Three Chemical Stocks to Watch
This week, we use AAII’s A+ Investor Stock Grades to provide insight into three stocks in the chemical industry.
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COMPANY SUMMARY
CF Industries Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production of ammonia in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Ammonia, Granular Urea, UAN, AN, and Other segments. The company offers ammonia products; nitrogen products, such as granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate solution, and ammonium nitrate; diesel exhaust fluid, urea liquor, and nitric acid products. It serves cooperatives, retailers, independent fertilizer distributors, traders, wholesalers, and industrial users. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | CF | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $19,232.8 | $3,722.6 | 86% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 154.5 | 87.3 | 72% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.5% | 87.5% | 89% |
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| Float (Mil) | 152.5 | 117.5 | 70% |
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| Beta | 0.42 | 0.80 | 23% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 2,081 | 176 | 83% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
35.1% | 81.7% | 72% |
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| Growth | CF | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 11.4% | 4.2% | 63% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 35.6% | 1.4% | 88% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 43.6% | 3.2% | 90 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 10.8% | 0.0% | 90% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 4.3% | (15.3%) | 67% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 8 | 14 | 14 | |
| Current EPS | $5.614 | $17.061 | $11.266 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $5.630 | $17.361 | $11.707 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $4.845 | $13.841 | $9.669 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 41.1% | 90.2% | 1.1% | |
| Financials | CF | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $7,407 | $3,981 | 80% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $1,758 | $70 | 91% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $11.091 | $0.400 | 95% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $2,662 | $388 | 90% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $636 | $9 | 93% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $3,513 | $1,682 | 81% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $23,733 | $5,497 | 85% |
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| Valuation | CF | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 3.60 | 1.48 | 70% |
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| P/E | 11.3 | 24.8 | 20% |
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| Dividend Yield | 1.6% | 1.3% | 73% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 0.3 | 2.0 | 11% |
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| Ratios | CF | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 39.1% | 29.8% | 48% |
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| Net Margin | 23.7% | 2.8% | 83% |
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| ROA | 12.6% | 2.1% | 91% |
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| ROE | 34.7% | 4.8% | 89% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 43.5% | 53.6% | 34% |
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| F-Score | 8 | 5 | 94% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 7/31/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
GURU STRATEGY
Magic Formula Screen
Factors: Value, Quality
Joel Greenblatt's investing approach is based on finding companies with high return on investment that are trading for less than they are worth.
| Performance Since Inception: | 6.8% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -0.7 |
FACTOR STRATEGY
Value on the Move--PEG With Hist Growth Screen
Factors: Value, Quality, Momentum, Growth
Using PEG ratios and price strength to find growth stocks trading at a reasonable price.
| Performance Since Inception: | 13.9% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +6.4 |
