Stock comparison
CF Industries Holdings
Knife River
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
CF
CF Industries Holdings
Market cap
$18.7B
Sector
Materials
KNF
Knife River
Market cap
$4.1B
Sector
Materials
Overall winner
CF Industries Holdings CF
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | CF | KNF | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 64C | 38D | CF |
| Benjamin Graham | 72B | 79B | KNF |
| Philip Fisher | 60C | 24F | CF |
| Peter Lynch | 42D | 52C | KNF |
| Joel Greenblatt | 35D | 32F | CF |
| Charlie Munger | 66C | 31F | CF |
| Terry Smith | 69B | 21F | CF |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | CF | KNF |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $18.7B | $4.1B |
| P/E (TTM) | 10.9x | 33.1x |
| EV/EBIT | 8.8x | 21.9x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 15.41% | 5.99% |
| Gross margin | 40.41% | 18.29% |
| Net margin | 23.73% | 4.58% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.03% | 9.0% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 20.46% | 4.87% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.7x | 1.0x |
| Dividend yield | 1.61% | 0.0% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
CF leads on
- Dividend yield1.61%vs 0.0%+100%
- Net margin23.73%vs 4.58%+81%
- Market cap$18.7Bvs $4.1B+78%
- EPS CAGR 5y20.46%vs 4.87%+76%
KNF leads on
- Revenue CAGR 5y9.0%vs 2.03%+77%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.