CF vs CVI vs UAN Stock Comparison

CF Industries Holdings, Cvr Energy and Cvr Partners Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CVI Cvr Energy Inc
$58.16 +12.3% 1M +48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.23B
P/E
90.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.47B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
2 wins
UAN Cvr Partners, Lp
$126.17 -1.0% 1M +34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$676.86M
Div. yield
0.10%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CF Industries Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (CF Industries Holdings 6, Cvr Partners 4, Cvr Energy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFCVIUANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.57B $6.23B $1.32B CF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 90.3x 8.2x UAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.5x 19.1x 6.9x UAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +17.9% +17.5% CF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.1% 0.8% 23.7% CF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.7% 10.2% 21.2% CF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.4x 1.6x CF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.10% UAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.8% +48.6% +34.8% CVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr +22.3%/yr +9.1%/yr CVI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.6% 54.0% 41.6% UAN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 24/100 70/100 CF

Percentile Scorecard

CFCVIUAN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCFCVIUAN
Valuation 82 #18 of 94 5 #22 of 23 80 #20 of 94
Growth 69 #29 of 92 44 #11 of 19 62 #36 of 92
Profitability 99 #2 of 89 28 #14 of 19 97 #4 of 89
Financial Health 91 #10 of 97 42 #15 of 25 51 #48 of 97
Shareholder Returns 75 #18 of 70 0 #18 of 18 61 #28 of 70
Overall 83 24 70
  • CF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CVI ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • UAN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCFCVIUANSPY
1 month +0.0%+12.3%-1.0% -1.0%
3 months -3.6%+73.9%+2.8% +2.9%
6 months -0.2%+84.5%-3.8% +6.4%
Year to date +56.1%+128.6%+23.1% +11.4%
1 year +38.8%+48.6%+34.8% +13.1%
3 years +50.2%+84.9%+55.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.5%+22.8%+15.9% +21.5%
5 years +102.3%+172.9%+54.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.1%+22.3%+9.1% +10.9%
10 years +365.6%+283.9%+145.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.6%+14.4%+9.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCFCVIUANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.6%54.0%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%50.7%44.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.06-0.37-0.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.910.900.84 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-63.1%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-7.9%-9.2% -2.5%
52-week high $139.27$63.12$139.00 $779.14
52-week low $76.09$20.72$91.76 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCFCVIUAN
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 21.5x 84.7xmedian 10.4x 8.3xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 0.3x 2.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 12.4x 9.0xmedian 7.1x 6.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 15.5x 16.7xmedian 9.4x 9.2xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 7.9xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.39median 1.70 -1.72median 0.30 -0.68median 1.70

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCFCVIUAN
Revenue $7.74B $8.47B $676.86M
Gross profit $3.29B $517.00M $226.97M
Operating income $3.18B $350.00M $190.21M
Net income $2.50B $171.00M $160.22M
Free cash flow $1.91B $351.00M $144.60M
EPS (diluted) $13.64 $0.69 $15.16
Cash & equivalents $2.48B $737.00M $137.46M
Total debt $3.22B $1.77B $2.28B
Shares (diluted) 153.90M 100.50M 10.57M
Enterprise value $10.23B $3.80B $824.68M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCFCVIUAN
P/E 8.8x 84.7x 8.3x
P/FCF 9.6x 16.7x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 10.9x 6.3x
P/S 2.4x 0.7x 2.0x
P/B 2.0x 7.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 7.9x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 9.0x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 6.0x 19.7x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.8x 2.6x
EV/FCF 9.9x 19.6x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 12.9x 8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.39 -1.72 -0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFCVIUAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 17.9% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.9% -5.1% -4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.3% 404.1% 52.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -21.2% -8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.7% 207.4% 61.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -26.8% -10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.6% 162.0% 82.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -37.2% -12.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 70.9% 120.8% 82.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -49.3% -12.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.1% 320.5% 18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% -15.0% -8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% 750.0% 2.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.4% -19.2% -15.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFCVIUAN
Gross margin 42.5% 6.1% 33.5%
EBITDA margin 52.6% 9.0% 40.7%
Operating margin 41.1% 4.1% 28.1%
Pretax margin 40.1% 2.8% 23.7%
Net margin 27.1% 0.8% 23.7%
FCF margin 24.7% 4.1% 21.4%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% 6.3% 31.3%
Return on equity 29.1% 23.1% 48.6%
Return on assets 16.8% 4.3% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 21.7% 10.2% 21.2%
Return on capital employed 22.6% 12.7% 20.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 2.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFCVIUAN
Debt / assets 21.3% 43.4% 53.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 5.0x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 40.9% 81.8% 67.2%
Equity / assets 59.1% 18.2% 32.8%
Interest coverage 18.6x – –
Current ratio 4.9x 1.4x 3.0x
Quick ratio 4.1x 0.9x 2.1x
Cash ratio 3.2x 0.6x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 3.67 3.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFCVIUAN
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.3% 11.5%
Net buyback yield 5.2% – –
Shareholder yield 7.0% 0.3% 11.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.6% – 81.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.4% – 89.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -8.5% – 73.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.3% – -27.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCFCVIUAN
Forward P/E 8.5xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 6.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $14.19FY2026 $3.05FY2026 $18.31FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +48.3%FY2026 – +96.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -23.3% +47.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.51BFY2026 $9.69BFY2026 $817.69MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 +34.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -10.3% -23.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFCVIUAN
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 53.6%
Institutions holding 968 223 70
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +2.0% -1.6%
Institutions buying 547 105 37
Institutions selling 309 75 14
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.40 2.64

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CFCVIUAN
CF 1.00 0.45 0.52
CVI 0.45 1.00 0.39
UAN 0.52 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CF, CVI and UAN?

CF Industries Holdings (CF) is the largest by market capitalisation: CF Industries Holdings (CF) $18.57B, Cvr Energy (CVI) $6.23B, Cvr Partners (UAN) $1.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, CF, CVI and UAN?

Cvr Partners (UAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CF Industries Holdings (CF) 8.8x, Cvr Energy (CVI) 90.3x, Cvr Partners (UAN) 8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cvr Partners (UAN) is cheapest (CF Industries Holdings (CF) 8.5x, Cvr Energy (CVI) 19.1x, Cvr Partners (UAN) 6.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CF Industries Holdings (CF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CF Industries Holdings (CF) +20.0%, Cvr Energy (CVI) +17.9%, Cvr Partners (UAN) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

CF Industries Holdings (CF) has the highest net margin (CF Industries Holdings (CF) 27.1%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.8%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 23.7%). On return on invested capital, CF Industries Holdings (CF) leads (CF Industries Holdings (CF) 21.7%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 10.2%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 21.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cvr Energy (CVI) returned the most: CF Industries Holdings (CF) +38.8%, Cvr Energy (CVI) +48.6%, Cvr Partners (UAN) +34.8%. Over five years, Cvr Energy (CVI) compounded fastest (CF Industries Holdings (CF) +15.1%/yr, Cvr Energy (CVI) +22.3%/yr, Cvr Partners (UAN) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cvr Partners (UAN) has the highest dividend yield: CF Industries Holdings (CF) 0.02%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 0.00%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 0.10%. Cvr Energy (CVI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cvr Partners (UAN) has been the steadiest (CF Industries Holdings (CF) 42.6%, Cvr Energy (CVI) 54.0%, Cvr Partners (UAN) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CF, CVI and UAN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, CF Industries Holdings (CF) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.