CF Industries Holdings has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1.8%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 8% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 1% per year. CF Industries Holdings's return on equity is 25.7%, and it has net margins of 23.7%.
Key information
1.84%
Earnings growth rate
7.07%
EPS growth rate
Chemicals Industry Growth
23.20%
Revenue growth rate
-1.04%
Return on equity
25.71%
Net Margin
23.73%
Next Earnings Update
05 Aug 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How CF Industries Holdings makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1CF Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
7,407
1,758
374
0
31 Dec 25
7,084
1,455
355
0
30 Sep 25
6,736
1,379
337
0
30 Jun 25
6,447
1,302
327
0
31 Mar 25
6,129
1,336
302
0
31 Dec 24
5,936
1,218
306
0
30 Sep 24
5,983
1,164
307
0
30 Jun 24
5,886
1,052
297
0
31 Mar 24
6,089
1,159
292
0
31 Dec 23
6,631
1,525
278
0
30 Sep 23
7,668
2,111
290
0
30 Jun 23
8,716
2,385
312
0
31 Mar 23
10,330
3,023
314
0
31 Dec 22
11,186
3,346
304
0
30 Sep 22
11,118
3,191
286
0
30 Jun 22
10,159
2,568
248
0
31 Mar 22
8,358
1,649
235
0
31 Dec 21
6,538
917
226
0
30 Sep 21
5,100
299
218
0
30 Jun 21
4,585
456
215
0
31 Mar 21
4,201
400
206
0
31 Dec 20
4,124
317
205
0
30 Sep 20
4,071
285
211
0
30 Jun 20
4,262
378
218
0
31 Mar 20
4,560
471
229
0
31 Dec 19
4,590
493
233
0
30 Sep 19
4,673
487
226
0
30 Jun 19
4,675
452
223
0
31 Mar 19
4,473
317
214
0
31 Dec 18
4,429
290
211
0
30 Sep 18
4,396
706
213
0
30 Jun 18
4,226
589
209
0
31 Mar 18
4,050
444
205
0
31 Dec 17
4,130
358
195
0
30 Sep 17
3,898
-427
177
0
30 Jun 17
3,708
-370
172
0
31 Mar 17
3,718
-326
175
0
31 Dec 16
3,685
-277
177
0
30 Sep 16
3,933
70
191
0
30 Jun 16
4,181
190
189
0
31 Mar 16
4,358
495
175
0
31 Dec 15
4,308
700
170
0
30 Sep 15
4,410
911
153
0
30 Jun 15
4,403
952
149
0
Quality Earnings: 1CF has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1CF's current net profit margins (23.7%) are higher than last year (21.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1CF's earnings have grown by 1.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1CF's earnings growth over the past year (31.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (1.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1CF earnings growth over the past year (31.6%) exceeded the Chemicals industry -36.9%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 1CF's Return on Equity (25.7%) is considered high.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/24 04:33
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/22 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. is covered by 43 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.