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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. · CF · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
CF Industries raises outlook as tight nitrogen markets support growth plans
CF Industries' raised outlook and high utilization support the case that tight nitrogen markets and low-cost North American assets can sustain cash generation, but the thesis depends on pricing durability, project execution, and contained feedstock costs.
Reported After market closeNYSEBasic Materials
$18.93B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$4.73
Consensus $5.63
EPS surprise
-16.0%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$2.22B
Consensus $2.45B
Revenue surprise
-9.3%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+0.0%
Event window
SPY move
-0.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
+0.2%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.5×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+18.1%
Up to 20 sessions
CFSPY benchmark
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Why did CF rise 0.0% after missing EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?What changed in CF's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for CF after FY2026 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, management's guidance sentiment moved from maintained to raised. The current analysis also emphasizes higher capital spending, the Yazoo City rebuild, DEF expansion, and continued shareholder returns.
Guidance delta
Management raised its mid-cycle EBITDA and free cash flow outlook, while incorporating higher capital costs and LNG-price pressure.
Key takeaways
- Management said global nitrogen supply and demand should remain tight through 2027, supporting pricing.
- The company reported roughly 98% ammonia-capacity utilization and highlighted strong free-cash-flow generation.
- Blue Point, the Yazoo City rebuild, and DEF expansion are the main operating initiatives, with geopolitical and LNG-cost risks still material.
Management priorities
- Advance the Blue Point low-carbon ammonia project and related carbon-capture initiatives.
- Rebuild Yazoo City with a more flexible product configuration.
- Proceed with the DEF FEED study and evaluate the Courtright upgrade.
- Continue share repurchases and target dividend increases.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$119.9Current
$59.5Low
$98.09Average
$145High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 7, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 3, 2026 |
| CIBC | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Mar 31, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 18, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 27, 2025 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Aug 3, 2023 |
| HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 26, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 20, 2023 |
| Consumer Edge Research | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Cleveland Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Positive | Maintain | Apr 9, 2020 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Mar 2, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 25, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 7, 2019 |
| Citi | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 31, 2019 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Mar 5, 2018 |
| Atlantic Equities | Underweight | Neutral | Downgrade | Nov 14, 2017 |
| CLSA | Buy | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 6, 2016 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Mar 28, 2016 |
| Craig-Hallum | Sell | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 17, 2015 |
| Feltl & Co. | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 8, 2014 |
| BGC Financial | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Credit Agricole | Buy | Outperform | Maintain | May 10, 2013 |
| Dahlman Rose | Sell | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 22, 2013 |
| Topeka Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 8, 2012 |
| Topeka | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 8, 2012 |
| Miller Tabak | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 3, 2012 |
| Bank oferica | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 7, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $119.9. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KeyBanc | Salvator Tiano | $115 | $135.11 | -4.1% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $114.35 | +8.4% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| UBS | Lucas Beaumont | $123 | $116.73 | +2.6% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| CIBC | Analyst unavailable | $129 | $124.2 | +7.6% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews | $115 | $113.2 | -4.1% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Ben Isaacson | $125 | $105.4 | +4.3% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $115 | +0.1% | May 11, 2026 |
| CIBC | Analyst unavailable | $128 | $125.71 | +6.8% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $120.91 | +20.9% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $114.98 | -4.1% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $124.72 | +8.4% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews | $135 | $126.16 | +12.6% | Apr 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $97 | $95.45 | -19.1% | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $95.79 | -29.1% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| CIBC | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $96.27 | -16.6% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $99.46 | -14.1% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Edlain Rodriguez | $95 | $95.81 | -20.8% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $72 | $92.5 | -39.9% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $89.4 | -31.6% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $86 | $82.43 | -28.3% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $79.01 | -26.6% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $75.84 | -24.9% | Dec 10, 2025 |
| CIBC | Hamir Patel | $87 | $78.88 | -27.4% | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Ben Isaacson | $90 | $82.58 | -24.9% | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Edlain Rodriguez | $100 | $90.69 | -16.6% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $96 | $91.02 | -19.9% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Andrew Wong | $100 | $97.41 | -16.6% | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews | $95 | $91.4 | -20.8% | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $91.4 | -12.4% | Jun 25, 2025 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Theurer | $87 | $75.54 | -27.4% | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $76.31 | -20.8% | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert | $79 | $83.71 | -34.1% | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert | $77 | $83.76 | -35.8% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Redburn Partners | Mazahir Mammadli | $77 | $85.78 | -35.8% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Steve Byrne | $83 | $85.07 | -30.8% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Edlain Rodriguez | $93 | $86.81 | -22.4% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Theurer | $90 | $80.48 | -24.9% | Aug 16, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Joel Jackson | $100 | $79.53 | -16.6% | Aug 9, 2024 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Theurer | $80 | $71.39 | -33.3% | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert | $73 | $78.67 | -39.1% | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Vincent Anderson | $73 | $74.25 | -39.1% | May 13, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert | $75 | $74.99 | -37.4% | May 7, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Ben Isaacson | $80 | $74.42 | -33.3% | May 6, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Joel Jackson | $95 | $74.45 | -20.8% | May 6, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Vincent Anderson | $81 | $81.52 | -32.4% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Theurer | $85 | $78.78 | -29.1% | Jan 12, 2024 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $119 | $83.9 | -0.8% | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Scotiabank | Ben Isaacson | $118 | $96.92 | -1.6% | Aug 3, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $108 | $95.99 | -9.9% | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $94.44 | -34.9% | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $117 | $94.53 | -2.4% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $85.54 | -8.3% | Jul 14, 2022 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Theurer | $103 | $86.93 | -14.1% | Jun 18, 2022 |
| Maxim Group | Jason McCarthy | $108.23 | $31.2 | -9.7% | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $95.72 | +10.1% | May 31, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $97.09 | +0.1% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $105 | $106.14 | -12.4% | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Barclays | Duffy Fischer | $83 | $76.19 | -30.8% | Feb 17, 2022 |
| Berenberg Bank | Adrien Tamagno | $77 | $76.19 | -35.8% | Feb 17, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Chris Parkinson | $81 | $74.42 | -32.4% | Feb 16, 2022 |
| UBS | John Roberts CFA | $85 | $74.42 | -29.1% | Feb 16, 2022 |
| HSBC | Santhosh Seshadri | $59.5 | $44.09 | -50.4% | Aug 20, 2021 |
| Bank of America Securities | Steve Byrne | $68 | $46.47 | -43.3% | Jul 16, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationCF 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.
Historical context
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