CF Stock — CF Industries Holdings Inc.

CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CF is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.99%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.74%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 5398.7% over the past 21.2 years, 4590.1 points ahead of SPY at 808.6%.

CF Industries is a global manufacturer of ammonia and nitrogen-based fertilizer products, serving agricultural cooperatives, distributors, traders, and industrial customers across North America, Europe, and internationally. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to fertilizer and agricultural chemicals, though returns depend on commodity prices and agricultural demand cycles.

CF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 5398.7% over the past 21.2 years, 4590.1 points ahead of SPY at 808.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 48.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.4%.

CF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.93%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/11/2005

Distribution rate

1.99%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.74%

5-year average yield

1.9

Last close

$120.85 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$18,289,213,010

Average volume

1725200.0

Dividend

$0.60

Ex-dividend date

11/16/2026

Beta

0.527

Payout ratio

17.2%

P/E ratio

8.97

Forward P/E

12.21

EPS

$13.48

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.99%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.74%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CF risks and drawbacks

CF's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 25.4%.

Who may consider CF — and who may not

CF may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CF pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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