CF Industries (NYSE:CF) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.13 EPS

CF Industries (NYSE:CF) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The basic materials company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.00 by ($0.13), FiscalAI reports. The firm had revenue of $1.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.77 billion. CF Industries had a net margin of 27.12% and a return on equity of 24.41%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.19 earnings per share.

CF Industries Price Performance

Shares of CF Industries stock traded down $5.16 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $111.65. 4,728,032 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,240,543. The company has a market cap of $16.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.23 and a beta of 0.54. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $122.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $116.43. The company has a current ratio of 4.86, a quick ratio of 4.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. CF Industries has a fifty-two week low of $75.42 and a fifty-two week high of $141.96.

CF Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 16th will be issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 16th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. CF Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.79%.

More CF Industries News

Here are the key news stories impacting CF Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue was $1.86 billion, topping analysts’ $1.77 billion estimate. The company also reported first-nine-month net earnings of $1.78 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $3.01 billion. Results included an approximately $170 million litigation gain. CF Industries reports 2026 results
• Negative Sentiment: Quarterly earnings were $2.87 per share, below estimates ranging from $2.93 to $3.00. The miss likely weighed on the stock, despite earnings increasing from $2.19 per share a year earlier. CF Industries Q3 earnings lag estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Freedom Broker cut its price target for CF Industries, adding to negative sentiment, though the available report did not provide the revised target or its rationale. Freedom Broker cuts CF Industries price target

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CF has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded shares of CF Industries from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $98.00 to $110.00 in a research note on Monday, September 28th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce boosted their price target on shares of CF Industries from $125.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 23rd. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of CF Industries from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of CF Industries in a report on Thursday, September 10th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $115.00 price objective for the company. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of CF Industries from $123.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $122.65.

About CF Industries

CF Industries Holdings, Inc is a global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products. The company produces ammonia, granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate, ammonium nitrate and nitric acid, which are used primarily in agricultural fertilizers and a range of industrial applications. CF Industries also supplies products such as diesel exhaust fluid and other nitrogen-based solutions.

The company serves agricultural and industrial customers in North America and internationally. Its manufacturing and distribution operations include facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, supported by an extensive logistics and distribution network.