CF vs SQM vs CTVA Stock Comparison

CF Industries Holdings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile and Corteva Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CTVA Corteva, Inc.
$12.45 -84.5% 1M -80.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.97B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.81B
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

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CF Industries Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (CF Industries Holdings 7, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 3, Corteva 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFSQMCTVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.57B $16.27B $7.97B CF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 11.7x 7.9x CTVA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.5x 8.1x 22.2x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +59.0% +3.7% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.1% 20.6% 5.7% CF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.7% 22.8% 8.4% SQM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x CF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.8% +28.3% -80.4% CF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr +1.7%/yr -21.9%/yr CF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.6% 47.1% 185.8% CF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 70/100 79/100 CF

Percentile Scorecard

CFSQMCTVA

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

AxisCFSQMCTVA
Valuation 82 #18 of 94 81 #32 of 162 96 #5 of 94
Growth 69 #29 of 92 63 #55 of 147 65 #33 of 92
Profitability 99 #2 of 89 82 #23 of 122 68 #29 of 89
Financial Health 91 #10 of 97 32 #113 of 166 67 #33 of 97
Shareholder Returns 75 #18 of 70 91 #11 of 107 99 #2 of 70
Overall 83 70 79
  • CF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SQM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CTVA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCFSQMCTVASPY
1 month +0.0%-17.4%-84.5% -1.0%
3 months -3.6%-16.9%-86.1% +2.9%
6 months -0.2%-35.7%-84.4% +6.4%
Year to date +56.1%-17.0%-81.4% +11.4%
1 year +38.8%+28.3%-80.4% +13.1%
3 years +50.2%+10.4%-74.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.5%+3.4%-36.4% +21.5%
5 years +102.3%+9.0%-70.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.1%+1.7%-21.9% +10.9%
10 years +365.6%+94.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.6%+6.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCFSQMCTVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.6%47.1%185.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%44.1%276.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.060.95-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.910.60-0.43 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-73.5%-86.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-40.1%-86.2% -2.5%
52-week high $139.27$95.31$90.53 $779.14
52-week low $76.09$44.36$11.92 $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.

MultipleCFSQMCTVA
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 21.5x 11.8xmedian 12.7x 8.2xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 3.1x 0.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 12.4x 4.8xmedian 6.9x 2.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 15.5x —median 15.1x 12.2xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 2.1x 0.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.39median 1.70 -0.75median 0.27 1.58median 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 monthsCFSQMCTVA
Revenue $7.74B $6.73B $17.81B
Gross profit $3.29B $2.83B $8.82B
Operating income $3.18B $3.11B $3.52B
Net income $2.50B $1.39B $1.02B
Free cash flow $1.91B – $680.00M
R&D – – $1.49B
EPS (diluted) $13.64 $4.86 $1.51
Cash & equivalents $2.48B $3.38B $2.37B
Total debt $3.22B $19.72B $15.18B
Shares (diluted) 153.90M 285.64M 669.80M
Enterprise value $10.23B $2.93B -$3.48B

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
MetricCFSQMCTVA
P/E 8.8x 11.8x 8.2x
P/FCF 9.6x – 12.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x – 6.6x
P/S 2.4x 2.4x 0.5x
P/B 2.0x 1.9x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.9x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 4.8x 2.3x
EV/EBIT 6.0x 5.5x 3.1x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 9.9x – 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x – 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.39 -0.75 1.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFSQMCTVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 59.0% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.9% -4.8% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.3% 150.2% 12.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -9.3% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.7% 134.4% 22.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -17.5% 13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.6% 190.5% -27.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -7.2% 3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 70.9% 190.5% -26.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -15.7% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.1% – -61.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% – 233.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.9% – -75.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – 49.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFSQMCTVA
Gross margin 42.5% 42.1% 49.5%
EBITDA margin 52.6% 52.7% 26.7%
Operating margin 41.1% 46.2% 19.8%
Pretax margin 40.1% 36.6% 8.9%
Net margin 27.1% 20.6% 5.7%
FCF margin 24.7% – 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin 38.5% – 7.1%
Return on equity 29.1% 16.4% 4.1%
Return on assets 16.8% 8.6% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 21.7% 22.8% 8.4%
Return on capital employed 22.6% 23.4% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFSQMCTVA
Debt / assets 21.3% 31.3% 11.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.7x – 7.2x
Liabilities / assets 40.9% 47.9% 39.0%
Equity / assets 59.1% 52.1% 61.0%
Interest coverage 18.6x 15.3x 20.1x
Current ratio 4.9x 2.6x 1.5x
Quick ratio 4.1x 1.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 3.2x 1.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.67 – 1.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFSQMCTVA
Dividend yield 1.7% 4.2% 5.8%
Net buyback yield 5.2% – 12.1%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 4.2% 17.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -8.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.3% – –

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.

ConsensusCFSQMCTVA
Forward P/E 8.5xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.19FY2026 $7.03FY2026 $0.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.3%FY2026 +241.3%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -23.3% -2.4% +25.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.51BFY2026 $8.31BFY2026 $16.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +81.4%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.3% +3.0% -52.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFSQMCTVA
Held by institutions 100.0% 13.4% 88.8%
Institutions holding 968 316 1,480
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% -3.0% +2.9%
Institutions buying 547 166 646
Institutions selling 309 100 527
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.66 1.23

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.

CFSQMCTVA
CF 1.00 0.04 0.07
SQM 0.04 1.00 0.05
CTVA 0.07 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CF, SQM and CTVA?

CF Industries Holdings (CF) is the largest by market capitalisation: CF Industries Holdings (CF) $18.57B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.27B, Corteva (CTVA) $7.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, CF, SQM and CTVA?

Corteva (CTVA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CF Industries Holdings (CF) 8.8x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 11.7x, Corteva (CTVA) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (CF Industries Holdings (CF) 8.5x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.1x, Corteva (CTVA) 22.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CF Industries Holdings (CF) +20.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%, Corteva (CTVA) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

CF Industries Holdings (CF) has the highest net margin (CF Industries Holdings (CF) 27.1%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%, Corteva (CTVA) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) leads (CF Industries Holdings (CF) 21.7%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 22.8%, Corteva (CTVA) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CF Industries Holdings (CF) returned the most: CF Industries Holdings (CF) +38.8%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +28.3%, Corteva (CTVA) -80.4%. Over five years, CF Industries Holdings (CF) compounded fastest (CF Industries Holdings (CF) +15.1%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +1.7%/yr, Corteva (CTVA) -21.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: CF Industries Holdings (CF) 0.02%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 0.00%, Corteva (CTVA) 0.00%. Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) and Corteva (CTVA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, CF Industries Holdings (CF) has been the steadiest (CF Industries Holdings (CF) 42.6%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.1%, Corteva (CTVA) 185.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CF, SQM and CTVA?

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 7. 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.