XNYS · Agricultural Inputs
Last stored close · Nov 10, 2026
Close · Nov 10, 2026
$122.36+2.58%
Model Target
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not published for this name
Implied upside
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vs the model target
Valuation methods
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no method met the standard
TickerWhale Score
73/100
Strong
Score components
TickerWhale View
CF Industries Holdings scores 73 out of 100 overall, which we rate strong. Quality & growth is its strongest area and Risk its weakest.
What helps
- Technical
- Quality & growth
- Valuation
What to watch
- Risk
Quality & growth
30%89Strong
- Revenue growth 20.0%
- EPS growth 76.1%
Valuation
25%87Strong
- P/E 9.0
- EV/Sales 2.5
CF Industries is a leading producer and distributor of nitrogen, which is primarily used in fertilizers. The company operates nitrogen manufacturing plants primarily in North America. CF also produces nitrogen in the United Kingdom and holds a joint venture interest in a nitrogen production facility in Trinidad and Tobago. CF makes nitrogen primarily using low-cost US natural gas as its feedstock, making the company one of the lowest-cost nitrogen producers globally. It is also investing in carbon-free blue and green ammonia, which can be used as an alternative fuel to hydrogen or as a means to transport hydrogen.
#477 by market cap in our coverage · ~2,900 employees · Listed 2005-08-11 · www.cfindustries.com
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#3 / 78sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 73 vs sector average 48.8 (+24.2)
Revenue growth (sector)Top 21%
Gross margin (sector)Top 21%
Return on equity (sector)Top 9%
P/E (sector)Cheaper than 93%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
61/100Positive vs universe
Ranks 61st of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 63/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Buy
3 buy · 2 sell · 3 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates CF's technical setup middling — 61st percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean buy, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
8 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day+4.3%
- vs 50-day+0.2%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)55 · neutral
- Stochasticsell
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rsell
Trend
Mixed
- ADX (14) trend strength8· weak trend
- MACD (12,26,9)buy(histogram 0.388)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on buy — 8 buy vs 0 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 2 buy · 2 sell · 3 neutral.
Result — 3 buy vs 2 sell of 8 votes = Buy. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-11-10 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)9.0
- P/S (TTM)2.4
- P/B3.3
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales2.5
- PEG—
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin42.5%
- Net margin27.1%
- ROE37.9%
- Debt/Equity0.56
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)20.0%
- EPS growth (YoY)76.1%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs sector peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $18.8B
Fundamentals history
Reported statement totals across recent periods.
| Metric | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.1B | $5.9B | $6.6B |
| Gross profit | $2.7B | $2.1B | $2.5B |
| Operating income | $2.3B | $1.7B | $2.2B |
| Net income | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.5B |
| EPS (diluted) | $8.97 | $6.74 | $7.87 |
| Free cash flow | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.0B |
| Cash | $2.0B | $1.6B | $2.0B |
| Total debt | $3.6B | $3.2B | $3.2B |
| Equity | $4.8B | $5.0B | $5.7B |
| Net debt | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.2B |
| Debt / equity | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.57 |
| Liabilities / assets | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.42 |
Fundamentals are stored revised/latest (ADR-009): each period reflects the most recent vendor refresh, NOT point-in-time as-reported values. Do not use this series to claim what was known on a past date.
Model Target
Model Target — Under Review
Our valuation methods do not currently agree closely enough for us to publish a single target for this company. We would rather say so than print a number we cannot stand behind. The TickerWhale Score still reflects quality, growth and momentum.
Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFCurrentCF Industries Holdings | 73 | 63 | 9.0 | — | 3.3 | 2.5 | $122.36 | +2.58% | +20.0% | ||
| RGLDRoyal Gold | 78 | 80 | 31.6 | — | 3.1 | 15.2 | $274.57 | -2.86% | +93.5% | ||
| PPGPPG Industries | 75 | 80 | 17.7 | — | 3.3 | 2.0 | $124.42 | -0.71% | +5.0% | ||
| AEMAgnico Eagle Mines | 71 | 55 | 16.3 | — | 3.3 | 6.4 | $190.46 | -5.15% | +50.3% | ||
| NEMNewmont | 70 | 63 | 14.9 | — | 3.6 | 4.8 | $119.96 | -4.15% | +25.2% | ||
| SSDSimpson Manufacturing Co. | 69 | 73 | 21.8 | — | 3.9 | 3.4 | $201.43 | -1.34% | +6.5% |
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