-31$1.9B–
2025-09-30$1.7B–
2025-06-30$1.9B–
Analyst actions
Rothschild & Co
2026-09-28 · up
Sell → Neutral
PT $110
Bernstein
2026-09-25 · init
→ Outperform
PT $162
Keybanc
2026-09-11 · init
→ Underweight
PT $115
Scotiabank
2026-08-10 · main
Sector Outperform → Sector Outperform
PT $130
UBS
2026-08-07 · main
Neutral → Neutral
PT $123
RBC Capital
2026-07-17 · main
Sector Perform → Sector Perform
PT $115

Recent dividends

2026-08-14: $0.600 · 2026-05-15: $0.500 · 2026-02-13: $0.500 · 2025-11-14: $0.500 · 2025-08-15: $0.500 · 2025-05-15: $0.500 · 2025-02-14: $0.500 · 2024-11-15: $0.500

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