CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) stock
CFNYSEAgricultural ChemicalsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 17/3049% below fair value
$123.24+0.88 (+0.72%)
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $18.65BP/E 8.7Yield 1.62%
CF Industries statistics
105 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 17, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 14, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 6.68
- 2.39
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.05
- 13.10
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.06
- 2.66
- EV / EBIT
- 7.37
- 19.03
- EV / FCF
- 11.69
- 22.15
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -7.61%
- 10.9%
- Float
- 150M
- 49M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.59%
- 11.6%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 104.7%
- 56.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 9M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 1.07%
- -0.76%
- Short % of Float
- 5.93%
- 9.06%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 5.89%
- 6.38%
- Days to Cover
- 5.12
- 5.16
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $141.96
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $75.42
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $119.35
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $121.89
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $117.52
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $4.70
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 10.4%
- -0.50%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 5.11%
- -0.33%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 5.29%
- -17.2%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -1.80%
- -20.1%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 59.3%
- -20.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 48.8%
- -19.3%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 55.0%
- -23.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 90.9%
- -76.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 343.6%
- -62.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.54
- 0.73
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 56.4
- 47.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 43.5%
- 80.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.15
- 1.07
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 39.8%
- -12.1%
- EBITDA Margin
- 53.0%
- -25.0%
- FCF Margin
- 26.2%
- -9.55%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 37.6%
- -34.0%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 22.4%
- -37.7%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.98
- 3.30
- Quick Ratio
- 0.99
- 2.37
- Debt / Equity
- 0.56
- 0.49
- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.76
- 3.15
- Debt / FCF
- 1.55
- 4.62
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.60
- 1.97
- Interest Coverage
- 11.08
- -6.27
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 17.9%
- 6.82%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 70.7%
- -12.8%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 21.6%
- 6.85%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -14.1%
- 2.25%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 11.4%
- 6.41%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -18.2%
- -0.17%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 43.6%
- 3.77%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.52
- 0.40
- Inventory Turnover
- 11.66
- 2.68
- Revenue Per Employee
- $2.74M
- $426.63K
- Employee Count
- 2,900
- 75
- WACC
- 7.40%
- 10.1%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $3.16B
- -$13.50M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$2.51B
- $16.31M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$16.57
- $0.70
- Equity (Book Value)
- $5.73B
- $53.12M
- Book Value Per Share
- $37.87
- $1.49
- Tangible Book Value
- $2.79B
- $26.11M
- Working Capital
- $2.72B
- $77.59M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$1.00B
- -$939.00K
- FCF Per Share
- $13.75
- -$0.42
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- FCF Yield
- 11.2%
- -8.81%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.62%
- 1.86%
- Buyback Yield
- 5.12%
- -0.69%
- Shareholder Yield
- 6.74%
- 0.00%
- Dividend Per Share
- $2.00
- $0.83
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 2.37%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 15.6%
- 44.4%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $298.00M
- $2.98M
- Income Tax
- $598.00M
- $79.50K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 18.9%
- 20.7%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $109.88
- $19.42
- Graham Upside
- -10.8%
- -45.8%
- Altman Z-Score
- 3.38
- 0.28
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.67
- -2.62
- Lynch Fair Value
- $354.25
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 187.4%
- -27.9%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CF | S&P 500 | Difference | CF per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +10.5% | -2.4% | +12.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.2% | -1.2% | +6.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | +61.7% | +12.3% | +49.4 pts | ||
| 1 year | +50.3% | +12.4% | +37.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +66.0% | +78.8% | −12.8 pts | +18.4% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +114.5% | +75.2% | +39.4 pts | +16.5% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +471.5% | +311.1% | +160.4 pts | +19.0% | +15.2% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
9M CF shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 1.1% from the previous report, or 5.93% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 53.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 8,920,917 | +1.1% | 1,742,367 | 5.1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 8,826,486 | -11.6% | 2,710,807 | 3.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9,980,702 | +2.1% | 2,604,298 | 3.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 9,773,355 | +17.2% | 2,929,481 | 3.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 8,338,174 | -9.7% | 2,468,097 | 3.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 9,233,730 | +15.2% | 2,444,008 | 3.8 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 8,013,935 | -13.4% | 2,171,214 | 3.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 9,258,902 | -9.8% | 2,529,816 | 3.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10,268,835 | -1.8% | 3,025,891 | 3.4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10,457,576 | +11.1% | 2,712,183 | 3.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 9,415,037 | +3.6% | 2,923,576 | 3.2 |
| May 15, 2026 | 9,084,942 | +16.9% | 3,284,004 | 2.8 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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