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CF Industries profit margin CF

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.

Net margin, 12 months
27.1%
Operating margin, 12 months
41.1%
Net margin on a year earlier
+6.9 pts
Peer median
2.3%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, CF Industries kept 27.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 41.1% and a gross margin of 42.5%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 9.9%.

The median for 3 agricultural Inputs stocks of a similar size is 2.3%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY202520.5%32.5%38.5%
FY202420.5%29.4%34.6%
FY202323.0%33.6%38.4%
FY202229.9%48.2%52.4%
FY202114.0%26.4%36.5%
FY20207.7%15.1%19.4%
FY201910.7%21.9%25.6%
FY20186.5%17.3%20.7%
FY20178.7%5.7%10.5%
FY2016−7.5%3.6%22.8%
FY201516.2%27.7%35.9%
FY201429.3%49.9%37.5%
FY201326.8%44.1%46.0%
FY201230.3%48.5%51.0%
FY201125.2%45.8%47.5%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY2627.1%+6.9 pts41.1%
Q1 FY2623.7%+1.9 pts36.6%
Q4 FY2520.5%+0.0 pts32.5%
Q3 FY2520.5%+1.0 pts31.5%
Q2 FY2520.2%+2.3 pts29.6%
Q1 FY2521.8%+2.8 pts31.0%
Q4 FY2420.5%−2.5 pts29.4%
Q3 FY2419.5%−8.1 pts28.9%
Q2 FY2417.9%−9.5 pts27.4%
Q1 FY2419.0%−10.2 pts28.0%
Q4 FY2323.0%−6.9 pts33.6%
Q3 FY2327.5%−1.2 pts39.3%

Against its peers

Companies in Agricultural Inputs nearest CF Industries' size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
CFCF Industries27.1%
CTVACorteva5.7%
SMGScotts Miracle-Gro2.2%
CALMCal-Maine Foods2.3%
Peer median2.3%

Where CF Industries ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.