CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

CF

$120.67

Updated: 24/09/2026, 15:06:49

Market Cap
$18.54B
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Agricultural Inputs
Country
US
Stock valuation chart
One-year closing share-price history for CF
Company Profile

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.

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CEO: Christopher D. Bohn
Employees: 2,900
https://www.cfindustries.com
Asset Summaries
Latest generated summaries for CF

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Detailed business
Evidence-backed facts extracted from the latest official annual filing.
CF-10-k-fy2025.html3.8 MBtext/htmlENFiled 25/02/2026Period ended 31/12/2025

Business monitoring

Reported and calculated KPIs plus operational exposure disclosed in the FY 2025 filing.

Evidence-backed · 29 KPI observations

Revenue

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Net income

$1.8B

FY 2025 · Reported

Gross margin

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Free cash flow

$1.8B

FY 2025 · Calculated

R&D intensity

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Share repurchases

$1.4B

FY 2025 · Reported

Earnings and cash generation
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Top products and services
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Other offerings mentioned without separate sales

Core product: anhydrous ammonia
Nitrogen fertilizer products
Low-carbon ammonia applications

Area-level product sales are displayed only when the filing reports a product × geography breakdown. Regional totals are not allocated across products by estimation.

Geographic footprint
What the filing identifies, separated by location role so partner manufacturing is not presented as Apple-owned factories.
1 named headquarters
0 manufacturing countries
0 individually named factories

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Named headquarters Manufacturing partner country

Only locations and quantities explicitly supported by the filing are displayed. A country-level manufacturing percentage or product allocation is shown only when the source discloses it; materiality scores are never presented as production shares.

How the business makes money

Company mission and business

Producer of ammonia and nitrogen products; mission to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably; decarbonizing the world's largest ammonia production network

98%
Source evidence
“Our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. With our employees focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management, we are on a path to decarbonize our ammonia production network – the world's largest”

CFN ownership and CHS strategic venture

CFN: CF Holdings owns ~89%, CHS ~11%; CHS supply agreement up to ~1.1 million tons granular urea and 580,000 tons UAN annually at market prices

97%
Source evidence
“CHS also receives deliveries pursuant to a supply agreement under which CHS has the right to purchase annually from CFN up to approximately 1.1 million tons of granular urea and 580,000 tons of UAN at market prices”

Principal customers

Cooperatives, retailers, independent fertilizer distributors, traders, wholesalers and industrial users

98%
Source evidence
“Our principal customers are cooperatives, retailers, independent fertilizer distributors, traders, wholesalers and industrial users.”

Core product: anhydrous ammonia

Anhydrous ammonia (82% nitrogen, 18% hydrogen) is the core product

98%
Source evidence
“Our core product is anhydrous ammonia (ammonia), which contains 82% nitrogen and 18% hydrogen.”

Nitrogen fertilizer products

Granular urea, UAN, AN (also explosives industry); industrial products DEF, urea liquor, nitric acid, aqua ammonia

98%
Source evidence
“Products derived from ammonia that are most often used as nitrogen fertilizers include granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate solution (UAN) and ammonium nitrate (AN). AN is also used extensively by the commercial explosives industry”

Low-carbon ammonia applications

Low-carbon ammonia expected for power generation and steel production in Japan, marine shipping, and helping customers reduce impact of European carbon regulations

95%
Source evidence
“our low-carbon products are expected to be used for existing and new applications, such as power generation and steel production in Japan, and to help customers reduce the economic impact of European regulations on the price of carbon”

Operations and dependencies

Principal manufacturing assets

Six US plants, two Canadian plants (Medicine Hat, Courtright), Billingham UK, Midwestern US terminals, 50% PLNL JV (Trinidad), 40% Blue Point JV

98%
Source evidence
“six U.S. manufacturing facilities, located in Donaldsonville, Louisiana (the largest ammonia production complex in the world); Sergeant Bluff, Iowa (our Port Neal complex); Yazoo City, Mississippi; Claremore, Oklahoma (our Verdigris complex); Woodward, Oklahoma; and Waggaman, Louisiana”

Positioning and strategy

Blue Point joint venture

Blue Point JV (CF 40%, JERA 35%, Mitsui 25%) to build ~$3.7B ATR low-carbon ammonia plant in Modeste, LA; production expected 2029

98%
Source evidence
“On April 8, 2025, we formed the Blue Point joint venture with JERA and Mitsui to construct a low-carbon ammonia production facility at our Blue Point complex located in Modeste, Louisiana. We hold 40% ownership, JERA holds 35% ownership, and Mitsui holds 25% ownership”

Donaldsonville CCS decarbonization project

Donaldsonville CCS completed July 2025 for ~$200M; sequesters up to 2M metric tons CO2/yr with ExxonMobil; enables ~1.9M tons low-carbon ammonia/yr; qualifies for 45Q tax credits

98%
Source evidence
“In July 2025, construction, commissioning and start-up of the dehydration and compression unit at our Donaldsonville complex was completed for a total cost of approximately $200 million.”

Global competition including state-owned producers

Intense competition from state-owned/subsidized producers in Middle East, Europe, Africa, Canada, Trinidad; China limits fertilizer exports but policy could change

96%
Source evidence
“We compete with many producers, including state-owned and government-subsidized entities.”

Ince facility sale

Sold Ince (UK) facility in Q1 2025, recognizing a $23 million loss

97%
Source evidence
“In the first quarter of 2025, we sold our Ince facility and recognized a loss of $23 million”

Strategy: clean energy transition

Leverage unique capabilities to accelerate the world's transition to clean energy; pursue low-carbon ammonia demand in power generation and marine shipping

97%
Source evidence
“Our strategy is to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world's transition to clean energy.”

Risks, financing, and outlook

Natural gas cost exposure

Natural gas costs in COS $3.30/MMBtu in 2025 vs $2.28 (2024) and $3.26 (2023); Henry Hub avg $3.53 in 2025

98%
Source evidence
“Natural gas costs in COS(1) $3.30 $2.28 $3.26”

2035 Notes issuance and 2026 Notes redemption

Issued $1B 5.300% senior notes due 2035 (~$989M net proceeds); redeemed $750M 4.500% 2026 Notes; $6M loss on extinguishment

98%
Source evidence
“On November 26, 2025, we issued $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.300% senior notes due 2035 (the 2035 Notes).”

Liquidity and credit facility

Cash of $1.98B at Dec 31, 2025; $750M unsecured revolver maturing Sept 4, 2030, fully undrawn

98%
Source evidence
“The Revolving Credit Agreement provides for revolving credit facility commitments of up to $750 million with a maturity of September 4, 2030.”

2025 consolidated results

FY2025: net sales $7,084M, gross margin 38.5%, net earnings $1,798M, diluted EPS $8.97, capex $950M

98%
Source evidence
“Net sales $7,084 $5,936 $6,631”

Sales volumes and net sales 2023-2025

19.1M product tons sold in 2025 for $7.08B net sales (2024: 18.9M/$5.94B; 2023: 19.1M/$6.63B)

98%
Source evidence
“For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we sold 19.1 million, 18.9 million and 19.1 million product tons generating net sales of $7.08 billion, $5.94 billion and $6.63 billion, respectively.”

Production volume by product

2025 gross production: ammonia 10,120k tons, granular urea 4,262k, UAN 6,934k, AN 1,253k (vs 2024 and 2023 disclosed)

97%
Source evidence
“Production volume by product tons (000s): Ammonia(3) 10,120 9,800 9,496”

2025 asset impairment

$76 million asset impairment in 2025 related to Donaldsonville and Yazoo City facilities

96%
Source evidence
“In 2025, we recognized total charges of $76 million, consisting of asset impairment related to property, plant and equipment at our Donaldsonville and Yazoo City facilities.”

Pension risk transfer

Purchased group annuity contracts for Canadian pension plans in Q4 2025, transferring ~$40M of projected benefit obligation

95%
Source evidence
“we entered into an agreement with an insurance company to purchase group annuity contracts for both of our Canadian pension plans, including a buy-out annuity contract to transfer to the insurance company approximately $40 million of projected benefit obligation”

Demand drivers cited for 2025 prices

2025 price strength driven by strong global nitrogen demand and supply disruptions including outages in Egypt, Iran and Russia

94%
Source evidence
“due primarily to strong global nitrogen demand and supply disruptions due to geopolitical issues, including unexpected production outages in Egypt, Iran and Russia”

Cyclicality and oversupply risk

Cyclical industry; results highly dependent on nitrogen supply/demand; oversupply periods depress prices (e.g., 34% price decline 2015-2017)

97%
Source evidence
“Our industry is cyclical, and our operating results are highly dependent upon and fluctuate based upon changes in supply and demand of nitrogen products”

Operational hazards and insurance

Operations involve significant hazards (ammonia toxic, AN explosive); not fully insured against all potential hazards

96%
Source evidence
“Our operations are subject to hazards inherent in the manufacture, transportation, storage and distribution of chemical products, including ammonia, which is highly toxic and can be corrosive, and ammonium nitrate, which is explosive.”

Russian imports and trade policy

Russian urea/UAN imports pressure US prices; EU tariffs on Russian fertilizers began July 2025, altering trade flows

95%
Source evidence
“the 2016 revocations of U.S. antidumping measures on solid urea and fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate from Russia allowed for increased imports from that country into the United States in recent years”

Security regulation of ammonia and AN

Subject to security laws due to toxic ammonia and explosive AN, incl. MTSA 2002 and CFATS

95%
Source evidence
“U.S. security laws include the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 and the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (although this legislation is currently expired).”

Low-carbon technology and incentive risk

Risk that environmental attribute credits/incentives may not persist; ATR+CCS technology at new scale; capital project dependence on third-party vendors

94%
Source evidence
“we are developing at our Blue Point complex a low-carbon ammonia plant using autothermal reforming (ATR) with CCS. While ATR's are widely used today for hydrogen and synthesis gas production, they have not been wide”

Material exposure graph

US
Revenue Exposure

Six US manufacturing facilities and North American distribution network; most products manufactured and sold in North America.

Relevance 90·Dependency 85·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“North America, where we manufacture and sell most of our products, is one of the largest and most accessible nitrogen trading regions in the world.”
Cooperatives, retailers, distributors, traders, wholesalers, industrial users
Revenue Exposure

Principal customer base for ammonia-derived fertilizer and industrial products.

Relevance 90·Dependency 85·Confidence 96
Source evidence
“Our principal customers are cooperatives, retailers, independent fertilizer distributors, traders, wholesalers and industrial users.”
clean energy / low-carbon ammonia
Demand Driver

Strategy centers on low-carbon ammonia demand from hard-to-abate industries (power generation, marine shipping) and decarbonization investments.

Relevance 85·Dependency 75·Confidence 94
Source evidence
“New growth opportunities include power generation and marine shipping, which are hard-to-abate industries for which low-carbon ammonia offers a potential path to significantly lower carbon footprints”
CCS with ExxonMobil
Technology Dependency

Donaldsonville and Yazoo City decarbonization depend on CCS; ExxonMobil transports and stores captured CO2; 45Q tax credits support economics.

Relevance 85·Dependency 75·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“For each facility we have contracted with ExxonMobil to transport and permanently store the captured CO2.”
Blue Point joint venture (JERA, Mitsui)
Revenue Exposure

Consolidated VIE with JERA (35%) and Mitsui (25%) to build $3.7B low-carbon ATR ammonia plant; production expected 2029; CF is primary beneficiary with 40%.

Relevance 80·Dependency 70·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“We estimate that the cost of the low-carbon ATR ammonia production facility with CCS technologies will be approximately $3.7 billion.”
Russia
Geopolitical Exposure

Russian urea/UAN imports affect US prices; outages in Russia contributed to 2025 supply disruptions; EU tariffs on Russian fertilizers shift trade flows.

Relevance 80·Dependency 60·Confidence 93
Source evidence
“in recent years, high volumes of urea ammonium nitrate solution (UAN) imports from Russia have negatively affected U.S. producers' UAN profitability.”
45Q Tax Credits
Regulatory Exposure

Donaldsonville CCS project qualifies for 45Q tax credits per metric ton of CO2 sequestered; loss of such incentives is a disclosed risk.

Relevance 75·Dependency 65·Confidence 93
Source evidence
“The project qualifies for tax credits under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code (45Q Tax Credits), which provide a tax credit per metric ton of CO2 captured and disposed of in secure geological storage.”
nitrogen trade flows and tariffs
Competitive Exposure

Tariffs, duties and quotas (e.g., EU tariffs on Russian fertilizers from July 2025) alter trade flows; North America is an accessible trading region attracting imports.

Relevance 75·Dependency 55·Confidence 92
Source evidence
“such as the European Union's imposition of additional and increasing tariffs on nitrogen fertilizers from Russia that began in July 2025, can directly impact product pricing in that region, which can lead to changes in global trade flows”
U.S. dollar
Currency Exposure

USD is the principal reporting currency; foreign operations create CAD, GBP, EUR exposure; relative USD value affects import costs and competition.

Relevance 70·Dependency 60·Confidence 93
Source evidence
“Global competition for nitrogen products is also influenced by other factors, including currency exchange rates, including the relative value of the U.S. dollar and its impact on the cost of importing nitrogen products into the United States”
CHS Inc.
Customer Exposure

CHS holds ~11% of CFN and purchases up to ~1.1M tons granular urea and 580,000 tons UAN annually at market prices.

Relevance 70·Dependency 55·Confidence 94
Source evidence
“CHS has the right to purchase annually from CFN up to approximately 1.1 million tons of granular urea and 580,000 tons of UAN at market prices.”
Japan
Revenue Exposure

Low-carbon ammonia expected to be used for power generation and steel production in Japan; Blue Point JV partners are Japanese companies.

Relevance 60·Dependency 40·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“such as power generation and steel production in Japan, and to help customers reduce the economic impact of European regulations on the price of carbon”
China
Revenue Exposure

China, the largest nitrogen fertilizer producer/consumer, limits exports; a policy change or cost decreases could increase exports and pressure global prices.

Relevance 60·Dependency 40·Confidence 92
Source evidence
“China, the world's largest producer and consumer of nitrogen fertilizers, currently has a government policy to limit exports of nitrogen fertilizers through a variety of measures.”
DEF / emissions control demand
Demand Driver

Industrial nitrogen demand includes emissions reductants such as DEF and chemical manufacturing.

Relevance 55·Dependency 45·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“Demand also includes industrial uses of nitrogen, for example, chemical manufacturing and emissions reductants such as diesel exhaust fluid (DEF).”
Full company information
Latest profile, trading, valuation, and identifier data stored for CF.
Share price
$120.67
Market cap
$18.54B
Exchange
NYSE
Currency
USD
CEO
Christopher D. Bohn
Employees
2,900
IPO date
11/08/2005
Beta
0.399
Last dividend
$0.00
Day range
$120.46 – $122.61
52-week range
$75.42 – $141.96
1-day performance
0.07%
1-year performance
60.00%
Current drawdown (1Y)
-15.00%
CIK
0001324404
CUSIP
125269100
ISIN
US1252691001
Created
07/12/2025, 03:15:50
Last update
24/09/2026, 15:06:49

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