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$118.30 +1.25 (+1.07%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$17.90B
Shares
151.34M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$118.30 Open$117.46 Day$117.07–119.11 52W close$76.09–137.60 Avg vol 30d2.4M Short int8.0M · 5.3% float · 3.7d Short vol51% Last earningsAug 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +13%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +3%
      above
      RSI (14) 49
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 69%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −3%
      trailing
      6-month return +24%
      trailing
      YTD return +53%
      this year
      Relative strength +10%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $115 › 200d $105 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +161 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      5.30% of float · ▼ -13.4% MoM · 3.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      943 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 55
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +19%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 38%
      expanding
      EPS growth +33%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $1.8B
      Buyback $1.5B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $2.9B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 42%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −26%
      past year
      ATR 3.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 5, 2026
      Capital expenditures · full year 2026 $1.3B
      Blue Point common facilities capital expenditures · full year 2026 $150M
      Blue Point One joint venture capital expenditures · full year 2026 $600M
      Capital expenditures related to existing network · full year 2026 $550M
      Capital expenditures for CF Industries excluding portion funded · full year 2026 $950M
      Capitalized interest · full year 2026 $40M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Nov 5, 2025
      Capital expenditures · full year 2025 $925M
      Capital expenditures related to Blue Point joint venture · full year 2025 $300M – $400M
      Capital expenditures related to existing network · full year 2025 $575M
      Capital expenditures related to Blue Point common facilities · full year 2025 up to $25M
      Capital expenditures excluding portion funded by JERA and Mitsui · full year 2025 $725M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +13% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +3% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      49 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      69% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $115 › 200d $105 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +161 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      5.30% of float · ▼ -13.4% MoM · 3.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      943 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $76 Now $118 · 69% Range high $138
      vs 200-day avg +13% vs 50-day avg +3%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      12-month Rolling Average Recordable Incident Rate 0.16 12-month rolling average as of June 30, 2026
      1H 2026 Available Ammonia Capacity Utilization 98% 1H 2026
      5-year rolling avg. percent of capacity utilization (CF North America) 96% 5-year rolling average ending 2025
      5-year rolling avg. percent of capacity utilization (North America Excluding CF) 86% 5-year rolling average ending 2025
      Adjusted EBITDA per ton non-GAAP $243.42 Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted gross margin per nutrient ton non-GAAP $407 Three months ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted gross margin per product ton non-GAAP $140 Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Ammonia production volume 2.4M Three months ended June 30, 2026
      AN production volume 135K Three months ended June 30, 2026
      EBITDA per ton non-GAAP $243.31 Six months ended June 30, 2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net cash provided by operating activities 2.98B
      -1.07B Capital expenditures
      -376M Distributions to noncontrolling interests
      +289M Contributions from noncontrolling interests
      = Free cash flow 1.82B
      Granular urea production volume 1.27M Three months ended June 30, 2026
      Net earnings attributable to common stockholders per ton $150.2 Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Q2 2026 Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $1.2B Q2 2026
      Q2 2026 LTM Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $3.7B Q2 2026 LTM
      Q2 2026 LTM Capital Returned to Shareholders $1.3B Q2 2026 LTM
      Q2 2026 LTM FCF/Adj EBITDA Conversion non-GAAP 50% Q2 2026 LTM
      Q2 2026 LTM Free Cash Flow non-GAAP $1.8B Q2 2026 LTM
      Recordable Incident Rate 0.16 Trailing twelve months as of June 30, 2026
      Remaining in Current $2B Share Repurchase Authorization $1.48B As of June 30, 2026
      Sales volume by product tons (000s) 8.94M Six months ended June 30, 2026
      Shares repurchased 2.2M First half of 2026
      UAN (32%) production volume 1.64M Three months ended June 30, 2026
      2012 CF gross ammonia capacity 7.3M 2012
      2025 CF gross ammonia capacity 10.5M 2025
      CF Industries' trailing 5-year average ammonia production 9.5M trailing 5-year average
      Q1 2026 Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $983M Q1 2026
      Q1 2026 Available Ammonia Capacity Utilization 99% Q1 2026
      Q1 2026 LTM Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $3.2B Q1 2026 LTM
      Q1 2026 LTM Capital Returned to Shareholders $1.3B Q1 2026 LTM
      Q1 2026 LTM FCF/Adj EBITDA Conversion non-GAAP 51% Q1 2026 LTM
      Q1 2026 LTM Free Cash Flow non-GAAP $1.7B Q1 2026 LTM
      Average cost of natural gas used for production in cost of sales $3.31 Full year 2025
      Capacity Utilization 97% FY 2025
      Capital Returned to Shareholders $1.7B FY 2025
      FCF/Adj EBITDA Conversion non-GAAP 62% FY 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Agricultural Inputs — same industry group
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      CF
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      $17.90B +53.0% +19.3% 8.8 5.3%
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      $32.56B +10.6% 0.8%
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      $6.89B -2.8% 0.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      943
      % held
      108.0%
      Net QoQ
      +4.8M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      846
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      8.0M
      Days to cover
      3.7d
      Change
      -1.2M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      51%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.1K
      Value
      $134.0K
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      43.4%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Alan Armstrong
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 27, 2026
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      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $7.1B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.5B
      EPS diluted
      $8.97
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $2.0B
      Remaining
      $1.5B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      17
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $401.3K
      Shares
      3.3K
      Filed
      May 22, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 5, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Repo…
      Published
      Aug 5, 2026
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      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CF +3.5% -2.6% +23.9% -5.5% +53.0%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +3.1% -7.0% +10.2% -9.4% +39.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.60 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
      Raised 20%
      Paid (TTM)
      $2.10 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.78%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $2.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $520.00M
      Remaining
      $1.48B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1324404 CUSIP 125269100 13F (30d) 865 filings 833 filers Visit website Investor relations