profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
CF Industries Holdings
$125.09+0.14% today
+48.3% in 1 year
1-year low $76.091-year high $139.27
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $12.58 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What CF Industries Holdings sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $11.2 billion in 2022 to $7.08 billion in 2025, with $1.46 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
CF Industries Holdings handed back 95% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $1.4B
Free cash flow 2025$1.8B
Bought back its own shares$1.4B
Paid as dividends$326M
Cash vs. debt$2.0B vs. $3.6B
CF Industries Holdings vs. similar companies
CF Industries Holdings grows the fastest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF Industries Holdings | 12.6× · Cheap | ||
 Nutrien | 14.9× · Cheap | ||
 Industries Qatar Q.P.S.C. | 14.8× · Cheap | ||
 Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co.,Ltd | 13.6× · Cheap | ||
 SABIC Agri-Nutrients | 12.7× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads CF Industries Holdings's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,124 | 6,538 | 11,186 | 6,631 | 5,936 | 7,084 | |
| 801 | 2,387 | 5,861 | 2,545 | 2,056 | 2,724 | |
| 623 | 1,729 | 5,571 | 2,252 | 1,711 | 2,375 | |
| 1,534 | 2,615 | 6,281 | 3,261 | 2,826 | 3,282 | |
| 317 | 917 | 3,346 | 1,525 | 1,218 | 1,455 | |
| 1.47 | 4.24 | 16.38 | 7.87 | 6.74 | 8.97 | |
| 19.4% | 36.5% | 52.4% | 38.4% | 34.6% | 38.5% | |
| 15.1% | 26.4% | 49.8% | 34.0% | 28.8% | 33.5% | |
| 7.7% | 14.0% | 29.9% | 23.0% | 20.5% | 20.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 12,023 | 12,375 | 13,313 | 14,376 | 13,466 | 14,088 |
| Cash | 683 | 1,628 | 2,323 | 2,032 | 1,614 | 1,982 |
| Total debt | 4,223 | 3,716 | 3,225 | 3,232 | 3,246 | 3,636 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 5,460 | 6,003 | 5,874 | 6,313 |
| 2,922 | 3,206 | 5,051 | 5,717 | 4,985 | 4,838 | |
| 215 | 216 | 204 | 194 | 181 | 162 | |
| 7.1% | 19.7% | 51.8% | 21.1% | 18.2% | 22.2% | |
| 10.8% | 28.6% | 66.2% | 26.7% | 24.4% | 30.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,231 | 2,873 | 3,855 | 2,757 | 2,271 | 2,752 | |
| 309 | 514 | 462 | 1,724 | 521 | 951 | |
| 922 | 2,359 | 3,393 | 1,033 | 1,750 | 1,801 | |
| Dividends paid | 258 | 260 | 306 | 311 | 364 | 326 |
| 100 | 539 | 1,370 | 602 | 1,535 | 1,379 | |
| 25 | 30 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 45 |
Valuation
- 12.6×
- 8.6×
- 0.29
- 3.6×
- 2.6×
- 10.2×
- 6.1×
- 9.8%
- 8.0%
- 1.6%
Profitability
- 38.5%
- 33.5%
- 20.5%
- 46.8%
- 15.4%
- 20.4%
- 35.2%
- 12.0%
- 19.4%
- –
Growth
- +11.4%
- +43.6%
- +2.8%
- +10.8%
- −6.8%
Financial health
- 0.5×
- 0.68
- 24.8%
- 16.8×
- 3.54
- 3.15
- 0.51
How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 15%of 990
Top 10%of 950
Top 21%of 765
Top 29%of 929
Top 14%of 987
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $108.89
- Range
- $72.00 – $145.00
- 10 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | 2.89 | 2.63 | +9.9% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 2.99 | 2.43 | +23.0% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 2.19 | 2.16 | +1.4% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 2.37 | 2.50 | −5.2% |
| May 7, 2025 | 1.85 | 1.48 | +25.0% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | 1.89 | 1.54 | +22.7% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 1.34 | 1.18 | +13.6% |
| Aug 7, 2024 | 2.30 | 1.84 | +25.0% |
1.6%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$16a year at today's yield, before tax
+10.8%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$1.20 in 2015 → $2.00 in 2025
How safe it looks
22.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 18.1%
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
7/7Passes 7 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
85Pass
Benjamin Graham
72Pass
Philip Fisher
92Pass
Peter Lynch
96Pass
Joel Greenblatt
60Pass
Charlie Munger
85Pass
Terry Smith
82Pass
Questions about CF Industries Holdings
Is CF Industries Holdings a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. 7 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the CF Industries Holdings AI analysis
What does CF Industries Holdings do?
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. manufactures and sells hydrogen and nitrogen products for energy, fertilizer, emissions abatement, and other industrial activities worldwide. It is in Agricultural Inputs, based in Northbrook, IL, United States, with 2,900 employees.
Does CF Industries Holdings pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.6% a year, about 22% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $326 million in dividends.
Is CF Industries Holdings stock halal?
Yes. CF Industries Holdings passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 20% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has CF Industries Holdings stock done over the past year?
Up 48.3% over the past twelve months, to $125.09. It traded between $76.09 and $139.27 and is 10.2% below its high.
Who are CF Industries Holdings's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Nutrien, Industries Qatar Q.P.S.C., Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co.,Ltd and SABIC Agri-Nutrients. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with CF Industries Holdings's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.