CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

NYSE:CF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$15.6b

CF Industries Holdings Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

CF Industries Holdings has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 28.9%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings growing at 9.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 12.4% per year. CF Industries Holdings's return on equity is 18.6%, and it has net margins of 19.5%.

Key information

28.9%

Earnings growth rate

31.0%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals Industry Growth12.9%
Revenue growth rate12.4%
Return on equity18.6%
Net Margin19.5%
Next Earnings Update19 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

CF Industries: A Trump 2.0 Bellwether

Feb 02

CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jan 30
CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)?

Dec 31
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF)?

Little Excitement Around CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:CF) Earnings

Nov 27
Little Excitement Around CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:CF) Earnings

CF Industries: Setup Playing Out As Drawn Up - Here's What's Next (Technical Analysis)

Nov 26

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Could Be 27% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Oct 25
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Shares Could Be 27% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

CF Industries: Probably The Ideal Fertilizer Investment

Oct 19

Does CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Oct 09
Does CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

At US$80.41, Is CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Worth Looking At Closely?

Aug 25
At US$80.41, Is CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Worth Looking At Closely?

CF Industries Is Key Ammonia Company

Aug 05

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:CF) Earnings Yet

Jul 15
The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:CF) Earnings Yet

CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jun 27
CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

CF Industries: High-Quality Company But Lacks Catalysts

Jun 26

What Is CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:CF) Share Price Doing?

Apr 22
What Is CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:CF) Share Price Doing?

Benign Growth For CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Underpins Its Share Price

Apr 04
Benign Growth For CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) Underpins Its Share Price

Here's Why CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Feb 21
Here's Why CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

CF Industries: Better Pricing Is The Missing Puzzle Piece For Elevated Returns

Feb 15

Why CF Industries Is Poised To Move Much Higher

Nov 27

CF Industries Q3 Earnings: Is The Fertilizer Market Bottoming?

Nov 06

CF Industries Q3 Preview: Ignore The FMC Weakness

Oct 25

CF Industries: Severely Undervalued ESG Play May Yield Hidden Alpha

Sep 24

CF Industries: The Bumpy Road To All-Time Highs

Aug 16

CF Industries Adds Clean Ammonia Growth Prospects

Jul 19

CF Industries: Downside Seems Limited And Rewards Plenty

Jul 05

CF Industries: Fertilizer Prices Are Sliding, But The Shortage May Return With Vengeance

Jun 05

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How CF Industries Holdings makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:CF Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 245,9831,1643070
30 Jun 245,8861,0522970
31 Mar 246,0891,1592920
31 Dec 236,6311,5252780
30 Sep 237,6682,1112900
30 Jun 238,7162,3853120
31 Mar 2310,3303,0233140
31 Dec 2211,1863,3463040
30 Sep 2211,1183,1912860
30 Jun 2210,1592,5682480
31 Mar 228,3581,6492350
31 Dec 216,5389172260
30 Sep 215,1002992180
30 Jun 214,5854562150
31 Mar 214,2014002060
31 Dec 204,1243172050
30 Sep 204,0712852110
30 Jun 204,2623782180
31 Mar 204,5604712290
31 Dec 194,5904932330
30 Sep 194,6734872260
30 Jun 194,6754522230
31 Mar 194,4733172140
31 Dec 184,4292902110
30 Sep 184,3967062130
30 Jun 184,2265892090
31 Mar 184,0504442050
31 Dec 174,1303581950
30 Sep 173,898-4271770
30 Jun 173,708-3701720
31 Mar 173,718-3261750
31 Dec 163,685-2771770
30 Sep 163,933701910
30 Jun 164,1811901890
31 Mar 164,3584951750
31 Dec 154,3087001700
30 Sep 154,4109111530
30 Jun 154,4039521490
31 Mar 154,5659131500
31 Dec 144,7431,3901520
30 Sep 144,8531,4781640
30 Jun 145,0291,5811580
31 Mar 145,2711,7671630

Quality Earnings: CF has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CF's current net profit margins (19.5%) are lower than last year (27.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CF's earnings have grown significantly by 28.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CF's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CF had negative earnings growth (-44.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Chemicals industry average (-5.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: CF's Return on Equity (18.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/06 06:54
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/06 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. is covered by 51 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Harriet LiAccountability Research Corporation
null nullArgus Research Company
Colin IsaacAtlantic Equities LLP