CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) Stock

About CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. is a global producer and distributor of hydrogen and nitrogen-based products. These essential chemicals serve a variety of purposes worldwide, including energy generation, agricultural fertilization, environmental emissions reduction, and numerous other industrial applications. The company's core product lineup features vital nitrogen compounds such as anhydrous ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), and different forms of ammonium nitrate. In addition to these primary offerings, CF Industries also provides specialized chemicals like diesel exhaust fluid, urea liquor, nitric acid, and aqua ammonia, alongside complex fertilizers containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Its diverse customer base includes agricultural cooperatives, independent fertilizer distributors, commodity traders, wholesalers, and a wide array of industrial end-users. Founded in 1946, the firm is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. is led by CEO Christopher D. Bohn, employs 2,900 people, headquartered in Northbrook, US, publicly traded since 2005.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) stock trades at $121.31 with a market capitalization of $18.64B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.52, price-to-book of 3.04, price-to-sales of 2.19. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $75.42 and $141.96, and currently trades 14.5% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.89%.

On profitability, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 27.30% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 30.42%, an operating margin of 33.39%, a net profit margin of 23.73%.

In its most recent fiscal year, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. reported annual revenue of $7.1B, net profit of $1.5B, revenue has compounded at 11.4% a year over the last five years, profit at 35.6% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 3.54, total assets of $14.1B, $2.0B in cash and equivalents.

CF has an average daily trading volume of 2,805,482 shares, a beta of 0.38 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.cfindustries.com